Lifespan development Exam 1

when psychologist speak of lifespan development, they are referring to an approach that emphasizes__

developmental psychologist suggest that some characteristics are of interest to professionals from more than one particularly field of study. Which characteristic of development does his suggest?

unusual occurences that have a major impact on an individuals life and are usually not applicable to many people are called:

sociocultural context include 4 important concepts: culture, ethinicity, socioeconomic status and gender. which of these 4 concepts could be defined as "the behavior patterns, beliefs and all other products  of a particular group of people that are passed from one generation to the next

normative age-graded influence

psychologist have learned that the ability to control one's environment can have a powerful effect on a person's health. they have also learned that poor health can influence intellectual functioning. This is an example of:

which of the following is not an example of a cognitive process

which of the following statements regarding developmentalist  and their positions on the issues of nature- nuture- continuity and discontinuity and stability -change is true

the process we refer to when changes in an individuals thoughts, intelligence and language is the ____ process

the most important issues in they study of development include all of the following except

freud is associated with which theoretical perspective

which psychologist contended trust vs mistrust

the criticisms of psycholanalytic theories include all of the following except

the theory that emphasizes that individuals manipulate information, monitor it and strategize about is called the ___ theory

which of the following statements is an assumption of vygotsy's perspective on development

which psychologist responsible for originating the theory of attachment

__ is to operant conditioning as __ is to social cognitive theory

according to bronfrenner's theory, the macrosystem is

which type of research method involves an in depth look at one individual

which research strategy simultaneously compares individuals of different ages

which of the following emotions is not generally seen in very young infants

what type of cry is characterized by rhythmic pattern of cry, brief silence, short whistle and a brief rest before the next cry

baby joshua lets out a long initial cry  followed by an extended period of long breath holding. this pattern describes a __ cry

for the average infant, social smiles appear as early as __ in response to a care givers voice

3 types of infants temperament

baby liza has a low activity level is somewhat negative and displays a low intensity of mood. she would best be described as

__ refers to the match between a child's temperament and the environmental demands the child must cope with

which of eriksons stages emphasizes  the development of independence during the second year of life?

frued emphasized that the infant becomes  attached to the person that provides

according to Bowlby in which phase do infants develop specific attachments

Mai uses her mother as a secure base from which to explore her environment. which type of baby would she be

which  caregiver style is related to insecure resistant style of attachment in infants

the principle of reciprocal socialization suggest that

__ is parental behavior that supports children behavior that supports children's efforts, allowing them to be more skillful then they would be if they were to rely solely on their abilities

which of the following countries has the most extensive family leave policy for new families

regarding gender differences in parental caregiving, which of the following statements are true

the national longitudinal study of child care  conducted in 1991 revealed that

which of Erickson's stages of personality development emphasizes the need for an infants environment to be consistently nurturant

the mirror technique was devised as a means of assessing an infants

the evolutionary process that favors individuals of a species that are best adapted to survive and reproduce is called ____

one idea proposed by evolutionary developmental psychologist is that:

_____ is the specialized form of cell division that produces an egg and a sperm

humans have __ pairs of chromosomes in normal development cases

phenotype includes what  kind of information

emily has brown eyes, she has a dominant and recessive gene. when we describe her actual genetic makeup we are talking about __

genetic disorder that affects the shape of the RBC's is called

which sex linked chromosomal abnormality occurs when males have an extra x chromosome?

PKU is a _____

a __ is someone who seeks to discover the influence of heredity and enviroment are correlated except

what is a trophoblast

the edndoderm, mesoderm and the ectoderm develop during the __ period

which layer of the embryonic cells eventually becomes the circulatory system, bones, excretory system, reproductive system and muscles

which of the following is not part of the embryonic period

which is the longest period of prenatal development

____ is/ are factors that cause birth defects

FASD refers to a cluster of abnormalities caused by

which of the following statements  regarding prenatal development risk is true

in __ stage of labor , contractions cause the woman's cervix to stretch

the surgical removal of the baby from the uterus is called a/an

babies born after a regular period of gestation but weighing less than ___ pounds are called low-birthweight infants

regarding bonding, which of the following statements is false

the  __ principle of development suggest that growth begins at the top (the head) of the body and moves downward.

the average north american __ inches long and weighs ___ lbs

at birth the newborns brain is about ___ % of its adult weight

which of the following about REM sleep of a newborn is false

which of the following is not a risk factor for SIDS

which of the following is a nutritional recommendation for infants