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Which of the following helps an infant find the mother's breast?

Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development claims that if a young child is praised for her new abilities she will learn

Unlike John Locke, French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed that
children were able to discover how the world operates and how they should
behave __________ from adults.

This is a period of special sensitivity to specific types of learning that shape the capacity for future development.

The first motor movements a newborn exhibits are _____.

Which of the following would most strongly agree with Rousseau's views?

Teratogens are _____ that can cause birth defects.

Dr. Higgins has been observing children at play, both alone and with others.
He has concluded that motor skills, such as walking and throwing a ball,
develop in all children in a fixed sequence that is relatively independent of
the child's environment. Dr. Higgins is supporting a __________ theory.

This refers to biological changes during adolescence that lead to an adult-sized body and sexual maturity.

Which of the following is TRUE about conception?

Jean Piaget's research shows that

Cognitive development tends to occur _____, whereas physical development and motor skills tend to occur _____.

_____ aging results from disease, disuse, or neglect.

A period in the embryonic stage during which certain developments must occur
because they will not occur later is called the __________ period.

Sigmund Freud believed that children were born with ____ urges.

_____ may be the most important factor in maintaining mental and physical abilities throughout the lifespan.

The fetal period lasts from _____.

_____ research studies several groups of individuals at various ages, at one point in
time, and provides information regarding _____.

Imprinting is

Lawrence Kohlberg identified six stages of moral development. In Stage 1 a child

The study of age-related changes in behavior and mental processes throughout the
lifespan is called _____.

Which of the following is NOT true for infants?

Discussing child development, you say that children experience natural growth
that is fairly independent of environment. Your friend Judy argues that
children can be molded into almost anything if the appropriate behaviors are
rewarded. You are arguing a __________ viewpoint, while your friend Judy is
arguing a __________ viewpoint.

This is the first stage of prenatal development (from conception to implantation), characterized by rapid cell division.

The use of _____ during pregnancy is most associated with premature birth, low birth-weight infants, and fetal death.

Jake, a small baby, loves to play with his rattle. The first time his mother
gives him a lollipop, he shakes it as if it were a rattle. According to
Piaget, Jake is trying to __________ the lollipop into his __________ of
rattles.

A newborn infant has certain automatic movement patterns called

You are an organism at some point during your prenatal development. Just
seconds ago, your complete set of DNA was assembled for the first time. Right
now, you are a(n) __________.

Piaget believed that __________ were the basic units of knowledge.

Teena got pregnant on July 1. On September 1, the developing baby has eyes,
ears, arms, legs, and internal organs, although the bones and cartilage have
not begun to harden. The doctor tells Teena, "This is the __________ stage of
development."

With regard to personal characteristics, _____.

Reynada spends a lot of time playing with her newborn. She notices that
whenever she touches his cheek with her finger, he turns his mouth towards it.
The newborn is displaying the __________ reflex.

_____ is the psychological development that occurs during the period between
childhood and adulthood

A researcher is interested in how the aging process changes parent-child
relationships. The researcher is most likely a __________ psychologist.

Developmental psychology is the study of __________.

This is development governed by automatic, genetically predetermined signals.

Which of the following sensory systems is MOST poorly developed at birth?

This has been used as an independent variable in infant sensory-perceptual research.

Developmental psychologists study children in order to understand how they
develop __________.

Developmental psychology _____.

According to Jean Piaget, which term refers to a child's attempt to understand something new by fitting it into an existing schema?

The desire ____ characterizes Stage 3 of Lawrence Kohlberg's theory.

An infant who has developed object permanence

A developmental psychologist who takes the __________ approach would instruct
a one-year-old's parents to let the child walk on its own and not try to rush
the process.

Because myelination of the brain continues until early adulthood, _____ continues to increase as well.

Differences in age groups that reflect factors unique to a specific age group are called _____ effects.

Most developmental psychologists now believe that heredity and environment
both contribute to development. This viewpoint is largely due to the work of
__________ , who believed that nature and nurture are inseparable and
interactive.

Psychologists call the internally programmed growth of a child

Today, most psychologists take _____ approach to human development.

The _____ method of developmental data collection follows one person (or a single
group of people) over time, and provides information about _____.