Developmental Psychology

1. Some sample temperament dimensions:

adaptability

persistence

activity level

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2. Parenting varies along two separate dimensions.

warmth/responsiveness

control/demandingness

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4. Temperament style influences ability to regulate emotions.

True

False

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6. Friendships start as early as 2 years of age.

True

False

7. ____________________________: an infant's response to unfamiliar people.

emerges 6-8 months

peaks 8-10 months

Stranger anxiety

Separation anxiety

8. The prenatal period from the ninth week until birth is called __________________________.

Conception

The embryonic stage

The fetal stage

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10. Parents who are warm and responsive to their child's needs are more likely to have children who are ____________________________.

Less attached to them

More attached to them

Rebellious

Docile

11. ____________________________ (12 - 18 yrs.): identity development, "who am I?" question

Trust vs. mistrust

Autonomy vs. shame/doubt

Initiative vs. guilt

Industry vs. inferiority

Identity vs. role confusion

Intimacy vs. isolation

Generativity vs. stagnation

Integrity vs. despair

12. __________________________: an infantile reflex in which an infant sucks on whatever is placed in his or her mouth.

Grasp reflex

Rooting reflex

Sucking reflex

13. People who have successful friendships are ____________________________ to become depressed.

Just as likely

More likely

Less likely

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17. ____________________________ (birth - 18 months): forming attachment bond

Trust vs. mistrust

Autonomy vs. shame/doubt

Initiative vs. guilt

Industry vs. inferiority

Identity vs. role confusion

Intimacy vs. isolation

Generativity vs. stagnation

Integrity vs. despair

18. __________________________: an infantile reflex in which an infant closes his or her hand into a fist when his or her palmed is touched.

Grasp reflex

Rooting reflex

Sucking reflex

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20. ____________________________: an infant's response to being away from caregiver.

peaks 13-15 months

Stranger anxiety

Separation anxiety

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22. According to Piaget, the period of cognitive development between birth and ~2 years of age is the __________________________.

Sensorimotor period

Preoperational period

Concrete operational period

Formal operational period

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24. According to Piaget, the period of cognitive development between ~2 years of age and ~7 years of age is the __________________________.

Sensorimotor period

Preoperational period

Concrete operational period

Formal operational period

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26. __________________________: the social status status of children who are not respected or liked by peers and become aggressive as a result.

Aggressive-rejected

Withdrawn-rejected

27. Temperament types:

easy

slow to warm up

difficult

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30. ____________________________ (18 - 35 yrs): love and relationships

Trust vs. mistrust

Autonomy vs. shame/doubt

Initiative vs. guilt

Industry vs. inferiority

Identity vs. role confusion

Intimacy vs. isolation

Generativity vs. stagnation

Integrity vs. despair

31. Rejected children are ____________________________.

More lonely

Less lonely

More depressed

Less depressed

More socially anxious

Less socially anxious

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36. Development seems to be much more ____________________________ than Piaget thought. Children are constantly acquiring and incorporating new knowledge.

Sporadic

Abrupt

Gradual

Simple

37. Research has found that children pass different conservation tasks ____________________________.

All at once

At different ages

Based on gender

Based on race

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39. __________________________: objects are capable of actions and have life-like qualities.

Egocentrism

Animism

Assimilation

Accommodation

40. __________________________: the social status of children who are not respected or liked by peers and become anxious as a result.

Aggressive-rejected

Withdrawn-rejected

41. 2-year-old Josh has learned the schema for "helicopter" from his picture books. When Josh sees a plane, he calls it a "helicopter". This is an example of __________________________.

Assimilation

Accommodation

42. A child exhibits the ability to think abstractly and is proficient at logical reasoning and problem solving. This child has also developed an interest in social relations, politics, religion, and may challenge beliefs and conventions. According to Piaget, this child is likely in the ____________________________ period of cognitive development.

Sensorimotor

Preoperational

Concrete operational

Formal operational

43. ____________________________ parenting is the most adaptive parenting style. It leads to the best child outcomes across childhood.

