PSYCH 122 CH 9

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When we see something for the first time, we must ______ construct our understanding of what it is.

Actively

According to psychology, _______ are groups of individuals who share similar tastes and interests.

Cliques

The psychologist responsible for our understanding of cognitive psychology is _________.

Jean Piaget

According to Erik Erikson's ___________, the relationship we have with other people influence the development of our personalities.

Psychosocial Development Theory

Which of Jeffrey Arnett's five features of emerging adulthood is characterized by people having an optimistic belief that the world lies open before them?

The age of possibilities.

According to the video, a schema is like a blueprint in the mind.

True

The beginning of menstruation, or menarche, usually occurs between 11 and 14.

True

Harry Harlow discovered that monkeys, and possibly humans, have a need for _______.

contact comfort

Kyra, a history major, likes to talk with her grandfather often. She calls him her human dictionary because he knows the meaning of almost every word she asks him about. She is also surprised at how well versed he is in domestic and international current affairs and how easily he can talk about historical events. In this scenario, Kyra's grandfather is best displaying _________.

crystallized intelligence

According to Arnett, which of the following is most likely a part of the emerging adulthood stage?

experiments with career possibilities

According to Erik Erikson's stages of psychosocial development, children begin to assert control over the environment and strive to master adult skills when they are in the stage of __________.

initiative versus guilt

A mother is playing with her eight-month-old son. She places a toy in front of her son and then takes it away. She notices that her son starts searching for the toy. Which aspect of Piaget's sensorimotor stage of development is depicted in the scenario?

object permanence

The embryo is connected to the placenta by the __________.

umbilical cord

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

accommodation


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