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DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEWER
ACTIVITY
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6. The transition between adolescence and early 1. Biological processes involve changes in the
adulthood is known as Emerging adulthood. physical nature of an individual.
8. The growth that begins at the center of the body and 2. Development refers to the pattern of change that
moves outward is called Proximodistal pattern. starts from Conception and continues across life
9. Early childhood is a period that is also referred to span.
as the Pre school years which follows toddlerhood 3. This term is usually used to describe a child from
and precedes formal schooling. about 1 ½ to 3 years of age. Toddler
10. These are the scholars or researchers who seek to 4. The nature versus Nurture debate has been one of
study and understand the process of development. the most controversial topics in the field of
Developmentalists psychology.
5. Development is considered to be “from Womb to
tomb” as it encompasses the entire human life span
which is from conception to death.
7. It pertains to a capacity for change in response to
positive or negative experiences in life. Plasticity
EXERCISES
Check you understanding on the study of human development by answering the following questions.
Multiple choice: Write the letter of the correct answer on the blank.
B 1. James is a developmental psychologist who studies how children adapt to their parents’
separation and remarriage. He observes that children who were withdrawn and isolated after their
parents got separated can be helped to be happier and more sociable by means of play therapy. What
characteristic of development does James’ research most reflect?
a. Development is a holistic process
b. Development depends upon the historical and cultural context in which it occurs
c. Development is a continual and cumulative process
d. Development is marked by plasticity
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B 2. It is an essential process that causes developmental changes in the body or behavior

brought about by aging process rather than from learning or some other life experience.
a. environment
b. maturation
c. heredity
d. development
C 3. These processes involve changes in the thought, intelligence, and language of an

individual.
a. socioemotional processes
b. biological processes
c. cognitive processes
d. spiritual processes
A 4. It is during this period of development where individuals reach the puberty stage marked
by physical growth spurt and sexual maturation.
a. adolescence
b. middle adulthood
c. middle and late childhood
d. early adulthood
C 5. It is a branch of psychology which identifies and explains the continuities and changes that
individuals display over time.
a. Cognitive psychology
b. Health psychology
c. Developmental psychology
d. Social psychology
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Fill in the Blank: Write the correct word/s to complete each sentence.
6. The growth that begins at the top of the head and moves downward is called
Cephalocaudal pattern.
7. Middle adulthood is considered the sandwich generation as they may be in between taking
care of their children and aging parents as well.
8. The concept of human development as a lifelong process which can be scientifically studied
is referred to as Life-span development.
9. Some influences on development are caused by heredity or the inborn traits or
characteristics inherited from the biological parents.
10. Development both consists of growth and decline as it can be positive or negative.
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Louise Joy Almero BS PSYCHOLOGY 2B
ACTIVITY
Write the correct word/s to complete each sentence by re-arranging the jumbled letters.
1. In the GENERATIVITY versus Stagnation stage, adults face the tasks of becoming
productive in their work and raising their families or otherwise looking after the needs
of young people.
2. Like John Locke, Watson regarded the infant as a TABULA RASA or
blank slate where experiences are to be written.
3. A good theory must be PARSIMONIOUS, concise but is able to explain a
broad scope of observations.
4. In explaining development, we must consider a ECLECTIC theoretical
orientation as it is not right to only depend on a single theory.
5. John Bowlby demonstrated an important application of ethological theory to

human development through his ATTACHMENT theory.
6. The Information-processing theory perceives the human mind as a
COMPUTER wherein information flows, is operated on, and is converted to output
such as answers, inferences, or solutions to problems.
7. Bandura’s observational learning, also known as imitation or MODELING, occurs

through observing the behavior of other people.
8. The issue on CONTINUITY and discontinuity centers to the extent in which
development includes either gradual and continuous change or sudden changes.
9. According to Piaget, a cognitive structure or SCHEME is an
organize pattern of thought or action that a child constructs to make
sense of some aspect of his or her experience
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10. Freud identified the body parts which are the focus of pleasure and sexual
impulses as EROGENOUS ZONES or “pleasure areas.”
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EXERCISES
Check you understanding on the theories of human development by answering the

following questions.
B 1. He was American psychologist who formulated the principles of operant
conditioning. a. Erik Erikson c. Jean Piaget
b. B. F. Skinner d. John Watson
D 2. A theory is capable of making explicit predictions about future events so

that the theory can be supported or disconfirmed.
a. heuristic c. harmonious
b. parsimonious d. falsifiable
A 3. Elaine’s parents want to encourage her to study her lessons every night so that she
will do better in all of her subjects in school. They make agreement with her that if she does
practice good study habits, she won’t have to clean the house. Her parents are using to help
her manage her behavior.
a. positive reinforcement c. negative reinforcement
b. positive punishment d. negative punishment
A 4. The environmental layer which consists of contexts that children and adolescents
are not a part of but that may nevertheless influence their development.
a. exosystem c. mesosystem
b. microsystem d. chronosystem
C 5. Which stage of Piaget’s Cognitive Development do children learn object

permanence, in
which objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight?
a. concrete operations c. sensorimotor
b. preoperational d. formal operations
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B 6. Freud’s psychosexual theory of development emphasized a l of the following

except:
a. repression of unconscious feelings or
events
b. conscious drives and motivations
c. the coordination of the id, ego, and superego
d. sexual and aggressive instincts
A 7. Bandura’s concept that reflects the interaction of an active person, the person’s
behavior,and the environment is called:
a. reciprocal determinism c. deferred imitation
b. environmental determinism d. observational learning
D 8. Whose theory focuses on psychosocial stages or life crises that individuals must
resolve during their lives?
a. Lev Vygotsky’s c. Urie Bronfenbrenner’s
b. Sigmund Freud’s d. Erik Erikson’s
C 9. Watson and Rayner conditioned a 9-month-old Albert to be afraid of a white rat

