Hdfs 210 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PURDUE HDFS 210 EXAM 1 2024 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS What are the topical areas? - correct answer social, cognitive, physical, etc. What are the six major developmental theories? - correct answer psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, contextual, evolutionary What is a theory? - correct answer An organized set of ideas that is designed to explain development What is the purpose of theories? - correct answer Ground and guide research What are the reoccurring issues?...

Jason and Justin are twins and are genetically identical. They are ________ twins. a. monozygotic b. zygote c. dizygotic d. gamete - correct answer a Advocates of the __________ perspective believe that much of behavior is motivated by inner forces, memories, and conflicts of which a person has little awareness or control a. psychosexual b. psychodynamic c. behavioral d. psychosocial - correct answer b Research with "possible" and "impossible" events has led to the conclusi...

HDFS 210 Final Exam updated questions with 100% correct answers 2024/2025 Which of the following is NOT TRUE about brain development? a.The number of connections between cells are fixed and unchangeable by the time you're 12 years old b.A mature brain has about ½ the number of nerve cells it had at birth c.Healthy brain development involves massive pruning of synapses and the deaths of many neurons d.The brain of a 2 year-old is almost the same size (>75%) as the brain of an adult - ...

HDFS 210 Exam Questions Marking Scheme Current Update what is one significant reason for the advances in fine motor skills in children six to eight years old? - Answer -The amount of myelin in the brain increases to protect, insulate, and surround the nerve cells, raising the speed at which electrical impulses travel between neurons What is the term for learning disability marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration and generally a great deal of inappropriate acti...

HDFS 210 Exam Questions Marking Scheme Current Update 100% pass In a study of the behavioral adjustment of a group of children placed in foster care, the children were assessed once a year over a period of 10 years. This is an example of ______ study. - Answer -longitudinal Infants, like all people, are exposed to massive amounts of information; therefore, they must focus their attention and select information so as not to be overwhelmed. Thus, children must _______ selectively. - Answer -...

a seventh grade student is tempted to cheat on an exam but talks himself out of it because he is afraid he will get caught and will fail the course. This student is demonstrating _________ a. postconventional morality b. preconventional morality c. a lack of morality d. conventional morality b. preconventional morality children adolescents who are uniformly disliked are called ___________. a. popular b. rejected c. neglected d. controversial b. rejected Adolescents tend to think they a...

The elimination of neurons as the result of nonuse or lack of stimulation is called___________ a. synaptic pruning b. myelination c. hierarchical integration d. independence of systems a. synaptic pruning What is the term for the caution ad wariness that is displayed by infants when encountering an unfamiliar person? a. fear b. stranger anxiety c. distress d. suspicion b. stranger anxiety Linda has one allele for curly haired and another for straight hair. Linda's alleles are ________...

Because of the adolescent's development of _____________, the balance of power in the relationship between parents and adolescent becomes more______________ toward the end of adolescence. a. cognitive skills; in favor of the adolescent b. autonomy; egalitarian c. prefrontal cortex d. metacognitive skills; in favor of the adolescent b. autonomy; egalitarian which of the following is not true about sibling relationships? a. it is the most violent relationship in the family b. although sibl...

The greatest physical risk that preschoolers face comes from __________. A. cancer B. heart disease C. domestic abuse D. accidentsD As children grow, the two halves of the brain become increasingly differentiated and specialized in a process called __________. A. resiliency B. lateralization C. hemispheric depreciation D. sequential processingB Which of the following statements about brain development is true? A. Brain development is complete by age 5. B. Scientists have determined that cognit...

Cognitive Development in Infancy experimenting with physical world Sensorimotor Period -Piaget 0-2 years -knowledge of the world is gained through moving and sense; child is therefore a scientist, an active participant in acquiring knowledge (reflexes, intentional behavior, active experiments) Object Permanence 'out of sight out of mid' (4-8 months old); 8 months+ will look for the object when they can't see it Accommodation Changes in the existing ways of thinking that occur in response t...