Chapter 5 pt.1
Which statement provides evidence in favor of the idea that our development is mostly continuous?
Adult life does not seem to progress through the fixed, predictable series of steps that Erik Erikson envisioned.
Denise has just given birth to a 6-pound baby girl. Her infant's head is small and slightly disproportioned. Denise did drink alcohol while she was pregnant, although it is not clear how much or how often she drank. It is possible that the infant has: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.
Fetal alcohol syndrome
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 these points is Meena LEAST likely to make in the debate?
Most contemporary developmental psychologists are stage theorists.
A developmental psychologist is interested in the visual abilities of newborn children. Baby Katherine is participating in a study of newborns' visual abilities. While her mother holds Katherine, a psychologist shows the baby a variety of images. Of these images, which will Katherine look at the longest?
a human face
Dr. Cole's major research interest is the long-term effects of child-raising practices on the psychological adjustment of offspring. It is MOST likely that Dr. Cole is a(n) _____psychologist. Please type the correct answer in the following input field, and then select the submit answer button or press the enter key when finished.
developmental
The MOST immediate and direct function of the rooting reflex is the facilitation of:
feeding
The longest part of a pregnancy, from the ninth week to birth, is called the period of the:
fetus
In elementary 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 change side of the stability and change developmental issue.
Jean Piaget proposed a stage theory of _____development.
cognitive
Jared is a 3-month-old baby who is no longer as interested in a puppet head as he once was. Jared is demonstrating _____.
habituation
The study of continuity and change over the life span is the subject of the field of _____psychology.
developmental
Nature is to nurture as _____is to _____.
genes; experience