Common obstacles to healthy growth in adolescence include

Accidents involving cars or firearms

What are Rothbart's 3 dimensions of infant temperament?

Extroversion, negative affect, effortful control

What is a systems approach to parenting?

Family influences each other, and is influenced by other social systems

The most common form of severe, irreversible dementia

What is the theory of mind?

There is a link between mind and behavior

How does concern for justice and caring lead to moral reasoning?

Balance of justice and caring in moral decisions

What causes pubescent change?

Pituitary gland - regulates physical dev by releasing growth hormones

Which is NOT part of the modern legal and medical definition of death?

Lack of heartbeat and respiration

The right order of the 5 stages of Selman's theory about understanding others' thinking are

Undifferentiated, social-informational, self-refl, third-person, societal

What combination would result in a boy?

A 23rd pair of chromosomes with one X and one Y

What are the three areas that show how environment impacts intelligence?

family and home, flynn effect, stimulating environment

Which is NOT one of Elkind's adolescent egocentrisms?

superhero complex, imaginary audience

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1
Common obstacles to healthy growth in adolescence include
Accidents involving cars or firearms
Substance abuse
Juvenile behaviors
Lack of self-control
2
When does the total number of neurons finish developping in an infant?
28 weeks
4th month
3 weeks
8th month
3
Continuity theory is when people tend to cope with daily life by applying familiar strategies
True
False
4
What is NOT one of the 4 types of parenting?
Authoritative
Permissive
Fictitious
Authoritarian
5
When do the ovaries/testes develop in a fetus?
week 20
Week 9
week 12
week 16
6
What is a characteristic of gifted children?
They are creative thinkers and passionate for mastery
All of the above
Skills are above average in a field of interest
None of the above
7
Which is NOT a risk factor for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome?
child overheating
parental smoking
history of disease
premature birth/low weight
8
How do children begin comprehending words?
All of the above
Their inner worlds develop
They get better at recognizing words
They use more reading strategies depending on the situation
9
Teenage girls and boys should consume 2200-2700 calories per day depending on sex
True
False
10
Sports promotes muscle and bone growth, a lifelong routine, and help chidlren learn social skills and initiative
False
True
11
Gender schema theory says children want to learn more about something only after deciding if it's masc or fem
True
False
12
What are Rothbart's 3 dimensions of infant temperament?
Machievallian, Freudian, Jungian
Extroversion, negative affect, effortful control
Biological, psychosocial, mental
optimistic, pessimistic, nihilistic
13
Why do teenagers date?
Companionship
Source of trust and support
Sexual exploration
Yes
14
The 2 dimensions of parenting are warm & responsive vs hostile & uninvolved, and extreme vs no control
True
False
15
Puberty is when the brain fully develops
False
True
16
What is a systems approach to parenting?
Family influences each other, and is influenced by other social systems
Hierarchial parents
A style of parenting based on the mental hardware and software of parents
An organized structure of parenting
17
Cliques are groups based on status and full of like-minded individuals
True
False
18
Neuritic plaques are structural changes in the brain occuring when dying neurons cluster around a protein core
True
False
19
Babies' fear of depth appears around the same time they learn to crawl
False
True
20
When do children start recognizing others' emotions?
4-6 months
10-12 months
1-3 months
7-8 months
21
How many weeks old is a zygote?
11-14
12-18
1-2
3-8
22
What effect is NOT associated with fetal alcohol syndrome?
blindness
lower IQ/attention deficits
physical abnormalities
poor impulse control
23
What is Alzheimer's?
A disease that causes shaky and uncontrollable movements
The most common form of severe, irreversible dementia
An inherited condition that breaks down nerve cells over time
24
What are the 3 major biological theories about aging?
Cellular (limit on cell division)
Cell death (aging is genetically programmed)
All of the above
Rate of living (we only have so much energy to last a lifetime)
25
____'s theory states that people learn by modelling and observing
Erikson
Oppenheimer
Skinner
Bandura
26
How much does a newborn baby sleep a day?
14-16 hours
10-12 hours
16-18 hours
18-20 hours
27
There are three layers to an embyro
True
False
28
What are Marcia's 4 identity statuses?
Foreclosure (determined by adults rather than self-exploration)
All of the above
Moratorium (can't decide) + achievement (explored and decided)
Diffusion (similar to procrastination, put it off for as long as possible)
29
What is the theory of mind?
There is a link between mind and behavior
Only one's mind is sure to exist
The mind is a sum of life experiences
The mind is a blank canvas
30
How does concern for justice and caring lead to moral reasoning?
Weigh the some versus the many
Balance of justice and caring in moral decisions
Consideration of both, with leaning for justice to remain under the law
Only caring and responsibility for others plays a part in moral decisions
31
What causes pubescent change?
Pituitary gland - regulates physical dev by releasing growth hormones
Caffeine
Drugs
Synaptic pruning - weeds out unnecessary connections
32
Proximodistal principle states that the fingers develop before the arm
True
False
33
What does make believe do for children?
All of the above
Teaches values and traditions
Promotes imagination, sociability, and adjustment
Helps children explore frightening topics
34
Which is NOT part of the modern legal and medical definition of death?
Flat EEG for at least 10 minutes
Lack of heartbeat and respiration
No change after a 24 hour reset
No movement to stimuli or response to pain
35
The NBAS test measures 28 behavioral and 18 reflex items
True
False
36
The right order of the 5 stages of Selman's theory about understanding others' thinking are
Third-person, self-refl, social-informational, undifferentiated, societal
