Question 1

____________ is defined as the study of genetically inherited cognitive and social characteristics produced via natural selection to promote human adaptation and survival.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociobiology 
B)  Evolutionary anthropology 
C)  Evolutionary prenatal programming 
D)  Evolutionary psychology

Question 2

According to the information-processing theory of cognition,a developmental psychology student is using the memory process of ________ when she relates the information about memory formation that she learned in developmental psychology class to the information she had previously learned in introductory psychology class.

Accepted Answer

A)  encoding 
B)  abstraction 
C)  accommodation 
D)  equilibration

Question 3

Recent research suggests that maternal care can physically alter molecular epigenetic structures in her offspring.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Genetic diseases such as Hemophilia,Huntington's disease,and sickle-cell disease account for roughly ____% of all human disease in developed countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 
B)  10 
C)  15 
D)  20

Question 5

Epigenetic mechanisms regulate gene expression by

Accepted Answer

A)  altering the DNA structure and function of certain genes 
B)  signalling certain genes to be activated or "turned on" 
C)  signalling certain genes to be either dominant or recessive 
D)  signalling certain genes to be either active or inactive

Question 6

Summarize the most important concepts and assumptions of Erikson's theory of human development.Choose any two of the stages of this theory and discuss the crisis,the strength to be acquired,and the activities associated with each stage.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Learning to repeat or stop behaviours because of their consequences refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  classical conditioning. 
B)  operant conditioning. 
C)  observational learning. 
D)  punishment.

Question 8

The Piagetian process of accommodation involves

Accepted Answer

A)  taking in an event or experience and connecting it to an existing scheme. 
B)  changing an existing scheme as a result of new information or experiences. 
C)  understanding the world in terms of one's senses and motor actions. 
D)  using symbols to represent the world.

Question 9

A basic assumption of Erikson's theory is that each new crisis is thrust upon the developing person because of changes in social demands that accompany changes in age.Choose any three of Erikson's stages and briefly describe the cultural and social demands commonly associated with each stage.Discuss how the crisis of each developmental stage could be successfully and unsuccessfully resolved.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 2: Theories of Development