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Human Growth And Development Across The Life-Span Question Paper

Human Growth And Development Across The Life-Span

Course:Bachelor Of Science In Community Resource Management

Institution: Kenyatta University question papers

Exam Year:2007

KENY ATTA UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY
EXAMINATIONS
2007/2008
FIRST SEMESTER
EXAMINATION
FOR THE DEGREE
OF BACHELOR
OF SCIENCE
(COMMUNITY
RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT)
HCR 101: ,HUMAN GROWTH
AND DEVELOPMENT
ACROSS THELIFE-
SPAN
DATE:
Thursday 29th November 200T
TIME: 8.00 - 10.00 a.m.
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer ALL questions in Section A in the answer booklets provided.
Section A (40
marks).
Answer any THREE questions from section B in the answer booklets
provided. All questions on Section B carry ten marks each.
SECTION A (40 MARKS)
Answer ALL questions from this section in the answer booklets provided.
Q 1
Define the following terms as used in the study of human development. [10 marks]
(i)
Development
(ii)
Family
(iii)
Human development
(iv)
Adaptation
(v)
Heredity.
Q2
(i)
Identify the universalities of laws by which human beings grow and develop. [3 marks]
(ii)
Describe the order of motor development in infancy and toddlerhood stage. [3 marks]
(iii)
Provide examples of two stage theories and two non stage theories. [4 marks]
Q 3
(i)
What is the focus of lifespan development? [3 marks]
(ii)
State any two of the basic laws and principles that bring about learning. [1 mark]
(iii)
Explain how the principle of operant conditioning is applied to today's life. [6 marks]
Q4
(i)
Enumerate the periods of human life span. [4 marks]
(ii)
State the method of grouping used in organising the periods of human life span. [I mark]
(iii)
Analyse why it is important to study the family as one studies infancy and toddlerhood. [5 marks]

SECTION B (30 MARKS)
Q5
(i)
Describe the concerns of the humanistic perspective on people. [3 marks]
(ii)
With the aid of a diagram, demonstrate Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs which motivate human behaviour. [7 marks]
Q6
Discuss functions of play in human child development in the current Kenyan situation. [10 marks]
Q7
Analyse the causes of birth defects. [10 marks]
Q8
(i)
Define language development according to learning theorists. [2 marks]
(ii)
Demonstrate functions of language as far as human communication is concerned. [8 marks]

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