Absc 160 2024 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ABSC 160 Unit 1 Practice Exam 2024

Quantitative vs qualitative changes - ANSWER-o Quantitative changes: changes in the amount or quantity of what you are measuring o Qualitative changes: changes in the overall nature of what you are examining Concepts of multifinality and equifinality - ANSWER-o Multifinality-the principle by which the same pathways may lead to different developmental outcomes o Equifinality- the principle by which different developmental pathways may result in the same outcome skepticism - ANSWER-judging...

Tenets of developmental theory - ANSWER-1. development is continuous 2. development is not a constant, even process 3. development is non-linear 4. description is not enough, need an explanation 5. nature and nurture play a role Theory - ANSWER-describes factors responsible for scientific observations Steps: 1. experiment 2. functional (casual) relation 3. discover a scientific fact 4. discover many facts over time, researchers and experiments 5. THEORY Scientific Method - AN...

Physical Development - ANSWER-Biological changes that occur in the body or brain (changes in size, strength, sensory&motor changes, development of fine/gross motor skills) Cognitive Development - ANSWER-Changes in the way we think, understand and reason about the world. Social-emotional development - ANSWER-Changes in the way we connect with other ppl and express/understand emotion Nature - ANSWER-Influence of genetic inheritance on development Nurture - ANSWER-Influence of learning ...

social policy - ANSWER-policies that are intended to promote the welfare of individuals in a society physical development - ANSWER-biological changes that occur in the body and brain. including changes in size and strength, integration of sensory, and motor activity, and development of fine and gross motor skills. cognitive development - ANSWER-changes in the way children think, understand, and reason as they grow older. social-emotional development - ANSWER-includes all the ways we lea...

The area that primarily deals with written and spoken language comprehension is - ANSWER-Wernicke's area This approach to teaching reading focuses on teaching small units of separate speech sounds called phonemes and how, when combined together, form words. - ANSWER-Phonics approach This learning disability is characterized by the difficulty in separating sounds in both spoken and written words, making it difficult to spell and read text. - ANSWER-Dyslexia Which scientist argued that l...

Phonology - ANSWER--the study of the sounds of a language Syntax - ANSWER--grammar of a language Morpheme - ANSWER--the smallest unit in a language that has meaning Phoneme - ANSWER--the smallest distinct sound in a particular language Morphology - ANSWER--the way words are formed from the sounds of a language and how these words are related to others words Semantics - ANSWER--the study of the meaning of words Pragmatics - ANSWER--the rules that guide how was use language in so...

Children born to women who were pregnant during China s 1958 famine are more likely to: become pregnant as teenagers. be born malnourished. drop out of high school. develop an eating disorder. - ANSWER-be born malnourished What does the statement "Not all therapies are created equal mean?" We should rely on evidence-based therapy for the treatment of eating disorders All therapies are equally ineffective so it doesn t matter which approach is used All ther...

Aspects of language including phonology, syntax, morpheme, phoneme, etc - ANSWER-language: a system of symbols used to communicate with others or in our thinking phoneme: the smallest distinct sound in a particular language morphology: the way words are formed from the sounds of a language and how these words are related to other words morpheme: the smallest unit in a language that has meaning phonology: the study of the sound of a language syntax: the grammar of a language ...

Physical development - ANSWER-Biological changes that occur in the body and brain, including changes in size and strength, integration of sensory and motor activities, and development of fine and gross motor skills. Cognitive development - ANSWER-Changes in the way we think, understand, and reason about the world. Social-emotional development - ANSWER-Changes in the way we connect to other individuals and express and understand emotions. Nature - ANSWER-The influence of genetic inherita...