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Course Introduction
Lifespan Development examines the patterns of growth, change, and stability in behavior that occur throughout the entire human lifespan, from conception to old age. The course explores key developmental theories and research findings, focusing on physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development at each major stage of life. Students will analyze how genetics, environment, culture, and individual experiences interact to influence development, and will consider developmental challenges and milestones across different life periods. Topics include language acquisition, identity formation, family and peer relationships, aging, and end-of-life issues, providing a comprehensive understanding of the dynamic processes shaping human development.
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Developmental Psychology From Infancy to Adulthood 4th Edition by Fiona White
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Chapter 1: Introduction to developmental psychology
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Q1) Contemporary developmental theories tend to acknowledge that an individual's development is influenced by many factors compared to the early normative-descriptive approaches to development.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q2) Baltes argues that as humans age and biological plasticity decreases,there is an increased need for:
A) social etiquette
B) friendship
C) morality
D) culture
Answer: D
Q3) Bronfenbrenner's Ecological model (1989)consists of the following systems that influence a child's development: microsystem,mesosystem,endosystem,macrosystem.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Foundations of development: Genetics and prenatal development
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Q1) Huntington's disease is caused by a recessive gene,whereas phenylketonuria (PKU)is caused by a dominant gene.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Monozygotic twins have an identical genotype.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Which of the following is characteristic of the germinal period of prenatal development?
A) embryonic disc forms three layers
B) implantation
C) histogenesis
D) neural tube forms
Answer: B
Q4) The phenotype expressed is the result of the gene locus.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Physical and motor development
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Q1) Which of the following is not an example of a survival reflex that is present at birth?
A) closing both eyes when a puff of air reaches the eye
B) arching back and extending arms when a sudden loud sound is heard
C) turning head towards touch and opening mouth when stroked on the cheek
D) sucking automatically when an object is placed in the mouth
Answer: B
Q2) During the second year of life,a major contributor to rapid motor development is the increase in muscle as fat decreases.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) Motor skills indicate neurological integrity and reflect perceptual and cognitive development in young children.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: Perceptual development
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Q1) Compare and contrast the key distinctions between learning theory,cognitive developmental theory and ethological theories of perceptual development.
Q2) Evidence suggests that size constancy emerges at what age?
A) in utero
B) three months
C) soon after birth
D) six months
Q3) It has been argued that,for infants and young children,the sense of ________ is more important than vision.
A) taste
B) hearing
C) smell
D) touch
Q4) A 'top-down' approach to perception emphasises the way complex processes such as thinking and reasoning affect our sensory input interpretation.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Discuss two recent research findings in the area of infant/children's pain.
Q6) Define sensation and perception and provide an example of both.
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Chapter 5: Stages of cognitive development
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Q1) One implication of Piaget's theory is that,from an educational point of view,young children learn best through direct experience with their ________.
A) peers
B) environment
C) caregivers
D) teachers
Q2) Myles watches his dad throw a ball through an open window.A few days later,Myles picks up the ball and throws it through an open window.This is an example of:
A) observed imitation
B) deferred imitation
C) copycat behaviour
D) semiotic function
Q3) Which of the following is not a part of the formal operational stage according to Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
A) here and now thinking
B) abstract thought
C) propositional thought
D) hypothetico-deductive reasoning
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Chapter 6: Cognitive development II
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Q1) ________ learning takes place without deliberate action.
A) innate
B) incidental
C) social
D) accidental
Q2) Which of the following is not a key concept of the sociocultural approach?
A) social scaffolding
B) internalising
C) zone of proximal development
D) repetition priming
Q3) Once adults learn complex strategies,they rarely use simple memory strategies.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which cognitive theory emphasises parallel processing?
A) connectionist theory
B) Piaget's theory of cognitive development
C) dynamic systems theory
D) core-knowledge approach
Q5) Compare and contrast two of the three developmental approaches to cognitive development that were discussed in this chapter.
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Chapter 7: Language development
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Q1) Child-directed speech often entails the use of exaggerated facial expressions with normal emotional tone.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Research findings suggest that infants are born with an ability to perceive the sounds of any human language.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Comprehension is also referred to as:
A) productivity
B) pragmatics
C) receptive language
D) expressive language
Q4) Cooing emerges at approximately four months of age,and reduplicated babbling is typically evident at seven months of age.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Name and describe the three major stages of reading development as outlined by Frith (1985).
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Chapter 8: Personality development
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Q1) Eysenck named three main personality types: extroversion,neuroticism and conscientious.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Discuss the research evidence to support the notion that particular personality types have an influence on an individual's experience of health.
Q3) According to the behavioural parent training (BPT)program,which of the following would be used by parents to extinguish poor behaviours?
A) ignoring the child
B) time-out
C) spanking the child
D) both A and B are correct
Q4) Which of the following is not one of the four modes of adolescent identity status proposed by Marcia?
A) identity foreclosure
B) identity diffusion
C) identity confusion
D) identity achievement
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Chapter 9: Social development
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Q1) Describe the four parenting styles and their respective social developmental outcomes for children.How can parents support positive social development in their children?
Q2) Bowlby's (1980)ethological theory of attachment is the oldest but is not the most accepted view of attachment development.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Around adolescence,children begin to care about what happens to a friend.
A)True
B)False
Q4) At the age of 10 years,there is a developmental decline in racial and ethnic bias.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Research supports the popular saying that 'opposites attract'.
A)True
B)False
Q6) A five-year-old would likely be engaging in functional play. A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Emotional development
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Q1) Define emotional development.Discuss two theories of emotional development and explain any research supporting or negating the theories.
Q2) The conscious or self-reported experience of positive and negative qualities of emotion is referred to as:
A) temperament
B) mood
C) affect
D) state
Q3) According to Sternberg,a relationship that is characterised by intimacy and passion is defined as ________ love.
A) complete
B) romantic
C) infatuated
D) companionate
Q4) Which of the following is not a 'facet' of emotion?
A) recognition
B) regulation
C) intensity
D) expression
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Chapter 11: Model development
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Q1) Kohlberg proposed that as an individual matures cognitively,their judgment of moral behaviour becomes more influenced by external authorities.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the specific term given to behaviour that is intrinsically motivated,voluntary and intended to benefit another?
A) moral behaviour
B) altruistic behaviour
C) empathetic behaviour
D) prosocial behaviour
Q3) Moral judgments at early adolescent years do not seem to be correlated with moral judgments in adulthood.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the relations among moral emotions,behaviour and judgment.Are they related? If so,which components are related? If not,what does the research say may be the reason for the lack of correlation?
Q5) What role does the development of emotion play in moral development?
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Chapter 12: Psychological problems and development
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Q1) Anorexia nervosa is more difficult to detect than bulimia nervosa because individuals affected are very good at being secretive about their behaviours.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Beliefs that seem real to an individual but are not real are called:
A) tardive dyskinesia
B) hallucinations
C) delusions
D) false memories
Q3) Discuss risk factors for the development of anxiety disorders at each age range.What potential therapeutic interventions are there that could decrease the chance that an individual develops an anxiety disorder?
Q4) Classical conditioning was originally proposed by Watson.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Families of children with eating disorders lack involvement and intimacy.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 13: Conclusions
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Q1) The joint influence of biology and experience is predominantly observed in the early years of development compared to later stages of life.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The structure mapping approach and the dynamic-systems model are examples of domain-general theories.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Culture is an important influence on development.Review research literature and discuss its role in child development,particularly in language and social development.
Q4) The nature-nurture relationship in the early months and years of life is dominated by the influence of biology.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Infants prefer stationary and familiar objects over moving and unfamiliar objects. A)True
B)False
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