Quiz 1: Lifespan Development

What is true about critical period of development?

It's a concept that often refers to the development of an unborn baby

Development begins when you are conceived

True

Humans and animals alike have critical periods of development.

True

A person who feels inferior will _______

have a hard time getting along with others

How are Piaget and Erikson's theories similar?

Both are stage theories

During what major stage does a young child learn to trust?

Stage 1: Infant

Infants that are not cared for, loved, or physically stimulated often die. What term describes this?

failure to thrive

Who does NOT experience critical periods?

neither

In what stage do children see the world in an egocentric way?

preoperational

What term is used when a child constructs a world around something they believe, whether wrong, or right?

schema

What is a reason that Piaget became interested in children's development?

He listened to kids' wrong answers during IQ testing and was fascinated

Which statement is NOT true about Accutane?

It's a medication that is made of Vitamin E

What happens to sparrows that don't learn their song during the critical period?

The sparrows have lost their chance to ever fully learn their song