PSYC 241 Review

Which of the following describes synaptic pruning?

Which is the most common cause of death among adults at mid-life?

Which is the second of Erikson's developmental stages that toddlers encounter?

What is the visual cliff scenario primarily used to study?

_____________ parenting is most likely to emphasize obedience to authority and enforce arbitrary rules and punishments.

Sara doesn't know what to study in college, but she has been attending career fairs. What might Sara be experiencing?

Which is known to continue to increase across most of the life span?

What do childrens' diets often lack?

Of the five senses, which is the least developed at birth?

Which of the following describes a connection between two neurons?

Which level of moral reasoning is primarily governed by laws, rules, and obedience to authority?

Which of the following is not known to be related to skin aging?

Which of the following is not associated with the presence of GSA groups in schools?

Which is the average number of years a person in a given population can expect to live?

What is the name for a one-word phrase used to represent a complete thought?

Which of the following is also known as "reversible" dementia?

Applying grammatical rules such as prefixes and suffixes too strictly (ex. -ed for past tense, -s for plural) is called

How many states of arousal do infants often move between in one day?

Which is not known to have a relationship with pubertal timing?

When infants do not look for an object in a new location after they have watched it move there they have not yet learned

Which of the following explains why toddlers often cannot reach their ear over their head until 4 years of age?

Which is not a predictor for successful intimate and romantic relationships?

Cephalocaudal patterns of development start at the

Which of the following is not one of the three main temperament styles?

Most recent research indicates that breast feeding is ______ for the baby's health compared to bottle feeding.

Securely attached babies are _______ likely to be wary of new situations.

Conditioning through the presence of rewards and punishments is called

Which of the following is related to cognitive-affective complexity?

Dyslexia is associated with

A child is shown a playdoh tube full of candy and is asked if his friend would know what was in the tube. This is a

Whereas females' reproductive ability most sharply declines at ________, males' testosterone declines _________.

According to the proximodistal pattern of development, which would develop last?

Which of the following do Harry Harlow's experiments indicate is the main precursor for infant attachment?

What trend in eating behavior is often seen in kids aged 2-6?

North American babies tend to be ________ irritable compared to Japanese babies.

Which of the following is not one of the three main temperament styles?

What is the name for the phenomenon describing earlier onset of puberty in subsequent cohorts?

___________ aggression is often seen in young children and is often object-oriented and meant to achieve a goal.

Which is most closely related to crystallized intelligence?

Experience-expectant development occurs

Babies can lift their heads, express universal emotions, and smile at familiar faces as early as

What is the process of the brain's hemispheres becoming specialized to carry out different functions?

Osteoporosis is more common among

Paige's family doesn't watch football a lot, but watched the Super Bowl. Now, Paige is saying "football!" What happened?