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Southern Connecticut State University CHE 121 Chapter 1 The Study of Human Development QUESTION 1) A concept or practice that may appear natural and obvious to those who accept it, but in reality is an invention of a particular culture, is an example of   physical construction

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CHE 121

Chapter 1 The Study of Human Development

QUESTION 1)

A concept or practice that may appear natural and obvious to those who accept it, but in reality is an invention of a particular culture, is an example of

 

physical construction. cognitive construction. intellectual construction. social construction.

 

QUESTION 2

A critical period is a time when

 

an organism is most likely to be influenced by a specific event. a person faces a developmental transition.

development is taking place most rapidly. development slows down for a period of time.

 

QUESTION 3

A developmental scientist who studies brain development is studying the           domain of the self.

 

psychological psychosocial physical cognitive

 

QUESTION 4

A group of people who share a similar experience common to all of its members is called generation.

 

cohort. culture. peer group.

 

QUESTION 5

A group’s total way of life, including customs, traditions, laws, beliefs, values, and language, is referred to as its

 

subculture. ethnicity. culture. acculturation.

 

A multigenerational kinship unit consisting of parents, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins is called a(n)        family.

 

nonnormative nuclear extended blended

 

QUESTION 7

A possible strength associated with poverty would include

 

the increased number of meals eaten together. the lowered level of substance abuse.

the lowered levels of stress.

none, since there are no strengths associated with poverty.

 

QUESTION 8

A specific time when a given event, or the absence of that event, has the greatest impact on development is called a(n)        period.

 

important essential required critical

 

QUESTION 9

Allocation of resources often changes as a person develops. Which of the following is an example of how resources are redistributed?

 

Personal growth and improvement of skills are benefited by greater availability of resources. Resources do not aid a person during a time of personal loss.

The availability of resources remains stable over time. The availability of resources increases over time.

 

QUESTION 10

An overgeneralization that obscures cultural difference within a group is an

 

ethnic identity. ethnic gloss. ethnicity. ethnic group.

 

Becoming introspective and searching out meaning in life is characteristic of which of the following?

 

Adolescence Young adulthood Middle adulthood Late adulthood

 

QUESTION 12

Change and stability in mental abilities, such as learning, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, etc., would constitute which type of development?

 

Physical Cognitive Psychosocial Physiological

 

QUESTION 13

Cohort differences are primarily due to

 

geographical separation. experiences affecting a generation. variations of family history. unusual life events.

 

QUESTION 14

Conclusions from the research conducted on Genie, a 13-year-old girl who had been locked away by her father and deprived of normal human contact suggests

 

there is a critical period for language acquisition. there is NOT a critical period for language acquisition.

there might be a critical period for language acquisition. there is definitely a sensitive period for language acquisition.

 

QUESTION 15

Conditions that would increase the likelihood of a negative outcome are

 

environmental perceptions. genetic influences.

risk factors. social resources.

 

Despite being identified as a “low-risk” group, children of affluent families suffer a high rate of

 

depression. anxiety. substance abuse. All of these

 

QUESTION 17

Developmental researchers refer to typical events that happen at an atypical time, or atypical events that happen at a typical time, as               events.

 

normative nonnormative strange bizarre

 

QUESTION 18

Division of the life span into periods is a

 

physical construction. cognitive construction. intellectual construction. social construction.

 

QUESTION 19

During which developmental period do children begin to regulate their own behavior and become more interested in their peer groups?

 

Infancy Toddlerhood Early childhood Middle childhood

 

QUESTION 20

During which developmental period do most people finish their formal education, become independent, and start families and careers?

 

Adolescence Young adulthood Middle adulthood Older adulthood

 

During which developmental period does a person make the transition from childhood to adulthood, while at the same time searching for a personal identity?

 

Middle childhood Adolescence Young adulthood

Emerging adulthood

 

QUESTION 22

Environmental or experiential factors that help define individual differences in development include all of the following EXCEPT

 

genetic inheritance. socioeconomic status. ethnicity.

historical events.

 

QUESTION 23

Events, like starting school, that occur at about the same age for people the world over are called

 

normative age-graded influences. normative history-graded influences. nonnormative life events.

cohort determined influences.

 

QUESTION 24

Increases in brain development have an effect on

 

physical development. cognitive development. psychosocial development. All of these

 

QUESTION 25

Industrialization and the move to more populated areas are both cited as reasons for the decline in the

 

multilingual family. nuclear family. extended family. blended family.