Developmental Psychology

The three basic emotions which appear to be unlearned but take time to develop are

Girls who mature early are more likely

Kohlberg identified the three levels of moral development as the

ADHD in children is most often treated with the drug

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

According to Kübler-Ross the most common order of emotional reactions in preparing for death is

Puberty

Which reflex probably helps prevent falling?

Newborn children

A common mistake made by many concerned parents is likely to be

Physical growth and development is called

The traits, interests, and behaviors defined by one's culture as "male" or "female" are one's

The repetition by infants of meaningless language sounds is called

Compared to mothers, fathers spend more time

Babies who don't hear normal speech during their first year may have impaired language due to

Development of male genitals before birth is largely due to the presence of ______ in the male.

Which of the following occurs first developmentally?

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

Which represents the correct order of Piaget's stages of intellectual development?

Substances capable of causing birth defects are known as

Which of the following is not characteristic of childhood autism?

Identification with peer groups

Piaget is mainly known for studying

According to __________, we face a specific psychosocial dilemma at each stage of life.

A failure to develop a consistent identity results in

Fertilization of an ovum outside a woman's body is called

In the ___ level of moral development, moral choices are determined by consequences of actions.

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

Menarche is to menopause as

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

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

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

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

Object permanence is to sensorimotor stage as conservation and reversibility are to

When a gene is __________, the trait it controls will be present every time the gene is present

According to Chomsky, humans have a __________ to develop language.

During the formal operations stage, children begin to

Male as well as female hormones are secreted by the __________ glands of both sexes.

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

Lawrence Kohlberg is known for his research in the area of __________ development.

__________ refers to the release of ova (eggs) from the ovaries.

The fastest growing group in American society is represented by

Which of the following is one of the four basic needs of positive parent-child interactions?

Vygotsky's sociocultural theory suggests that a child's most important discoveries are guided

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