Undifferentiated, social-informational, self-refl, third-person, societal
Societal, social-informational, self-refl, third-person, undifferentiated
Societal, third-person, self-refl, social-informational, undifferentiated
37
Self esteem is linked to teen's perceived competence and to how parents and peers see them
False
True
38
Genetic factors that can influence longevity include familial longevity and family history of diseases
True
False
39
What combination would result in a boy?
A 17th pair of chromosomes with two Xs
A 23rd pair of chromosomes with two Ys
A 17th pair of chromosomes with one X and one Y
A 23rd pair of chromosomes with one X and one Y
40
How do firstborn, later born, and only children differ?
Only children are better off in intelligence, autonomy, and achievemnet
Laterborn are more popular and innovative
All of the above
High expectations for firstborn, more intelligent and likely to go college
41
Which period is not considered part of prenatal development?
Embryo
Fetus
Neonate
Zygote
42
What are the three areas that show how environment impacts intelligence?
peers, impact of mentors, experiences at work
family and home, flynn effect, stimulating environment
emotional safety, physical needs, self-awareness
43
The threadlike structures in a cell nucleus that contain DNA are called
Chromosomes
Germ discs
Genotype
Phenotypes
44
When does a zygote become an embryo?
Week 3-8
Week 2-6
Week 3-5
Week 2-5
45
Which is NOT one of Elkind's adolescent egocentrisms?
illusion of invincibility
personal fable
superhero complex
imaginary audience
46
A genotype is the genetic code in one's DNA
False
True
47
How do children learn grammar?
They are born with mechanisms that simplify grammar
They start communicating ideas to others
They have their own grammar
All of the above
48
Parallel play is when children do similar activities
True
False
49
Intellectual disability is defined as below average intelligence and adaption to an environment before age 18
False
True
50
Peer pressure is totally powerful or evil
True
False
51
_____ found that development is embedded in complex interactive systems
Freud
Skinner
Piaget
Bronfenbrenner
52
Metamemory is...
a person's awareness of cognitive processes
a permanent storehouse for memories
skills at selecting memory strategies
a person's intuitive understanding of memory
53
What is the difference between active and passive euthanasia?
Murder | leaving the patient to die
There is no difference
Ending life based on clear statement | not giving available treatment
54
What does the Apgar test measure?
autonomic, motor, state, and control systems
heart rate, muscle tone, skin tone, respiration, reflexes
DNA, ID, medical records, implants, X-rays
55
Which pair of Xsomes determines a child's sex?
23rd
4th
17th
46th
56
What factors cause children to be mistreated?
Poverty, social isolation, and family history of abuse
Conservative views about discipline
Anger issues from parents
57
According to Sternberg, what are the 3 types of abilities crucial for successful intelligence?
musical, kinesthetic, interpersonal
intrapersonal, naturalistic, existential
Linguistic, logical, spatial
Analytic, creative, practical
58
A teratogen is any agent that
inhibits impact of drugs on developing embryo
enhances flow of oxygen across placental barrier
results in abnormal prenatal development
decreases changes of having a child with a genetic disorder
59
Niche-picking is when behaviors can influence genes
True
False
60
What are the four types of attachment?
Secure, estranged, resistant, disorganized
Secure, avoidant, antagonistic, nonexistent
Secure, avoidant, resistant, disorganized
Secure, avoid, resistant, empty
61
Twins with the exact same genes are called dizygotic twins
False
True
62
The embryonic head develops before the body. This illustrates the ____ principle.
niche-picking
incomplete dominance
cephalocaudal
proximodistal
63
Neurofibrillary tangles are when axon fibers twist together into spirals
False
True
64
What are the 3 fundamental characteristics of human development?
birth, life, death
tradition vs progress, good vs evil, fair vs justice
nature nurture, continuity, universal vs context development
water, gas, ice
65
Competence-environmental press model: we adapt best with a balance between coping ability and environmental demands
True
False
66
The hippocampus develops within the first year of life
True
False
67
Operant conditioning pairs a neutral stimulus with a response from another stimulus
True
False
68
Dilemmas surrounding euthanasia often arise when
Someone has a messy history
Everything except yellow
Someone suffers from a terminal illness
Someone is being kept alive by a machine
69
How do working memory and processing speed change in adolescence?
Both decrease by 25%
Memory capacity increases, faster processing speed, both reach adult level
Memory capacity stays rigid, but processing speed increases
70
At what age does self-awareness develop in toddlers?
5-10 months
6-12 months
18-24 months
12-18 months
71
When does a fetus reach viability (ability to live outside a womb)?
Week 17-19
Week 30-35
Week 22-28
Week 19-21
72
The epigenetic principle states that each psychological strength has its own period of importance
True
False
73
What determines how siblings get along?
Personality and work ethic
Genetic factors
When they believe that parents treat them similarly
They don't get along
74
Bioethics is the study of the intersection between human values and tech advances in life science
True
False
75
Divorce and remarriage harms children ranging from school to adjustment
True
False
76
What are the risk factors contributing to intellectual disabilities?
history of substance abuse, history of mental disorders like depression
biomedical, social, behavioral, educational
addiction, drug use, risky behaviors
77
What factors influence attachment?
Culture, environment, social circles
Socioeconomic status, privacy
Temperament, genetics, early life experiences
Daycare quality, non-caregiver relationships
78
Dynamic systems theory states that an infant must keep moving in order for locomotion to fully develop
True
False
79
What are the five themes of coping with grief?
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
Coping, affect, change, narrative, relationship
Fire, water, air, earth, aether

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