Psychology 203: Human Growth and
Development exam with 100% correct
answers
Psychoanalytic theory - answer a grand theory of development that holds irrational,
unconscious drives & motives, often originating in childhood, underlie human behavior
Freud emphasized the sexual nature of humans while Erikson emphasized - answer their social
nature
Classical Conditioning - answer learning process which meaningful stimulus is connected with a
natural stimulus
Operant Conditioning - answer learning process which a particular action is followed by
something desired or unwanted
Reinforcement - answer behavior is followed by something desired
Social Learning Theory - answer humans may learn from others through observation &
imitation, even without reinforcement
Epigenetic theory - answer develop through an unfolding of our personality
Selective adaptation - answer tendency to give diminished response to stimuli
Phenotype - answer observable characteristics of a person
Monozygotic twins - answer 1 egg splits apart in early development
, dizygotic twins - answer 2 separate eggs fertilized by 2 sperms
A human egg contains an X chromosome while a human sperm contains - answer either an X or
Y chromosome
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) - answer techniques designed to help infertile couples
IVF (In vitro fertilization) - answer fertilization outside of womens body in lab, then later
inserted into a womens uterus
ICSI (Intra-cytoplasmic injection) - answer single sperm cell is injected directly into an ovum
Infants vision - answer develops as they age
Genetic counseling - answer advising parents consequences of a disorder and probability of
developing/transmitting
Human development first occurs in the prenatal stages of - answer zygote (0-2 weeks), then
embryo (3-8 weeks), then fetus (weeks 9-birth)
Teratogen - answer anything than can harm the fetus
At birth, doctors perform an Apgar exam on the newborn, which measures - answer Color, heart
rate, respirations, muscle tone
Some potential problems for preterm babies (preemies) are - answer low birth rates, poor,
undeveloped lungs
Development exam with 100% correct
answers
Psychoanalytic theory - answer a grand theory of development that holds irrational,
unconscious drives & motives, often originating in childhood, underlie human behavior
Freud emphasized the sexual nature of humans while Erikson emphasized - answer their social
nature
Classical Conditioning - answer learning process which meaningful stimulus is connected with a
natural stimulus
Operant Conditioning - answer learning process which a particular action is followed by
something desired or unwanted
Reinforcement - answer behavior is followed by something desired
Social Learning Theory - answer humans may learn from others through observation &
imitation, even without reinforcement
Epigenetic theory - answer develop through an unfolding of our personality
Selective adaptation - answer tendency to give diminished response to stimuli
Phenotype - answer observable characteristics of a person
Monozygotic twins - answer 1 egg splits apart in early development
, dizygotic twins - answer 2 separate eggs fertilized by 2 sperms
A human egg contains an X chromosome while a human sperm contains - answer either an X or
Y chromosome
Assisted reproductive technology (ART) - answer techniques designed to help infertile couples
IVF (In vitro fertilization) - answer fertilization outside of womens body in lab, then later
inserted into a womens uterus
ICSI (Intra-cytoplasmic injection) - answer single sperm cell is injected directly into an ovum
Infants vision - answer develops as they age
Genetic counseling - answer advising parents consequences of a disorder and probability of
developing/transmitting
Human development first occurs in the prenatal stages of - answer zygote (0-2 weeks), then
embryo (3-8 weeks), then fetus (weeks 9-birth)
Teratogen - answer anything than can harm the fetus
At birth, doctors perform an Apgar exam on the newborn, which measures - answer Color, heart
rate, respirations, muscle tone
Some potential problems for preterm babies (preemies) are - answer low birth rates, poor,
undeveloped lungs
