Lifespan Development Exam 1 Killian Correct
Questions & Answers
Culture - ANSWER-the total pattern of a group's customs, beliefs, art, and technology
Total Fertility Rate - ANSWER-in a population, the number of births per woman
Developed countries - ANSWER-most affluent countries in the world
Developing countries - ANSWER-less wealth than the developed countries
Individualistic cultures - ANSWER-cultural values such as independence and self
expression
Collectivistic cultures - ANSWER-cultural values such as obedience and group harmony
Phylogenic development - ANSWER-pertaining to the development of a species
Ontogenic development - ANSWER-characteristic pattern of individual development in a
species
Natural selection - ANSWER-theory described in The Origin of the Species
Freud's psychosexual theory - ANSWER-- Sexual desire is the driving force behind
human development
- Three structures: id, superego, and ego
- Focuses on sensation and fixation
Microsystem - ANSWER-immediate environment
Mesosystem - ANSWER-interconnections
Exosystem - ANSWER-societal institutions
Macrosystem - ANSWER-cultural beliefs and values
Chronosystem - ANSWER-time, historical context
23 pairs, 46 total - ANSWER-how many chromosomes humans have
23,000 - ANSWER-approximately how many genes humans have
Genotype - ANSWER-person's genetic makeup
Phenotype - ANSWER-characteristics shown
Questions & Answers
Culture - ANSWER-the total pattern of a group's customs, beliefs, art, and technology
Total Fertility Rate - ANSWER-in a population, the number of births per woman
Developed countries - ANSWER-most affluent countries in the world
Developing countries - ANSWER-less wealth than the developed countries
Individualistic cultures - ANSWER-cultural values such as independence and self
expression
Collectivistic cultures - ANSWER-cultural values such as obedience and group harmony
Phylogenic development - ANSWER-pertaining to the development of a species
Ontogenic development - ANSWER-characteristic pattern of individual development in a
species
Natural selection - ANSWER-theory described in The Origin of the Species
Freud's psychosexual theory - ANSWER-- Sexual desire is the driving force behind
human development
- Three structures: id, superego, and ego
- Focuses on sensation and fixation
Microsystem - ANSWER-immediate environment
Mesosystem - ANSWER-interconnections
Exosystem - ANSWER-societal institutions
Macrosystem - ANSWER-cultural beliefs and values
Chronosystem - ANSWER-time, historical context
23 pairs, 46 total - ANSWER-how many chromosomes humans have
23,000 - ANSWER-approximately how many genes humans have
Genotype - ANSWER-person's genetic makeup
Phenotype - ANSWER-characteristics shown
