Psych Ch3a. Developmental Psychology's Major Issues; Prenatal Development, and the Newborn

Although not yet aware of her pregnancy, Mrs. Enriquez has conceived a single cell from the union of an egg cell and a sperm cell. This single cell is called a(n): Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

zygote.

In the average ejaculation, _____ million or more sperm are released.

250

Danielle is consulting her college's course catalog. The description of one psychology course begins, "This course surveys growth and change across the life span in physical, cognitive, and social domains." This course is MOST likely titled:

Developmental Psychology

Meena and several classmates are participating in a debate concerning continuity versus stages in development. Meena's task is to support stage theories. Which of the following points is Meena LEAST likely to make in the debate?

Most contemporary developmental psychologists are stage theorists.

Jean Piaget proposed a stage theory of _____ development.

cognitive

Dr. Murphy studies a group of schoolchildren and follows their progress through college. Dr. Murphy is MOST likely a _____ psychologist.

developmental

Marjorie has just completed an introductory course in psychology at a local community college. She would like to take another psychology course next semester. The college offers courses in developmental psychology, social psychology, personality psychology, and industrial-organizational psychology. Marjorie is especially interested in change and growth across the lifespan. Based on this information, Marjorie should consider the course in _____ psychology MOST strongly.

developmental

Research on how people change physically, mentally, and socially across the lifespan is MOST often conducted by _____ psychologists.

developmental

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

teratogen

Dr. Towne believes that genetics are primarily responsible for personality traits. Dr. West believes that experiences are primarily responsible for personality traits. The two psychologists are on different sides of the _____ debate.

nature and nurture

The textbook asks whether some of the similarities between identical twins may be explained by shared experiences rather than by shared genes. The textbook's question BEST reflects developmental psychology's major issue of:

nature and nurture.