unit 9 module 45 multiple choice questions

some people think development occurs much in the way a tree grows, slowly and steadily adding one ring each year. others think that there are rather abrupt developmental jumps, like the transformation of a tadpole into a frog which of the following issues would this difference of opinion relate to?

community and stages

even as newborns, we prefer sights and sounds that facilitate social responsiveness. this can be seen by a newborns preference for

face-like images

which of the following is the longest prenatal stage.

fetus

as infants gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a visual stimulus, their interest wanes and they look away sooner. the decrease in an infants responsiveness is called

habituation

alcohol is a teratogen that can slip through the ________ and damage the fetus or embryo.

placenta

what question expresses the developmental issue of stability and change?

to what extent do certain traits persist through the life span?

what is the prenatal developmental sequence?

zygote. embryo. fetus