(which he had initially played with and enjoyed). These findings led Watson to develop advice
for parents suggesting that they:
a. show careful attention to their children and display physical acts of affection
toward
them so that they do not develop irrational fears
b. bang a steel rod with a hammer behind their children whenever the child
did something that they wished to discourage
c. begin to train their children at birth and not to pamper their children in
order to instill good habits in them
d. punish their children if they have done something wrong
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B 10. Joel was caught by his teacher texting in the middle of the lecture. The teacher
asked him to clean the classroom for one week for breaking the rule about no texting in class.
What kind of reinforcement/punishment did the teacher apply?
a. negative reinforcement c. negative
punishment
b. positive punishment d. positive
reinforcement
Matching type: Match column A with the correct answer on column B. Write the correct
letter on the blank.
A B
I 1. ego operates according to reality principle
G 12. Industry vs Inferiority mastering important social and academic
skills
J 13. preoperational stage using symbolism to understand the
environment
F 14. phallic stage Oedipus complex and Electra complex
A 15. superego seat of the conscience
H 16. mesosystem interrelationships among microsystems
C 17. anal stage toilet training as a major conflict issue
E 18. concrete operations acquiring and using logical thought or operations
D 19. Identity vs Role confusion crossroad between childhood and maturity
B 20. macrosystem culture in which individual lives
PASADO AKO SA BATTERY EXAM!!

Name: Louise Joy Almero
Course & Section: BS PSYCHOLOGY 2-B
ACTIVITY
Fill in the blank: Write the correct word/s to complete each sentence.
1. The image or photograph of an individual’s chromosome is called karyotype
2. Triple X, also known as trisomy X and 47, XXX, is a chromosomal disorder that
approximately affects 1 in 1000 female births.
3. Reactive or evocative correlation refers to the association between an individual’s
genetically influenced behavior and others’ reactions to that behavior.
4. The process wherein the ovum of a woman is fertilized by the sperm of man is known as
conception .
5. When both alleles are identical, the person is homozygous for the trait.
6. The tendency of a person, especially after early childhood, to seek out environments
compatible with his or her genotype is called niche-picking .
7. The human zygote contains chromosomes , 46 elongated, threadlike structures that
are made up of genes.
8. Down syndrome or trisomy-21 is a chromosomal abnormality caused by the presence of
an extra 21st chromosome.
9. A sexually mature woman experiences ovulation , the rupture of a mature follicle in
either ovary and expulsion of its ovum.
10. Genetic abnormalities may result from mutations or changes in DNA sequence.
11. Identical or Monozygotic twins are twins who develop from a single zygote that later
divides to form two genetically identical individuals.
12. Klinefelter syndrome was named after Dr. Harry Klinefelter , who first described a group
of symptoms found in some men with the extra X chromosome.
13. Behavioral geneticists use the concept known as heritability , a statistical estimate of
heredity’s contribution to individual differences in a specific trait within a given
population.
14. Genotype refers to inherited genes responsible for a particular trait, while
phenotype is the observable or measurable characteristics.
15. Genes are actually stretches of deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA ,a complex, “double helix”
molecule that resembles a twisted ladder and provides the chemical basis for
development.
EXERCISES
Check your understanding on the biological and environmental foundation of human development
by answering the following questions.
A 1. Where does dizygotic twins result from?
a. fertilization of a single ovum by two different sperm
b. fertilization of two different ova by two different sperm
c. division of the zygote into two different individuals
d. division of gamete into two germ cells
D 2. A chromosomal disorder in which males have an extra X chromosome

a. Down syndrome
b. Turner syndrome
c. Triple X syndrome
d. Klinefelter syndrome
A 3. It refers to how the same phenotypes are produced by a genotype even though the
environment may differ
a. canalization
b. genotype-environment correlation
c. genotype-environment interaction
d. reaction range
C 4. The genes a person inherits are called his or her _____; the observable characteristics
a person inherits are called his or her _____

a. chromosome; gene
b. gene; chromosome
c. genotype; phenotype
d. phenotype; genotype
D 5. The process by which a germ cell divides, producing two gametes (sperm or ovum)
a. crossing-over
b. mitosis
c. double helix
d. meiosis
A 6. Which of the following is not considered a dominant trait?

