LearningCurve Module 13. Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, and the Newborn

Twenty-five-year-old Jonah is wondering whether his rate of sperm cell production is within normal range. For a man his age, his doctor will likely tell him that the average rate of production is about _____ sperm per second.

1000

The study of continuity and change over the life span is the subject of the field of _____ psychology.

Developmental

Sara just found out that her sister conceived about seven days ago. She rushes to find a book on pregnancy so that she can learn more about it. What will the book say is happening around the seventh day of pregnancy?

The cells of the zygote are beginning to differentiate.

Jean Piaget proposed a stage theory of _____ development.

cognitive

Dr. Cole's major research interest is the long-term effects of child-raising practices on the psychological adjustment of offspring. It is MOST likely that Dr. Cole is a(n) _____ psychologist.

developmental

Dr. Matsuko's major research interest is the long-term effects of child-raising practices on the psychological adjustment of offspring. It is MOST likely that Dr. Matsuko is a _____ psychologist.

developmental

The textbook refers to the nature and nurture developmental issue as a debate regarding:

genes and experience.

Nature is to nurture as _____ is to _____.

genes; experience

Each time Mrs. Fari puts her finger on her baby's palms, the baby clutches the finger tightly, a response called the _____ reflex.

grasping

When Mrs. Perez touched her newborn's lips, he produced an automatic response called the ______ reflex.

sucking

Your neighbor is 5 months pregnant and still smoking about a pack of cigarettes a day. Perhaps she is unaware that nicotine is a _____ for the fetus of a mother who smokes heavily.

teratogen

In prenatal development, the first 2 weeks of a pregnancy are termed the period of the:

zygote.