Module 10. Developmental Issues, Prenatal Development, And The Newborn

Nature is to nurture as _____ is to _____.

"genetics" is to "environment"

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

1000

Cognitive development is to _____ as moral development is to Kohlberg.

Piaget

A teratogen is:

an environmental agent that can produce a birth defect.

In grade school, Jessica thought boys had cooties and refused to be within inches of them. Now in high school, she flirts with boys and is anticipating dancing close with some of them at an upcoming dance. Her attitude toward boys represents the _____ side of the _____ developmental issue.

change; stability and change

Which list contains an item that does NOT belong? -cognitive development, Piaget, generativity -Kohlberg, moral development, preconventional stage -autonomy, psychosocial development, Erikson -formal operational stage, sensorimotor stage, cognitive development

cognitive development, Piaget, generativity

_____ is one of the major issues addressed by developmental psychologists.

continuity and stages

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 life span. Based on this information, Marjorie should consider the course in _____ psychology.

developmental

_____ psychology examines growth and change in physical, cognitive, and social areas across the life span.

developmental

The second and third trimesters of pregnancy occur entirely within the _____ period of prenatal development.

fetal

Janet is nine weeks pregnant; her developing baby is called a(n):

fetus

A decrease in responding to repeated stimulation is called:

habituation

Juan Carlos' son was just arrested for setting the school's outdoor shed on fire. Juan Carlos and his wife admitted to the police that their son has always had an aggressive streak. This example represents the _____ side of the _____ developmental issue.

stability; stability and change

Developmental psychologists have found that one's general level of emotionality, called _____, remains fairly constant from childhood into adulthood.

temperament

Bonnie quits smoking cigarettes during the seventh week of her pregnancy. There is a chance that the chemicals in the cigarettes acted as _____, harming the development of Bonnie's baby during the period of the _____.

teratogens; embryo