MH & Psychology 3341
Fall 2014
Exam #1 Study guide
Sigelman & Rider, 8th ed., Lifespan human Development
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Chapter 1 & 2
(Nature of Development)
3 domains of development: physical, cognitive, psychosocial/socioemotional (p. 2-3).
What is an age-
grade (p. 4)? List examples of rites of passage (p. 4-5). What is the average life expectancy for someone
born now? (p. 7) Define maturation (caused by genes) (p. 7) and learning (caused by environmental
influence) (p. 7).
Developmental issues (see Table 1.2, p. 8 and Table 2.1, p. 36): Nature/nurture p. 7-8,
34-36), Stability & change, Continuity & Discontinuity (p. 34-36), Activity vs Passivity, Universality vs
context Specific. What are 3 goals of psychology (p. 10-11)? (Describe, explain, optimize/influence.)
What are the 7 ‘key assumptions’ about life-span development listed on p. 12-13? (No chronological
stage/age info from the first day’s lecture on this test).
Chapter 3
Biological Beginnings (Genetic foundations)
What is a gene & what does it code for? Define DNA, chromosome ), allele. How many
pairs
of
chromosomes do humans have (in regular body cells), how many total? What is a karyotype? List &
understand Darwin’s 3 main arguments. What are some sources of genetic variability? Define natural
selection mutation, genotype, phenotype,
meiosis
, mitosis, crossing over, dominant gene, recessive gene,
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