Psychology Final Year 3. Marc Lee

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Psychology Final Year 3. Marc Lee

The field of human development is considered to be an applied discipline because

Theories

Doctors can estimate __________ using X-rays of epiphyses.

Theorists who emphasize qualitative changes

The lifespan perspective on human development assumes that development is

__________ explains why some children growing up in difficult circumstances thrive, while others are less successful.

Throughout childhood and adolescence, a nutritionally deficient diet is associated with

Children’s self-directed speech is now called __________ speech.

Alfred Binet and Theodore Simon addressed practical educational concerns by

According to the psychoanalytic perspective, people move through a series of stages in which they

Vygotsky saw __________ play as the ideal social context for fostering cognitive development in early childhood.

According to B.F. Skinner, the frequency of a behavior can be decreased through

According to Bandura’s revised social-cognitive theory, as children watch others engage in self-praise and self-blame, they develop a sense of

Which of the following statements about brain development in early childhood is true?

Piaget’s view of development was greatly influenced by his early training in

The __________ approach views the mind as a symbol-manipulating system through which information flows.

Mary is helping her son, Dean, put together a difficult, but manageable, puzzle. When Dean tries to insert a piece in the wrong place a few times, Mary points to the bottom of the puzzle and says, “Does it go down here?” Mary is engaging in

Conservation refers to the

Differences in development of the two cerebral hemispheres suggests that __________ in early childhood.

A __________ is a complex blend of genetic information that determines the species and influences unique characteristics.

Through a process called mitosis, DNA can

Theory of mind involves

The sex of a new organism is determined by whether

In dominant-recessive inheritance, the one allele that does not affect the child’s characteristics is called

Irreversibility is the

__________ is/are the longest-lasting context(s) for development.

In several studies, affluent teenagers were,________ likely than low-SES youths to _________

According to the concept of __________, our genes influence the environments to which we are exposed.

The hippocampus

Ignacio lives in a remote Mayan village in Yucatan, Mexico. Ignacio does not rely on conversation and play to teach his children. Which of the following is the most likely reason for this?

Vernon is an active, friendly baby. He receives more social stimulation from his parents than Vivian, who is a passive, quiet infant. This is an example of a(n) __________ gene-environment correlation.

The ability to engage in effective and appropriate communication is called

Active gene–environment correlation

Three-year-old Reagan says, “I losted my dolly!” Reagan is demonstrating

The cerebellum

The period of the zygote

The embryonic disk

Heidi is shown 16 flowers, 4 of which are blue and 12 of which are red. When asked, “Are there more red flowers or flowers?” Heidi, a preoperational child, responds, “More red flowers.” This problem demonstrates Heidi’s difficulty with

Rh incompatibility problems are most likely to occur if an Rh-negative mother is carrying her __________ baby.

Although he sometimes forgets the number 8, 4-year-old Tucker can count to 10. When his teacher counts out a set of 9 cards, saying each number as she proceeds, Tucker knows that the last number that the teacher says indicates the quantity of cards in the set. Tucker grasps the concept of

The age of viability

Which of the following brain structures connects the two cerebral hemispheres?

The cephalocaudal trend in physical growth is illustrated by

Skeletal age is measured by determining

When Remi says, “I buyed a new book,” his dad responds, “Yes, you bought a new book.” Remi’s dad is using

According to Erikson, once children have a sense of autonomy, they

The attributes, abilities, attitudes, and values that we believe define ourselves comprise our __________, whereas the judgments we make about our worth and the feelings associated with those judgments are our __________.

Preschoolers tend to

In the proximodistal trend, during infancy and childhood, the

Neurons

In several studies, affluent teenagers were, likely than low-SES youths to _

The attributes, abilities, attitudes, and values that we believe define ourselves comprise our , whereas the judgments we make about our worth and the feelings associated with those judgments are our .