Chapter 9 Lifespan Development
describes when they change their schemata based on new information
accomodation
the parent places high value on conformity and obedience
authority style
development takes place in unique stages
discontinuous development
maturing of the sex glands
gondarche
This process of cell division is called
mitosis
our environment and culture
nurture
The idea that even if something is out of sight, it still exists is called ________.
object permanence
Developmental psychologists study human growth and development across three domains. Which of the following is not one of these domains?
psychological
Freud's stages are called the stages of
psychosexual development
theory emphasizes the social nature of our development rather than its sexual nature
psychosocial development
children tend to show clingy behavior, but then they reject the attachment figure's attempts to interact with them
resistant attachment
which means that objects can be changed and then returned back to their original form or condition
reversibility
the parents are indifferent, uninvolved, and sometimes referred to as neglectful
uninvolved style
What begins as a single-cell structure that is created when a sperm and egg merge at conception?
zygote
Who created the very first modern hospice?
Cicely Saunders
The frontal lobes become fully developed ________.
by 25 years old
relates to the ability to take the perspective of others and feel concern for others
cognitive empathy
occurs when sperm fertilizes an egg and forms a zygote
conception
the kids run the show and anything goes
permissive style
refers to innate traits that influence how one thinks, behaves, and reacts with the environment.
temperment
Which of the following is the correct order of prenatal development?
zygote, embryo, fetus
another stage theorist, took Freud's theory and modified it as psychosocial theory
Erik Erikson
Which theorist proposed that moral thinking proceeds through a series of stages?
Lawrence Kohlberg
believed that personality develops during early childhood
Sigmund Freud
How is lifespan development defined?
The study of how we grow and change from conception to death
Using scissors to cut out paper shapes is an example of ________.
fine motor skills
focus on the muscles in our fingers, toes, and eyes, and enable coordination of small actions
fine motor skills
when they take in information that is comparable to what they already know
assimilation
The view that development is a cumulative process, gradually adding to the same type of skills is known as
continuous development
Each organ of the fetus develops during a specific period in the pregnancy
critical or sensitive period
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
According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, what is the main task of the adolescent?
forming an identity
focus on large muscle groups that control our arms and legs and involve larger movements
gross motor skills
refer to our ability to move our bodies and manipulate objects
motor skills
biology and genetics
nature
stages of moral reasoning
pre-conventional, conventional, and post-conventional
organs specifically needed for reproduction, like the uterus and ovaries in females and testes in male
primary sexual characteristics
physical signs of sexual maturation that do not directly involve sex organs, such as development of breasts and hips in girls, and development of facial hair and a deepened voice in boys
secondary sexual characteristics
The child uses the parent as a base from which to explore her world in which attachment style?
secure
a parental presence that gives the child a sense of safety as he explores his surroundings
secure base
is any environmental agent—biological, chemical, or physical—that causes damage to the developing embryo or fetus.
teratogen
begins as a one-cell structure that is created when a sperm and egg merge
zygote
concepts (mental models) that are used to help us categorize and interpret information
Schemata