Psychology lesson 6 Review

Carissa's parents let her stay up as late as she wants. She is allowed to pick out her own clothes and decide when and what she wants to eat. Her parents act more like her friends than authority figures. What kind of parenting style is this?

Permissive

Order of Piaget's stage of cognitive development?

Sensorimotor; preoperational; concrete operations; formal operations

Children who are developing disorganized attachment to their caregivers most likely have been _____.

abused

________ is a long-standing connection or bond with others.

attachment

According to research on categories of parenting styles by Diana Baumrind, __________ parents are those who are firm and set limits and goals, reason with their children and encourage their independence.

authoritative

Which of the following theories sees aging as a process whereby cells are assumed to have a limitation on the number of times they can reproduce to repair damage?

cellular clock theory

Rod-shaped structures in the cell nucleus that contain genes are referred to as _______.

chromosomes

In Harry Harlow's study of attachment, the primary factor in determining the baby monkeys' attachment figure was ___________.

contact comfort

What does nature refer to in the nature vs. nurture debate?

genes and biology

Adolescents (ages 12-18) experiment with and develop a sense of who they are and what roles they want to play. What is the primary developmental task of this stage?

identity vs confusion

What are some of the common consequences to a child whose mother smoked cigarettes while pregnant?

lower birth weight and short stature

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

According to Jean Piaget, in what stage do children begin to use language?

preoperational

Helen is at a point in her pregnancy when the zygote is moving down to her uterus, and the placenta and umbilical cord and placenta are beginning to form. Which period of prenatal development is Helen currently experiencing?

Germinal

Umberto is a one year old, and his mother is sensitive and responsive to his needs. He is distressed when his mother leaves him, and he is happy to see her when she returns. What kind of attachment is this?

secure

Between birth and one year, infants are dependent on their caregivers; therefore, caregivers who are responsive and sensitive to their infant's needs help their baby to develop a sense of the world as a safe, predictable place. What is the primary developmental task of this stage?

trust vs mistrust

Crawling, walking, writing, dressing, naming colors, speaking in sentences, and starting puberty are all examples of ____.

developmental milestones

In Piaget's final stage of cognitive development, children in the ________ stage can use abstract thinking to problem solve, look at alternative solutions, and test these solutions.

Formal operational

Elroy decided not to cheat on the same because he would fail the class if he was caught. What stage of moral development does this exemplify?

Pre-conventional

Children whose parents have an authoritarian parenting style can be ________.

anxious, withdrawn, and unhappy