Lifespan Development Exam 2 Questions 100% Solved!!
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How do different parts of the brain vary in their development? - ANSWERleft brain grows in spurts while the right brain grows more gradually. Frontal cortex is growing rapidly
How do these changes get reflected in verbal and nonverbal behaviors? - ANSWERlanguage skills (typically housed in the l...
Lifespan Development Exam 2
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How do different parts of the brain vary in their development? - ANSWERleft brain grows in spurts
while the right brain grows more gradually. Frontal cortex is growing rapidly
How do these changes get reflected in verbal and nonverbal behaviors? - ANSWERlanguage skills
(typically housed in the left hemisphere) increase rapidly in early childhood and they support
children's increasing control over behavior. [in contrast, spatial skills develop gradually over
childhood and adolescence]
What are some influences on handedness? - ANSWERLow inheritance
Prenatal influences
Practice effects
What hormones influence physical growth? - ANSWERGrowth hormone (HGH) and TSH (Thyroid
Stimulating Hormone)
What is psychosocial dwarfism and how does it develop? - ANSWERa growth disorder; usually
appears between 2 and 15 years old; caused by extreme emotional deprivation
it is characterized by decreased growth hormone secretion, very short stature, immature skeletal
age, and serious adjustment problems, which help distinguish it from normal shortness
Why is immunization important? - ANSWERImmunizations greatly reduce the chance of acquiring
certain preventable diseases (which can spread fast in children who are not immunized)
How is fine motor development reflected in drawing skills? - ANSWERScribbles
First representational forms (age 3)
"tadpole" image
More realistic drawings (5-6)
How might social development be reflected in the development of drawing ability? - ANSWERwhat
and how children draw is a direct reflection of their life experiences
, In which Piagetian stage are early childhood folks usually in? - ANSWERpreoperational
What types of thought processes typify this stage? (2-6 years) What cognitive processes are they still
lacking? - ANSWERMental representations, increase in symbolic activity, and dual representation.
Deficient in egocentrism, lack of Hierarchical classification, animistic thinking, inability to conserve,
and irreversibility.
Is there evidence that Piaget was mistaken again? What is this evidence? - ANSWERYes, he was still
underestimating kids' mental process and he also underestimated what age kids can achieve things
According to information processing theorists, what mental processes are key to gains in mental
strategies? - ANSWERAttention, inhibition, planning, memory, recognition, and recall.
What is theory of mind? How is it tested? - ANSWERthe understanding that other people have
thoughts, beliefs, & mental processors that is separate from oneself.
Tested by: False belief tasks
Sally/Anne
Smarties problem
What do the results of these tests show about the development of theory of mind? -
ANSWERLanguage ability (Training with mental state words)
Frontal lobe development (Inhibition & Planning)
Training/Secure Attachment (discussions of mental states & siblings)
What is fast mapping? - ANSWERchild's ability to connect new words with their underlying concepts
after only a brief encounter
What are some of the constraints on fast mapping? - ANSWERJoint attention
Constraints on word names
Sentence Cues
Cognitive Factors
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