Chapter 11-Development1:Conception Through Childhood Flashcards
True or False.
Hutingson’s disease is a genetic condition that newborn infants are routinely screened for; if the condition is present, dietary changes can prevent the symptoms of the disease.
False
True or False.
A major drawback of the cross sectional design is that it takes an extended period of time to collect all the necessary information.
False
True or False.
Results of experiments with rats suggest that early experience effects the development of the brain.
True.
True or False.
Children are first able to understand the principle of conservation in the preoperational stage of cognitive development.
False.
True or False.
Assimilation refers to the process whereby society conveys behavioral expectations to the individual.
False.
Unlike psychologists who emphasized the role of learning, psychologists who emphasize maturation as a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_process that results in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_changes. A. Continuous, qualitative B. Continuous, quantitative C. Discontinuous, qualitative D. Discontinuous, quantitative
C. Discontinuous, qualitative
The research design used in developmental research that attempts to overcome some of the drawbacks associated with the other two designs is the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_design. A. Cross long. B. Cross seq. C. Cross sect. D. Longitudinal
B. Cross sequential
A person who is heterozygous for a sex linked recessive traits_______.
A. Will not exhibit the recessive trait in their phenotype
B. Is female
C. May have offspring who exhibit the recessive trait regardless of the genetic makeup of the other parent
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
A newborn's has what percentage of neurons? A. Only 25%of the neurons of an adult B. 75% of neurons it will ever have C. 50% of the neurons it will ever have D. Most, if not all, of the neurons
D. Most, if not all, it will ever have
What is a mental structure that guides future behavior while providing a framework for making sense out of new information called? A. An operation B. A schema C. Accommodation D. Assimilation
B. A schema
What is the correct order of Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?
A. Sensorimotor, concrete op., preoperational, formal op.
B. Preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete op., formal op.
C. Concrete op., preoperational, sensorimotor, formal op.
D. Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete op., formal op.
D. Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete op., formal op
A child begins to use logic to solve problems during the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_stage of cognitive development, and can first think abstractly in the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_stage of development. A. Formal op., concrete op. B. Preoperational, concrete op. C. Concrete op., formal op. D. Preoperational, formal op.
C. Concrete op., formal op.
The “strange situation” is used to evaluate which of the following?
A. A child’s stage of cognitive development
B. Infant-mother attachment
C. Mother-infant attachment
D. A child’s stage of psychological development
B. Infant-mother attachment
The stage of Erikon's theory of psychological development that us characterized by an extensive reflection concerning past accomplishments and failures concerns the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_crisis. A. Ego integrity versus despair B. Initiative versus guilt C. Generativity versus stagnation D. Industry versus inferiority
A. Ego integrity versus despair
If an adolescent developed breasts but, even after several years, did not begin menstruation, and all the other causes had been ruled out, a medical doctor would most like suspect which of the following? A. Presence of two Y chromosomes B. Androgen insensitivity syndrome C. DHT deficient male syndrome D. Fetally androgenized female syndrome
B. Androgen insensitivity syndrome
