PSY 210 MIDTERM Review

When a baby's cheek is stroked, he will turn his face toward that direction. This is the __________ reflex.

A person's ____ age is their mental skills compared to other people the same age.

__________ is when kids watch grown-ups to see how they should react to a situation.

The concept that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight.

Piaget's 3rd stage-__________- a child's thought involves operations they can now do mentally (not just physically).

Period of development that occurs the 1st two weeks after conception.

Lifespan development covers the period from _____________ to __________________.

Newborns typically sleep ______ hours a day.

The process by which kids acquire behaviors, etc that are considered appropriate for their gender.

When one gene overrides the effect of another gene.

Procedure where eggs are fertilized by sperm in a laboratory dish.

The _______ pattern of growth is from the center outward.

____ is the condition where a fetus/newborn has had insufficient oxygen due to cord compression.

Failure of the neural tube to close at the TOP leads to anencephaly and death of the fetus.

______ is the distress displayed by infants when separated from the care provider.

Put into practice in 1975, P.L. 94-142 states that public schools should:

Kids who have parents who "manage" them have fewer school-related problems.

The Palmer Grasp is using the whole hand to pick up Cheerios, and the _________ grasp is using the thumb and forefinger.

The caution and unease displayed by infants when encountering an unfamiliar person is ___________.

What is Vygotsky's Zone of Proximal Development (ZPD)?

Large motor skills are to walking as fine motor skills are to _________.

_____ is a written educational program with goals for a specific student with a disability.

In the ______ approach, the teacher is a facilitator and the kids have freedom to explore.

Hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsivity are all characteristics associated with ______.

The leading cause of death for young kids in the U.S. is ________.

Psychoanalytic theories of development hold that development primarily depends on:

Development is lifelong, multidimensional, plastic, and multidirectional.

Maria describes her friend Jazmine as having blonde hair and green eyes. Maria has described Jazmine's _________.

The ability to communicate with language is called _________.

Which of the following is a chromosomal abnormality?

_____ is when the baby is removed by surgery.

Kids in middle/late childhood are likely able to do things with language orally before they can do the same in writing.

The "Rouge Experiment" indicates whether a child has gained _________.

As the environment changes, some species adapt in a way that helps them survive and reproduce. This is the focus of:

Gender differences are on average and do not indicate that all males or all females fall into different categories.

A ______ is anything that can cause a birth defect.

Nature is to genetic factors as Nurture is to _________________.

The specialization of each side of the brain is known as _______.

What percentage of US women develop postpartum depression?

Jack's parents never go to his school conferences or check his homework. They are _____ parents.

Ideally, attachment is formed during Erikson's 1st stage known as ____________.

____ speech is the typical way we talk to babies in a higher-pitched sing-song voice.

_________ age is your actual age.

Jared acts out the martial arts moves he sees on his favorite TV show. This is an example of:

Erikson's 2nd stage, ________, kids gain more control over choices & begin to have more confidence (instead of doubt).

Which test involves sampling a small piece of the placenta?

America is not leading the world in math & science. Why?

Gender differences are due to biological factors only.

_____ is the person's genetic heritage, the actual genetic material.

By age 11, girls are slightly taller than boys.

By 18 months, kids are speaking in simple sentences like "Me go" where non-critical words are left out. This is ____.

_____ refers to the social & psychological dimensions of being male or female.

Which chromosomal abnormality affecting red blood cells occurs primarily in African-Americans?

_____ are one-word utterances that represent a sentence.

Jessica had a new baby last month. She cries and worries a lot, is depressed and unable to sleep. She is in _________.

When Arnold gets into trouble, his parents use strict and harsh discipline and do not let him tell his side. This is __.

Each typical human cell contains __________ matching pairs of chromosomes.

The functional capacities of a person's vital organ system refer to __________________.

_____ is the set of expectations that prescribe how males and females should act, think, feel, etc.

_____ smiling is smiling in response to an external stimuli.

The language rule of Pragmatics is _________________.

Genes exert different influences based on whether they are inherited from the mom or the dad. This is _____.

____ is the 1st stage of Piaget's moral development. Rules are unchangeable and kids don't look at intent.

A researcher records children interacting on a playground. What type of research is this?

Egg + Sperm = _________

What percentage of U.S. babies are born in the hospital?

In Piaget's ______ stage babies learn about their environment by coordinating sensory experiences with motor activity.

______ is the ability to overcome and thrive despite adverse situations.

Babies can hear before birth.

____ is the belief that inanimate objects are alive and capable of feelings/actions.

The units of hereditary information that are comprised of short segments of DNA are _______.

______ is a pre-school program for "at-risk" kids.

_______ occurs when kids adjust their schemas to fit new info and experience.

The "Wire Monkey" study showed that infants prefer ______ over ______.

When babies are startled, they will arch their backs and fling their arms up. This the ____________ reflex.

Joanna is having a baby and received a ______ which will number her lower body during labor.

______ occurs when kids incorporate new information into their existing knowledge.

What scale is used to asses the health of newborns at 1 and 5 minutes after birth?

The prenatal procedure where some amniotic fluid is removed via syringe for testing.

Little Joey "smiles" at the age of two weeks. This is called ______ smiling.

Which of the following is NOT true about gender differences in physical development?