Psych, Ch 8

gene

A _________ is a section of DNA containing a sequence of amines

babbaling

A baby's language, which consist of repetition of consonant- vowel combinations, is called______________

intimacy

According to Erikson, an emotional and psychological closeness that is based on the ability to trust, share, and care, while still maintaining one's sense of self, is called

difficult

According to Thomas and Chess, a child that is very irregular in sleeping and eating, resist change, and tends to be loud is labeled a _______ child

high pitches and low pitches

At birth, newborns seem most responsive to ____________

Newborns prefer to look at complex three- dimensional patterns rather than simple one- dimensional ones

Christa and Sal are anticipating the birth of their first baby. Before the baby arrives, they want to fix up the nursery with new wallpaper. They seek the advice of a developmental psychologist. What is she likely to tell them?

longitudinal

In a ____________, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages.

innate involuntary behavior patterns

Infant reflexes are ____________

idenity

Jeremy is 17 years old. According to Erikson, his chief task will be acquiring a sense of _____________

preconventional morality

Obedience to rules because of the fear of punishment is a characteristic of

object permanence

Plaget's term for the knowledge that an object exist even when it is out of sight is

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

The correct sequence of the five stages of death and dying postulated by Kubler- Ross is ________

permenopause

The period of five to ten years during which a woman's reproductive system begins to decline is called ________

adolescence

The period of life from about age 13 to the twenties, during which a young person is no longer physically a child but is not yet an independent, self- supporting adult, its called _______

activity theory

The theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier if they remain active in some way, such as volunteering or developing hobby, is called ______________

Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt

Which of Erik Erikson's psychosocial crises revolves around the child's learning to direct his or her own behavior

the period during which the major organs and structure of the organism first development

Which of the following describes the embryonic period?

dominant

Which of the following is defined as a gene that controls the appearance of a certain trait

Nature; nurture

_______ refers to heredity and ______ refers to environmental influences

dizygotic twins

____________________ develop when two eggs each get fertilized by two different sperm, resulting in two zygotes in the uterus at the same time