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1)
Who constructed the theory of evolution through his observations?
 
Charles Darwin
2)
What are Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
 
SensorimotorPreoperationalConcrete operationalFormal operational
3)
What type of research is gathered in everyday environments that allows reearchers to see directly the everyday behaviors hoped to explain?
 
Naturalistic observations
4)
What disease occurs when a child inherits two recessive genes>
 
Sickle cell anemia
5)
What two ways can a pregnant women be tested during pregnanc for problems by going into the uterus?
 
AnminocentesisChronic villus sampling
6)
What type of household includes three or more generations?
 
Extended family
7)
What is the period of the fetus?
 
The 9th week of pregnancy through the end.
8)
What are environmental agent's that cause damage during the prenatal period?
 
Teratogen
9)
What is a babies way of communicating?
 
Crying
10)
What is the best way to estimate a child's physical age?
 
Skeletal age
11)
What is the most promising method for measuring brain functioning and how does it work?
 
Functional magnetic reasonance imaging (fMRI) it detects changes in blood flow magnetically.
12)
How do babies learn?
 
Through classical and operant conditioning.
13)
What is the first stage of Piaget's cognitive development and what is its range?
 
Sensorimotor from birth to 5 years and it is the most complx period of development.
14)
What are the two kinds of powerful mental representations of a toddler?
 
Images and concepts
15)
How do schemes change?
 
Through adaptation and organization.
16)
What is an infants/toddlers more reliable cue of information?
 
Facial expressions
17)
What are the three types of children?
 
EasyDifficultSlow-to-warm-up
18)
What is the identification of self as a physically unique being?
 
Self-recognition
19)
What is the average North American 5 year old boys height and weight?
 
43 inches and 42 pounds
20)
What are the most comming injuries in early childhood?
 
Car accidents, drowning, and burns
21)
What are the typical drawing stages in early childhood?
 
Scribbles to 1st mental representations to more realistic drawings
22)
What are the two distinct aspects of self?
 
I-self and me-self
23)
What are some alternatives to harsh punishment?
 
Consistency, warm relationships, and explanation
24)
How do preschoolers view friendships?
 
In concrete activity based forms.
25)
What is the most common chronic childhood illness?
 
Asthma
26)
What skills are gained in gross motor development during childhood?
 
Flexibility, balance, agility, and force
27)
What stage marks a major point in cognitive development of Piaget's?
 
Concrete operational from 7-11
28)
What are the 4 categories of peer acceptances?
 
PopularRejectedControversialNeglected
29)
What are the judgments of a school-age child's appearance, abilites, and behavior?
 
Social comparison
30)
What are the stages of reasoning as it develops through sharing?
 
Strict equality 5-6 years oldMerit 6-7 years oldEquity and benevolence
31)
What is the time of adolescence and how is the beginning marked?
 
The transition between childhood and adulthood, and it is marked bypuberty.
32)
What are the three stages of adolescence?
 
Early 11-12 to 14Middle 14 to 16Late 16 to 18
33)
What is the most commin nutritional problem of adolescence?
 
Iron deficiency
34)
What is identity crisis during teenage years?
 
A period of distress as they experiement with alternatives before settling on values and goals.
35)
What are some factors that influence moral understanding during adolescence?
 
Child-rearing practices, schooling, peer interaction, and culture.
36)
What is the most common psychological problem of adolescence?
 
Depression
37)
What refers to our reflections on how we arrived at facts, beliefs, and ideas?
 
Epistemic cognition
38)
What type of people sustain better health over their adult lives?
 
Economically advantages and well educated.
39)
What is the vocational choice development?
 
From fantasy period byexplore career options to thetenative period by weighing out against interest and abilities to realistic by settling on a career.
40)
What is Erickson's stage during early adolescence?
 
Intamacy vs. isolation- thoughts and feellings aobut making a permanent commitment to an intimate partner.
41)
What is the social clock?
 
A culturally determined timetable for major life events, which change personality.
42)
What is the triangular theory of love?
 
Intimacy, passion, and commitment, a way romantic relationships develop.
43)
What is the transition in which fertility declines?
 
Climacteric
44)
What are the leading causes of death in middle ages?
 
Cancer and cardiovascular disease
45)
What is crystallized intelligence?
 
Skills that depend on accumulated knowledge and experiences, good judgment and through abilities acquired.
46)
What are the "big five" personality traits?
 
Neuroticism, extroversion, openness to experience, agreeableness, and conscientiousness
47)
How do middle-age adults maintain self-esteem and stay motivated?
 
By revising their possible selves.
48)
What is the newest and longest phase of the family cycle during middle adulthood.
 
"Launching children and moving on"
49)
What are centenarians?
 
People older than 100.
50)
What is assisted living?
 
A homelike housing arrangement for seniors that require more care than can be provided at home but less than required from a nusing home.
51)
What causes aging?
 
Primary- biologicalSecondary- environmental influences
52)
What is reminiscence?
 
Telling stories about people and events from the past and reporting associated thoughts and feelings.
53)
What is the greatest problem for recently widowed elderly?
 
Lonliness
54)
What factors affect the decision to retire?
 
Affordablility, societal, gender, ethnicity, and individual preference.
55)
What are the three phrases of death?
 
Agonal phrase, clinical death, and mortality
56)
Where do most people die?
 
In the hospital.
57)
Who is a person appointed to make health care decisions of another person?
 
A durable power of attorney.
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