Exam Chapters: 1,2,3

_____________ refers to strategies we use to control our emotional states so that we can attain goals is called

Emotional self-regulation

Which of the following is NOT a consideration for determining the amount of damage that might result from exposure to a particular teratogen?

Ethnic background

Ecological Systems Theory, developed by Urie Brofenbrenner, provides a framework for understanding and studying the many influences of human development and includes which of the following systems?

Exosystem

By age _____, the weight of the infant has quadrupled.

2

The "Age of Viability" occurs at about ____________ weeks and is the first chance of survival outside the womb.

24

The right amount of weight gain during pregnancy is important and should be about __________ pounds if the mother was at a healthy weight before pregnancy.

25-35

Object permanence, the understanding that even if something is out of sight it still exists, appears at around _____ months, according to Piaget.

8

Newborns can see about __________ inches away from their faces.

8-10

One major complication of pregnancy, known as "preeclampsia" is ___________

All of the answers are correct

Poverty is associated with poorer health and lower life expectancy due to:

All of the answers are correct

Which crisis did Erikson believe was faced in the second stage of development for children?

Autonomy vs Shame and Doubt

The safest position for infant sleeping is on their

Backs

Your ______________ age refers to how quickly the body is aging.

Biological

The prenatal assessment procedure in which a small sample of cells is taken from the placenta and tested is known as ________________.

Chorionic Villus Sampling

Psychologists believe there is a __________ period in which learning a language can easily occur.

Critical

Which of the following is NOT true about human development, according to the lifespan perspective?

Development is characterized by plasticity

Which attachment style in infants seems to demonstrate and inconsistent way of coping with stress and the strange situation technique?

Disorganized/disoriented attachment style

Which of the following is NOT true of Trisomy 21?

It is a sex-linked disorder

The Bobo Doll experiment was rooted in which major school of thought in psychology?

Learning theory

The term that best describes starvation due to lack of calories and protein is

Marasmus

Which theorist came up with the idea that human brains contain a language acquisition device?

Noam Chomsky

The acronym for one common cause of infertility is ____________.

PID

Which theorist was one of the first to recognize and map out the ways in which children's intelligence differs from that of adults?

Piaget

"The man bites the dog" is different than "The dog bites the man" is an example of which principle of language?

Pragmatics

The belief that a tiny, fully-formed human is implanted in the sperm or egg at conception and then grows in size until birth sounds most like which development theory:

Preformationism

Development from the midline outward is best described as

Proximodistal

Turning the head when the cheek is touched is an example of which kind of reflex?

Rooting

Little Bobby sees a cat and calls it a "doggie." Piaget would describe this phenomenon as

Schema

Children are referred to as "little scientists" in which substage of Piaget's model for sensorimotor development?

Tertiary Circular Reactions

Which stage of birth is typically the longest?

The first

Which of the following is NOT a sign that solid foods could be introduced to infants?

The infant is sleeping through the night without waking up to eat

Broca's area, which is responsible for language production, can be found in which part of the brain?

The left hemisphere

Adult brains demonstrate neuroplasticity, but they are influenced less extensively than those of infants.

True

Males have only one X chromosome so are at greater risk for sex-linked disorders due to a recessive gene.

True

Most scholars agree there is a constant interplay between nature and nurture in the factors that impact our development.

True

One of the disadvantages of longitudinal research is that it is expensive.

True

Parenting is bidirectional, which means that parents affect their children and their children also influence them.

True

Postpartum anxiety is a concern for many new mothers and should be treated by a doctor.

True

Stage theories in developmental psychology assume that developmental change often occurs in distinct stages that are qualitatively different from each other, and in a set, universal sequence.

True

Which stage of development did Erikson think applied to the first 18 months of life?

Trust vs Mistrust

Which of the following is NOT an example of a basic emotion?

embarassment

Demonstration of the "pincer grasp" is a good indication that the infant's __________ are developing.

fine motor skills

Which of the following is NOT true of infant-directed speech?

it seems to slow the development of language in children

Which lobe of the brain is responsible for processing visual information?

occipital lobe

The word ____________refers to the features that are actually expressed.

phenotype

Deaf babies do not use gestures to communicate wants, reactions, or feelings.

False

Dizygotic twins share the same genotype and often the same phenotype.

False

Lateralization is the process in which different aspects of our vision go back and forth between the right and left sides.

False

Researchers do not need to obtain informed consent from minors

False

Smoking during pregnancy exposes the fetus to dangerous chemicals but secondhand and thirdhand smoke have not been proven to be dangerous.

False

The goal of correlational research is to create a snapshot of the current state of affairs on an issue.

False

The study of development does NOT include death and dying since we stop growing at that point.

False

The __________________ method is the set of assumptions, rules, and procedures scientists use to conduct research.

scientific method

The three main parts of the neuron are the

soma, axon, and dendrites.

____________ are specific sequence of nucleotides and are recipes for making proteins.

Genes

Contact comfort, the infant's need for physical closeness and touching, was explained best by which theorist?

Harlow

Which lobe of the brain is responsible for hearing and language?

temporal lobe

Anoxia is a term used when

there is a temporary lack of oxygen to the brain

During the germinal period, the fertilized egg is referred to as a(n) ______________.

Zygote

A Cesarean section birth (or, surgery to remove the baby through the mother's abdomen) is typically performed when

all of the answers are correct