Development Psych ( Rationalized) (Correl)

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Every portion of the life span is influenced by earlier events and
Life span studies are based on which of the following ideas?
will in turn affect later events
Change and stability in mental abilities, such as learning memory
language thinking reasoning etc would constitute which type of Cognitive
development
Psychologists sociologists anthropologists neuroscientists and
medical researchers all share an interest in unlocking the mys- multidisciplinary
teries of development through the life span
The period is the time from conception to birth prenatal
Jonathan is almost completely dependent on his parents for his
wants and needs is only just beginning to acquire language skills Infancy
and sensorimotor coordination
Brittany is preoccupied with the pursuit of independence and
Adolescence
identity and is spending more time with friends and less with family
Peter is a senior partner at his law firm and is an important
Middle Adulthood
member of his church and community
Is a complex molecule with a double helix shape like a spiral
DNA
staircase and contains genetic information
During the process of the cells nucleus including the chromo-
Mitosis
somes duplicates itself and the cell divides
During fertilization an egg and a sperm fuse to create a single cell
Zygote
called an
Sasha 23rd chromosome pair contains two x chromosomes this
Is Female
indicates that Sasha
Marly describes her friend Gina as having blonde hair green eyes
Phenotype
and fair skin with freckles marly has described ginas
Jadie is acting in ways typical of a person at an earlier age of
Regressing
development
A therapeutic approach aimed at giving patients insight into their
Psychoanalysis
unconscious conflicts is called
The proper order of Freud's psychosexual stages of development
Oral Anal Phallic Latency Genital
is
According to Eriksons psychosocial theory the first stage of de-
Trust versus mistrust
velopment which occurs during infancy is
Which of the following researchers worked with Little Albert in one
the earliest and most famous example of classical conditioning in John B. Watson
human Dev
Develops as children gradually establish guidelines for judging
their own actions and select models who exemplify these guide- Social cognitive theory
lines
A major distinction between Piagets developmental theory and the Piaget sees development as occurring in stages whereas the in-
information processing approach is that formation processing approach sees development as continuous
Which perspective emphasizes the idea that species specific
ethological
behaviors enhance the survival of the species
Daniel is doing research that involves gathering detailed descrip-
tions from people about their beliefs Daniel is doing which kind of Qualitative
research
Obesity during pregnancy increased all of the following except neonatal diabetes mellitus
The pattern of growth is the sequence in which growth starts at
Proximodistal
the center of the body and moves toward the extermities
extensive brain development continues after birth through infancy
Which of the following statements is true about brain development
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The cerebral cortex has two each of which is further divided into
hemispheres Lobes
four
A temporary cessation of breathing in which the airway is com-
pletely blocked usually for 10 seconds or longer is risk factor for sleep apnea
SIDS
Is a life threatening condition that is caused by a severe protein
calorie deficiency and results in a wasting away of body tissues in Marasmus
the infants first year
Is a dynamic process that is linked with sensory information in skin
Posture
joints and muscles which tell us where we are in space
A technique that can be used to determine if an infant can see
or hear is the which involves turning ones head toward a sight or orienting response
sound
Jean Piaget used detailed observation of his own children to
Cognitive development
develop his theory of
When children experience cognitive conflict in trying to under-
Equilibration
stand the world they shift from one stage of thought to the next.
The sensorimotor stage of development lasts from birth until about Two years of age
Eleven month old Jenny retrieves toys from under the sofa by
coordination of secondary circular reactions
using her toy golf club.
Phonolgy is to as morphology is to Sound meaning
Identify the correct sequence of vocalization in infants crying cooing babbling gestures
An apparently normal infant who dies in his or her sleep probably
SIDS sudden infant death syndrom
suffered from
Breast milk is almost always the best food for newborns and is
12
recommended for at least the first months
Which brain region shows the most rapid growth during the first
Cerebellum
year of life?
The pruning of excess brain cells in order to make connections
among cortical cells and improve motor and cognitive functioning cell death
is reffered to as
At birth the most developed sense is the least developed sense is Touch Sight
Lucy has no memories about her early life. Her first memories are
Infantile amnesia
of preschool when she was 3 years old.
The Piagetian Approach focuses on qualitative changes in cognition
The ability to mentally represent and remember objects and
Representational ability
events is
The amount of time a baby spends looking at different sights is a
make visual distinctions
measure of visual preference that is based on the ability
Feelings or affects that occur when a person is in a state or an
interaction that is important to him or her especially to his/her well Emotions
being known as
Two year old Jacob took the pacifier away from his baby sister
Empathy
making her sad and causing her to cry
According to Erikson the first psycho social crisis we face is that
basic trust versus basic mistrust
of
A 9 month old infant cries when the mother leaves is showing Separation anxiety
A 3 year old Emily Rose is doing a puzzle and as typical of her
is still somewhat clumsy at the task.
age she
The second Piagetian stage is the preoperational stage, which
2 to 7
lasts from approximately ___ years of age.

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Ingrid 6 loves to make little books by drawing pictures and putting
in words to describe them. She has formed stable concepts and Preoperational stage
has started to reason Ingrid is Piagest of development
Piaget called the second substage preoperational thought intuitive
Rational Thinking
because of the absence of the use of
A toddler is likely to learn something in the zone of proximal
The task is more difficult than the child can do alone
development if
According to Erik Erikson the psychosocial stage that character-
Initiative versus guilt
izes early childhood is
Children who cannot recognize the sensation that their bladder is
Bedwetting
full often suffer from enuresis which is commonly known as
Repeated urination in clothing or in bed is called Enuresis
When children repeat an action that they saw someone else
Deffered imitation
perform at an earlier time they are demonstrating
Alex is listening to some music through headphones so no one
else can hear it. When his mother walks into the room, he says,
Egocentric
"Mommy, do you like this song?" although she cannot hear the
music. Alex's question indicates that Alex is
In Neo-Peagetian theory terminology the first stage in devel-
opment of self-definition, in which children describe themselves
Single representations
in terms of individual unconnected characteristics and in all or
nothing terms is called
According to Piaget children enter which stage at the age of 7 Concrete operational
A child who sounds out a word by translating it from print to speech
Decoding
is
Donald's reading level is about two years behind his age group. He
has problems with writing, spelling, grammar, and understanding Dyslexia
speech. It is probable that Donald is suffering from
In neo-Piagetian theory scheme of self concept development, the
third stage of development which begins around 7 or 8 years of Representational Systems
age involves the ability to form
Eriksons developmental crisis of middle childhood is Industry vs Inferiority
Milton is an 8-year old. According to Harter's research what is the
single most important aspect of Milton's life that will determine his Positive regard from parents and peers
sense of self-worth

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