Human Development Review

Question 1

According to studies, a child that is very irregular in sleeping & eat, resists change, & tends to be loud is labeled as

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difficult

Question 2

Which of the following describes the embryonic period?

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The period which the major organs & structures first develop

Question 3

According to Baumrind, which type of parent would most likely say, "Because I said so" or "It's my way or the high way!"

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authoritarian

Question 4

Which sense is least functional at birth?

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Vision

Question 5

Before their baby arrives, Cat & Al want to fix up the nursery. A developmental psychologists suggests that newborns

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do not see well enough to make any difference

Question 6

Infant reflexes are______.

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learned

Question 7

A baby’s language, which consists of repetition of consonant-vowel combinations, is called _______.

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babbling

Question 8

The period of 5-10 years during which a woman's reproductive system begins to decline is called

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menopause

Question 9

In a __________design, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages.

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Longitudinal

Question 10

The correct sequence of the five stages of death and dying postulated by Kübler-Ross is ______.

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denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance

Question 11

Which motor milestone occurs first in infants?

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raising the head and chest

Question 12

Erickson said that an emotional & psychological closeness is based on the ability to trust, share & care w/ a sense of

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intimacy

Question 13

The theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier if they remain active in some way, i.e., hobby

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activity theory

Question 14

____ refers to heredity and ____ refers to environmental influences

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Nature; nurture

Question 15

At birth, newborns seem most responsive to __________

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high pitches and low pitches

Question 16

The period of life from age 13 to 19 years, which a young person is no longer physically a child but is not an adult is

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adolescence

Question 17

Jeremy is 17 from about age 13 to 19 years, during which a young person is longer physically a child but not an adult is

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identity

Question 18

Which of the following is defined as a gene that controls the appearance of a certain trait?

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Mutated

Question 19

Most adolescents, especially those who receive a formal HS education, are at the level of thinking that Piaget described

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as formal operations

Question 20

A(n) ________is a section of DNA containing a sequence of amine.

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Gene

Question 21

Piaget's terms for the knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is

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object permanence

Question 22

According to Harlow's research, with of the following surrogate mothers would infant monkeys most likely to prefer?

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a warm cloth surrogate without a milk bottle

Question 23

Which of Erickson's psychological crises revolves around the child's learning to direct his or her own behavior?

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autonomy vs. shame and doubt

Question 24

According to Erikson, the primary task of early adulthood is

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finding a mate

Question 25

Conflicts between adolescents and their parents tend to be over _______.

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trivial things

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