Portage Learning PSYC 140 (PSYC140) Developmental Lifespan Psychology Module 1 Exam Latest 2024 What are the five steps of the scientific method? - ANSWER (1) pose a question, (2) develop a hypothesis (3) test the hypothesis (usually by doing research) (4) draw conclusions (5) report the results What basic question is at the heart of the nature-nurture controversy? - ANSWER How much of any characteristic, behavior, or emotion is the result of genes, and how much is the result of experience?Know the difference between nature vs nurture - ANSWER nature - the influence of genes that people inherit 1 / 4
nurture - environmental influences, beginning with the health and diet of the embryo's mother and continuing lifelong, including family, school, community, culture and society nature vs nurture - ANSWER heredity vs environment, maturation vs. learning What is the difference between "genetics" and "epigenetics"? - ANSWER The term "genetics" refers to the influence of genes. "epigenetics" is a new discipline that explores the many ways environmental factors affect genes and genetic expression What is differential susceptibility and how might this affect a child's maturity? - ANSWER differential susceptibility explains that people vary 2 / 4
in how sensitive they are to particular experiences, depending on their genetic makeup.What are the three domains of development? - ANSWER biological, cognitive and psychosocial (a.k.a body, mind and social) What does biological development mean? - ANSWER includes the growth and change that occur in a person's body and the genetic, nutritional and health factors that affect growth and change what does cognitive development mean? - ANSWER includes all the mental processes that a person uses to obtain knowledge or to 3 / 4
think about the environment, encompasses perception, imagination, judgment, memory, and language what does psychosocial development mean? - ANSWER includes development of emotions, temperament, and social skills family friends, the community, the culture and the larger society are particularly central to the psychosocial domain What does the lifespan perspective mean? - ANSWER An approach to the study of human development that takes into account all phases of life, not just childhood or adulthood.Stages of lifespan - ANSWER Infancy - 0 to 2 years Early childhood - 2 to 6 years
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