PSYC-140 Final Exam Latest Update 2023-2024 360 Questions and Verified Accurate Correct Answers Guaranteed A+ At First Attempt
- substages of preoperational stage - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. symbolic function (2-4)
- intuitive thought (4-7)
2 topics pertaining to socioemotional development - CORRECT ANSWER: 1. gender
- parenting styles
4 hypotheses of pendulum problem - CORRECT ANSWER: - length of string
- weight of object
- height of object when dropped
- force of push when dropped
4 types of parenting styles - CORRECT ANSWER: authoritarian, authoritative,
permissive, and neglectful
5 factors that decrease likelihood of divorce - CORRECT ANSWER: - income of
$50,000
- waiting 7 months to have a baby
- growing up in intact home
- being religious
- attending college
7 interventions for violence in children - CORRECT ANSWER: SPEASE-M
- Social support
- Protect from violence
- Empathy
- Androgyny
- Stimulate spirituality
- Education
- Mentoring
accomodation - CORRECT ANSWER: adapting our current understandings (schemas)
to incorporate new information
active genotype-environment interaction - CORRECT ANSWER: parents provide
genetic predisposition that results in a child actively seeking out environmental conditions that foster development of certain qualities
activity theory - CORRECT ANSWER: 1960s
- more activity is better for older adults
ADHD prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER: - 5% (boys 2x as likely) 1 / 3
adolescence limited delinquency - CORRECT ANSWER: onset or acceleration of
delinquency after age 13 that does not persist into adulthood; common, benign
age 2-3 fine motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER: - zip & unzip
- use spoon
age 2-3 gross motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER: - jump
- catch & throw ball (upper body rigid)
age 3-4 fine motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER: - use scissors
- fasten and unfasten big buttons
age 3-4 gross motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER: - walk upstairs, alternating
- walk downstairs, one foot
- throw and catch ball against chest
age 4-5 fine motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER: - use fork well
- cut on line with scissors
age 4-5 gross motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER: - walk up and downstairs,
alternating
- can catch ball with hands
age 5-6 fine motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER: - tie shoes
- copy some numbers and basic words
age 5-6 gross motor skills - CORRECT ANSWER: - skip
- ride bike w/ training wheels
age at which amniocentesis is performed - CORRECT ANSWER: week 15-20
aggressive rejected - CORRECT ANSWER: rejected by peers because of
antagonistic, confrontational behavior
amniocentesis - CORRECT ANSWER: Prenatal diagnostic technique involving needle
puncture of the amniotic sac to withdraw amniotic fluid for analysis; looks for chromosomal and genetic abnormalities
amyloid plaques - CORRECT ANSWER: beta-amyloid protein depots that disrupt
normal communication b/w neurons
Analgesia vs Anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER: drugs that relieve pain; includes
narcotics, tranquilizers, and barbiturates
anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER: drugs that blocks pain, can be general or epidural 2 / 3
animism - CORRECT ANSWER: feature of symbolic function substage; children
engage in magical thinking, believing that inanimate objects have human-like qualities
anorexia nervosa - CORRECT ANSWER: -eating disorder
-early adolescence
- obsessive pursuit of thinness
- body dysmorphia
- dramatic weight loss through restriction and purging
antisocial popular - CORRECT ANSWER: Children who use cement their popularity by using their social skills to harm others (relational aggression, gossip, bullying)
Are memory problems inevitable as we get older? - CORRECT ANSWER: sort of, but
not to the extent of AD
assimilation - CORRECT ANSWER: interpreting our new experiences in terms of our
existing schemas
at what age do people peak physically? - CORRECT ANSWER: age 20-35
at what age is CVS performed - CORRECT ANSWER: week 10-12
attachment - CORRECT ANSWER: an emotional tie with another person; shown in
young children by their seeking closeness to the caregiver and showing distress on separation
authoritarian parents - CORRECT ANSWER: demanding but not responsive
- set rules, expect obedience
- removed from children
authoritative parents - CORRECT ANSWER: demanding but responsive
- ideal
- high communication and affection
- children with strong social skills
avg age for pubertal growth spurt - CORRECT ANSWER: - 10 for girls
- 12.5 for boys
avg age when adolescents finish growing - CORRECT ANSWER: - 16 for girls
- 18 for boys
avoidant attachment - CORRECT ANSWER: - inconsistent caretaker
- believes communication of needs makes no difference, unworthy
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