Developmental Psychology Unit Review

Question 1

Which reflex probably helps prevent falling?

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grasping reflex

Question 2

A major sign of puberty in women is the onset of menstruation, called

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menarche

Question 3

A driver's license or a wedding ring are what Elkind called

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social markers

Question 4

Object permanence is to sensorimotor stage as conservation is to

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preoperational stage

Question 5

Conforming to others, or to socially accepted rules in moral decision making is the _____ level

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conventional

Question 6

One's personal, private sense of maleness or femaleness is known as

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gender identity

Question 7

Harlow's findings that baby monkeys prefer a terrycloth surrogate mother to a wire mother shows

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contact comfort

Question 8

According to Noam Chomsky, humans have a _____ to develop language.

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biological predisposition

Question 9

In the _____level of moral development, moral choices are determined by direct consequences

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preconventional

Question 10

Menopause is to aging as

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puberty is to adolescence

Question 11

Substances capable of causing birth defects are known as

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teratogens

Question 12

During formal operations stage, children begin to

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think in terms of abstract principles and hypotheticals

Question 13

Physical growth and development is called

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maturation

Question 14

The grasping, rooting, and sucking reflexes of infants are best described as

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adaptive reflexes

Question 15

Erikson says, a child entering adolescence can expect developmental task demands to center on

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need to develop a sense of one's self

Question 16

As children begin their elementary school years, they enter Erikson's stage of

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industry (competence) vs. inferiority

Question 17

The onset of puberty for boys is between __ and __; for girls it is between __ and __.

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13-16; 11-14

Question 18

"I demand that you obey" is to authoritarian parenting style as "Do your own thing" is to _____

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permissive parenting style

Question 19

A toddler learning to use the toilet who sometimes feels bad when he or she "messes up" is at

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Erikson's stage called autonomy vs. shame and doubt

Question 20

Generativity refers to

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a concern for welfare of others and society as a whole

Question 21

Behavior directed by self-accepted moral principles represents the _____ level of moral dev.

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postconventional

Question 22

With aging there is a decline of _____ intelligence, but not of _____ intelligence.

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fluid; crystallized

Question 23

Bob has learned to get his way with a sibling by using intimidation, if he does it at school

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it is assimilation

Question 24

Competent children who display autonomy, and self-control stem from _____ parenting style.

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authoritative

Question 25

From the perspective of Erik Erikson, life stages are important because

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each involves a crisis or dilemma, which can be resolved

Question 26

Kohlberg identified the three levels of moral development as the

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preconventional, conventional, postconventional

Question 27

Which of the following most clearly demonstrates the existence of emotional attachment?

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separation anxiety

Question 28

A child is mostly nonverbal, learning to coordinate movements; does not have object permanance

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sensorimotor stage

Question 29

Attachment is based on _____ and _____, not food as once was thought.

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contact and comfort

Question 30

Puberty

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is the physical growth and hormonal changes of maturation

Question 31

If you are a young adult, you are interested in developing

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intimacy

Question 32

Developmental psychology is the study of

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progressive changes in behavior and abilities from birth

Question 33

What is the first stage of prenatal development, when the egg becomes fertilized?

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Zygote stage

Question 34

You offer to trade your nickel for a dime held by a child. The child accepts since it's bigger

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The child is in the preoperational stage

Question 35

I am in my late 40's, if I do not reach out to others, especially young people, Erikson says

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I will experience stagnation

Question 36

According to Erikson, a major conflict in the first year of life is that between

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trust vs. mistrust

Question 37

Piaget is mainly known for studying

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cognitive development

Question 38

A child who thinks it gets dark so that she can sleep is demonstrating

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egocentrism

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