Child Development pr.2

Question 1

Aging

Answer 1

The combination of biological psychological and social processes that affect people as they grow

Question 2

Primary sex characteristics

Answer 2

Parts of the body that have to do with reproduction

Question 3

Secondary sex characteristics

Answer 3

distinct parts of males and females, I don’t have to do a sexual reproduction

Question 4

gender identity

Answer 4

The sense of a male or female

Question 5

social learning theory

Answer 5

Imitating rewarding, masculine, or feminine behaviors

Question 6

gender schema theory

Answer 6

children learn the concept of what it means to be male or female in their culture

Question 7

Biological reasons for homosexuality

Answer 7

A younger brother, or more testosterone, or estrogen in womb

Question 8

LeVay experiment

Answer 8

Heterosexual men have a larger hypothalamus is than gay men

Question 9

Who influences you most when you were younger

Answer 9

Parents

Question 10

Who influences you most when you’re older

Answer 10

Peers

Question 11

Dementia

Answer 11

significant cognitive deficit , including memory impairment

Question 12

Alzheimer’s

Answer 12

A progressive decrease that destroys memory and other important mental functions
– Can die from it

Question 13

How to keep Alzheimer’s from happening

Answer 13

good genetics or staying physically active

Question 14

stages of fetal development from conception

Answer 14

1. Zygote (conception – 2 weeks.)
2. Embryo. (2 weeks - 9 weeks)
3. fetus ( 9 weeks – 9 month/birth)

Question 15

zygote

Answer 15

Fertilized egg

Question 16

Embryo

Answer 16

Inner cells of zygote

Question 17

Fetus

Answer 17

The developing human organism ( after nine weeks)

Question 18

teratogens

Answer 18

 Chemicals and viruses that can reach the embryo or fetus and damage it causing harm

Question 19

fatal alcohol syndrome

Answer 19

The physical and mental brain abnormalities caused by a mom drinking during pregnancy

Question 20

Down syndrome

Answer 20

A condition of intellectual disability and associated physical disorder is caused by an extra copy of chromosome 21

Question 21

rooting reflex

Answer 21

A babies tendency, when touched on the cheek, to turn towards the touch, open the mouth, and search for a nipple

Question 22

Sucking reflex

Answer 22

Reflects that causes a newborn to make a sock emotions when a finger, her nipple is placed in the mouth

Question 23

Babinski reflex

Answer 23

infant reflex, where if it’s foot, stroke the baby’s toes fan out
– If the reflex is present for the rest of the life, then it is a developmental issue

Question 24

Phenylketonuria

Answer 24

A genetic disorder in which the essential digestive enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase is missing
– Brain damage, slow development, and seizures

Question 25

Adolescence

Answer 25

Transition. From childhood to adulthood.

Question 26

When is your physical peak?

Answer 26

Mid 20s

Question 27

what causes puberty to begin earlier?

Answer 27

Meats and other foods with hormones

Question 28

when is woman’s sexual peak?

Answer 28

40s

Question 29

when is a man sexual peak?

Answer 29

Now

Question 30

which gender do people like to talk about their feelings more with?

Answer 30

Women

Question 31

Do men or women have more friends

Answer 31

Women

Question 32

Who has a harder time after divorce with friends

Answer 32

Men because they lose a lot of their friends

Question 33

Successful marriage

Answer 33

-Attracted to people like us – 5 to 1 ratio of positive to negative interactions (more important than sex) – Equity – Self disclosure

Question 34

How should you fight in a marriage?

Answer 34

Make it situational and not blame the person. Don’t argue when you’re mad.

Question 35

passionate love

Answer 35

and experience involving feelings of euphoria, intimacy and intense, sexual attraction, feel good, short term, early and relationship

Question 36

compassionate, love

Answer 36

The deep affection attachment we feel for those whom our lives are in our twined, long-term litter in relationships

Question 37

when can marriages become Rocky?

Answer 37

- 6 to 7 years into the marriage – Kids, house = stress – Kids go to college

Question 38

Affects a living together before marriage

Answer 38

Makes couple more likely to get divorced

Question 39

Why is divorce rate higher in the US?

Answer 39

– More individualistic – More culturally acceptable – Women are more independent, and could survive on their own after divorce

Question 40

stages of grief

Answer 40

1. Denial 2. Anger. 3. Bargaining. 4. Depression. 5. Acceptance.

Question 41

Impact of children and marriage

Answer 41

Make it worse and add stress

Question 42

autism

Answer 42

A developmental disorder marked by disabilities in language, social interaction, and the ability to understand another person state of mind -hard to detect early, score lower, an IQ test, don’t make eye contact, emotional disconnect, need routine

Question 43

Savant syndrome

Answer 43

A person has autism, but is especially gifted in one area

Question 44

Is identity more stable as adults or kids?

Answer 44

Adults

Question 45

Are older people scared of death

Answer 45

No

Question 46

is dementia inevitable?

Answer 46

No

Question 47

Menarche

Answer 47

The girls first period

Question 48

How do girls feel about hitting puberty earlier?

Answer 48

Dad, embarrassed, low self-esteem

Question 49

How do you guys feel about hitting puberty earlier?

Answer 49

Good, confident, makes them feel more manly

Question 50

social clock

Answer 50

 When you should do events in your life

Question 51

What is an important part of the girls identity?

Answer 51

Social relationships

Question 52

read ability

Answer 52

The proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute of jeans

Question 53

why do artist make their best music in their 20s

Answer 53

20s = peak of fluid intelligence

Question 54

Raymond Cattell

Answer 54

Came up with fluid and crystallized intelligence

Question 55

what do men look for in women?

Answer 55

Young, curvy, good health

Question 56

What do women look for a man?

Answer 56

Mature, money, tall, strong