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What is the age range of early childhood?
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2 to 5/6 years
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The terms assymilation and accomodation which influence congnitive develop are associated with who?
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Piaget
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The term tabula rasa is associated with who?
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John Locke
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An important aspect of conducting ethical research is what?
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Informed Consent, Confidentiality, Rights Observed, Debriefing after, Deception won't harm
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The latency stage for children is from ___ to _____.
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6 yrs to puberty
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What was the average life expectancy in 1915 in the USA?
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54
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Piaget's stages of congitive development in order are what?
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Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, Formal Operational
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According to class lecture, which of the following is not a type of developmental research?
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These are: lab research, naturalistic observation, surveys and interviews, standardized tests, case studies, life-history records, physiological measures
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Which age group reports being the most happy?
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None
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According the Freud, personality has 3 parts, what are they?
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Id, Ego, Superego
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What's the number one stressor both poor and middle class children are exposed to?
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Violence
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According to class lecture, which of the following is not one of the 4 steps of scientific investigation?
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4 Steps are: Conceptualize a process, collect info, analyze data, draw conclusions
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The difference between sensitive and critical periods in ethological theory is what?
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humans have sensitive, animals have critical periods
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Classical conditioning is associated with ______ while operant conditioning is associated with ______.
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Pavilov, Skinner
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According to Erickson's theory of psychosocial development, what stage are early adults in?
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Intimacy vs. Isolation
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Turner syndrome __________ while Klinefelters __________
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girls born with XO instead of XX, boys born with XXY instead of XY
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An aspect of the epigenetic view is ___________
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Development is an ongoing, bi-directional interchange between heredity/genetics and environment
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Who stated that evolution shapes our physical features and how we make life decisions?
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David Buss
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T/F Our evolved mechanisms are not always adaptive.
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F
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As noted in lecture, which of the following assisted reproduction techniques was the most effective?
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Invitro Fertilization
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A person's sex is determined by which pair of chromosomes?
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23
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T/F Everyone has genetic flaws.
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T
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When a childs characteristics elicit a certain type of environment or environmental response the child is thought to have ________
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Evocative Genotype
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Genotype refers to ________ while phenotype refers to ________.
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Genetic make-up, Physical characteristics
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Which of the following is not a type of prenatal diagnostic test?
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The following are: Amniocentisis, Ultrasound, Chorionic Villus Sampling, Amniocentisis, Maternal Blood Testing
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Human have ________ amount of genes
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20K to 22K
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Examples of sex linked genes
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Hemophilia and fragile-X syndrome
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A benefit of an extended juvinile period in organisms is what?
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Allows time for brain to develop and learn the complex social skills needed
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An example of an x-linked genetic material is what?
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Hemophilia
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Humans have how many genes?
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20K to 25K
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The word teratogen literally means what?
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Monster
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At 20 weeks, how big is the average fetus?
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10-12 inches
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Which of the following affects the post-partum period for women?
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1. Influenced by preceding conditions and experiences; 2. Mother learns to care for the baby, feel good about herself and those close to her; 3. Physical: hormone changes, weight loss, return to menstruation, loss of energy or fatigue; 4. Psychological: feelings of depression, anxiety, coping in new role, excessive worrying
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Prenatal development lasts approximately how many days?
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266
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The Apgar scale is administered approximately ____ after birth, while the Brazelton is administered _________ after birth.
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1-5 minutes, 24-36 hours
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T/F Massage therapy can help improve children with defects
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TRUE
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Which of the following is a type of pain management used during childbirth?
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Analgesia: pain relief; Anesthesia; Oxytocics: synthentic hormones to stimulate contraction
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Maternal smoking during pregnancy can cause all but which of the following?
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It can cause: Respiratory problems, SIDS, ADHD, low birth weight
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About how many hours after fertilization does the fertilized egg become 4 cells?
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48 hours
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What percentage of low birth weight children are enrolled in special education programs?
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About 50%
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Which of the following is not one of the prenatal developmental periods?
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The ones that are: Germinal, Embryonic, Fetal
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Post-partum blues are experience by approximately what percent of women while post-partum depression affects how many?
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70%, 10%
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If exposed to a teratogen, which of the following may affect the severity of damage to a fetus?
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Dose, Time of Exposure, Genetic Susceptibility
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Which of the following is not a a type of non-medicated pain reduction techniques used during childbirth?
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These are: waterbirth, massage, acupuncture, music therapy, hypnosis
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In which lobe do we find the sensory cortex?
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Parietal
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When a child is 2 years old, what proportion of their adult brain is the child's brain?
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75%
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Action potentials in neurons are governed by what principles?
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All or none principle
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On average, how many hours per day do newborns sleep?
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16-17
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What is the highest cause of infant death in the US in each year?
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SIDS
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Which of the following best describes the pattern of development in infancy?
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Cephalocaudal and Proximodistal
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The layer of fat surrounding the axon of a neuron is called what?
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Myelin Sheath
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Which of the following is not a growth spert period in the brain?
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These are: 1.5-2, 9, 12, 15, 18-20
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Which of the following in not a risk factor for SIDS?
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The following are: Sleeping with your baby, siblings who died of SIDS, low birth weight/anea, passively exposed to cigarette smoke, being from lower SES or being AA or Eskimo
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Which lobe of the brain is involved in voluntary thinking and movement?
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Frontal
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T/F Whether an environment in enriched or deprived, does not significantly affect physical brain development
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FALSE
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Information comes into a neuron through what cell structure?
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Dendrites
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A mother should not breast feed if:
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If she has AID, TB, or any other drug not safe for the infant
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