WGU PRE-ASSESSMENT: HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ALREADY PASSED

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WGU PRE-ASSESSMENT: HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT ALREADY PASSED Which theory of human development was proposed by Jean Piaget? ✔✔Cognitive developmental theory Involves the capacity to change ... ✔✔Plastic development Occurs within families, schools, peer groups, neighborhoods, universities, and countries ✔✔Contextual development Includes how body, mind, emotions, and relationships change and affect each other ✔✔Multidimensional development Involves biological, cultural, and individual factors ✔✔Co-constructional development A researcher is gathering information for a study to determine if adolescents experience depression more than middle-aged adults. The researcher observes and records behavior exhibited by both groups. Which research design does this exemplify? ✔✔Descriptive research Which statement characterizes the debate about the nature-nurture issue? ✔✔It involves the extent to which heredity and the environment influence development. A child who treats peers with aggression elicits hostility from those peers. What type of heredity environment correlation does this exemplify? ✔✔Evocative genotypeenvironment correlation During which period of prenatal development do the connections form between neurons? ✔✔Fetal period What are two ways exposure to teratogens can affect standard fetal development? Choose 2 answers ✔✔By causing physical defects By impairing cognitive and behavioral function How do genotypes and phenotypes differ in relation to the variability of human characteristics? ✔✔Genotypes represent the genetic makeup of individuals; phenotypes are physical characteristics. Which genetic condition is characterized by an abnormal accumulation of lipids in the nervous system, leading to deceleration of mental and physical development? ✔✔Tay-Sachs disease Which teratogen is commonly associated with low birth weight, subnormal length and head circumference, excitability, and subnormal reflexes? ✔✔Cocaine What is an example of the cephalocaudal pattern [Show More]

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