Lifespan Development-HDFS 2400W UPDATED Questions and CORRECT Answers
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UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
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Newborns spend about ___% of their sleep time in REM. - CORRECT ANSWER- 50%
During the _____ period, all of the organs and major body systems are formed. - CORRECT
ANSWER- embryonic
Lifespan Development-HDFS 2400W
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Newborns spend about ___% of their sleep time in REM. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 50%
During the _____ period, all of the organs and major body systems are formed. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- embryonic
Bianca recently found out that she's pregnant. Prior to confirming the pregnancy, Bianca was
a heavy
smoker. However, she plans to cut back to no more than five cigarettes a day. Bianca: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- is at risk for having a low birth weight baby.
Which of the following statements about teratogens is true? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Different teratogens can cause the same birth defect, and a variety of birth defects
can result from the same teratogen.
Which of the following is a criticism of Piaget's cognitive-developmental theory? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Piaget assumed that all cognitive-developmental stages are
universal.
In contrast to Freud's theory, Erikson focused on the role of ___________ in shaping
development. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- the social world, society, and culture
Globally, _____ accounts for 30 to 50% of HIV transmission in newborns. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- breast-feeding
Each time Isabella sits down to feed her baby a bottle, she gently strokes the baby's head. One
day,
Isabella began stroking her daughter's head and noticed that the baby started sucking, even
though it wasn't feeding time. The baby's association between having her head stroked and
the presentation of food is an example of _______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- classical
conditioning
,From an information processing perspective, development is ______ and entails changes in
the efficiency
and speed with which we think. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- continuous
A _____ is a way of organizing a set of observations or facts into comprehensive
explanations of how
something works. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- theory
At the beginning of her first human development course in college, Vi wondered, "Am I the
person I am
today because of heredity, or did I become who I am because of my environment?" Vi's
question reflects the ________ issue in lifespan development. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
nature-nurture
Denise has been using cocaine throughout her pregnancy. Denise's baby is at risk for: -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- microcephaly and neurobehavioral disturbances.
_____ theories describe development and behavior as a result of the interplay of inner drives,
memories,
and conflicts of which we are unaware and cannot control. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Psychoanalytic
_____ use during pregnancy has been identified as the leading cause of developmental
disabilities. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Alcohol
A cesarean section: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- is a surgical procedure that removes the
fetus from the uterus through the
abdomen
Renee, pregnant for the first time, wonders how the developing organism receives nutrients
and oxygen
and rids itself of waste. This principal organ of exchange between the mother and the
developing organism is the ______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- placenta
, According to Bronfenbrenner's bioecological model, your family, peers, and school represent
your: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- microsystem
_____ occurs when the lower part of the neural tube fails to close. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Spina bifida
According to ________ theory, development results from the ongoing interactions among
biological,
cognitive, and psychological changes within the individual and his or her changing context. -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Bronfenbrenner's bioecological
The malleability or changeability of development is called ______. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- plasticity
In the 1950s and early 1960s, many women were prescribed thalidomide to prevent morning
sickness.
This drug, often taken in early pregnancy, was associated with: - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
deformities of the arms and legs
A newborn baby is also called a(n) _____. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- neonate
In each of Erikson's psychosocial stages, an individual faces a(n) ______ that must be
resolved. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- crisis or conflict
Critics have argued that Vygotsky's theory places too little emphasis on: - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- genetic and biological factors.
Millennials, or young people reaching adulthood around the year 2000, are a generation born
around the
same time. Millennials are an example of a _______. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- cohort
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