Chapter 5 pt. 2

The Markowitz family has a son, Noah, who has exceptionally high intelligence and excels in math. However, he lacks social and communicative skills, which limit his ability to sustain normal peer relationships. With which of these is Noah MOST likely to be diagnosed?

Autism spectrum disorder

Leanne is 5 months old. Chastity is 8 months old. Dominique is 25 months old. Which infant should show the MOST evidence of stranger anxiety?

Chastity

Hussein is concerned because he cannot remember events before he was about 4 years old. What is the MOST likely cause for this infantile amnesia?

His hippocampus wasn't developed enough

Yun Hee lives in New York and is concerned about her daughter, who will be 1 year old next week. Her baby is not walking yet, and Yun Hee's family is starting to comment on this. Should she be worried?

No, she should not worry. Only 50 percent of all babies in the United States are walking within a week after their first birthday.

Amir is concerned because he cannot remember events before he was about 4 years old. This is called infantile _____.

amnesia

Psychologists use the word _____to refer to an individual's close emotional bond with another person.

attachment

"Demanding, but responsive" is one way to summarize Baumrind's _____parenting style.

authoritative

Ten-year-old Marie is sad. She is crying. Her older brother Paul looks at her and then continues watching television. Paul may be showing signs of _____.

autism spectrum disorder

Sam is a 12-month-old infant who just began crawling. He has not attempted to walk yet. This may be a result of Sam sleeping on his:

back

Baby Jacquie eats and sleeps on a regular schedule. She is quickly soothed when she cries. Jacquie appears to have a(n) _____temperament.

easy

Leslie is in the tenth grade and is currently taking calculus. She is doing very well and has even earned an A in the class. Leslie is MOST likely in which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

formal operational

Five-year-old Lilah is beginning to show signs of being able to plan ahead in a somewhat rational manner. At her age, this development is likely due to neural networks sprouting in her _____lobe.

frontal

The orderly sequence of biological growth is referred to as _____.

maturation

Which statement BEST captures the relationship between development and maturation?

maturation is one type of development

Five-year-old Ling is beginning to show signs of being able to plan ahead in a somewhat rational manner. At her age, this development is likely due to:

neural networks sprouting in her frontal lobes.

A child demonstrates object permanence, egocentrism, and a failure to conserve. She is MOST likely in which Piagetian stage?

preoperational

_____refers to people's ideas about their own and others' mental states; that is, how feelings, perceptions, or thoughts might predict behavior.

theory of mind