Chapter 9 Lifespan Development
Quiz derived from material in 5th edition of Hockenbury & Hockenbury; chapter 9 (lifespan development)
- 1.The stage of development before birth is called_______________
- A.
Germinal period
- B.
Prenatal stage
- C.
Fetal period
- D.
Embryonic period
- 2.List the three periods of the prenatal stage:
- 3.The first two weeks of the prenatal state is called the ____________ period
- A.
Embryonic
- B.
Fetal
- C.
Germinal
- 4.Period during which the zygote undergoes rapid cell division before becoming implanted on the wall of the mother's uterus.
- A.
Germinal
- B.
Embryonic
- C.
Prenatal
- D.
Fetal
- 5.The _____________ period begins with week 3 and extends through week 8 of prenatal development.
- A.
Embryonic
- B.
Germinal
- C.
Zygotic
- 6.Prenatal period during which rapid growth and intensive cell differentiation, the organs major systems of the body form. The initial development of the sex organs is also triggered.
- A.
Germinal
- B.
Embryonic
- C.
Fetal
- 7.The umbilical cord is housed in the_______________
- A.
Placenta
- B.
Teratogens
- C.
Amniotic sac
- D.
Embryo
- 8.The third month heralds the beginning of the ________ period.
- A.
Fetal
- B.
Germinal
- C.
Prenatal
- D.
Embryonic
- 9.The strange situation procedure is associated with which psychologist?
- A.
Jean Piaget
- B.
Mary D. salter Ainsworth
- C.
Eric Erikson
- D.
Lev Vygotsky
- 10.Developmental psychologist Jay Belsky showed that infants under a year old were more likely to demonstrate _______ attachment if the experienced over 30 hours of day care per week.
- A.
Secure
- B.
No
- C.
Insecure
- D.
Extreme
- 11.According to psychologist ____________________, children progress through four distinct cognitive stages: Sensorimotor Stage Preoperational Stage Concrete Operational StageFormal Operational Stage
- A.
Mary D. Salter Ainsworth
- B.
Erik Erikson
- C.
Lev Vygotsky
- D.
Jean Piaget
- 12.In Piaget's theory, the first stage of cognitive development, from birth to about age 2; the period during which the infnat explores the environment and acquires knowledge through sensing and manipulating objects.
- A.
Preoperational stage
- B.
Sensorimotor stage
- C.
Concrete operational stage
- D.
Formal operational stage
- 13.By the end of the _____________ stage, object permanence has developed.
- A.
Preoperational
- B.
Formal operational
- C.
Concrete operational
- D.
Sensorimotor stage
- 14.A children using their imagination to play are in the __________ stage, in Piaget's theory.
- A.
Preoperational
- B.
Sensormotor
- C.
Concrete operational
- D.
Formal operational
- 15.In Piaget's theory, the second stage of cognitive development, which lasts from about age 2 to age 7; characterized by increasing use of symbols and prelogical thought.
- A.
Sensorimotor stage
- B.
Preoperational stage
- C.
Concrete operational stage
- D.
Fornmal operational stage
- 16.Children often display egocentrism during the ____________ stage in Piaget's theory.
- A.
Preoperational
- B.
Sensorimotor
- C.
Concrete operational
- D.
Formal operational
- 17.In Piaget's theory, egocentrism, irreversibility, and centration are prominent during the____________ stage.
- A.
Sensorimotor
- B.
Concrete operational
- C.
Preoperational
- D.
Formal operational
- 18.In Piaget's theory, children become fully capable of logical thought during the ________ stage, however they still have difficulty thinking logically with abstract ideas and hypothetical situations.
- A.
Preoperational
- B.
Sensorimotor
- C.
Concrete operational
- D.
Formal operational
- 19.In Piaget's theory, the fourth stage of cognitive development, which lasts from adolescence through adulthood; characterized by the ability to think logically about abstract principles and hypothetical situtations.
- A.
Preoperational stage
- B.
Concrete operational stage
- C.
Formal operational stage
- D.
Sensorimotor stage
- 20.Psychologist who showed that infants as young as 2 1/2 months of age display object permanence, more than six months earlier than the age at which Piaget believed infants first showed evidence of object permanence.
- A.
Mary D. Salter Ainsworth
- B.
Erik Erikson
- C.
Renne Baillargeon
- D.
Lev Vygotsky
- 21.Psychologist who believed that cognitive development is strongly influenced by social and cultural factors, and who developed the idea of the zone proximal development.
- A.
Lev Vygotsky
- B.
Jean Piaget
- C.
Renee Baillargeon
- D.
Erik Erikson
- 22.The model that views cognitive development as a process that studies the development of basic mental processes such as attention, memory, and problem solving.
- A.
Information-processing model of cognitive development
- B.
Developmental thinking model
- C.
Cognitive growth model
- 23.Boys and girls raised in father-absent homes experienced ____________physical development.
- A.
Slowed
- B.
Normal
- C.
Accelerated
- 24.Impulsive behaviors in teenagers is caused by______________
- A.
Raging hormones
- B.
Sexual aggression
- C.
Problems with parents
- D.
Parts of the brain that are responsible for exercising judgment are still maturing.
- 25.The conflictive relationship between parents and adolescents differ dramatically between collectivistic and non-collectivistic cultures.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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