PSYCHOLOGY 1100 DEVELOPMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
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PSYCHOLOGY 1100 DEVELOPMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Gene
unit of hereditary transmission
Chromosomes
strands of DNA wound around each other in a double-helix configuration
-humans have 23 pairs
Heritability
a measure of the variability of behavioral traits among individu...
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PSYCHOLOGY 1100 DEVELOPMENT EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
Gene
unit of hereditary transmission
Chromosomes
strands of DNA wound around each other in a double-helix configuration
-humans have 23 pairs
Heritability
a measure of the variability of behavioral traits among individuals that can be accounted
for by genetic factors
-calculated as a proportion which ranges from 0-1.00
0=genes have no contribution to individual differences
1=genes are the only reason for individual difference
Developmental Psychology
the study of continuity and change across the life span
Cognitive Development
the emergence of the ability to think and understand
3 tasks:
how the physical world works
how their minds represent it
how other minds represent it
Sensorimotor Stage
a stage of development that begins at birth and lasts through infancy
-uses senses and movement to acquire information from the world
Schemas
theories about or models of the way the world works
Assimilation
occurs when infants apply their schemas in novel situations
-pulling a toy...it gets closer...making the connection that as one pulls something, it gets
closer
Accommodation
occurs when infants revise their schemas in light of new information
Object Permanence
the idea that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible
Childhood
the stage of development that begins at about 18 to 24 months and lasts until
adolescence, which begins between 11 and 14 years
two stages
Preoperational Stage
Concrete Operational Stage
Preoperational Stage
the stage of development that begins at about 2 years and ends at about 6 years
-child learns about concrete/physical objects
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