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psyc 255 exam 1 - bowman4 Broad Influential Developmental Aspects - correct answer-culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic
status, and gender
adolescence - correct answer-2nd decade of life, puberty-involving biological and hormonal
changes, as well as socioemotional changes
amniocentesis - correct answer-sample of amniotic fluid is withdrawn and tested for
chromosome or metabolic orders
amnion - correct answer-bag containing clear fluid in which the developing embryo floats
bandura's social cognitive theory - correct answer-observational learning, people cognitively
represent the behavior of others and then sometimes adopt this behavior themselves
biological processes - correct answer-changes in an individual's body and the functions of
the body
blastocyst - correct answer-an inner mass of cells that eventually develops into the embryo
brofenbrenner's ecological theory - correct answer-- microsystem: attitudes and ideologies of
the culture
- mesosystem: interactions of different microsystems and their impacts on the individual
- macrosystem: the way that the surrounding culture affects you
- exosystem: an outer system with which an individual has no involvment, but through other
people its effects enter your life
- chronosystem: how past events affect the way we see our future
case study method - correct answer-an in-depth study of one or more individuals
chorionic villus sampling - correct answer-tiny tissue sample from the placenta is removed
and analyzed
cognitive processes - correct answer-changes in an individual's perception, thought,
intelligence, and language
correlational research - correct answer-describe the strength of the relationship between two
or more events or characteristics
cross-sectional approach - correct answer-same individuals are studied over a period,
usually several years or more
descriptive research - correct answer-observe and record behavior
, development - correct answer-the pattern of growth and change that begins and conception
and proceeds throughout the lifespan
developmental period - correct answer-a time frame characterized by certain features
early childhood - correct answer-3-5 years, preschool years primarily, play years
ectoderm - correct answer-the outermost layer of cells, becomes the nervous system and
brain, sensory receptors and skin parts
embryonic period - correct answer-occurs from 2-8 weeks after conception, rate of cell
differentiation intensifies, this period begins as the blastocyst attaches to the uterine wall,
every body part develops the three germ layers
emerging adulthood - correct answer-18-25 years
endoderm - correct answer-inner layer of cells, develops into digestive and respiratory
systems
Erikson's stages of psychosocial development - correct answer-- infancy: trust v. mistrust,
1st year
- toddlerhood: autonomy v. shame & doubt, 1-2 yrs
- early childhood: initiative v. guilt, 3-5 yrs
- middle childhood: industry v. inferiority, 6-11 yrs
- adolescence: identity v. identity confusion, 10-20 yrs
- emerging adulthood: 18-25 yrs
- young adulthood: intimacy v. isolation, 20-40 yrs
- middle adulthood: generativity v. stagnation, 40-60 yrs
- late adulthood: ego integrity v. despair, 60+ years
ethological theory - correct answer-behavior is strongly influenced by biology, it is tied to
evolution, and is characterized by critical or sensitive periods
experimental research - correct answer-one or more factors are manipulated while all other
factors are held constant
fertilization - correct answer-an egg and sperm fuse to create a single cell (zygote)
fetal MRI - correct answer-used to obtain more detailed images than ultrasound
fetal period - correct answer-2 months after conception to birth, substantial growth of the
fetus occurs
fragile X syndrome (M/F) - correct answer-abnormality in the X chromsome, can cause
learning disorders, long face, prominent ears, high arched palate, and soft skin
Freud's psychoanalytic theory - correct answer-- 3 levels of consciousness: conscious,
unconscious, & superconscious
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