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When considering the development of secure attachments, nature is to nurture as _____ is to _______.

Psychologist Simon baron-Cohen has proposed that autism spectrum disorder is indicative of an inborn.

Dr.mcgiver believe that children who are not visually stimulated during the first four months of life will never develop normal visual perception. Obviously, dr.macgiver believes that that this developmental stage is a

When pregnant rats drink alcohol, their young offspring later display an

physical abilities such as muscular strength, reaction time, sensory keenness and cardiac output reach their peak during

Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Dr.birkins major research interest is the development of motor skills in children. It is most likely that dr.birkin is a _______ psychologist.

When asked to recall the one or two most important events over the last half century, older adults tend to name events that occurred when they were in their

People have been most likely to describe to themselves as a sandwich generation during their

Which of the following best describes adolescent self esteem?

The "we" aspect of our self concept that comes from our group membership is our

Specific accomplishments during the concrete operational stage of cognitive development include

When a placenta is first developed, it transfers nutrients and oxygen from mother to

An infants tendency to automatically grasp objects placed in his or her hands best illustrates

The Russian psychologist lev vygotsky suggested that children's ability to solve problems is enhanced by

Which psychologist was most influential in shaping our understanding of cognitive development?

I'm one 15-year period, more Americans died on the two days after Christmas. It has been suggested that this illustrates

When golden hamsters were repeatedly threatened and attacked while young, they suffered long-term changes in

Research indicates that the high school girls who have the most affectionate relationships with their mothers also tend to

Our sense of self defines our

A failure to practice important motor skills can result in a loss of agility because unused neural connections

Research has showed that brain training activities _____ subsequent performance of the practices mental skills, and _____ everyday cognitive performance.

If children can not grasp the principle of conservation, they are unable to

Parents who are demanding and yet sensitively responsive to their children are said to be

John is a 3 years old and is playing hide and seek with his older brothers and sister. When it is his turn to hide, he puts his hands over his eyes. He is demonstrating

People experience rapid physical development and sexual maturation

A critical period is a phase during which

The terminal decline phenomenon involves a decrease in mental ability that accompanies the approach of

The labels "easy" and "difficult" are used to refer to differences among infants in

Dr.smith has devoted his career to investigating the influence of genetic and environmental factors on developmental process. Which major issue in developmental psychology is he most interested in?

As teens mature, the growth of myelin facilitates

Boys who mature at an early age tend to be more

Brenda is 29 years old. She recently graduated from college and now has a full time job and lives independently. She is in the _____ years.

Who was the first psychologist to describe adolescence?

The mcdouglas use harsh discipline on the children and demand unquestioning obedience. Psychologists are likely to characterize the mcdouglas as _____ parents

When a placenta is first developed, it transfers nutrients and oxygen from mother to

As compared with the production of egg cells, sperm production

Haidt's intuitionist perspective highlights the impact of automatic gut-level feelings on

The ability to think logically about hypothetical situations is indicated of the ______ stage of development

Animations that grafted emotion-conveying faces on to toy trains have been developed to alleviate symptoms of

When my kids behave badly, I turn off the tv. This is an example of

Stephanie is addicted to caffeine. When she doesn't have her morning cup of coffee, she gets a terrible headache. When she drinks Diet Coke, this headache goes away. The cessation of headache pain is an example of

Operant condituoning

Reinforcement _____ frequency of behavior

Punishment _____ frequency of behavior

Which of following is a conditioning (secondary) reinforcer for my dog?

Your friend, Emma, has a troubled relationship with her girlfriend, Annie. Sometimes when Emma calls Annie, Annie seems glad to hear from her and is very talkative and friendly. Other times when Emma calls her, Annie seems disinterested and in a hurry to get off the phone. You can see that Annie is providing ________ for Emma's calls.

I want to teach my dog how to roll over. First I give him a treat when he lied down. Then once he is doing that reliably, I don't give him another treat until he flops over on his side. Once he is doing that reliably, I don't give him a treat until he rolls all the way over. I am using ______

Five year old molly doesn't like to go to bed. When her mom tells her that it's bedtime, milky begins to whine. If milky mom wants to extinguish Molly's whining behavior, what is the worst thing she can do.

BF skinners critics have claimed that he neglected the importance of the individuals

Michelle is toilet training her young daughter. The child will probably be most successful with toilet training if Michelle rewards her based on

Socially responsive who readily imitate their parents tend to become preschoolers with a strong internalized conscience. This best illustrates the impact of

After watching violent cartoons, Jeremy and Julie engaged in the very same violence they saw on tv, such as flying karate kicks. This best illustrates that one of the factors contributing to the violence viewing effect is

When a monkey grasps, holds or tears something mirror neurons fire. And they likewise fire when the monkey observed another doing so. This demonstrates the value of

If rats are allowed to wander through a complicated maze, they will subsequently run the maze with few errors when a good reward is placed at the end. Their good performance demonstrates

Pavlov and Watson ______ the impact of biological constraints on classical conditioning and they _____ the impact of cognitive processes on classical conditioning.

