12 Questions
What are teratogens?
Environmental agents that negatively impact human development during pregnancy
Which of the following is not mentioned as a teratogen in the text?
Proper Nutrition
What do developmental scientists focus on post childbirth?
Both cognitive and social development
What is an example of a question related to cognitive development mentioned in the text?
At what age do children produce their first words?
What is an example of a question related to social development mentioned in the text?
How do children react to the birth of a new sibling?
Where does human development begin according to the text?
Conception and prenatal development
What did Patrice say when her mother showed her a picture of her grandmother as an infant?
That can't be Grandma because Grandma's old.
What did Patrice's mother do when Patrice expressed disbelief about the infant in the photo being her grandmother?
She showed Patrice a recent picture of her grandmother.
When does development start?
In utero (before birth)
Why does the text mention that Patrice doesn't seem to understand the enormity of development?
Because she is too young to comprehend complex processes.
What have scientists discovered about how individuals grow and change over the lifespan?
They have gained significant knowledge through decades of research.
According to developmental psychologists, when can change over time begin to occur for individuals?
Even before birth
Test your understanding of how children perceive aging and the concept of older adults based on a scenario involving a 5-year-old named Patrice and her grandmother's photograph.
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