Chapter 5 Quiz

According to Jean Piaget, in what stage do children begin to use abstract thinking processes?

formal operational

What begins as a single-cell structure that is created when a sperm and egg merge at conception?

zygote

Using scissors to cut out paper shapes is an example of ________.

fine motor skills

According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, what is the main task of the adolescent?

forming an identity

The child uses the parent as a base from which to explore her world in which attachment style?

secure

How is lifespan development defined?

The study of how we grow and change from conception to death.

Which of the following is the correct order of prenatal development?

zygote, embryo, fetus

The frontal lobes become fully developed ________.

by 25 years old

The view that development is a cumulative process, gradually adding to the same type of skills is known as ________.

continuous development

The time during fetal growth when specific parts or organs develop is known as ________.

critical period

Which of the following is the order of stages in Kübler-Ross's five-stage model of grief?

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

The notion that the manner in which one's brain develops can have a significant impact on a person's cognitive functioning is central to the ________ perspective in developmental psychology.

neuroconstructivist

The idea that even if something is out of sight, it still exists is called ________.

object permanence

________ development involves learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity.

Cognitive

Which of the following is not one of the reasons for the new lifespan development category called emerging adulthood?

younger average age for marriage