Midterm Developmental

Ian goes to school and pulls the hair of a younger child. When Ian returns home, his brother's friends push Ian around and pretend they are going to punch him. The next day at school. Ian trips another child on the school bus. Ian's behavior appears to be that of a/an

bully-victim

Infant mortality is a term that refers to the deaths that occur within the ____ time of life.

first year

Selective attention refers to a persons ability to _____.

focus on relevant information

Selective attention refers to a persons ability to:

focus only on relevant information

The cerebral cortex takes until what age to physiologically mature?

20s

What age do boys and girls enter middle childhood?

7 to 12

The face of clear cut attachment occurs at what age?

7-8 months

Running, jumping, climbing, are _______.

Gross motor skills

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that has been implicated in:

ADHD

Developmental psychologists are focused on people in their 20s. This new age is known as the...

Emerging Adult Phase

The birth defect is a sex-linked single gene disorder, passed through genetics.

Hemophilia

Mario feels that everyone in the fifth grade are out to get him... what is the label for his learned view?

Hostile attributional biased

Insecuraly attached babies may have parents who....

Misread signals, rejecting, or disengaged

Acoording to ___________, we think logically for the first time during _________.

Piaget; concrete operations

Which statement is true about popular children as they move into middle school

Popular middle-school children may not be well liked

Teratogens typically exert effects during what period of pregnancy?

Sensitive

The lifelong process that helps us grow learn and develop.

Snapto Genesis

____ is defined by a combination of educating an infant

Socioeconomic Status

Nine-year old's begin to grasp complicated games such as chess, take responsibility for homework and get along with peers. Why is that?

The children begin to develop more in depth logic skills, memory, and reasoning.

What is the main problem with picking up a baby every time they cry at night?

The may not learn to self-soothe

This type of prenatal testing provides a crystal clear image of baby in the womb. Used to date pregnancy and assess infant growth and answer any scientific questions.

Ultra sound imaging

Top-ranking health disorder among U.S. children today, affecting 1 in 10 children, is:

attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD

A child who rarely shows emotion whether positive or negative when their caregiver enters the room is

avoidant

In pacios theory _____ refers to a child's knowledge that a substance remains the same regardless of change to shape or form.

conservation

Working memory ___________ during preschool and early elementary school.

expands dramatically

Disruptive and aggressive behavior in children may indicate:

externalizing tendencies

According to traditional behaviorists, the behavior will be what if not enforced?

extinguished

Also known as ______ this process involves the union of a sperm and an ovum.

fertilization

George feels that everyone is out to get him, George has a/an

hostile attributional bias

When do most people master learning strategies such as rehearsal and selective attention?

in elementary school

Kendra lives in a society that provides personal success... she lives in what kind of society?

individualistic

Chelsea has noticed her sons speech has gone from juice, to me juice, to me what juice. Her sons ____ has expanded.

mean length of utterance

What makes human beings different from other species?

mind reading ability

Down syndrome is the most common chromosomal abnormality. Caused by what cell division error?

non-disjunction

According to Susan Harter, children base their self-esteem except:

organizational abilities

Hurtful behavior that one initiates to get something or reach a goal is called _____________ aggression.

proactive

The process of teaching children to obey social norms and the rules of society.

socialization

Our ability to understand word meanings is called?

symatics

____________________ is responsible for auditory stimuli (hearing sounds, pitch and frequency). Processing auditory stimuli (analyzing recognizing, and memory of auditory stimuli).

temporal lobe

The first two weeks of prenatal development from fertilization to implantation is known as?

the germinal stage

Well intended interventions are apt to backfire, making overweight children and parents anxious and heightening children's strong tendency to stigmatixe obese classmates.

true

Non-normative transitions are _______.

unpredictable

Fostering school self-efficacy involves praising children for:

working hard

Susan runs into her old friend Gina from high school. Gina wants to give Susan her phone number but neither woman has a pen. Susan memorizes the number and calls Gina that evening. This means that Susan transferred the phone number from her ________ to more permanent memory storage.

working memory

In the U.S. poverty is most prevalent among ________

young children

When asked why Jorge likes his friend Victor, he replies, "Because we both love playing with swords." These boys are probably _________ children because they describe their friendship in terms of _________ qualities.

younger; external