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PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Week 1 Discussion

Introductions

Provide a brief description of yourself and your educational goals.

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Week 2 Discussion

What are some examples of traits that appear to change continuously?  What about traits that seem to change discontinuously?  Which model better describes most of development? Which of your traits have changed over time?

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Week 3 Discussion

Piaget’s definition of intelligence is adaptation. Others consider a good memory or an extensive vocabulary to be a sign of intelligence. How would you define intelligence? Provide examples.

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Week 6 Discussion

Describe what your friendships were like in elementary school. Did you have a best friend? What characteristics did he/she possess?

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Week 7 Discussion

Give an example of a moral principle that you learned as a child. How and when did you learn it? Provide an example from your own experience of an inconsistency between your level of moral reasoning and your behavior.

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Week 8 Discussion

Many schools are offering sex education to children at a younger age than in previous generations. Discuss the pros and cons to learning this information prior to adolescence.

 

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Week 12 Discussion

Describe how you solve conflicts in your closest relationship. How do you deal with stress in this relationship? Explain how these patterns relate to what you experienced in your family of origin.

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Week 13 Discussion

Have the concepts of the “ideal” man and the “ideal” woman changed from the previous generation to the current one? Explain your answer, and whether or not you agree with the current conceptualized ideal.

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Exam 1

Question 1Parents who spend a great deal of time and money trying to find the best school for their children are emphasizing the importance of:

  nurture.

  operant conditioning.

  nature.

  the zone of proximal development.

Question 2Which STD can cause mental illness and death if not treated in a timely manner?

  Chlamydia

  Gonorrhea

  Herpes

  Syphilis

 Question 3In order, Freud's first three stages of development are:

  anal, genital, latent.

  trust, autonomy, identity.

  mouth, body, eyes.

  oral, anal, phallic.

 Question 4Pavlov's dogs salivated at the sound of the bell because they:

  learned to associate the bell with food.

  believed the bell was food.

  learned to enjoy the music of the bell.

  were rewarded with a pat on the back each time they salivated on command.

 Question 5Sperm and ova are both:

  chromosomes.

  gametes.

  genes.

  autosomes.

 Question 6Research has found that early onset Alzheimer's disease is probably a result of a ______ gene, while later onset disease tends to be ______.

  recessive; multifactorial

  dominant; multifactorial

  recessive; polygenic

  dominant; polygenic

 Question 7In order, the three main periods of prenatal growth are:

  germinal, embryonic, fetal.

  fetal, embryonic, germinal.

  germinal, fetal, embryonic.

  embryonic, fetal, germinal.

 Question 8When does fertilization take place?

  When the sperm penetrates the egg in the fallopian tube

  When the egg cell is released from the ovary

  When the sperm cells are ejaculated into the vagina

  When the sperm penetrates the egg in the uterus

 Question 9A newborn is lying in his crib. Someone across the room speaks. How will the newborn react to the voice?

  He will turn his head in the direction of the voice.

  If the voice is that of his mother, he will turn in the direction of the voice; otherwise he will ignore the voice.

  He won't react at all because his sense of hearing is not well developed.

  He will show a startle response and probably cry.

 Question 10Worldwide, how many children die each year from diseases for which vaccinations are available?

  500,000

  1–1.5 million

  100,000

  2–3 million

 Question 11Jean Piaget was interested in:

  studying how children think.

  how parents discipline their children.

  how peers influence each other.

  measuring what children know.

 Question 12The principle of object permanence is demonstrated by an infant's:

  laughing when a sibling makes faces.

  grasping a rattle and banging it on the floor.

  searching for a toy that has fallen from sight.

  being willing to let go of an object.

 Question 13Emily and Ryan are 18-month-old twins. Their mother has been drinking heavily since her husband left her when the twins were 6 weeks old. Emily and Ryan are likely to develop which type of attachment?

  disorganized

  insecure-resistant/avoidant

  secure

  insecure-avoidant

 Question 14One clear difference between father-infant and mother-infant interactions is that:

  fathers do not affect their babies' cognitive development.

  babies find their mothers more fun.

  babies seem to show more excitement for their fathers.

  fathers foster insecure attachment.

