Child Psych Exam 1 Review

A stimulus used to continue a behavior is called a

A group of people born at around the same time in the same place is called a clique.

If one variable decreases as the other variable decreases, it is called a negative correlation.

Among the first instances in which children were methodically studied came in the form of:

Societies that tend to have an individualistic orientation focus on the interdependence among members of society

According to Freud, behavior reflecting an earlier stage of development is known as

During which stage of Freud's theory is pleasure focused on the mouth?

The idea that development proceeds gradually is referred to as continuous change

The debate in which how much of our development is due to our genetics vs our environment is called:

A sequential study combines both longitudinal and cross-sectional studies

The birth method that is also referred to as the husband-coached method is:

Entering formal education around the age of 5-7 is an example of which cohort influence?

Cognitive development as occurring in a series of qualitatively different stages believe change is:

According to Piaget, _____ refers to changes in existing ways of thinking in response to encoutners with new stimuli

The __________ perspective focuses on the processes that allow people to know, understand, and think about the world.

According to Freud, this part of the personality operates on the reality principle

A genetic disorder common among Jewish ancestry is called:

The underlying combination of genetic material present in an organism is known as the organism's genotype

The average child weighs a little over how many pounds at birth?

The form of epidural anesthesia that allows the woman to move more freely during labor is called a standing epidural

Humans have approximately 100,000 genes

The second stage of labor is the longest stage

The first stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial development that lasts from birth to about 18 months old is called:

Which of the following are male sex chromosomes?

Being exposed to teratogens during a sensitive period is likely to result in irreversible consequences

The birth position in which the baby is positioned feet first in the birth canal is called breech position

Adolescents are in the broad age range of:

The approach suggesting that a child's development cannot be properly viewed without examining the social context is the

Correlations establish a cause and effect relationship

Death in the first year of life is called: