Lifespan Development Essay
PSYC200 Lifespan Development Short Answer (take-home) Exam
MICAELA AMS S00150084
Instructions:
a) You should answer all 8 questions.
b) You are not expected to use any resources beyond lecture notes, laboratory activities and the textbook. If you do use any texts or research provide the appropriate citation. Make sure that you provide a reference list (one list for the whole exam).
c) Answers to questions must not exceed 200 words.
d) Answers should include the question number.
e) Answers should be typed and submitted WITH AN ACU ASSIGNMENT COVERSHEET.
Lecture 1
1. Consider the problem of obesity. Many children and adults in our society are dangerously overweight, …show more content…
2013). Down syndrome is more common for those whose mothers are over the age of 35 and are from older fathers (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). Though, the overall risk factor of having a child with Down syndrome is one in every 800, or 1-2% with only one affected child (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). Down syndrome can be detected through many different procedures including; amniocentesis at 14-18 weeks; maternal serum alpha-foetoprotein 15-18 and percutaneous umbilical cord sample 18-36 weeks (Hoffnung, et al. 2013).
Huntington’s disease is a dominant gene disorder which only requires one abnormal gene from either parent for their offspring to be affected (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). Huntington’s involves the gradual degeneration of the sufferer’s central nervous system (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). This ultimately results in uncontrollable movements and a decline in the sufferer’s mental abilities (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). Huntington’s disease is a dominant gene which is located on a carrier’s fourth chromosome (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). Inheritance of dominant genes can be demonstrated in the following …show more content…
2013). Object permanence is considered to be one of the earliest methods for evaluating working memory (Jean, Maclean, Shaffer, Watterberg 2009). A lack of object permanence may lead to A-not-B errors. This type of error is demonstrated when a child reaches for an object at a place where it should not be (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). Research suggests this type of error might be due to a failure in memory or the fact that infants usually tend to repeat a previous motor behaviour (Santrock 2008). If a child does not obtain an understanding of object permanence experiences the idea of ‘out of sight, out of mind’ (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). An example of this may be the question of a tree falling in the middle of the woods with no one around… does it still make a noise? For those with an understanding of object permanence would say of course it still does. Though, those with no understanding of object permanence would say no, reiterating the notion ‘out of sight out of mind’. Therefore, those with no object permanence would not understand the concept that objects still exists, regardless of whether you can see them or touch
MICAELA AMS S00150084
Instructions:
a) You should answer all 8 questions.
b) You are not expected to use any resources beyond lecture notes, laboratory activities and the textbook. If you do use any texts or research provide the appropriate citation. Make sure that you provide a reference list (one list for the whole exam).
c) Answers to questions must not exceed 200 words.
d) Answers should include the question number.
e) Answers should be typed and submitted WITH AN ACU ASSIGNMENT COVERSHEET.
Lecture 1
1. Consider the problem of obesity. Many children and adults in our society are dangerously overweight, …show more content…
2013). Down syndrome is more common for those whose mothers are over the age of 35 and are from older fathers (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). Though, the overall risk factor of having a child with Down syndrome is one in every 800, or 1-2% with only one affected child (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). Down syndrome can be detected through many different procedures including; amniocentesis at 14-18 weeks; maternal serum alpha-foetoprotein 15-18 and percutaneous umbilical cord sample 18-36 weeks (Hoffnung, et al. 2013).
Huntington’s disease is a dominant gene disorder which only requires one abnormal gene from either parent for their offspring to be affected (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). Huntington’s involves the gradual degeneration of the sufferer’s central nervous system (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). This ultimately results in uncontrollable movements and a decline in the sufferer’s mental abilities (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). Huntington’s disease is a dominant gene which is located on a carrier’s fourth chromosome (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). Inheritance of dominant genes can be demonstrated in the following …show more content…
2013). Object permanence is considered to be one of the earliest methods for evaluating working memory (Jean, Maclean, Shaffer, Watterberg 2009). A lack of object permanence may lead to A-not-B errors. This type of error is demonstrated when a child reaches for an object at a place where it should not be (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). Research suggests this type of error might be due to a failure in memory or the fact that infants usually tend to repeat a previous motor behaviour (Santrock 2008). If a child does not obtain an understanding of object permanence experiences the idea of ‘out of sight, out of mind’ (Hoffnung, et al. 2013). An example of this may be the question of a tree falling in the middle of the woods with no one around… does it still make a noise? For those with an understanding of object permanence would say of course it still does. Though, those with no understanding of object permanence would say no, reiterating the notion ‘out of sight out of mind’. Therefore, those with no object permanence would not understand the concept that objects still exists, regardless of whether you can see them or touch