 Question 15Infant day care is of high quality if caregivers emphasize, among other things:

  a variety of caregivers every day.

  each infant having his or her own playpen.

  a regular nap and quiet time for all infants.

  sensorimotor exploration.

 

 

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Exam 2

Question 1An angry 5-year-old might stop herself from hitting another child because she has developed:

  emotional regulation.

  self-esteem.

  social referencing.

  identification.

 Question 2Erikson's stage that occurs between 3 and 6 years of age is called:

  initiative versus guilt.

  phallic pride versus penis envy.

  the preoperational stage.

  autonomy versus inferiority.

 Question 3By what age is a child able to use humor and a sense of fairness to gain entry into a group of friends and playmates?

  4 years

  3 years

  6 years

  2 years

 Question 4Billy and Rodney are both building toys out of Legos, but they are sitting apart, each with their own set of blocks. What type of play is this?

  solitary play

  cooperative play

  parallel play

  collective play

 Question 5A parenting style characterized by high parent-to-child communication, low warmth, and high expectations of maturity is:

  authoritative.

  permissive.

  authoritarian.

  neglectful.

 

 Question 8Madeline is 9 years old and considered obese. While her parents acknowledge that they could adopt a healthier lifestyle, they blame genetics for her weight problem. How many genes are estimated to influence Madeline's weight?

  1

  100

  more than 200

  25

 Question 9The changes made in traffic patterns in Atlanta, Georgia, for the Summer Olympics represented an unexpected ______ level of prevention for asthma.

  primary

  tertiary

  secondary

  quadruply

 Question 10What does the textbook list as possibly the most important intellectual accomplishment of the school-age child?

  learning to speak

  learning science

  learning to read

  learning math

 Question 11In a game of dodge ball played by a large group of second-graders, the same children regularly get hit with the ball. This probably is due to:

  poor gross-motor skills.

  lack of practice.

  slow reaction time.

  sex differences in motor skills.

 Question 12The process by which thoughts and actions are repeated in sequence enough times to no longer require much conscious thought is called:

  habituation.

  automatization.

  coordination.

  practice.

 Question 13About two-thirds of all those who take IQ tests score in the “average” range, that is, between 85 and:

  125.

  115.

  100.

  135.

 Question 14A distinct type of intelligence described by Robert Sternberg is:

  logical-methodical.

  practical.

  self-knowledge.

  physical.

 Question 15Monique has exhibited clumsy and impulsive behavior ever since she was a toddler. She requires extra help now that she has started school because of her differences in mental and physical abilities. Monique is likely a child who:

  is autistic.

  has dyslexia.

  has special needs.

  is mentally retarded.

 Question 16According to Piaget, which of the following abilities do children gain during middle childhood?

  conservation

  abstract reasoning

  logic

  egocentrism

 Question 17When capable of concrete operational thought, children:

  can reason about abstractions.

  can apply their reasoning to real situations.

  are limited to intuitive, perceptual focusing.

  are likely to be misled by appearances.

 Question 18Even though research has shown that young children can understand many of Piaget's concrete operations, which of the following is a correct statement regarding the differences in thinking between a 4-year-old and a 9-year-old?

  The 4-year-old has the ability to separate the relevant from the irrelevant.

  The 4-year-old will be able to distinguish between relevance and flexibility.

  The 9-year-old has the ability to be both precise and flexible in classification.

  The 9-year-old has the ability to apply abstract thought to the classification process.

 Question 19If Gillian is a typical 7-year-old, she learns as many as ______ new words per day.

  5

  20

  10

  15

 Question 20Typical of the industry versus inferiority stage is:

  Theo decides to stop taking piano lessons.

  Rudy is having difficulty in learning math, but he sticks with it.

  Vanessa says, “My parents never let me do anything!”

  Cliff says that his girlfriend, Clair, doesn't understand him.

 Question 21According to Freud, which of the following will 8-year-old Sven experience?

  repression of his psychosexual needs

  a new interest in girls

  increased emotional drives

  emergence of many unconscious sexual conflicts

 Question 22A lack of understanding of metaphors in middle childhood, even if a child has a large vocabulary, signifies:

  memory problems.

  cognitive problems.

  language problems.

  normal development.

 Question 23The best example of an aggressive-rejected child is:

  Greg, who is ignored by most children.

  Maher, who changes friends often.

