Lifespan Development Day 1

Soon after birth, a nurse almost drops Osei. He spreads his arms, pulls them back in, and then cries. This is an example of ________.

Moro reflex

18-month-old Gordon learned the schema for apples. When Gordon sees tomatoes at the grocery store, he says, "Look mommy, apples!" His mother tells him that the food he sees at the store is a tomato, not an apple. He now has separate schemata for tomatoes and apples. This exemplifies ________.

accommodation

Which term refers to the adjustment of a schema by adding information similar to what is already known?

assimilation

During the ________ stage, children understand events and analogies logically, and they can perform simple mathematical operations.

concrete operational

Children in the ________ stage can use abstract thinking to problem solve, look at alternative solutions, and test these solutions.

formal operational

Madeline is seven months old. Her mother is eating a cookie and Madeline wants some. Her mother hides the cookie under a napkin, but Madeline is not fooled. She knows the cookie is still there. What does this exemplify?

object permanence

During Jean Piaget's ________ stage, the world is experienced through senses and actions.

sensorimotor

A ________ is any environmental agent—biological, chemical, or physical—that causes damage.

teratogen

A(an) ________ begins as a one-cell structure that is created when a sperm and egg merge.

zygote

One-year-old Ainsley learned the schema for trucks because his family has a truck. When Ainsley sees trucks on television, she says, "Look mommy, truck!" This exemplifies ________.

assimilation

As toddlers (ages 1-3 years) begin to explore their world, they learn that they can control their actions and act on the environment to get results. What is the primary developmental task of this stage?

autonomy vs. shame/doubt

Which of the following is not a developmental issue children face during the preoperational stage?

object permanence

Which of the following does not occur during the concrete operational stage?

Children begin to use language.

Which of the following illustrates conservation?

Scott knows that one piece of pizza cut into two slices is the same amount as cutting the same piece of pizza into three slices.

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? The zygote is a structure connected to the uterus that provides nourishment and oxygen from the mother to the developing embryo via the umbilical cord.

The word "zygote" should be changed to the word "placenta."

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory emphasizes the sexual nature of our development rather than its social nature.

The words "sexual" and "social" should be switched.

Which of the following is a developmental issue children face during the concrete operational stage?

conservation

After age 65, most people are attempting to assess their lives and make sense of life and the meaning of their contributions. What is the primary developmental task of this stage?

integrity vs. despair

In the ________ stage, children use words and images to represent things, but they lack logical reasoning.

preoperational

Which of the following is a developmental issue children face during the sensorimotor stage?

stranger anxiety