Authoritative

Authoritarian

Permissive

Uninvolved

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46. According to Kohlberg, an individual who focuses primarily on getting rewards and avoiding punishment is in the ____________________________ level of moral development.

Preconventional

Conventional

Postconventional

47. The third through eighth week of prenatal development is called __________________________.

Conception

The embryonic stage

The fetal stage

48. Newborns have fairly advanced sensory capacities.

True

False

49. Facial, pubic, and underarm hair are all examples of __________________________ sexual characteristics.

Primary

Secondary

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51. An infant's temperament is ____________________________ determined.

Environmentally

Biologically

52. A child exhibits egocentrism and animism. This child understands object permanence, but cannot classify objects on more than one level. According to Piaget, this child is likely in the ____________________________ period of cognitive development.

Sensorimotor

Preoperational

Concrete operational

Formal operational

53. _______________________: a type of insecure attachment where the child is not distressed by the separation and avoids contact with the caregiver upon reunion.

Secure attachment

Avoidant attachment

Resistant attachment

Disorganized attachment

54. ______________________: inability to distinguish between perspective of self and others.

Egocentrism

Animism

Assimilation

Accommodation

55. According to Kohlberg, an individual focused primarily on universal principles of justice, equality, and respect for human life is in the ____________________________ level of moral development.

Preconventional

Conventional

Postconventional

56. According to Piaget, the period of cognitive development beyond ~12 years of age is the __________________________.

Sensorimotor period

Preoperational period

Concrete operational period

Formal operational period

57. Egocentrism and animism occur in the __________________________ period.

Sensorimotor

Preoperational

Concrete operational

Formal operational

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61. A child does not exhibit an understanding of object permanence. According to Piaget, this child is likely in the ____________________________ period of cognitive development.

Sensorimotor

Preoperational

Concrete operational

Formal operational

62. ____________________________ (35 - 60 yrs.): having children, "the world I want to leave behind"

Trust vs. mistrust

Autonomy vs. shame/doubt

Initiative vs. guilt

Industry vs. inferiority

Identity vs. role confusion

Intimacy vs. isolation

Generativity vs. stagnation

Integrity vs. despair

63. _______________________: a type of insecure attachment where there is no coherent strategy.

Secure attachment

Avoidant attachment

Resistant attachment

Disorganized attachment

64. According to Kohlberg, an individual focused primarily on following rules, pleasing others, and fulfilling their role is in the ____________________________ level of moral development.

Preconventional

Conventional

Postconventional

65. ____________________________ proposed the psychosocial theory of development which says the goal of each stage in our development is to resolve a core issue.

Konrad Lorenz

Erik Erikson

Lawrence Kohlberg

Jean Piaget

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67. ____________________________ parenting is the worst parenting style.

Authoritative

Authoritarian

Permissive

Uninvolved

68. ____________________________ proposed a 6 stage theory of moral development.

Jean Piaget

Lawrence Kohlberg

Konrad Lorenz

Mary Ainsworth

69. Development is invariant and universal.

True

False

70. ____________________________ (60+ yrs.): imparting wisdom, reflecting on one's life

Trust vs. mistrust

Autonomy vs. shame/doubt

Initiative vs. guilt

Industry vs. inferiority

Identity vs. role confusion

Intimacy vs. isolation

Generativity vs. stagnation

Integrity vs. despair

71. ____________________________ (18 months - 3 yrs.): asserting will and independence

Trust vs. mistrust

Autonomy vs. shame/doubt

Initiative vs. guilt

Industry vs. inferiority

Identity vs. role confusion

Intimacy vs. isolation

Generativity vs. stagnation

Integrity vs. despair

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73. 2-year-old Josh has learned the schema for "helicopter" from his picture books. When Josh sees a plane, he calls it a "helicopter". In response to this, Josh's mother tells him, "no, it's a plane". Josh changes his schemas for flying machines and continues to modify that schema to include "passenger plane", "fighter jet", etc. This is an example of __________________________.

