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PSYC 290N Week 2 Quiz Quiz #1: Ch 1-3 1. QuestionIf you are born in the 21st century, which of the following statements might apply to you? You may well live to be 100 years old. ... 2. Question2. Which of the following best describes your text's approach to human development? Human development begins at birth and continues throughout the lifespan. 3. Question3. Which of the following is an example of a normative age-graded change? You are taller now than when you were 2 years old. 4. Question4. What is the term for changes that occur in most members of a cohort as a result of factors at work during a specific, well-defined historical period? Normative history-graded change Chapter 1, page 8 5. Question5. An experiment is designed to study the effects of long lectures on the sleeping behavior of college students. In such a study, the dependent variable is sleeping behavior of college students. Chapter 1, page 14 6. Question6. Which of the following is the best example of a longitudinal research study? Dr. Cisneros initially studied a group of recently divorced 40-year-olds to evaluate their communication skills and continued to study their interpersonal relationships for 30 years. 7. Question7. After reading Chapter 1, which of the following should you be able to apply to your daily life? You will have some tools to critically evaluate research and make an informed decision as to applying the research findings to your daily life. 8. Question8. Freud arrived at his developmental theories through his work with which of the following groups? Adults who were suffering from serious mental disorders 9. Question9. In classical conditioning, if the sour taste of lemon juice automatically causes your mouth to pucker, the lemon juice is the and the pucker of lips and tongue is the . unconditioned stimulus; unconditioned response 10. Question 10. Classical conditioning plays an important role in which of the following? The development of emotional responses such as anxiety or embarrassment 11. Question 11. Miguel is expected to clean his room and to empty all trash in the house. When Miguel forgets his chores, he is grounded. Which of the following has been appropriately applied if Miguel remembers to do his chores? Punishment 12. Question 12. Two-year-old Luke pointed to a cow in a pasture and said, "Doggie!" Which of the following is the child using to name the animal? Assimilation 13. Question 14. Question 13. Five-year-old Elena can tie her shoes, but she needs her mother's help to untie them. She also needs her mother's help to button her sweater. Vygotsky would suggest that this situation illustrates Elena's zone of proximal development. 15. Question 14. The nucleus of the typical human cell contains how many chromosomes? 23 pairs 16. Question 15. Phyllip has red hair, which comes from a recessive gene. This must mean that Phyllip received the gene from both parents. 17. Question 16. Skylar has brown eyes, thin lips, and curly brown hair. Which of these traits is polygenic? Brown eyes 18. Question 17. Which of the following terms explains why the human brain develops before the reproductive system? Cephalocaudal growth pattern 19. Question 18. Lorna notices that her fetus has begun to kick and move. Her physician tells her that she can hear a heartbeat with a stethoscope. Lorna is most likely at what point in her pregnancy. 17–20 weeks 20. Question 19. Your friend is taking Accutane for her adult acne. She comes to you and says that she thinks she is pregnant. What is the best advice that you can give her? It is best to see her doctor as soon as possible to determine whether or not the drug is safe. 21. Question 20. How are newborn infants affected by medications given to the mother during the birthing process? Infants whose mothers received analgesics or anesthetics during labor are usually more sluggish, spend more time sleeping, and gain a little less weight during the first weeks after birth. Chapter 3, page 73 Choose two developmental theories presented in the reading this week and compare the major assumptions of each. What are two similarities between these theories and their assumptions? What are some differences? Your Answer: In my opinion, learning and biological theories have some distinct similarities as well as differences between them. They both suggest that experiences and environmental factors shape the development of a person. Learning theories believe that one can manipulate an environment and train a child to do just about anything. This concept of behaviorism is similar to the biological theory that our environments are manipulated by our heredity, and in the end, can influence the development of a person. The two differ in the beliefs of how a person behaves the way they do. Biological theories state that genetic make-up determines our personality traits, which leads to those behaviors and interactions we have with others. Learning theories believe that a person can condition themselves to behave a certain way or to react to certain stimuli. Overall no two theories are exactly the same with their beliefs, but I believe these two theories mentioned in this paper are similar. [Show More]

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