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AP Psych: Unit 6 Developmental Psychology
AP Psych: Unit 6 Developmental Psychology
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During what stage do children begin to communicate through symbols or language?
concrete operational stage
preoperational stage
formal operational stage
sensorimotor stage
2
Parental involvement can have dramatic effects on all the following human traits except…
intelligence
motor development
self-esteem
emotional development
3
Harlow’s experiments with substitute mothers made of wire demonstrated the importance of what aspect of nurturing?
imprinting
feeding
stranger anxiety
touch
4
Some researchers consider developmental psychology an applied research topic because...
research applies findings and theories from other areas of psychology
it's more commonly studied by graduate students
it's more easily applied to people's lives
doing research in this area is difficult
5
Which level of moral reasoning includes a focus on upholding laws in order to gain social approval?
preconventional
formal operational
conventional
postconventional
6
According to Erikson’s theory, adolescents are most primarily concerned in a search for…
affection
identity
autonomy
career
7
As an infant's brain develops, some neural pathways will decay if not used. This -use-it-or-lose-it process is known as
spacing
maturation
pruning
motor development
8
What is developmental psychology?
The study of only social changes through a lifespan
A branch that studies physical, social and cognitive changes through life
The study of only cognitive changes through a lifespan
9
In what stage of Erikson's development stages does a person struggle with identity vs role confusion?
infacny
middle adulthood
adolescence
late adulthood
10
Which of the following is the correct term for a mental rule Piaget said we use to interpret our environment?
schema
soft music
concentration
stability
11
APGAR Test: test given to a new born baby (a-activity, p-pulse, g-grimace, a-appearance, r-respiration)
False
True
12
Which of the following is the longest prenatal stage?
zygote
embryo
conception
fetus
13
Egocentrism definition
the preoperational child’s difficulty taking another’s point of view.
the development of a newborn to adolescence.
a branch of psych concerned with social processes
14
According to research, the most advantageous parenting style for children's development is…
securily attached
authoritative
permissive
15
What is the rooting reflex?
reflex where adolescence is touched and look opposite of that direction
infant reflex where a baby is touched and turns its head in that direction
16
Social learning theory definition…
the theory we learn social behavior by observing and imitating
the theory we learn by parents
17
The ability to remember to perform acts in the future; declines with age
explicit memory
iconic memory
semantic memory
prospective memory
18
Menarche definition:the first menstrual period
True
False
19
Ages 0-5 (infant to toddlerhood) is arguably the most important stage of development
False
True
20
What is crystalized intelligence?
one's knowledge and verbal skills, tends to decrease by age
one’s accumulated knowledge and verbal skills, tends to increase with age
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What did Harry Harlow contribute to developmental psychology?
discovered importance of caregiving and companionship in development
the importance of touch
the importance of security
22
Genital stage (Kohlberg definition)
postconventional (approximately late adolescence through adulthood)
intimacy vs. isolation
integrity vs. despair
fromal operations
23
Who is most well-known for their description of levels of morality (preconventional, conventional, postconventional)
Sigmund Freud
Mary Ainsworth
Lawrence Kohlberg
Jean Piaget
24
Which of the following identifies children's difficulty seeing another's perspective?
egocentric thinker
role player
abstract thinker
a child who understands conversation
25
Object permanence is awareness that things continue to exist even though they are not perceived
False
True
26
What is it called when an infant develops a fear of people other than those they are familiar with?
touch
imprinting
feeding
stranger anxiety
27
Who was known for the four parenting styles? (authoritative, authoritarian, permissive, and neglectful)
Alfred Binet
Diana Baumrind
Erik Erickson
Harry Harlow
28
An 18-month old typically recognizes herself in the mirror. This self-awareness contributes to...
self-concept
self-assurance
self-actualization
self-esteem
29
Which of the following statements is most true about how a newborn’s senses function?
their senses function the same as an adults
their senses function at a very low level
most senses function normally, but sight develops slowly with experience
the senses all function normally except touch
30
Vygotsky called the space between what a child could learn with and without help the…
zone of abstract logic
zone of proximal development
zone of abstract reasoning
theory of mind
31
A principle difference between longitudinal study and a cross-sectional study is the..
time span of the study
sampling method used to choose participants
number of participant involved
developmental stage of the participants
32
According to Erickson, you develop your ____, a part of who you are, from your group memberships
social identity
sefl-esteem
self-interest
social self
33
Who identified secure and insecure attachment?
Konrad Lorenz
Mary Ainsworth
Jerome Kagan
Sigmund Freud
34
A research approach that follows a group of people over time to determine change or stability in behavior
cross-sectional study
longitudinal study
35
Accommodation definition:adjusting or changing one’s schema’s to account for new information
False
True
36
Assimilation definition
anything that can disrupt the development of a fetus in a pregnant woman.
a branch of psychology concerned with mental processes.
interpreting our new experiences in terms of our existing schemas.
37
The period of sexual maturation in which a person becomes capable of reproducing is puberty
True
False
38
What does an authoritative parenting style include?
low demandingness and high warmth
high demandingness and high warmth
39
Which of the following attachment styles did Mary Ainsworth find most often in her research?
authoratative
authoritarian
secure
avoidant
40
In what order are the stages of development in (Piaget)
preoperational, sensorimotor, formal operational, concrete operational
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, fromal operational
concrete operational, sensorimotor, formal operational, preoperational
41
At what age does generativity vs stagnation occur?
late adulthood (60's and older)
middle adulthood 40’s through 60’s
adolescence
young adulthood (20's through 30's)
42
In which stage of cognitive development do infants learn object permanence?
preoperational
autonomy
conventional
sensorimotor
43
What did Mary Ainsworth contribute to developmental psychology?
identified five major styles of attachment that children have to parents
identified three major styles of attachment that children have to parents
44
What is a cross-sectional study?
a study in which people of different cultures are compared to one another
a study in which people of different ages are compared with one another
45
Adolescence definition:the transition period from childhood to adulthood, extended from puberty to independence
True
False
46
Alfred Binet contribution to developmental psychology
invented the first practical IQ test
object permanence
assimilation
analytical thinking
47
A major difference between the psychoanalytic stage theories and more cognitive or experimental stage theories is…
Freud and Erickson only studied young children
only the psychoanalytical theories take parental effects into account
the psychoanalytic theories are less empirical
48
What was Lev Vygostsky known for?
social development theory (of child cognitive development)
physical development theory
49
Metacognition: awareness and understanding of one’s own thought process
True
False
50
Most prenatal influences on humans are genetic or hormonal in origin except for …
teratogens
operant conditioning occuring before birth
stress on the mother
family history of mental illness