Assimilation

Accommodation

74. According to Piaget, the period of cognitive development between ~7 years of age and ~12 years of age is the __________________________.

Sensorimotor period

Preoperational period

Concrete operational period

Formal operational period

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76. Parenting style classifications:

authoritative

authoritarian

permissive

uninvolved

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78. 6-month-old infants get habituated (and thus, look less) after being presented with a slide with 3 of a particular object. Once that changes to 2 objects, infants , they this change.

Look longer; notice

Look longer; don't notice

Look the same amount; notice

Look the same amount; don't notice

79. Three types of cells result from differentiation:

Skin

Muscle

Respiratory

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80. Categories of peer acceptance.

popular

rejected

neglected

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81. A child exhibits the ability to classify on multiple dimensions (size, shape, color etc.) and proves successful in conservation tasks. This child also understands others have different opinions and viewpoints than he or she does. This child is, according to Piaget, in the ____________________________ period of cognitive development.

Sensorimotor

Preoperational

Concrete operational

Formal operational

82. Children are, generally, much more ____________________________ (at earlier ages) than Piaget believed.

Incompetent

Competent

Observant

Ignorant

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85. Generally, teratogens are most harmful during __________________________.

Conception

The embryonic stage

The fetal stage

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88. ____________________________ (6 - 12 yrs.): competencies and successes, what you're good at

Trust vs. mistrust

Autonomy vs. shame/doubt

Initiative vs. guilt

Industry vs. inferiority

Identity vs. role confusion

Intimacy vs. isolation

Generativity vs. stagnation

Integrity vs. despair

89. By showing infants impossible events, it becomes evident that babies, as young as 3 months ____________________________.

Have object permanence

Do not have object permanence

90. Girls have ____________________________ relationships with their peers.

Intensive

Extensive

Internal

External

91. Boys have ____________________________ relationships with their peers.

Intensive

Extensive

Internal

External

92. Stages of psychosocial development:

birth - 18 months

18 months - 3 yrs.

3 - 6 yrs.

6 - 12 yrs.

12 - 18 yrs.

18 - 35 yrs.

35 - 60 yrs.

60+ yrs.

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95. ____________________________ (3 - 6 yrs.): engaging and purposive, focus on good/bad

Trust vs. mistrust

Autonomy vs. shame/doubt

Initiative vs. guilt

Industry vs. inferiority

Identity vs. role confusion

Intimacy vs. isolation

Generativity vs. stagnation

Integrity vs. despair

96. Infants are capable of doing simple math.

True

False

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99. __________________________: in an infant, the sucking elicited by stroking applied on or around the lips; the reflex aids breastfeeding.

Grasp reflex

Rooting reflex

Sucking reflex

100. ____________________________: in Piaget's theory, the period from about ages 2 to 7, in which a child can think representationally, but can't yet relate these representations to each other or take a point of view other than his or her own.

learns to use language and to represent objects with images and words

classifies objects by a single feature; for example, groups blocks by color (rather than shape or size)

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102. _______________________: a type of insecure attachment where the child is very distressed and doesn't settle easily and there is a mix of proximity-seeking and angry behaviors.

Secure attachment

Avoidant attachment

Resistant attachment

Disorganized attachment

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106. In a more recent study of egocentrism, children of 3 years of age were shown a double-faced card: one side had a picture of a dog and the other had a picture of a cat. When the picture of the cat is facing the child, the researcher asks "what do I see?". The child is most likely to answer:

The cat

The dog

Neither

Both

107. __________________________ serve(s) an important function in breastfeeding.

Grasp reflex

Rooting reflex

Sucking reflex

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108. The heart begins to beat during __________________________.

Conception

The embryonic stage

The fetal stage

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110. Insecure attachment:

Avoidant

Ambivalent

Resistant

Resigned

Disorganized

Organized

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114. These emotional expressions are not present immediately (or shortly after) birth:

Distress

Disgust

Interest

Fear

Anger

Surprise

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Developmental Psychology

1. Some sample temperament dimensions:

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What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. Parenting varies along two separate dimensions.