Intrinsic motivation refers to a desire to perform an activity

Alex learned how to make a 3 point basketball shots by successfully making very short shots before shooting from increasingly longer distances from the hoop. This learning strategy best illustrates the process of

A fixed ratio schedule of reinforcement is one in which a response is reinforced only after a

Without conscious reflection, people often yawn when they observe others yawning. Researchers are now considering whether this can be attributed to

Last year, Dr. Moritano cleaned Natacha's skin with rubbing alcohol prior to administering each of a series of painful rabies vaccination shots. Which of the following processes accounts for the fact that Natacha currently becomes fearful every time she smells rubbing alcohol?

Which of the following are most clearly activated both by picking up a spoon and by simply watching another person pick up a spoon?

Male Japanese quail became sexually aroused by a red light that was repeatedly associated with the presentation of a female quail. The sexual arousal triggered by the red light was a

Before learning painfully that the sound of a buzzing bee signaled she was about to be stung, Sara felt no fear in response to the buzzing sound. At that time the sound of the buzzing bee was most clearly a(n)

Helpful and constructive actions best illustrates

A child who is punished for swearing at home but reinforced for swearing on the school playground is most likely to demonstrate a patterned habit of swearing that is indicative of

In Pavlov's experiments, the sound of the tone triggered the dogs salivation. Salivation to the sound of a tone was an

The reappearance, after a time lapse, of an extinguished CR is called

Some students study hard beginning with the first couple of weeks of a semester because they subsequently receive very good final course grades. This best illustrates that human behavior is influenced by

Researchers who emphasize _______ 10 to see development as a sequence of genetically based series of steps or stages

Height is an example of a trait that shows ____

Which of the following traits shows rank order stability?

Which of the following statement about the 50-year longitudinal study of marital stability is true?

The developing baby's organs form and begin to function when the baby is a _____

Throughout life, unused neural connections are _______

Major Motor skills like sitting standing and walking are

Research suggests that infantile amnesia may be limited to

Before they are six months old most children do not have ______ The understanding that an object to exist even when they cannot see it

In infant will stay longer at

A researcher shows a child to identically sized pieces of pizza. Each piece of pizza is on a plate. She cuts one of the pieces of pizza in half. She asks a four-year-old boy which play has more pizza. If he is like most children his age he will say _____

A researcher shows a child to dolls Sally and Anne. Sally put the ball in a basket and then leaves the room. While Sally's away Anne moves the ball into a box. The researcher asked the child when Sally returns where will she look for the ball? If the child has developed a theory of mind of the child will say ________

Which of the following statements is false? A) research findings suggest that the sequence of cognitive milestones developed more or less as Piaget describes B) development is more abrupt then Piaget theorized C) Piaget May have underestimated children's cognitive abilities D) all of the above

Infant attachment is assessed using _____

Which of the following statements about strange situation is true? A) infants who are securely attached do not cry when the mother leaves the room B) approximately 30% of infants are securely attached C) infants who demonstrate anxious attachment may continue to cry loudly after their mother returns to the room D) infants who demonstrate avoidant attachment avoid the stranger who enters the room

Students who report being closely attached to the parents have a harder time adjusting when they leave home for college

Which of the following statements is true? A) research suggests that infant attachment is primarily a product of the infants genetically based temperament B) research suggests that infant attachment is primarily a product of parenting style C) none of the above

Ellis mother is very strict and demanding and shows little affection. Ella's mother is demonstrating ______ parenting

Which parenting style is associated with the most positive child outcomes?

Can we be certain that Authoritative parenting causes the best child outcomes?

The child who says "I shouldn't pull the cats tail because mommy was spank me if I do" is in Kohlberg's _______ Stage of moral reasoning

Which version of the trolley dilemma activates the brain areas involved in emotion?

Some scientists believe that moral intuitions evolved to

The marshmallow study tested children's abilities to

According to erkison, The major struggle of adolescence is _____

Which of following statements is true? A) conflicts between parents and adolescent boys typically revolve around the boys relationship with friends and romantic partners B) although parent child conflict increases during adolescence most adolescence report that they like their parents C) parents are more important than peers when it comes to learning to cooperate with others D) peers are more important than parents when it comes to learning to interact with authority figures

Within the stages of adulthood people vary widely with respect to their physical psychological and social development

Within middle adulthood physical vigor is more closely linked to health and _____ than age.