a. straight hair
b. farsightedness
c. normal vision
d. facial dimples
C 7. Each human cell contains 22 pairs of _____ and 1 pair of _____

a. alleles; genes
b. genes; alleles
c. autosomes; sex chromosomes
d. sex chromosomes; autosomes
B 8. It happens when there are twins from ovulation on the same day with two separate
fathers
a. fraternal twins
b. superfecundation
c. superfetation
d. identical twins
C 9. Congenital defects that are inherited include all of the following except

a. recessive genes for a disorder
b. dominant genes for a disorder
c. prenatal exposure to damaging affects
d. too many or too few chromosomes
C 10. Which of the following genotype-environmental correlations is thought to decrease

with development?
a. active correlation
b. evocative correlation
c. passive correlation
d. reactive correlation
D 11. DNA is to gene as

a. mitosis is to meiosis
b. dominant trait is to recessive trait
c. germ cell is to gamete
d. gene is to chromosome
B 12. Each gamete (sperm or ovum) contains _____ chromosomes

a. 46 pairs
b. 23 pairs
c. 45 pairs
d. 24 pairs
A 13. Which of the following is an example of a sex-linked characteristic?

a. red/green color blindness
b. polygenic inheritance
c. sickle-cell anemia
d. dizygotic twinning

C 14. In males, the 23rd pair of chromosome consists of _____
a. YY
b. XX
c. XY
d. XZ
B 15. The tendency of certain genetic and environment influences to reinforce wherein
they tend to act in the same direction
a. canalization
b. genotype-environment correlation
c. reaction range
d. genotype-environment interaction
Identification: Identify what it is called for in each sentence.

GENETIC COUNSELING 1. A service designed to inform prospective parents about genetic
diseases and to help them determine the likelihood that they would transmit such disorders to their
children.
CODOMINANCE 2. A condition in which two heterozygous but equally powerful alleles
produce a phenotype wherein both genes are fully and equally expressed.
SCHIZOPHRENIA 3. A mental disorder that is characterized by loss of contact with reality,
hallucinations and delusions, loss of coherent and logical thought, and inappropriate emotionality.
BEHAVIORAL GENETICS 4. A scientific study of how genotype interacts with environment
to determine behavioral attributes such as intelligence, personality, and mental health.
ZYGOTE 5. It is a new cell formed by the union of a father’s sperm and a mother’s ovum.
CARRIER 6. It refers to a heterozygous individual who displays no sign of recessive allele in
his or her own phenotype but can pass the gene to offspring.
PASSIVE CORRELATION 7. A genotype-environment correlation which refers to the
association between the genotype a child inherits from his or her parents and the environment in
which the child is raised.
CONGENITAL DEFECTS 8. These refer to problems that are present at birth.

ALLELES 9. These are alternative forms of a gene that can appear at a particular site on a
chromosome.
GENES 10. These are hereditary blueprints for development that are transmitted unchanged
from generation to generation.

Louise Joy Almero
BS Psychology 2-B
ACTIVITY
Find and circle the words that are hidden in the grid. Words appear in any direction: straight across,
back-word straight across, up and down, down and up, and diagonally. The list of questions will
serve as your guide in searching for the words.
Y L A I T N E U Q E S P H Y B E D
E X Y M U Y R E L I A B I L I T Y
T H Q E S A I D L Y I O T N E X T
P E S T R U C T U R E D S U T H I
H X E R T M A X E S L E R N P Y L
Y S Q O R F I E L D Q T Y O H P A
S R V H G C Y C T Y O U Q P Y O I
I E A O E I H F R C I M A Q U T T
O P L C Y M P U A O Y R X B A H N
L A I X N G I T I L G T C I M E E
O I D Y H O C Q X O P E R C Y S D
G N I D N U O F N O C S N M I E I
I T T Y S B U H P T H Q R E A S F
C X Y A E Q T S H Y R O E H T A N
A Y I T D E B R I E F I N G L I O
L A T N E M I R E P X E H T S E C
1. The extent to which a measuring instrument yields consistent results, both over time and
across observers. RELIABILITY
2. A method in which the researcher seeks to understand the unique values, traditions, and
social processes of a culture or subculture by living with its members and making extensive
observations and notes. ETHNOGRAPHY

3. An ethical consideration wherein participants should be informed of the purpose of the
research and the methods that were used after the study has been completed.
DEBRIEFING
4. A group of people of the same age who are exposed to similar cultural environments and
historical events as they are growing up. COHORT
5. A factor other than the independent variable, that, if not controlled by the experimenter,
could explain any difference across treatment condition in participants’ performance on the
dependent variable. CONFOUNDING VARIABLE
6. A set of concepts and propositions designed to organize, describe, and explain an existing
set of observations. THEORY
7. The extent to which a measuring instrument accurately reflects what the researchers
intended to measure. VALIDITY
8. An observational method in which the investigator cues the behavior of interest and
observes participants’ responses in a laboratory. STRUCTURED OBSERVATION
9. Psychophysiological methods measure the relationship between PHYSIOLOGICAL
processes and aspects of children’s physical, social, or emotional development.
10. In experiment, it is a group whose experience is manipulated. EXPERIMENTAL
11. A combination of both cross-sectional and longitudinal designs by selecting participants of
different ages and following them over time. SEQUENTIAL DESIGN
12. These are specific assumptions and predictions that can be tested to determine their
accuracy. HYPOTHESES
13. A research design in which participants are studied intensively over a short period of time
while developmental changes occur. MICROGENETIC DESIGN
14. An ethical consideration which refers to the participants’ right to concealment of their
identity with respect to all the data they provided. CONFIDENTIALITY
15. An experiment that takes place in a naturalistic setting such as home, school, or a
playground. FIELD EXPERIMENT

