Ch. 7 Human Development across the Lifespan

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Ch. 7 Human Development across the Lifespan

• Dr. Ashlea Smith

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Agenda

• Revised test grades
• Ch. 7
• Discussion
• Group Activity
• Movie Clip

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The scientific study of the changes that occur in
people as they age from conception to death is

• A. Abnormal psychology
• B. Gerontology
• C. Human development
• D. Maturational studies

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• C. Human development

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In a ____design one group of participants is
followed and assessed as the group ages?

• A. Cohort
• B. Longitudinal
• Behavioral genetics
• Cross-sectional

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• B. Longitudinal

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of the
longitudinal design?

• A. individuals of different ages are being
  compared to one another
• B. it is relatively inexpensive
• C. it takes a shorter amount of time than a
  cross-sectional design
• D. participants may drop out due to moving, loss
  of interest or death

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• D. participants may drop out due to moving, loss
  of interest or death

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A researcher who selects a sample of people of
varying ages and studies them at one point in
time is using the _____ method?

• A. cohort design
• B. longitudinal design
• C. behavior genetics design
• D. cross sectional design

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• D. cross sectional design

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Which of the following is a main disadvantage of
the cross-sectional design

• A. individuals of different ages are being
  compared to one another
• B. it is expensive
• C. takes a longer amount of time than a
  longitudinal study
• D. participants may drop out due to moving, loss
  of interest, or death

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• A. individuals of different ages are being
  compared to one another

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Humans have a total of _____ chromosomes?

• A. 46
• B. 23
• C. 21
• D. 22

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• A. 46

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A(n) ___is a section of DNA containing a sequence
of amines?

• A. compound
• B. gene
• C. chromosome
• D. amine

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• B. gene

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A special molecule ___contains the genetic
material of the organism is?

• A DNA
• B. gene
• C. chromosome
• D. an amine