Module 1 Exam Review

Question 1

What is included in the physical domain of human development?

Answer 1

-Height
-Weight
-Fine and gross motor skills
-Brain development
-Puberty
-Sexual health
-Fertility and menopause
-Changes in senses
-Primary and secondary aging

Question 2

What is included in the cognitive domain of human development?

Answer 2

-Language development
-Thinking
-Learning and understanding
-Memory abilities
-Moral reasoning
-Practical intelligence
-Wisdom

Question 3

What is included in the psycho social domain of human development?

Answer 3

-Psychological and social development
-Temperament and attachment
-Emotions
-Personality
-Self-esteem
-Relationships
-Identity development
-Dating to start a family
-Finding work
-Retirement
-Death

Question 4

What is the idea of continuous development?

Answer 4

That development is a cumulative process and you learn skills to gradually improve on them.

Question 5

What is the idea of discontinuous development?

Answer 5

The idea that development occurs in unique stages that happen at specific times or ages in your life.

Question 6

What is the idea of one course in development?

Answer 6

That development is the same and universal for all(Stage theory).

Question 7

What is the idea of many courses in development?

Answer 7

That development is a different course for each child. Dependent on the child’s genes, environment, and culture.

Question 8

What is the idea of nature in development?

Answer 8

A persons biology and genetics.

Question 9

What is the idea of nurture in development?

Answer 9

A persons environment and culture.

Question 10

How do nature and nurture interact in development?

Answer 10

They both shape who we become in the long run.

Question 11

What are the basic periods of human development in order?

Answer 11

-Prenatal development(Germinal, embryonic, and fetal periods)
-Infancy and toddler-hood(0-2)
-Early childhood(2-6)
-Middle childhood(6-11)
-Adolescence(12-18)
-Early adulthood(18-thirties)
-Middle adulthood(40-65)
-Late adulthood(young 65-74, old 75-84, oldest 85+)

Question 12

*Practice Question
The ______ of human development involves one’s feelings, relationships, identity, and personality.
A. Physical domain
B. Cognitive development
C. Psycho-social development
D. Lifespan development

Answer 12

C. Psycho-social development

Question 13

*Practice Question
Which period of development involves developing independence and feeling like an adult?
A. Adolescence
B. Early adulthood
C. Middle adulthood
D. Late adulthood

Answer 13

B. Early adulthood