unit 9 practice quiz

the process of imprinting involves the formation of a

older people are not increasingly susceptible to

one variation in the autism spectrum is characterized by normal intelligence, often accompanied by exceptional skill in a particular area, but deficient social and communication skills. this disorder is called

substance that can cross the placental barrier and harm an unborn child. this is called

a babys tendency to open the mouth in search of a nipple when touched on the cheek

newborns have been observed to show the greatest visual interest in a

providing children with a safe haven in times of stress contribute most directly to

the body structures that enable reproduction are the

unlike ducklings, children imprint. their fondness for certain people, however, is fostered by

according to erikson, later adulthood is to integrity as young adulthood is to

infants accustomed to a puppet jumping three times on stage show surprise if the puppet jumps only twice. this suggests piaget

the ability to think logically about hypothetical situations is indicative of the ___________ stage of development

psychologists david premack and guy woodruff described chimps seeming ablilty to read intentions as indicative of

an elaborate ceremony used to celebrate a persons emergence into adulthood is called

the prenatal development of the external male sex organs is stimulated by

abner, a 70 year old retired teacher feels like his life has not been of any significant value. according to erikson, he has failed to achieve a sense of

preconventional morality is to postconventional morality as _________ is to ________

men and women are most likely to differ in

developmental psychologists study

older people's capacity to learn and remember meaningful material does not decline as much as their capacity to learn and remember meaningless material. this best illustrates the value of

non reproductive sexual characteristics such as the deepening of male voice and male facial hair are called

when people with autism watch another person's hand movements, they display less __________ than most others

piaget claimed that children understand the world primarily by observing the effects of their own actions on other people, objects, and events during what stage

recognizing whether someone's facial expressions is conveying a happy or a sad smile is hard to do when you have

the placenta develops from the outer cells of the

boy doesnt cry because he has learned that boys dont cry

baby is normal, healthy newborn. research indicates that

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

Infant novelty preference have been discovered by assessing infants

According to Erikson, infancy is to trust as adolescence is to

Two characteristics of authoritarian parents are that they

According to Piaget children in the preoperational stage are able to

Human like features start to develop around nine weeks after conception. What is the developing human called at this point in development?

refers to a persons ability to reason speedily and abstractly

Biological growth processes that are relatively on influenced by experience in that enable orderly changes in behavior are referred to as

Authoritative parents are likely to have children who

According to Erikson trust is to ____ as identity is to ____ blank

Piaget was convinced that the mind of a child

Aerobic exercise programs during late adulthood stimulate improvement in

The powerful survival impulses that leads infants to see closeness to their caregivers is called

PJ is best known for his interest in the process of _______ development

Parents to make few demands on their child and use little punishment

The awareness that things continue to exist even when they are not perceived is known as

Age at which people are expected to leave home, get a job, and Mary has changed her medically and will in Elma over the past 50 years. Developmentalist would say that the countrys ______ has been altered

Miss Smith at Judy's hotdog and eight pieces and Emma into six pieces. Emma cried because she felt she wasn't getting as much hotdog as Judy. Piaget would say that Emma doesn't understand the principle

One of the three major concerns of developmental psychology enters around the issue

What is a fertilized egg cell called?

A mother who is slow in responding to her infants cries of distress is most likely to encourage

And a pleasant but unfamiliar setting, infants with a secure maternal attachment are most likely to

The great experience over the death of a loved one is especially severe when death is experienced

Boys were mature at an early age tend to be more

Who are likely to show the greatest similarity in temperament

Mary believes that cognitive development is a matter of gradual and almost imperceptible changes over time. Her viewpoint is most directly relevant to the issue of

Cording to Piaget, assimilation involves

According to Piaget, egocentrism is to conservation as the ____ stages to the ______ stage

In recognizing the inaccuracies of one's own ethnic stereotypes and revising his or her beliefs, and individual most clearly illustrates the process of

According to Coburg, morality based on a desire to uphold the laws of society is characteristic of the _____ stage