EXERCISES
Check your understanding on the research approaches in human development by answering the
C 1. A research method in which the researcher observes people as they engage in their
everyday activities in their natural habitats or surroundings
a. structured observation
b. ethnography
c. naturalistic observation
d. clinical method
B 2. Practice effects and selective attrition are disadvantages of which developmental design?
a. sequential design
b. longitudinal design
c. microgenetic design
d. cross-sectional design
C 3. The basic difference between a structured interview and the clinical method is that in
the clinical method, but not in the structured interview, the researcher
a. lives with the participants for a period of time to understand their unique values,
traditions, and social processes
b. asks the same questions in precisely the same way to all participants
c. uses props and various stimuli to illustrate the meaning of different questions
d. changes the question he/she asks based on the participant’s response
A 4. This method is used when an experimental design cannot be applied or should not be
conducted for ethical reasons
a. natural experiment
b. case study

c. field experiment
d. correlational design
B 5. All of the following are major rights of participants and responsibilities of researchers
involved in psychological research except
a. confidentiality
b. exclusion of deception
c. informed consent
d. debriefing
D 6. It is a method used to monitor overall electrical activity in the brain by attaching electrodes
to the scalp.
a. functional magnetic resonance imaging
b. positron emission tomography
c. electromyography
d. electroencephalography
C 7. In the experimental method, the aspect of the environment that an experimenter modifies
or manipulates in order to measure its impact on behavior is called the
a. dependent variable
b. confounding variable
c. independent variable
d. experimental variable
A 8. A research method in which the investigator gathers extensive information about the
life of an individual and then tests developmental hypothesis by analyzing the events of the
person’s life history
a. case study
b. diary study
c. clinical method
d. structured interview

C 9. The developmental design in which different groups of people are observed repeatedly
over time is known as the
a. microgenetic design
b. cross-sectional design
c. sequential design
d. longitudinal design
D 10. If a researcher wants to conduct a study on the effects of social deprivation in infancy
on the intellectual development of children, what research design should he/she use?
a. experimental design
b. natural experiment
c. correlational design
d. field experiment
Matching type: Select the research method that is best suited for investigating each of the
following research questions. Write the correct letter on the blank.
a. structured observation d. naturalistic observation
b. psychophysiological methods e. structured interview
c. ethnography
B psychophysiological methods 11. Are the aggressive actions that boy playmates display
toward each other different from those that occur in girls’ play groups?
C ethnography 12. How does life change for boys from the Sambia tribe once they have
experienced tribal rites of puberty?
A structured observation 13. Will young elementary school children break a solemn promise
to watch a sick puppy when no one is around to detect their transgression?
A structured observation 14. Do 6-year-olds know any negative stereotypes about minority
group members?

A structured observation 15. Can 6-month-old infants discriminate the colors red, green,
blue, and yellow?
Fill in the Blank: Write the correct/s word to complete each sentence.
16. The scientific method refers to the use of objective and Replicable methods to gather
data for the purpose of testing a theory or hypothesis.
17. Designing and conducting research with humans may not be easy as researchers might
encounter difficult issues involving Research Ethics .
18. In naturalistic observation, researchers make effort to lessen Observer Influence
, or the tendency of the participants to react to an observer’s presence by behaving in
unusual ways.
19. A control technique in which participants are assigned to experimental conditions
through unbiased procedure is called Random Assignment
.
20. The fMRI is used to construct images of a person’s brain tissue and biochemical activity
using Electromagnetic waves.

LOUISE JOY ALMERO
BS PSYCHOLOGY 2-B
ACTIVITY
Fill in the blank: Re-arrange the jumbled letters to complete each sentence.
1. An environmental agent, such as a virus, a drug, or radiation, that can interfere with normal
prenatal development is known as teratogen .
2. An infection called toxoplasmosis is caused by a parasite harbored in the bodies of cattle,
sheep, and pigs and in the intestinal tracts of cats.
3. Neonatal jaundice is caused by the immaturity of the liver.
4. A fluid-filled sphere which floats freely in the uterus until the 6th day after fertilization is
called blastocyst .
5. According to the proximodistal Principle, growth and motor development proceed from
the center of the body outward.
6. The rapid development of organs and major body systems during the embryonic stage is
known as organogenesis.
7. Fetal Alcohol syndrome is characterized by a combination of retarded growth, face and
body malformations, and disorders of the central nervous system.
8. A tranquilizer called thalidomide was banned after it was found to have caused stunted
or missing limbs, severe facial deformities, and defective organs in some 12,000 babies.
9. The LeBoyer method is a method wherein a woman gives birth in a quiet room under low
lights to reduce stress, and the newborn is gently massaged to ease crying.
10. The period between conception and birth is called gestation.
11. Scientists can observe fetal movement through ultrasound, the use of high-frequency
sound waves to detect the outline of the fetus.
12. The first few weeks of life is called the neonatal period.
13. Sudden infant death syndrome, sometimes called crib death, is the sudden death of an
infant under age 1 in which the cause of death remains unexplained after a thorough
investigation that includes an autopsy.
14. According to the cephalocaudal principle, growth occurs from the top down.
15. Babies born before the 37th week of gestation are known as preterm or premature infants.

