PSY 205 Week 1 Individual Assignment Week One Quiz

PSY 205 Week 1 Individual Assignment Week One Quiz | University of Phoenix 

PSY 205 Week 1 Individual Assignment Week One Quiz
 
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Week One Quiz
 
I. The following are six major lifespan development theories discussed in the text. Match the name of the theory with the description.
 
A. Psychoanalytic
B. Behaviorism and Social Learning
C. Piaget’s Cognitive-Developmental
D. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience
E. Evolutionary Psychology
F. Ecological Systems
 
 
II. Describe the major principles of a lifespan development theory, in 200-300 words.
               
 
III. You hypothesize that there is a relationship between playing violent video games and violent behavior. Using a research method from the text, discuss how you might find out whether your hypothesis is accurate, in 300-400 words.
 
               
 
IV. You have curly hair. Your mother and father have straight hair. Explain how this is possible based on the concept of dominant and recessive inheritance, in 200-300 words.
 
               
V. Jordan is an exceptional athlete. Explain how his athletic abilities were influenced by heredity and environment in 200-300 words.
 
               
 
VI. Cindy is 16 and pregnant. Given what you know about a teenager’s lifestyle, what potential teratogens—environmental agents that cause damage during the prenatal period—might influence fetal development? Describe the five teratogens.