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EDUC 181 UNC Exam 1 Final Queries with Answers: Human Development and Family Studies, Exams of Advanced Education

University of North Carolina (UNC) - CharlotteAdvanced Education

A comprehensive set of questions and answers covering key concepts in human development and family studies (hdfs). It explores various aspects of child development, including sampling techniques, research methodologies, theories of development, cognitive milestones, physical growth, learning disabilities, and family dynamics. The document also delves into the importance of parental caregiving, the impact of low birth weight, and the role of nutrition in child development. It serves as a valuable resource for students studying hdfs, offering insights into essential topics and providing a framework for understanding the complexities of human development.

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EDUC 181 UNC Exam 1 Final Queries
with Answers.
1. Sampling technique - Answers. ✔✔The way in which a researcher
chooses/recruits participants for a study
2. Probability Sampling - Answers. ✔✔gives everyone an equal
chance to participate and equally represents everyone of a
population/group
3. Nonprobability Sampling - Answers. ✔✔people whom are easily
and readily available are chosen to be in a study, not necessarily
representative an entire population/group
4. Generalizability - Answers. ✔✔Results are representative and
applicable to the population being studied
5. Impact of researcher's sampling technique on the generalizability
of their study? - Answers. ✔✔If a researcher uses nonprobability,
it is more likely that their results will not be representative or
accurate of the population studied.
6. Basic Research - Answers. ✔✔conducted to test and develop
theories, generate general information, little real-world
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EDUC 181 UNC Exam 1 Final Queries

with Answers.

  1. Sampling technique - Answers. ✔✔The way in which a researcher chooses/recruits participants for a study
  2. Probability Sampling - Answers. ✔✔gives everyone an equal chance to participate and equally represents everyone of a population/group
  3. Nonprobability Sampling - Answers. ✔✔people whom are easily and readily available are chosen to be in a study, not necessarily representative an entire population/group
  4. Generalizability - Answers. ✔✔Results are representative and applicable to the population being studied
  5. Impact of researcher's sampling technique on the generalizability of their study? - Answers. ✔✔If a researcher uses nonprobability, it is more likely that their results will not be representative or accurate of the population studied.
  6. Basic Research - Answers. ✔✔conducted to test and develop theories, generate general information, little real-world

application, does not benefit anyone directly, but can lead to development of other questions

  1. Applied Research - Answers. ✔✔solving of day-to-day problems within a subject area (continuously informs the work done with children and families)
  2. Longitudinal Study - Answers. ✔✔same group of participants, same age, over time. Used to assess how a single generation changes over time. Patterns may be inconsistent in subsequent generations, and participants may drop out of the study
  3. Cross-Sectional Study - Answers. ✔✔different ages of participants at the same time. Differences in age = variable of interest. Does not take into account generational effects
  4. Theory - Answers. ✔✔Interconnected ideas that logically explain a particular pattern of behaviors
  5. Microsystem - Answers. ✔✔immediate surroundings or experiences (people/objects/environment)
  6. Mesosystem - Answers. ✔✔connections across different microsystems
  1. 11+ Formal Operational Thought - Answers. ✔✔adolescents and adults think abstractly, deal with hypothetical situations, and speculate about possibilities (increased compassion, understanding of others' motivations)
  2. Classical Conditioning - Answers. ✔✔Pavlov; learning which occurs through association, such as two stimuli being linked which causes a learned response to develop within the person exposed to such stimuli
  3. Operant Conditioning - Answers. ✔✔BF Skinner; Which consequence (positive vs. negative) determine whether that behavior will be repeated... behavior is determined by its consequences
  4. Positive reinforcement - Answers. ✔✔A reward given when a desired behavior/task occurs
  5. Negative punishment - Answers. ✔✔A punishment applied when a undesired behavior/task occurs
  6. Social Learning theory - Answers. ✔✔Bandura;Learning occurs through direct experiences, verbal communication, and modelling from others. Individuals internalize collected information as to which behaviors are desired. Individuals

construct their own beliefs rather than mimicking models or anticipating rewards/punishments

  1. family of orientation - Answers. ✔✔the family one is born into
  2. extended family - Answers. ✔✔family that extends beyond the nuclear family
  3. family of procreation - Answers. ✔✔family created via marriage, adoption, close relations etc.
  4. Responsive parenting - Answers. ✔✔Parents are aware of their child's emotional and physical needs AND respond appropriately to these needs
  5. Parental Caregiving - Answers. ✔✔attachment to mother/parents, norm for many years before women entered workforce
  6. Nonparental Caregiving - Answers. ✔✔"less emotional support" from maternal care, how society can provide parents with resources which will allow them to afford high quality childcare that will help children optimally develop
  1. Preterm newborn? - Answers. ✔✔Born more than 3 weeks early
  2. Small for gestational age newborn - Answers. ✔✔Less than average for age
  3. Impact of low birth weight? - Answers. ✔✔It can cause cognition and attention problems, as well as health conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, high BP, obesity etc. later in life
  4. How much sleep does a newborn need? - Answers. ✔✔ 16 hours per day
  5. Purpose of neuron - Answers. ✔✔Transmit chemical and electrical signals to facilitate communication b/w brain and body
  6. Dendrites - Answers. ✔✔receive messages from other neurons
  7. Axon - Answers. ✔✔carries electrical impulse from the cell body to the neuron
  1. Synapse - Answers. ✔✔connection between the end of a neuron and another neuron or muscle between which information is passed
  2. Myelin Sheath - Answers. ✔✔white, fatty material composed of lipids which surrounds the axons of nerves and facilitates swift communication
  3. Nodes of Ranvier - Answers. ✔✔gaps in sheath where signal is recharged and keeps moving
  4. Is physical growth typically faster during early childhood or middle childhood? - Answers. ✔✔Early childhood
  5. Executive functions - Answers. ✔✔Cognitive processes which are necessary for the cognitive control of behavior: plan, focus, remember, multitask, etc
  6. Two most common learning disabilities - Answers. ✔✔Dyslexia and Dyscalculia
  7. ADHD and its characteristics - Answers. ✔✔Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, inattentive, hyper, easily distracted
  1. What are developmental milestones? - Answers. ✔✔Specific behaviors and skills that can be expected at certain point in development. Although individuals develop differently, missing milestones can indicate a problem in development
  2. Why is it important that parents pay attention to important motor milestones achieved by their child? - Answers. ✔✔To ensure the child's development is progressing in a healthy manner; missed motor milestones could indicate a developmental issue
  3. Family Form - Answers. ✔✔Who is in your family (nuclear, single parent, extended, childless, step family, grandparents...)
  4. Family Function - Answers. ✔✔How your family operates
  5. What is the field of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS)? - Answers. ✔✔Working with individuals and families with one or more of the following: Psychology, education, sociology, early intervention, school-based problems, health related problems, therapy, case management
  6. Average life expectancy - Answers. ✔✔78.7 years
  1. Qualitative Data - Answers. ✔✔participants' viewpoint via questionnaires/interviews, no statistical analysis used, subjectivity unavoidable
  2. Quantitative Data - Answers. ✔✔numerical data, statistical analysis
  3. Experimental study design - Answers. ✔✔How a study is conducted and how participants are sorted into groups
  4. Non-Empirical Research - Answers. ✔✔personal reflection, anecdotes, positions, experiences
  5. Empirical Research - Answers. ✔✔systematic observations to test hypotheses
  6. Data - Answers. ✔✔Facts / stats collected for reference or statistical analysis