Chapter. 3 Quiz

This field of study examines our physical, cognitive, and social development across the life span.

developmental pysc

Dr. Stott is a developmental psychologist who studies how environmental influences impact gene expression without changing DNA. What does she research?

epigenetics

According to researchers, teens who start smoking typically have _____ who model smoking and offer cigarettes.

friends

Erik Erikson proposed that, at this stage of life, people discover a sense of contributing to the world, usually through family and work, or else they may feel a lack of purpose.

generativity vs. stagnation

Children who demonstrate poor social outcomes are more likely to have parents who are:

negligent

Which factor is NOT one of the major issues in developmental psychology? nature and nurture past and present stability and change continuity and stages

past and present

A simple, automatic response to a sensory stimulus, such as rooting, is known as a(n):

reflex

My neighbor is five months pregnant and still smoking a pack of cigarettes every day. Perhaps she is unaware that nicotine is a(n) _____ for the fetus of a mother who smokes heavily.

teratogen

Aging results in a gradual decline in female fertility. In general, for women _____, a single act of intercourse is half as likely to produce a pregnancy as it would for a woman 19 to 26 years old.

thirties

Erik Erikson proposed that, at each stage of life, people face a psychosocial task that needs resolution. According to this theory, the FIRST task that infants wrestle with is:

trust vs. mistrust

Tommy was at the park with his father and excitedly pointed to the squirrel and exclaimed, "Kitty, kitty!" Tommy had never seen a squirrel before but has a cat at home. His father pointed out that this was a squirrel and not a kitty. This BEST illustrates the process of:

assimilation

All of the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating are referred to as:

cognitive