Download Ch 9 and 10 Short Answer Questions Short Answer 1. Define

Ch 9 and 10 Short Answer Questions
Short Answer
1. Define genotype and phenotype and explain what factors are important in the relationship between the two.
2. Define epigenetics, and discuss the concept of genetic predisposition and specify what triggers gene expression.
3. In regard to physical development in infancy and childhood, describe the cephalocaudal and proximodistal trends.
4. How do the meanings of the terms gender, gender role, gender identity, and sex differ?
5. Define social learning theory and gender schema theory, and discuss how each theory explains the development of
gender roles.
6. Compare and contrast the views of Jean Piaget and Lev Vygotsky on the cognitive development of children.
7. According to Erik Erikson, what critical psychosocial conflict does the adolescent face, and how is the psychosocial
conflict successfully resolved?
8. How did William Masters and Virginia Johnson describe the stages of the human sexual response?
9. Discuss psychological research on patterns of behavior that are associated with the development of sexual orientation in
childhood, adolescence, and adulthood.
10. Describe what research has shown about same-sex couples and their children.
11. Discuss the role of stem cells and the neural tube in the development of three main regions of the brain.
12. How did researchers Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess classify the temperamental patterns of infants?
13. Contrast the behavior of a toddler who is securely attached with that of a toddler who is insecurely attached in the
Strange Situation.
14. Describe the typical progression of language development.
15. What gender-related differences emerge during childhood?