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Psyc.

2314 (Fall Semester 2012) Study guide for Exam# 1 Instructions: Each statement below coincides exactly with all the files in Module 1. This study guide is provided in order for students to read/review indicated pages in preparation for test questions. Ch.1 (Basic Concepts and Methods) 1. Describe philosophical and scientific roots of lifespan psychology. Pp. 2 4 2. Describe the lifespan perspective. p. 4 3. What are the domains and periods of development? Pp. 4 5 4. What are the key issues in the study of human development? Pp. 6 7 5. What are the three kinds of change? Pp. 7 8 6. Identify the contexts of development. Pp. 9 10 7. Identify the goals of developmental science. p. 11 8. Identify the various types of descriptive methods. Pp. 11 13 9. Identify characteristics of the experimental method. Pp. 14 15 10. Describe designs for studying age-related changes. Pp. 15 17 Ch. 2 (Theories of Development) 11. Identify basic concepts (principles) of Freuds psychosexual theory. Pp. 24 25 12. Distinguish between Erik Eriksons 8 psychosocial stages. Pp. 26 27 13. Describe classical conditioning. p. 29 14. Describe Skinners operant conditioning. p. 30 - 31 15. Describe Banduras social-cognitive theory. Pp. 31 32 16. Identify characteristics of Jean Piagets cognitive-developmental theory. Pp. 33 - 35 17. Identify characteristics of Vygotskys sociocultural theory. p. 35 18. Identify characteristics of information-processing theory. Pp. 35 36 19. Identify characteristics of behavior genetics. Pp. 38 39 20. Distinguish between Ethology and Sociobiology. Pp. 39 40 21. Distinguish characteristics of Uri Bronfenbrenners Bioecological Theory. Pp. 40 41 22. What are some assumptions about development? p. 41 - 42 23. What are the criteria for usefulness of a theory? Pp. 43 24. What is meant by eclecticism? p. 43 - 44 Ch. 3 (Prenatal Development and Birth) 25. Describe the process of conception. p. 49 26. Describe determination of sex. p. 50 27. How do genes influence development? Pp. 51 53 28. Describe issues of multi-factorial inheritance. Pp. 54 29. Distinguish between autosomal and sex-linked disorders (Genetic Disorders). Pp. 55 56 30. Distinguish between types of chromosomal errors(Chromosomal Disorders). Pp. 56 57 31. What might be some problems during the three trimesters? Pp. 58 - 59 32. Describe the processes occurring during the germinal stage. p. 60 - 61 33. Describe the processes occurring during the embryonic stage. p. 61 34. Describe the processes occurring during the fetal stage. p. 61 - 62 35. Identify sex differences. p. 63 36. What do we know regarding prenatal behavior? Pp. 63 64 37. How teratogens influence development?p. 65 - 66 38. Identify the danger of using drugs.p. 67 - 68 39. What are the risks associated with teratogenic maternal diseases? Pp. 68 - 69 40. What other maternal factors influence prenatal development? Pp. 69 71 41. What fetal assessments and treatments are used in managing fetal health? Pp. 71 72 42. Describe the physical process of birth. Pp. 74 Ch. 4 (Physical, Sensory, and Perceptual Development in Infancy) 43. The brain and nervous system. Pp. 86-88 44. Reflexes and behavioral states.Pp. 88 - 89 45. Motor skills. Pp. 89 - 91 46. Nutrition and Malnutrition(Health and Wellness). Pp. 92 - 93 47. Health care and Immunizations Pp. 93 - 94 48. Differences in mortality rates. Pp. 96 - 97 49. Sensory Skills. Pp. 98 - 100 50. Studying perceptual development. p. 100

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