The worldwide life expectancy is

Which of the following statements about aging and memory is true? A) The peak time for learning and memory is middle adulthood B) as we age we demonstrate better recognition memory then recall memory C) as we age we demonstrate better memory for meaningful information than meaningless information D) both B and c

Which of the following is found among individuals with Alzheimer disease? A) loss of brain cells B) deterioration of neurons that produce acetylcholine C) plaques made of protein fragments D) all of the above

Cultures differ according to the______ that dictates when major life events such as getting married should occur

Marriage is predictive of A) mental health B) income C) happiness D) all of the above

Which of the following statements is true? A ) people who are facing their own death or grieving the death of a loved one go through a predictable series of stages B) negative feelings increase after midlife C) People who Express their grief outwardly and immediately recover faster D) at all ages people are happiest when they are not alone

The fact that many animals develop a classically conditioned response of nausea to a taste stimulus such as sugar water than an auditory stimulus such as a bell illustrates

It is easier to teach a bird to_______ to avoid shock than to ______

Young monkeys can learn to fear a snake by watching an adult monkey show fear of a snake. This process is an example of______

Which of following statements about brain imaging research with loved ones in pain is false? A) results indicate the person who is exposed to pain shows activity in the emotional part of the brain and the somatosensory cortex which receives sensory input B) results indicate the person who is observing their loved one in pain shows activity in the emotional part of the brain C) results indicate the person who is observing their loved one in pain shows activity in the somatosensory cortex which receives sensory input D) none of the above

Jenny is a new college freshman who has been walking around campus attending class for approximately two weeks. Jenny's roommate Bella asks Jenny where the student health center is. Jenny is able to tell her even though Jenny has never needed to go there herself. Jennys knowledge is evidence of A) Latent learning B) cognitive learning C) development of cognitive map D) all of the above

At last week's pool party you had too many strawberry margaritas and spend the rest of the night throwing up. At today's family picnic aunt Pam offers you a strawberry smoothie. Although the beverage contains no alcohol the mere smell of the drink makes you nauseous. What is the unconditioned stimulus in this example?

At last week's pool party you had too many strawberry margaritas and spend the rest of the night throwing up. At today's family picnic aunt Pam offers you a strawberry smoothie. Although the beverage contains no alcohol the mere smell of the drink makes you nauseous What is the unconditioned response in this example?

At last week's pool party you had too many strawberry margaritas and spend the rest of the night throwing up. At today's family picnic aunt Pam offers you a strawberry smoothie. Although the beverage contains no alcohol the mere smell of the drink makes you nauseous What is the conditioned stimulus in this example?

At last week's pool party you had too many strawberry margaritas and spend the rest of the night throwing up. At today's family picnic aunt Pam offers you a strawberry smoothie. Although the beverage contains no alcohol the mere smell of the drink makes you nauseous What is the conditioned response in this example?

My dog needs to take oral medicine for his allergies. In order to get him to swallow the pills I hide them in little pieces of bread with peanut butter. I always make these little peanut butter sandwiches while standing at my kitchen counter. I have noticed that when my dog comes to stand near me at the kitchen counter he begins to salivate. What is the condition stimulus in this example?

Respondent behavior is defined as a _____ response to some stimulus

In classical conditioning a stimulus is any event or situation that

Our ability to learn by witnessing the behavior of others best illustrates

Purchasing state lottery tickets is reinforced with monetary winnings on a ____ Schedule

Every Saturday morning Arnold quickly washes the families breakfast dishes so that his father will allow him to wash his car. in this instance washing the car is a

Vicky once loved the taste of carrots. But after eating some carrots that had been contaminated by nausea producing toxins she developed a taste aversion to carrots. This best illustrates the impact of

The way slot machines reward gamblers with money best illustrates

Shaping is a_____ Procedure

Studies suggest that criminal behavior is most likely to be deterred by

In classical conditioning the NS becomes a ______ after it reliably signals the impending occurrence of the ______

The brains capacity to stimulate in vicariously experience the observed postures and facial expressions of others most clearly contributes to the development of a child

Behaviors followed by favorable consequences become more likely and behaviors followed by unfavorable consequences become less likely. This principle is called

A child's learned fear at the site of a hypodermic needle is a

Researchers are studying how rapidly a hungry pigeon in a confined cage will learn to pack at a lighted desk in order to receive food. The researchers are most clearly using a ____ to study learning

Sandy find that hard to frown when watching her brother smile then when seeing him for an hour. Scientist are currently debating whether this can be attributed it to the activation of

Psychologists are currently debating whether our physical capacity for mentally stimulating the observed behavior of others is due to specialized

Children are especially likely to behave aggressively after viewing TV violence in which an attractive person commits

According to some researchers a televised fist fight may lead viewers to mentally stimulate fist fighting things to the activation of

After watching violent cartoons Jeremy and Julie engaged in the very same violence they saw on TV such as flying karate kicks. This best illustrates that one of the factors contributing to the violence viewing affect his