Chapter 5b. Infancy and Childhood

Question 1

The orderly sequence of biological growth is referred to as

Answer 1

Maturation

Question 2

Approximately _____ percent of infants are securely attached to a parent.

Answer 2

60

Question 3

Nature is to nurture as _____ is to _____.

Answer 3

maturation; experience

Question 4

Jean Piaget was the Swiss child psychologist BEST known for his influential theory that:

Answer 4

children progress through distinct stages of cognitive development.

Question 5

Basic trust as a tenet of social development was proposed by:

Answer 5

Erik Erikson

Question 6

Five-year-old Ling is beginning to show signs of being able to plan ahead in a somewhat rational manner. At her age, this development is likely due to:

Answer 6

neural networks sprouting in her frontal lobes.

Question 7

Two sealed, pyramid-shaped containers contain what are clearly identical amounts of a liquid. However, a child suddenly judges them as holding different amounts of liquid after one container is inverted. The child apparently lacks a:

Answer 7

concept of conservation

Question 8

Erik Erickson

Answer 8

The psychological stages of development