Question 1

For girls, the earliest noticeable sign of sexual maturation is their

Accepted Answer

A) motivation to begin dating boys. 
B) menarche, the first menstruation. 
C) request to parents for breast implantation surgery. 
D) development of breast buds around the nipples. 
A) motivation to begin dating boys. 
B) menarche, the first menstruation. 
C) request to parents for breast implantation surgery. 
D) development of breast buds around the nipples.

Question 2

Describe the changes in body proportion up through adulthood.

Accepted Answer

During prenatal development, the head ac

Question 3

Among individuals, GROWTH SEQUENCING is to GROWTH RATE as ____ is to ____.

Accepted Answer

A) NURTURE :: NATURE 
B) ESTROGEN :: TESTOSTERONE 
C) UNIFORMITY :: VARIABILITY 
D) PROXIMODISTAL :: CEPHALOCAUDAL 
A) NURTURE :: NATURE 
B) ESTROGEN :: TESTOSTERONE 
C) UNIFORMITY :: VARIABILITY 
D) PROXIMODISTAL :: CEPHALOCAUDAL

Question 4

Cerebral lateralization means that

Accepted Answer

A) experiences stimulate further neural development. 
B) the brain loses neurons throughout most of the lifespan. 
C) myelinization requires many years for its completion. 
D) the left and right hemispheres have specialized duties. 
A) experiences stimulate further neural development. 
B) the brain loses neurons throughout most of the lifespan. 
C) myelinization requires many years for its completion. 
D) the left and right hemispheres have specialized duties.

Question 5

Explain what is meant by the proximodistal trend in physical development, and provide an example that illustrates this trend.

Accepted Answer

The proximodistal trend in physical deve

Question 6

Suppose that a feral (wild) child were rescued from the wild. Its skeletal age could be judged by x-raying its

Accepted Answer

A) ears. 
B) chin. 
C) wrist and hand. 
D) knee. 
A) ears. 
B) chin. 
C) wrist and hand. 
D) knee.

For girls, the earliest noticeable sign of sexual maturation is their

Describe the changes in body proportion up through adulthood.

Among individuals, GROWTH SEQUENCING is to GROWTH RATE as is to .

Cerebral lateralization means that

Explain what is meant by the proximodistal trend in physical development, and provide an example that illustrates this trend.

Suppose that a feral (wild) child were rescued from the wild. Its skeletal age could be judged by x-raying its

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development

The Context of Development I: the Family

The Context of Development

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Exam 5: Physical Development: the Brain, the Body, Motor Skills, and Sexual Development

For girls, the earliest noticeable sign of sexual maturation is their

Describe the changes in body proportion up through adulthood.

Among individuals, GROWTH SEQUENCING is to GROWTH RATE as ____ is to ____.

Cerebral lateralization means that

Explain what is meant by the proximodistal trend in physical development, and provide an example that illustrates this trend.

Suppose that a feral (wild) child were rescued from the wild. Its skeletal age could be judged by x-raying its

Introduction to Developmental Psychology and Its Research Strategies

Hereditary Influences on Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Infancy

Cognitive Development: Piagets Theory and Vygotskys Sociocultural Viewpoint

Cognitive Development: Information-Processing Perspectives

Intelligence: Measuring Mental Performance

Development of Language and Communication Skills

Emotional Development, Temperament, and Attachment

Development of the Self-Concept

Sex Differences and Gender-Role Development

Aggression, Altruism, and Moral Development

The Context of Development I: the Family

The Context of Development

Filters

Among individuals, GROWTH SEQUENCING is to GROWTH RATE as is to .