EXERCISES
Check your understanding on the biological and environmental foundation of human development
by answering the following questions.
___B__1. The organ that allows, oxygen nourishment, and wastes to pass between mother and
embryo
a. umbilical cord c. uterus
b. placenta d. amniotic sac
___D__2. A method of childbirth that teaches expectant mothers to work actively with their bodies
through controlled breathing
a. Bradley method c. Natural method
b. LeBoyer method d. Lamaze method
__A___3. What do you call the oxygen deprivation at birth?
e. anoxia c. breech delivery
f. oxygen depletion d. hypoxia
__C___4. It occurs when the uterus contracts and expels the placenta from the pregnant woman’s
body
a. first stage of childbirth c. third stage of childbirth
b. second stage of childbirth d. cesarean delivery
__D___5. It is a fuzzy prenatal hair covering the fetus’s body
a. vernix c. placenta
b. amniotic sac d. lanugo
___A__6. What month does the mother may be able to feel the fetus kicking?
a. at 4 months c. at 3 months
b. at 6 months d. at 5 months
___C__7. It is a sudden death of a fetus at or after the 20th week of gestation
a. miscarriage c. stillbirth
b. Sudden infant death syndrome d. jaundice
__A___8. A human reflex in which the baby’s cheek or lower lips is stroked with finger or nipple

a. Rooting c. Darwinian
b. Babinski d. Babkin
___B__9. The inner layer of cell mass that will become digestive system, liver, pancreas, salivary
glands, and respiratory system
a. mesoderm c. epidermis
b. endoderm d. ectoderm
___B__10. A fluid-filled membrane that encases the developing embryo, protecting it and giving
it room to move and grow
a. placenta c. umbilical cord
b. amniotic fluid d. amniotic sac
___B__11. It is the least developed sense at birth
a. hearing c. taste
b. sight d. touch
__A___12. The following statements are true except
a. there is a link between prenatal undernutrition and schizophrenia
b. use of cocaine during pregnancy can cause abortion
c. drinking caffeine while pregnant is the most common cause of mental retardation
d. moderate exercise at any time during pregnancy is not dangerous to the mother and
the fetus
___B__13. A delivery in which the fetus emerges feet first or buttocks first rather than head first
a. breech birth c. vaginal delivery
b. preterm birth d. C-section delivery
__D___14. Between __________, most babies begin to get around under their own power by
means of creeping or crawling
a. 11 and 15 months c. 16 and 20 months
b. 1 and 5 months d. 6 and 10 months
__B___15. It is used to help parents, health care providers, and researchers assess neonates’
responsiveness to their physical and social environment, to identify strengths and possible
vulnerabilities in neurological functioning, and to predict future development.
a. Neonatal Screening for Medical Conditions
b. Brazelton Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale

c. Apgar Test
d. Reflex Assessment Test
__C___16. To protect the prenatal organism against the effects of toxoplasmosis, pregnant woman
should be given a pass from which of the following household chores?
a. washing dishes with antibacterial soap
b. vacuuming
c. cleaning the cat’s litter box
d. changing burned-out lightbulbs and other work with electrical fixtures
___A__17. A human reflex wherein the sole of the baby’s foot is stroked and toes fan out
a. Babinski c. Babkin
b. Walking d. Rooting
___C__18. How many hours a day do new babies sleep?
a. 6 hours c. 18 hours
b. 12 hours d. 24 hours
___B__19. It is the first sense to develop, and for the first several months it is the most mature
sensory system
a. hearing c. sight
b. touch d. smell
___D__20. A critical period when the embryo is most vulnerable to destructive influences in the
prenatal environment
a. fetal stage c. germinal stage
b. fertilization d. embryonic stage
Identification: Identify what it is called for in each sentence.

Fontanels 1. Areas in newborn infants’ heads where the bones of the skull do not meet.
Pincer grasp 2. The coordination of the thumb and the index finger to hold or pick up tiny objects.
Early Reflexes 3. An automatic, innate response to stimulation.

Prenatal development _4. Development which occurs between the moment of conception and the
beginning of the birth process.
Vernix caseosa 5. A white, cheesy substance that covers the fetus to protect the skin from
chapping.

