Developmental Quiz Answers

Which of the following is a sign of secure attachment?

a child being willing to explore a new environment in the presence of a caregiver

Human Development begins when a sperm combines with:

an ovum

Piaget called the infants first period of cognitive development________

sensorimotor interlligence

Phenotype refers to:

the actual expression of genetic traits

The sense that is the lest developed at birth is:

vision

The care of children by people other than the biological parents is referred to as:

allocare

Which of the following demonstrates the Babinski reflex?

AN infants toes fan upward when their foot is stroked

Within the scientific method, once a researcher posed a question, her next step is to:

Develop a hypothesis

The dendrite is the:

Fiber that extends from the neuron and receives impulses from other neurons via axons

The biological protection of the brain when malnutrition temporarily affects body growth is known as:

Head-sparing

After watching a new Jackie Chan movie, Rob tries some of the karate moves he saw in the film. Social learning theorist would say that ________ has occurred.

Modeling

As Dorothy ages, her memory got worse, but her insight into human behavior improved. This is an example of which characteristic of developmental psychology?

Multidirectional

The emotions that appear toward the end of the second year are:

Pride, shame, embarrassment, and guilt

Although low SES usually correlates with poor health, this is not true for Hispanics in the US. For examples, when compared with the US, Hispanic newborns are less often of low birth weight. This is referred to as:

The Hispanic paradox

Some teratogens are harmless until they reach a certain level of exposure, then they become dangerous, thus demonstrating the:

Threshold effect

Madison is 16 and suffers from a chromosomal abnormality that caused underdeveloped female organs among other anomalies. She has only one X chromosome which points to:

Turner Syndrome

What is the critical period of development?

When certain things must occur for normal development

At 6 weeks, Jessica's more recently development emotional reaction is likely to be:

a social smile

A parent and a toddler meet someone that the toddler does not know but who makes the parent nervous. The toddler will probably

act anxious

When people belong to different cohorts, they differ in ________

age group or generation

Jeremy enjoys spending time with his 1-year old son. Compared with his wife, Jeremy's interaction with their son is likely to be:

more playful

Color blindness is more common among males because

most color blindness is inherited through a recessive gene on the X chromosome

Elaine communicates with her new baby in a child-directed speech also known as:

motherese

According to psychoanalytic theories, human development is mainly determined by______

our unconscious motive and drives