Course description:
This self-study course explores how humans develop cognitively, emotionally, and socially as they age. Major topics include: prenatal development through infancy, childhood, and adulthood, cognitive, moral, physical, emotional, and social development, foundations of the discipline and its research methods. The unit objectives in this course are aligned with the American Psychological Association's Guidelines for the Undergraduate Major
Course structure:
Course Syllabus
Study Guide
YouTube Video
End of Course Review
Practice Questions
Exam:
35 questions
30 multiple choice questions
5 open-ended questions
2 hours to complete
Closed book
Sample questions:
1) A researcher is testing whether an aspirin cures headaches. The headache is the…
A. Dependent variable
B. Independent variable
C. Random Assignment
D. Experimental Design
2) Rodlike structures called __________ store and transmit genetic information.
A. Phenotypes
B. Chromosomes
C. Genotypes
D. Genes
3) Lynn, a Canadian, and Sasha, a Russian, are probably about _____ percent genetically identical.
A. 50.1
B. 75.1
C. 90.1
D. 99.1
4) __________ is the best available predictor of infant survival and healthy development.
A. Birth length
B. A combined Apgar score
C. The delivery date
D. Birth weight
5) Right after birth, which of the following is the lowest level of arousal in the newborn baby?
A. Regular sleep
B. Irregular sleep
C. Drowsiness
D. Alertness
Answers:
A 2. B 3. D 4. D 5. A