Louise Joy Almero
BS PSYCHOLOGY 2_B
ACTIVITY
Identification: Identify what is it called for in each sentence.
Gender 1. It refers to the characteristics of people as males and females
Coparenting 2. The support that parents provide one another in jointly raising a child
Conservation 3. The awareness that altering an object’s or a substance’s appearance
does not change its basic properties
Moral development 4. A development that involves thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
regarding rules and conventions about what people should do in their interactions with other
people
Gender typing 5. It refers to acquisition of a traditional masculine role or feminine role
Conscience 6. An internal regulation of standards of right and wrong that involves an
integration of all three components of moral development
Centration 7. A centering of attention on one characteristic to the exclusion of all others
Autobiographical Memory 8. It involves memory of significant events and experiences
in one’s life
schema 9. A cognitive structure, a network of associations that guides an individual’s
perceptions
Attention 10. It is defined as the focusing of mental resources on select information
EXERCISES
Check your understanding about infancy by answering the following questions.
___D__1. The inability to distinguish between one’s own perspective and someone else’s
a. intuition c. animism
b. symbolism d. egocentrism

___B__2. A play which involves repetition of behavior when new skills are being learned
or when physical or mental mastery and coordination of skills are required for games or
sports
a. constructive play c. pretense play
b. practice play d. sensorimotor
play
___C__3. What is the third stage of Erikson’s psychosocial development?
a. Industry vs. Inferiority c. Initiative vs. Guilt
b. Trust vs. Mistrust d. Autonomy vs. Shame & Doubt
___B__4. A parenting style in which parents encourage the children to be independent
but still place limits and controls on their actions
a. neglectful parenting c. authoritarian parenting
b. authoritative parenting d. indulgent parenting
__B___5. With regard to gross motor skills, by what age do children become more
adventurous?
a.5 years of age c. 3 years of age
b. 4 years of age d. 6 years of age
__D___6. It refers to the difficulty getting to sleep or staying asleep
a. night terror c. nightmare
b. narcolepsy d. insomnia
__C___7. It is characterized by failure to provide for the child’s basic needs
c. sexual abuse c. child neglect
d. mental injury d. physical abuse
___A__8. During early childhood, how many pounds does an average child gain a year?
a. 5 to 10 pounds c. 6 to 12 pounds
b. 4 to 8 pounds d. 7 to 14 pounds
___C__9. A type of play in which the child transforms the physical environment into a
symbol
a.sensorimotor play c. pretense play
b.constructive play d. practice play
___B__10. It is the appropriate use of language in different contexts

a. semantics c. morphology
b. pragmatics d. syntax
__D___11. A style of parenting in which parents are highly involved with their children but
place few demands or controls on them
a. neglectful parenting c. authoritarian parenting
b.authoritative parenting d. indulgent parenting
__D___12. Sets of expectations that prescribe how females or males should think, act,
and feel
a. gender typing c. gender identity
b. gender sensitivity d. gender roles
__B___13. It refers to extreme daytime sleepiness

a. nightmare c. insomnia
b. narcolepsy d. night terror
__C___14. In this stage of Piaget’s cognitive development, children begin to represent
the world with words, images, and drawings
a. concrete operational c. preoperational
b. sensorimotor d. formal operational
__A___15. It is also known as psychological abuse
a. emotional abuse c. sexual abuse
b. physical abuse d. child neglect
__B___16. Which of the following statements is not true during early childhood?
a. play helps children master anxieties and conflicts
b. children prefer to spend time with same-sex instead of opposite-sex playmates
c. with regard to children’s development, play is considered a non-essential
aspect
d. for most young children, a friend is someone to play with
__B___17. It combines sensorimotor and repetitive activity with symbolic representation
of ideas
a. practice play c. symbolic play

b. constructive play d. sensorimotor play
__D___18. Children with vision problems should be examined by an
a. optometrist c. optician
b.oncologist d. ophthalmologist
__C___19. The belief that inanimate objects have lifelike qualities and capable of action
a. egocentrism c. animism
b. symbolism d. intuition
__A___20. Who created the concept of the zone or proximal development?
a.Lev Vygotsky c. Erik Erikson
b.Jean Piaget d. Sigmund Freud
Fill in the blank: Write the correct word/words to complete each sentence.
1. The repeating of information after it has been presented is called rehearsal.
2. Lev Vygotsky considered play to be an excellent setting for cognitive development.
3. Children show autonomous morality morality at about 10 years of age and older,
in which they become aware that rules and laws are created by people.
4. The Montessori approach approach is a philosophy of education in which
children are given considerable freedom and spontaneity in choosing activities.
5. For centuries, corporal or physical punishment, such as spanking, has been
considered a necessary and even desirable method of disciplining children.
6. Emotion- dismissing parents parents view their role as to deny, ignore, or change
negative emotions.
7. Although watching television affects children’s aggression, it can also contribute to
their Prosocial behavior.
8. Gay and lesbian parents are increasingly choosing parenthood through donor
insemination or adoption.
9. Piaget’s preoperational stage can be divided into two substages: Symbolic
function substage and intuitive thought substage.

