Exam 1: A Cultural Approach to Human Development

Hector is in second grade. He has just finished his first science fair project and is very proud of it. Although he did not know anything about gravity before his project, he now feels confident that he understands the concept. Which of Erikson's psychosocial stages is Hector in?

When was the Neolithic period?

According to Erikson, what is the developmental challenge during early childhood?

Questionnaires and interviews are examples of ____.

What term describes a variety of aspects of different groups that include cultural origin, cultural traditions, race, religion and language?

What per cent of children in developing countries are enrolled in secondary education?

During which stage did Freud believe that the individual's sexual drive re-emerges, but this time in a way approved by the superego and directed towards persons outside the family?

The textbook that you are using, A Cultural Approach to Human Development, divides development into ____.

Who first wrote about the principles of evolution in his book The Origin of Species?

The human population began to increase noticeably around 10,000 years ago. What has been hypothesised as the reason for the population increase at that time?

In an experiment, what group receives the treatment?

What term is used in the text to refer to countries which have less wealth, but are experiencing rapid economic growth?

Human art first appeared during the ____.

What will happen to the populations of developed countries during the next few decades and beyond? They will _____.

Many African countries were constructed by European colonial powers in what century?

Your professor gives you a writing assignment that asks you to describe a dream you had this week. What type of format is being used by this project?

What term describes the process in which the young of any species will be more likely to survive because they were born with variations on a wide range of characteristics that are best adapted to their environment?

How much larger was the size of early Homo's brain compared to the brains of earlier hominids?

Human Research Ethics Committees require researchers to show that deception in a proposed research study ____.

Which of the following comprise Freud's theory of personality?