psych chapter 9

According to Piaget, the__________is the second stage of cognitive development in children

preoperational stage

In the context of Piaget's stages of cognitive development of children, the__________is characterized by egocentrism

preoperational stage

In Piaget's stages of cognitive development of children, the__________comes to a close with the acquisition of the basics of language at about age two.

sensorimotor stage

During the embryonic stage of prenatal development, the:

sex organs start to differentiate.

In boys, pituitary hormones stimulate the testes to increase the output of__________, which in turn causes enlargement of the penis and testes and the appearance of body hair.

testosterone

is best described as the process of responding to a new stimulus through existing cognitive structures.

Assimilation

__________are simple, inborn responses elicited by specific stimuli.

Reflexes

According to Erik Erikson, _____ is the stage of intimacy versus isolation.

young adulthood

__________is best described as the mental flexibility shown in learning rapidly to solve new kinds of problems.

Fluid intelligence

Which of the following is consistent with Erikson's stage of ego integrity versus despair?

People focus on letting go and accepting their place in the sweep of history.

In the context of motor development of children, which of the following statements is true of activities like rolling over, sitting up, crawling, creeping, walking, and running?

Most infants engage in these activities in the same sequence.

Which of the following is true of adolescents?

The concept of the imaginary audience may drive the intense adolescent desire for privacy.

According to Piaget's theory of cognitive development, which of the following is true of children in the concrete operational stage?

They center on the motives of wrongdoers as well as on the amount of damage done when assigning blame.

In the context of cognitive development,__________is the creation of new ways of responding to objects or looking at the world.

accommodation

The__________is a sac within the uterus that contains the embryo or fetus.

amniotic sac

The__________is the first stage of prenatal development, during which the dividing mass of cells has not been implanted in the uterine wall.

germinal stage

According to Piaget, children in the formal operational stage of cognitive development:

have the ability to hypothesize.

Some animals become attached to the first moving object they encounter. The formation of an attachment in this manner is therefore called

imprinting

According to Ainsworth, securely attached children:

seek interaction with their mother upon reunion after separation.

The embryo is connected to the placenta by the

umbilical cord