10. Developmentalists increasingly use the term child child maltreatment to refer to
both abuse and neglect.

LOUISE JOY ALMERO
BS PSYCHOLOGY 2B
ACTIVITY
Matching type: Match column A with the correct answer on column B. Write the correct
letter on the blank.
A B
__F___1. perception . interpretation of what is sensed
__G___2. neuron nerve cell that handles information processing
__J___3. attention focusing of mental resources on selected information
__H___4. occlusion it is when one object partly covers another
__A___5. sensation occurs when information interacts with sensory receptors
__I___6. memory involves retention of information over time
__D___7. habituation decreased responsiveness after repeated presentations of the stimulus
__B___8. emotion a feeling or affect h. it is when one object partly covers another
__C___9. concept cognitive grouping of similar objects, events, people, or ideas
__E___10. temperament individual differences in behavioral styles, emotions, and responses
EXERCISES
Check your understanding about infancy by answering the following questions.
__A___1. Researchers devised a clever method of investigating infants’ depth perception. With
this method, researchers learned when infants can perceive, but do not fear changes in depth. The
method also revealed when infants begin to fear changes in depth. What research method was this?
c. the habituation method c. the high-amplitude sucking method
d. the visual cliff d. the preference method
___C__2. Which of the following is NOT considered a newborn reflex?
e. rooting c. palmar grasping
f. Moro d. sucking
__A___3. It insulates axons and helps electrical signals travel faster down the axon

g. myelin sheath c. synapse
h. dendrite d. node of ranvier
__D___4. The first stage of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development

c. preoperational c. concrete operational
d. formal operational d. sensorimotor
__C___5. Which of the following does not belong with the others?
e. imitation c. perception
f. operant conditioning d. habituation
__A___6. It refers to adding information to a child’s incomplete utterance
c. expanding c. labeling
d. recasting d. reflexing
__D___7. Lobes that have an active role in hearing, language processing, and memory
e. parietal c. occipital
f. frontal d. temporal
__B___8. How many hours a day does a typical newborn sleep?
g. 12 hours c. 20 hours
h. 18 hours d. 8 hours
__B___9. This reflex occurs in response to a sudden, intense noise or movement
i. sucking c. Babinski
j. Moro d. grasping
__D___10. According to Erik Erikson, the first year of life is characterized by the _____ stage of
development
c. initiative versus guilt c. autonomy versus shame and doubt
d. industry versus inferiority d. trust versus mistrust
__A___11. It is a loss or impairment of language processing
k. aphasia c. dyslexia
l. ataxia d. anosmia
__C___12. It is the ability to relate and integrate information from two or more sensory modalities
e. sensory learning c. intermodal perception
f. sensory integration d. visual integration

__D___13. Infants weigh approximately _____ pounds by 2 years of age
c. 27 to 33 c. 25 to 31
d. 24 to 30 d. 26 to 32
__A___14. It occurs when children adjust their schemes to take new information and experiences
into account
e. accommodation c. disequilibrium
f. assimilation d. equilibrium
__B___15. These lobes are involved in voluntary movement, thinking, personality, and
intentionality or purpose
c. occipital c. temporal
d. frontal d. parietal
__A___16. It is one of the baby’s earliest emotions which typically first appears at about 6 months
of age and peaks at about 18 months
e. fear c. sadness
f. surprise d. anger
__C___17. Your friend just had a baby. Because she knows that you are studying developmental
psychology, she asks you what her baby’s senses are like. You tell her that her baby’s least
developed sense at birth is
g. hearing c. vision
h. smell d. taste
__D___18. The tiny gaps between the fibers of neurons are called
g. dendrites c. axons
h. neurotransmitters d. synapses
__D___19. According to BF Skinner’s theory of _____, the consequences of a behavior produce
changes in the probability of the behavior’s occurrence
g. observational learning c. classical conditioning
h. imitation d. operant conditioning
__B___20. These are gurgling sounds of babies that are made in the back of the throat and usually
expresses pleasure during interaction with the caregiver
c. babbling c. crying
d. cooing d. murmuring

True or False: Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.
__T___1. Infants can imitate a facial expression within the first few days after birth.
__T___2. Children who grow up in a deprived environment may have depressed brain activity
compared with those who grew up with a normal environment.
__T___3. All newborn reflexes persist throughout life.
__T__4. The issue of trust versus mistrust is resolved in the first year of life.
__T__5. Crying is the most important mechanism that newborns have for communicating with
their world.
__T___6. Positive emotions include enthusiasm, anxiety, joy, and love.
__T___7. Speech and grammar depend on activity in the left hemisphere in most people.
__F___8. Paternal interactions with infants are the same as with maternal interactions.
__T___9. Infants prefer to look at attractive faces more than at unattractive ones.
__T___10. Growth accelerated during the second year of life.
1. The close emotional bond between two people is called Attachment.
2. The Shaken baby syndrome is a serious brain injury caused by forcefully and violently
shaking a baby.
3. As part of encoding, Attention plays an important role in memory.
4. Infants’ rapid increase in vocabulary that begins at approximately 18 months is called the
vocabulary spurt.
5. Growth follows the cephalocaudal pattern and proximodistal pattern.
6. The two types of fibers that extend from the neuron’s cell body are axons and dendrites.
7. In Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, the eyes flutter beneath closed lids.
8. The recognition that an object remains the same shape even though its orientation to us
changes is called Shape constancy.
9. Sustained attention is also referred to as focused attention.
10. The words that a child understands is known as receptive vocabulary.