  Theresa, who is popular but hated by many children.

  Veru, who is disliked by most children because she is so uncooperative.

 Question 24A 15-year-old girl realizes that the dress she has worn to school has a small stain on it. Her belief that everyone will notice it is an example of:

  adolescent egocentrism.

  the personal fable.

  school phobia.

  clothes consciousness.

 Question 25Marsha says, “There is no way I am going to school today with this bruise on my cheek. Everybody is going to laugh at me.” Marsha is demonstrating:

  her belief in an imaginary audience.

  implicit judgment.

  an invincibility fable.

  a volatile mismatch.

 Question 26The ultimate psychosocial goal, according to Erikson, is identity:

  moratorium.

  foreclosure.

  achievement.

  diffusion.

 Question 27Which approach to adult cognitive development is an outgrowth of Piaget's theory?

  information processing

  behavioral

  psychometric

  postformal

 Question 28Favoring what feels right over what makes intellectual sense is typical of ______ faith.

  conjunctive

  mythic-literal

  universalizing

  synthetic-conventional

 Question 29Consummate love moves from ______ to ______ to ______.

  passion; intimacy; commitment

  intimacy; passion; commitment

  commitment; intimacy; passion

  passion; commitment; intimacy

 Question 30Research has revealed that college education leads students to become:

  less tolerant of differing religious and social views.

  less committed to values of any kind.

  overwhelmingly liberal in political philosophy.

  more tolerant of differing religious and political views.

 

PYCL512 Human Growth and Development

Exam 3

Question 1Which of the following statements about changes in intelligence is true?

  Age-related declines are first noted for skills that require speed of response.

  Adult intelligence follows a single pattern of development.

  Overall, intelligence decreases gradually throughout adulthood.

  Schooling has relatively little to do with the development of intelligence.

 Question 2When students take multiple-choice exams, they are using the form of intelligence that Sternberg calls:

  academic.

  creative.

  practical.

  analytic.

 Question 3What did Baltes and Baltes call the capacity of adults to use their intellectual strengths to compensate for declining capacities?

  maturation of compensation

  optimization of maturation and wisdom

  selective optimization with compensation

  compensatory thinking

 Question 4Identify the stage of adulthood in Erikson's theory of psychosocial development.

  trust versus mistrust

  industry versus inferiority

  initiative versus guilt

  generativity versus stagnation

 Question 5Susan's grandmother, at age 80, is in the final stage of adulthood, namely:

  industry versus inferiority.

 

  integrity versus despair.

  generativity versus stagnation.

  identity versus role confusion.

 Question 6In which country did a six-nation study find the highest rates of conflict between adults and their aging parents?

  Germany

  United States

  England

  Spain

 Question 7Caregivers diminish the independence of the elderly by:

  helping them too little.

  not helping them at all.

  ignoring their needs.

  helping them too much.

 Question 8The age group least likely to be involved in motor vehicle accidents is people aged:

  35–44.

  45–54.

  55–64.

  25–34.

 Question 9For people who reach late adulthood in good health, the most important determinant of longevity may be:

  their activities and attitudes.

  the climate in which they live.

  the calorie content of their diet.

  medical care.

 Question 10According to the textbook, what is one of the changes that happens to the brain during senescence?

  Cerebral blood circulates more slowly.

  Mylenation thickens.

  Neural fluid increases.

  The corpus callosum increases.

 Question 11When Alzheimer disease appears in middle age rather than old age, it:

  progresses more rapidly.

  is benign.

  progresses more slowly.

  causes death within a year.

 Question 12Which of the following theories claim that social forces limit individual choice and direct life, especially in late adulthood?

  dynamic theories

  stratification theories

  self theories

  behavioral theories

 Question 13Ed and Janet have been married for 60 years. When asked to share their secret to a long marriage, Ed replied:

  “We have separate bedrooms.”

  “We have learned how to disagree.”

  “We spend time apart every day.”

  “We maintain a close relationship with our children.”

 Question 14The study of death and dying is known as:

  thanatology.

  ethnology.

  oncology.

  gerontology.

 Question 15A seriously ill person is allowed to die naturally, without any medical intervention, via what is called:

  active euthanasia.

  suicide.

  passive euthanasia.

  assisted suicide.