PSYC 1101: Development

18-month-old Gordon learned the schema for apples. When Gordon sees tomatoes at the grocery store, he says, "Look mommy, apples!" His mother tells him that the food he sees at the store is a tomato, not an apple. He now has separate schemata for tomatoes and apples. This exemplifies ________.

Accommodation

Which parenting style is most encouraged in modern America?

Authoritative

The continuous development approach views development as a ________.

Cummulative process

Specific normative events are also called ________.

Developmental milestones

Theorists who view development as ________ believe that development takes place in unique stages.

Discontinuous

A developmental psychologist might use ________ to observe how children behave on a playground, at a daycare center, or in the child's own home.

Naturalistic observation

____________ development involves emotions, personality, and social relationships.

Psychosocial

Francis takes his six-month-old daughter to daycare. A substitute provider is there, and his daughter begins crying. She clings to her father and hides her face. What does this exemplify?

Stranger anxiety

A ________ is any environmental agent—biological, chemical, or physical—that causes damage.

Teratogen

Heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, cigarettes, and alcohol are all examples of ________.

Teratogens