3. ____________________________ temperament: positive mood and adaptable.

4. Temperament style influences ability to regulate emotions.

5. Children who explore freely in caregiver's presence, are often visibly upset when the caregiver leaves, and greet the caregiver warmly at reunion have a _________________ attachment with their caregiver.

6. Friendships start as early as 2 years of age.

7. ____________________________: an infant's response to unfamiliar people. emerges 6-8 months peaks 8-10 months

8. The prenatal period from the ninth week until birth is called __________________________.

9. ____________________________ temperament: negative mood, unadaptable, intense emotional reactions.

10. Parents who are warm and responsive to their child's needs are more likely to have children who are ____________________________.

11. ____________________________ (12 - 18 yrs.): identity development, "who am I?" question

12. __________________________: an infantile reflex in which an infant sucks on whatever is placed in his or her mouth.

13. People who have successful friendships are ____________________________ to become depressed.

14. According to Piaget, children in the preoperational period of cognitive development would fail a ____________________________ test that requires understanding that quantity, length, or number of items is unrelated to the arrangement or appearance of this object.

15. __________________________: the conviction that an object exists even when it is out of sight. Piaget believed infants didn't develop this level of understanding until the age of, at least, eight months.

16. __________________________: environmental factors that can disrupt healthy neural development.

17. ____________________________ (birth - 18 months): forming attachment bond

18. __________________________: an infantile reflex in which an infant closes his or her hand into a fist when his or her palmed is touched.

19. __________________________: the fertilized egg, formed by the union of sperm and egg.

20. ____________________________: an infant's response to being away from caregiver. peaks 13-15 months

21. Lead, alcohol, and cigarette smoke are all examples of __________________________.

22. According to Piaget, the period of cognitive development between birth and ~2 years of age is the __________________________.

23. ____________________________: a parenting style that is high on warmth/responsiveness and low on control/demandingness.

24. According to Piaget, the period of cognitive development between ~2 years of age and ~7 years of age is the __________________________.

26. __________________________: the social status status of children who are not respected or liked by peers and become aggressive as a result.

27. Temperament types:

28. Samuel didn't know how to react to the neighbor's dog, so he looked at his mother to decide if the dog's presence was good or bad. This is an example of ____________________________.

29. __________________________: a developmental disorder that affects children whose mothers consumed alcohol during pregnancy. Its effects include a range of psychological problems and physical abnormalities.

30. ____________________________ (18 - 35 yrs): love and relationships

31. Rejected children are ____________________________.

32. ____________________________: a parenting style that is low on both warmth/responsiveness and control/demandingness.

33. __________________________: the period of physical and sexual maturation in which the child's body begins to develop into its adult form.

34. ____________________________: the strong, enduring, emotional bond between a child and its caregivers that some psychologists consider the basis for relationships later in life.

35. __________________________: the tubular structure formed early in the embryonic stage from which the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) develops.

36. Development seems to be much more ____________________________ than Piaget thought. Children are constantly acquiring and incorporating new knowledge.

37. Research has found that children pass different conservation tasks ____________________________.

38. "Who do you like the least?" is a ____________________________.

39. __________________________: objects are capable of actions and have life-like qualities.

40. __________________________: the social status of children who are not respected or liked by peers and become anxious as a result.

41. 2-year-old Josh has learned the schema for "helicopter" from his picture books. When Josh sees a plane, he calls it a "helicopter". This is an example of ​__________________________.

43. ____________________________ parenting is the most adaptive parenting style. It leads to the best child outcomes across childhood.

44. "Who do you like the most?" is a ____________________________.

45. ____________________________: a parenting style that is low on warmth/responsiveness and high on control/demandingness.

46. According to Kohlberg, an individual who focuses primarily on getting rewards and avoiding punishment is in the ____________________________ level of moral development.

