exam 1

Question 1

physical domain

Answer 1

bodies growing and changing

Question 2

cognitive domain

Answer 2

changes in thinking, memory, problem solving, and other intellectual skills

Question 3

social/emotional domain

Answer 3

emotional control

Question 4

define equality

Answer 4

everyone benefits from same support

Question 5

define equity

Answer 5

everyone gets the support they need

Question 6

define justice

Answer 6

the cause(s) of the inequality addressed

Question 7

nature vs nurture

Answer 7

heredity vs environment

Question 8

critical vs sensitive period

Answer 8

must happen or it wont at all vs better to occur at certain time/in stages

Question 9

continuous vs discontinuous

Answer 9

gradual vs stages

Question 10

what is the psychodynamic perspective

Answer 10

believes behavior is motived by inner unconscious forces over which a person has little control

Question 11

what is the behaviorism/social learning perspective

Answer 11

emphasizes the role of modeling or observational learning in the development of behvaior

Question 12

what is the cognitive perspective

Answer 12

focuses on how memory changes over time

Question 13

what is the evolutionary perspective

Answer 13

bronfenbrenner (mesosystem, microsystem, etc)

Question 14

define random assignment

Answer 14

placing participants into control and experimental groups at random

Question 15

positive correlation

Answer 15

same direction; 1

Question 16

negative correlation

Answer 16

different directions; -1

Question 17

no correlation

Answer 17

no relationships; 0

Question 18

what is a case study

Answer 18

cant apply to others; tries to get full picture of one individiual

Question 19

con of a survey

Answer 19

reporter bias

Question 20

what is a naturalist study

Answer 20

observer effect; only watches and doesn’t interfere

Question 21

what is a lab study

Answer 21

artificial setting; occurs in lab so not the greatest way to gain accurate unaffected picture

Question 22

what is a longitudinal study

Answer 22

sample people, different times

Question 23

what is a cross-sectional study

Answer 23

same time, different people

Question 24

what is a sequential study

Answer 24

participants are followed over time and participate are all different ages

Question 25

what is informed consent

Answer 25

permission granted w the knowledge of possible consequences and outcomes

Question 26

define habituation

Answer 26

an instinct humans possess where we elicit a physiological response based on whether we undertake that we are safe, bored, relaxed

Question 27

define eye tracking

Answer 27

following and recording eye movement of the eye as it looks at something

Question 28

define phenotype

Answer 28

directly observable characteristics

Question 29

define genotype

Answer 29

whats written in our DNA

Question 30

XX, XY

Answer 30

male, female

Question 31

what are dizygotic twins

Answer 31

fraternal; produced when 2 separate ova ard fertilized by 2 separate sperm at roughly the same time

Question 32

what are monozygotic twins

Answer 32

identical, share 100% of DNA

Question 33

what is epigenetics

Answer 33

the idea we can turn genes on and off

Question 34

what are x-linked disorders

Answer 34

caused by variants in genes on x chromosome, one of the 2 sex characteristics

Question 35

down syndrome

Answer 35

an extra chromosome; causes health issues and severe disabilities

Question 36

define implantation

Answer 36

blastocyst implants into the wall of the uterus

Question 37

define blastocyst

Answer 37

a fertilized egg that divides into a ball of cells

Question 38

define placenta

Answer 38

grows in uterus to supply baby w food and oxygen through umbilical cord

Question 39

what is a doula

Answer 39

birthing coach who is there to advocate for the mom

Question 40

what is lanugo

Answer 40

fine dark fuzz that covers a newborn and soon disappears

Question 41

what is vernix

Answer 41

cottage cheese like substance covering baby after birth

Question 42

what does breech mean

Answer 42

butt; c-section always

Question 43

problems of being premature

Answer 43

before 37 wks; heart problems, temp control problems, blood problems, gastro problems

Question 44

problems of being post term

Answer 44

38-41 wks; baby could be too big

Question 45

problems of low birth weight

Answer 45

trouble staying warm, feeding and gaining weight issues

Question 46

what is the age of viability

Answer 46

22-26 wks

Question 47

rates of c-section

Answer 47

~ 37%

Question 48

infertility rates and causes

Answer 48

sperm: low, slow, or malformed egg/uterus: lack of ovulation or inability to maintain pregnancy ~ 10% of couples suffer from infertility

Question 49

what are teratogens

Answer 49

any environmental agent that causes damage during prenatal period

Question 50

what happens in the embryonic stage

Answer 50

2-8 wks; major organs and body systems grow

Question 51

what happens in the fetal stage

Answer 51

changes in size and weight; last stage

Question 52

when does sex development start

Answer 52

5-6 wks in

Question 53

when can u see the sex of a fetus

Answer 53

18-21 wks through ultrasound

Question 54

what happens in labor stage 1

Answer 54

begins w regular contractions and ends when cervix is completely dilated

Question 55

what happens in labor stage 2

Answer 55

episiotomy: an incision sometimes made to increase the opening of vagina to allow baby to pass; say no

Question 56

what happens in labor stage 3

Answer 56

second birth aka placenta being delievered