Human Development

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1. It is the sequence of age-related changes that occur as a person

progresses from conception to death. (Development)
2. The changes in an individuals biological nature. (Maturation)
3. The specific time during development when a given event has its greatest
impact.
(Critical Period)
4. When does development begin? (conception)
5. The functional units in hereditary transmission. (Genes)
6. Prenatal period extends from_______ to _______. (conception, birth)
7. A fertilized egg is called_______? (zygote)
8. Enumerate the three stages of prenatal development. (Germinal,
embryonic, fetal)
9. Failing to meet key ____________ may cause problems in learning to
speak and read. (emotional milestones)
10. It is the earliest emotions infants display. (empathy)
11. It is the progression of muscular coordination required for physical
activities. (motor development)
12. It is the close emotional bonds of affection that develop between infants
and their caregivers. (attachment)
13. Who study about the experiment of rhesus monkeys? (Harry Harlow)
14. Who is the proponent of Patterns of Attachment? (Mary Ainsworth)
15. The transition period from childhood to adulthood. (adolescence)
16. A developmental period, between the ages of 9 and 17, when the
individual experiences significant biological changes that result in
developing secondary sexual characteristics and reaching sexual maturity.
(puberty)
17. A subjective sense of identity confusion. (identity crisis)
18. The proponent of a persons position in the development of an identity.
(James Marcia)
19. It is the persons position in the development of an identity. (Identity
status)
20. In a situation where, an adolescent would say she wants to be a doctor
because thats what her parents say, rather than exploring career options
and then deciding on her own, is an example of___________. (identity
foreclosure)
21. An identity status, where a person is exploring alternative paths but has
not yet made a commitment. (identity moratorium)
22. In the experiment of Harry Harlow, it turned out the monkeys prefer
__________. (comfort)
23. According to _________, infants are biologically programmed to emit
behavior which triggers a protective response from adults; adults are
programmed to respond. (John Bowlby)
24. It is the maximum number of years an individual is expected to live. (life
span)
25. It is the number of years that will probably be lived by an average person
born in a particular year. (life expectancy)
26. True or False, a newborn baby prefer complex patterns like curved lines?
(True)\
27. Enumerate the three main processes of development. (physical, cognitive,
socio-emotional)
28. It is the changes in an individuals relationship with other people, changes
in emotions, and changes in personality. (socio-emotional processes)
29. It is the trend of development where it proceeds from head to foot.
(cephalocaudal trend)
30. It is the trend of development where it proceeds from inward to outward.
(proximodistal trend)
31. The critical period for pregnancy is __________. (embryonic period)
32. True or False, newborn babies prefer sweet-tasting liquids. (True)