LOUISE JOY ALMERO
BS PSYCHOLOGY 2_B
ACTIVITY
Identification: Identify what is it called for in each sentence.
Intelligence 1. It is the ability to solve problems and to adapt and learn from
experiences
Bullying 2. It was defined as verbal or physical behavior intended to
disturb someone less powerful
transitivity 3. It is the ability to logically combine relations to understand
certain conclusions
mindfulness 4. It means being alert, mentally present, and cognitively flexible
while going through
life’s everyday activities and tasks
perspective taking 5. It refers to the social cognitive process involved in
assuming the perspective of others and understanding their thoughts and
feelings
1. People who are gifted have above-average intelligence and/or superior
talent for something.
2. Dyscalculia is also known as developmental arithmetic disorder
disorder .
3. One strategy for improving relationships among ethnically diverse
students is to turn the class into a “ Jigsaw classroom” wherein
students from different cultural backgrounds are place in cooperative
group.
4. According to Robert Sternberg, intelligence comes in three forms:
analytical, creative, and practical.
5. Controlling one’s own thoughts to consider the perspective of others is
called cognitive inhibition.
EXERCISES
Check your understanding about middle and late childhood by answering the
C 1. A relatively permanent and unlimited type of memory
a. working memory c. long-term memory
b. short-term memory d. autobiographical
memory
A 2. Children who are infrequently nominated as a best friend but are not
disliked by their peers
a. neglected children c. rejected children
b. average children d. controversial children
D 3. A learning disability that involves
difficulty handwriting
a. Dyspraxia c. Dyslexia
b. Dyscalculia d. Dysgraphia
B 4. Who developed the concept of mental age, and individual’s level of
mental development
relative to others?
a. Howard Gardner c. Robert Sternberg
b. b. Alfred Binet d. David Wechsler
A 5. It is also called self-worth or self-image
a. self-esteem c. selfefficacy

b. self-regulation d. self-concept
D 6. An intelligence which refers to the ability to manipulate objects
and be physically adept
a. naturalistic c. mathematical
b. intrapersonal d. bodily-kinesthetic
B 7. The ability to think in novel and unusual ways and to come up with
unique solutions to problems
a. divergent thinking c. critical thinking
b. creative thinking d. convergent thinking
C 8. Who developed the triarchic theory of intelligence?
a. Jean Piag c. Robert Sternberg
b. Lawrence Kohlberg d. Howard Gardner
C 9. At this level of Kohlberg’s moral development, children interpret
good and bad in terms of external rewards and punishments
a. postconventional c. preconventional
b. nonconventional d.conventional
B 10. Children who do not do a good job of thinking before they act are
a. inattentive c. aggressive
b. impulsive d. hyperactive
D 11. The following are possible occupations of an individual with mathematical intelligence
except
a. accountant c. engineer
b. scientist d. psychologist
A 12. The belief that one can master a situation and produce
favorable outcomes

a. self-efficacy c. self-esteem
b. self-concept d. self-regulation
B 13. The ability to order stimuli along a quantitative dimension (such as
length)
a. conservation c. transitivity
b. seriation d. object permanence
D 14. What stage of Erikson’s psychosocial development do children
become interested in how things are made and how they work?
a. Initiative vs. Guilt c. Autonomy vs. Shame &
Doubt
b. Trust vs. Mistrust d. Industry vs. Inferiority
A 15. Children who are frequently nominated both as someone’s best
friend and as being disliked
a. controversial children c. average
children b. popular children d.
rejected children
C 16. A relatively mild autism spectrum disorder in which the child has
relatively good verbal language skills, milder nonverbal language problems,
and a restricted range of interests and relationships
a. Autistic disorder c. Asperger
syndrome b. ADHD d.
Learning disability
B 17. If an individual has a severe impairment in his/her ability to read and
spell, what type of learning disability does he/she have?
a. Dyscalculia c. Dysgraphia
b. Dyslexia d. Dyspraxia
B 18. Piaget’s concrete operational stage lasts from
approximately of age

a. birth to 2 years c. 12 to 18
years b. 7 to 11 years d. 2 to 7
years
A 19. It involves thinking reflectively and productively and

evaluating evidence
a. critical thinking c. convergent thinking
b. creative thinking d. divergent
thinking
D 20. If Mielle is sensitive to rhythm and sound, what type of intelligence
does she have?
a. interpersonal c. bodilykinesthetic
b. verbal d. musical
True or False: Write T if the statement is true and F if the statement is false.
T 1. There are no gender differences when it comes to general intelligence.
T 2. Middle and late childhood is a period of rapid growth spurt.
T 3. Girls are more likely to be bullies than boys.
T 4. Overweight parents tend to have overweight children.
F 5. If a person is good at writing, he/she has intrapersonal intelligence.
T 6. Boys are more physically aggressive than girls are.
F 7. During middle and late childhood, disease and death are more
prevalent than in early childhood and adolescence.
T 8. Friendship plays an important role in children’s emotional we
l-being and academic success.
T 9. Females are less likely than males to develop physical or mental
disorders.

F 10. The constructivist approach is considered a teacher-centered
approach.

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