Psyc. 150 - Chapter 9 Review

Gross

Balancing, running, and jumping are all examples of ___________ motor skills.

Rooting

Ethan is just 2 weeks old. His mother strokes his cheek and he turns toward the touch and opens his mouth. This is called the ____ reflex.

Identity vs. Confusion

Adolescents (ages 12-18) experiment with and develop a sense of who they are and what roles they want to play. According to Erikson, what is the primary developmental task of this stage?

Integrity

Arthur is a retired auto mechanic who proudly owned his own auto repair shop, which his sons now run. He and his wife enjoy their grandchildren and enjoy spending the winters in Florida. In Erikson's stages of social development, he is likely to experience ____. Select one:

Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

As toddlers (ages 1-3 years) begin to explore their world, they learn that they can control their actions and act on the environment to get results. According to Erikson, what is the primary developmental task of this stage?

Placenta

During pregnancy, which organ provides the developing fetus with nutrients and oxygen, and protects it from exposure to a variety of toxins and disease-causing agents?

Contact Comfort

In the study that Harry Harlow conducted examining the attachment patterns of macaque monkeys, which factor predicted the highest amount of attachment between a monkey and a surrogate "mother?

Concrete Operational

Luis is 10 years old. He is becoming quite good at arguing with his parents over such topics as what his bedtime should be and whether he has eaten enough of his dinner to have dessert. He loves toys and projects that involve hands-on learning, but cannot yet handle abstract concepts. According to Piaget, Luis is in the ____ stage of cognitive development.

Authoritive

Mario is a high school sophomore. His parents are strict but loving. They provide clear standards that are reasonable for his age and enforce them fairly. When he is given consequences for his actions, they are meant more to teach than to punish. Mario is sometimes invited to share his input on the rules that his parents set in the home. Mario's parents are using a(n) _____ parenting style.

Accommodation

The incorporation of new learning into an existing schema that requires revision of the schema.

Stability

The major theme of physical and cognitive development in midlife is ____.

Secure

Umberto is a one year old, and his mother is sensitive and responsive to his needs. He is distressed when his mother leaves him, and he is happy to see her when she returns. What kind of attachment is this?

The important role of experience in wiring the brain

We produce many more synapses than we need, and then retain only those that are used in a "use it or lose it" fashion. What does this demonstrate?

Our biological endowments, along with our social and physical environments, interact to determine developmental outcomes.

What resolution have developmental psychologists come to when it comes to the nature vs. nurture debate?

Object Permanence

the awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived Example: a mother hiding a cookie behind her back but the child is not fooled!