The inability to take another person's point of view or perspective

What is Initiative vs Guilt?

Young children develop a sense of purposefulness and take pride in action

What does analytical show in intelligence? (Triarchic Theory)

Information processing capacities

What is the purpose of the corpus callosum?

Allows the two hemispheres to communicate

What does Broca's area control?

The ability to use language for expression

What is fast mapping?

Quickly acquiring and retaining a word after hearing it applied a few times

Systematically repeating information in order to retain into working memory

Well-formed syllables that sound remarkably like language

What does an authoritian parenting style emphasize?

Behavior control and obedience over warmth

What is the Flynn effect?

Intelligence increases over the generations

Concepts, ideas, and ways of interacting on the world

To focus on one part of a stimulus or situation and exclude all others

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Lifespan Psychology Test 2 Practice

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1
What is egocentrism?
When the child believes that they are the only ones living in the world
A belief that inanimate objects are alive
The inability to take another person's point of view or perspective
What children believe their parents are.
2
Which is not a substage in Piaget's Sensorimotor stage?
Primary circular reactions
Mental representation
Reflexes
Morality
3
What are holophrases?
One-word expressions
Talking in sentences
A type of memory
Making consistent eye contact
4
What is Initiative vs Guilt?
Young children develop a sense of purposefulness and take pride in action
Difficulty with more complex tasks and switching attention
This enables children to manipulate more information in working memory.
Cognitive development entails developing mental strategies
5
What does analytical show in intelligence? (Triarchic Theory)
How people deal with their surroundings
Insight and the ability to deal with the novelty
Verbal skills
Information processing capacities
6
What is the purpose of the corpus callosum?
Piaget's theory
Allows the two hemispheres to communicate
A type of neuron
Term used to describe language development
7
What does Broca's area control?
Language comprehension
The ability to use language for expression
Grasping
Walking
8
What is fast mapping?
Maps to get to toys faster
A map of the brain
Another name for the first word
Quickly acquiring and retaining a word after hearing it applied a few times
9
Which one is not considered a risk factor for child abuse?
Low family income
Parents are unemployed
College degrees
The community
10
What is rehearsal?
Systematically repeating information in order to retain into working memory
Consistent eye contact
Creating an imagined scene or story to link the material to be remembered
Help to regulate emotions
11
What is babbling?
An adjustment to a new culture
Facial movements
Well-formed syllables that sound remarkably like language
A type of distress
12
What does the WISC-V measure?
Weight
Intelligence
Height
Physical Activity
13
What does an authoritian parenting style emphasize?
Let the child do whatever they want
Explain and encourage discussion about rules
Make few demands of the child
Behavior control and obedience over warmth
14
What may a child be able to do that deals with fine motor skills?
Ride on toys
Running
Button a shirt
Jumping
15
What is the Flynn effect?
Intelligence increases over the generations
The effect of weather and intelligence
Intelligence decreases over the generations
Culture impacts intelligence
16
What is a schema?
Reflexes
Concepts, ideas, and ways of interacting on the world
Talking
Yes
17
What is centration?
The child does not feel wanted
The child is the center of attention
Belief that inanimate objects are alive and have feelings and intentions
To focus on one part of a stimulus or situation and exclude all others
18
What percentage do children have siblings?
60
90
70
80
19
Over 1/3 of LGBTQ adults raise a child.
True
False

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