5a. Development Issues, Prenatal Development, and the Newborn

Worldwide, 1 in _____ women report consuming alcohol while pregnant (Popova et al., 2019).

10

One's parents contribute roughly _____ genes to the egg that becomes a unique person, namely, oneself.

20,000

Jawanna remarks that she has "been through some things over the years" but that she is "finally who she really is and where she wants to be." Underlying Jawanna's statement is the optimistic assessment that she will remain in the good place she has found. This end of history illusion suggests that people underestimate the role of _____ in development.

Change

_____ is one of the major issues addressed by developmental psychologists.

Continuity and stages

A study that that compares people of different ages at the same point in time is a(n) _____ study.

Cross-Sectional

The study of continuity and change over the life span is the subject of the field of _____ psychology

Developmental

_____ psychology examines growth and change in physical, cognitive, and social areas across the life span.

Developmental

An introductory psychology student expresses an interest in growth and change during childhood and adolescence. Which psychology course should the student consider taking next semester?

Developmental Psychology

Randi is in the fifth week of her pregnancy, which means that her baby is in the _____ period of prenatal development.

Embryo

It is now 6 weeks since Jennifer conceived. At this point, the human organism she is carrying is called a(n) _____; at the third month it will be called a(n) _____.

Embryo; Fetus

The second and third trimesters of pregnancy occur entirely within the _____ period of prenatal development.

Fetal

A 2019 study by the West Virginia University School of Medicine found that 8.1 percent of 1729 newborns were exposed to alcohol 2 to 4 weeks before birth. This finding is _____ with research reported in the text in which 1 in _____ pregnant women worldwide admitted drinking alcohol while pregnant.

Generally Consistent; 10

Each time Mrs. Fari puts her finger on her baby's palms, the baby clutches the finger tightly, a response called the _____ reflex.

Grasping

Dr. Wiley studies the interaction between our inheritance and our experience, which he also calls the _____issue when he lectures to his students.

Nature and Nurture

Baby Hannah automatically turns her head in the direction of a touch on the cheek. This is the _____ reflex; it helps an infant to _____.

Rooting; Obtain food

Questions about the extent to which maladaptive habits learned in childhood can be overcome in adulthood are MOST directly relevant to the issue of:

Stability and Change.

Developmental psychologists have found that one's general level of emotionality, called _____, remains fairly constant from childhood into adulthood.

Temperament

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.

Those who emphasize change over stability would MOST likely cite as an example the fact that:

The first 3 years of life provide a poor basis for predicting a person's eventual traits.

Juan Carlos's son was just arrested for setting the school's outdoor shed on fire. Juan Carlos and his wife admitted to the police that their son has always had an aggressive streak. This example represents:

The stability side of the stability and change developmental issue.