47. The third through eighth week of prenatal development is called __________________________.

48. Newborns have fairly advanced sensory capacities.

49. Facial, pubic, and underarm hair are all examples of __________________________ sexual characteristics.

50. The blastocyst attaches itself to the uterine wall and is now called the __________________________.

51. An infant's temperament is ____________________________ determined.

52. A child exhibits egocentrism and animism. This child understands object permanence, but cannot classify objects on more than one level. According to Piaget, this child is likely in the ____________________________ period of cognitive development.

53. _______________________: a type of insecure attachment where the child is not distressed by the separation and avoids contact with the caregiver upon reunion.

54. ______________________: inability to distinguish between perspective of self and others.

55. According to Kohlberg, an individual focused primarily on universal principles of justice, equality, and respect for human life is in the ____________________________ level of moral development.

56. According to Piaget, the period of cognitive development beyond ~12 years of age is the __________________________.

57. Egocentrism and animism occur in the ​__________________________ period.

58. ____________________________: a process of using others' facial expressions as a cue about the situation.

59. ____________________________: an experimental procedure for assessing attachment, in which the child is allowed to explore an unfamiliar room with the mother present before the mother leaves for a few minutes, and then returns.

60. ​__________________________: in Piaget's theory, the developing child's process of interpreting the environment in terms of schemas he or she already has.

61. A child does not exhibit an understanding of object permanence. According to Piaget, this child is likely in the ____________________________ period of cognitive development.

62. ____________________________ (35 - 60 yrs.): having children, "the world I want to leave behind"

63. _______________________: a type of insecure attachment where there is no coherent strategy.

64. According to Kohlberg, an individual focused primarily on following rules, pleasing others, and fulfilling their role is in the ____________________________ level of moral development.

65. ____________________________ proposed the psychosocial theory of development which says the goal of each stage in our development is to resolve a core issue.

66. __________________________: connects the placenta and the embryo. connects the embryo's and mother's blood supplies allows embryo to take in nutrients, oxygen, and antibodies allows developing embryo to eliminate waste products

67. ____________________________ parenting is the worst parenting style.

68. ____________________________ proposed a 6 stage theory of moral development.

69. Development is invariant and universal.

70. ____________________________ (60+ yrs.): imparting wisdom, reflecting on one's life

71. ____________________________ (18 months - 3 yrs.): asserting will and independence

72. ____________________________: a parenting style that is high on both warmth/responsiveness and control/demandingness.

74. According to Piaget, the period of cognitive development between ~7 years of age and ~12 years of age is the __________________________.

75. __________________________: connects the embryo to the uterine wall.

76. Parenting style classifications:

77. ____________________________: data that describes how individuals in a group interact. positive nominations negative nominations

78. 6-month-old infants get habituated (and thus, look less) after being presented with a slide with 3 of a particular object. Once that changes to 2 objects, infants ____________________________, they ____________________________ this change.

79. Three types of cells result from differentiation:

80. Categories of peer acceptance.

7. ____________________________: an infant's response to unfamiliar people.

emerges 6-8 months

peaks 8-10 months

20. ____________________________: an infant's response to being away from caregiver.

peaks 13-15 months

41. 2-year-old Josh has learned the schema for "helicopter" from his picture books. When Josh sees a plane, he calls it a "helicopter". This is an example of __________________________.

57. Egocentrism and animism occur in the __________________________ period.

60. __________________________: in Piaget's theory, the developing child's process of interpreting the environment in terms of schemas he or she already has.

66. __________________________: connects the placenta and the embryo.

connects the embryo's and mother's blood supplies

allows embryo to take in nutrients, oxygen, and antibodies

allows developing embryo to eliminate waste products

77. ____________________________: data that describes how individuals in a group interact.

positive nominations

negative nominations

78. 6-month-old infants get habituated (and thus, look less) after being presented with a slide with 3 of a particular object. Once that changes to 2 objects, infants , they this change.

97. __________________________: In Piaget's theory, the developing child's process of changing his or her schemas based on his or her interactions with the environment.

109. __________________________: in Piaget's theory, the period of cognitive development from birth to about 2 years, in which the child has not yet achieved object permanence.

differentiation between self and objects