Psych chap 8

In a ________________ design, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages.

A _________ is a section of DNA containing a sequence of amines. a. compound b. gene c. chromosome d. amine

________________ develop when 2 eggs each get fertilized by 2 different sperm, resulting in 2 zygotes in the uterus at the same time.

Which of the following describes the embryonic period? a. the period during which the zygote moves down to the uterus and begins to implant in the lining b. the period during which the major organs and structures of the organism first develop c. the period during which the umbilical cord develops d. the period during which tremendous growth occurs and the organs continue to develop and become functional

At birth, newborns seem most responsive to __________.

Piaget's term for knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is _______________.

According to Thomas and Chess, a child that is very irregular in sleeping and eating, resists change, and tends to be loud is labeled ____________ .

The period of life from about age 13 to early twenties, during which a young person is no longer physically a child but is not yet an independent, self_supporting adult, is called _______________.

Jeremy is 17 years old. According to Erikson, his chief task will be acquiring a sense of __________.

According to Erikson, an emotional and psychological closeness that is based on the ability to trust, share, and care, while maintaining one's sense of self, is called _____________. a. bonding b. intimacy c. attachment d. attraction

_______ refers ti heredity and _______ refers to environmental influences. a. nature, nurture b. cognition, emotion c. nurture, behavioral genetics d. cross-sectional, longitudinal

Which of the following is defined as a gene that controls the appearence of a certain trait? a. recessive b. mutated c. recombinant d. dominant

Infant reflexes are ___________. a. innate involuntary behavior patterns b. voluntary behavior patterns c. learned d. not used as a means for survival

Christa and Sal are anticipating the birth of their first baby. Before it arrives, they want to fix up the nursery with new wall paper. They seek advice of a developmental psychologist, She tells them...

A baby's language that consists of repetition of consonant-vowel combinations is called _______________.

Which of Erikson's psychosocial crises revolves around the child's learning to direct his or her own behavior?

Obedience to rules because of the fear of punishment is a characteristic of ____________. a. conventional morality b. pre-conventional morality c. principled morality d. post-conventional morality

The period of five to ten years during which a woman's reproductive system begins to decline is called _________.

The theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier if they remain active in some way, such as volunteering or developing a hobby, is called _____________. a. activity theory b. wear-and-tear theory c. disengagement theory d. cellular clock theory

The correct sequence of the five stages of death and dying by Kubler-Ross are: a. denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance b. denial, anger, bargaining, acceptance, depression c. anger, denial, bargaining, acceptance, depression d. anger, denial, bargaining, depression, acceptance

Cross-sectional Design

Longitudinal Design

Cross-sequential Design

The scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception to death is:

Research design in which one participant or group of participants is studied over a long period of time

A special molecule that contains the genetic material of the organism

The science of inherited traits

Genetics of cell membrane and protein

Section of DNA having the same arrangement of chemical elements

Tightly wound strand of genetic material or DNA

Identical twins formed when one zygote splits into two separate masses of cells, developing in separate embryos

When two eggs each get fertilized by two different sperm, resulting in two zygotes in the uterus at the same time.

The first two weeks after fertilization, during which the zygote moves down to the uterus and begins to implant in the lining embryo

From two weeks to eight weeks after fertilization, during which the major organs and structures of the organism develop.

Teratogen

About eight weeks after conception until birth

Gross and fine motor skills develop at a fast pace during ____________.

Sensorimotor stage

Preoperational stage

The inability to see the word through anyone else's eyes

When a child can only focus on one feature of an object while ignoring other relevant features.

Concrete operations stage

Formal operations stage

Process in which a more skilled learner helps a less skilled learner, reducing the amount of help as the less skilled learner become more capable, is:

slow to warm up

Stages of language

infant

toddler

preschool

elementry

adolescence

early adult

middle adult

late adult