chapter 9 review: lifespan development Flashcards
The view that development is a cumulative process, gradually adding to the same type of skills is known as ________.
continuous development
Developmental psychologists study human growth and development across three domains. Which of the following is not one of these domains?
psychological
How is lifespan development defined?
The study of how we grow and change from conception to death.
The idea that even if something is out of sight, it still exists is called ________.
Object Permanence
Which theorist proposed that moral thinking proceeds through a series of stages?
Lawrence Kohlberg
According to Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, what is the main task of the adolescent?
forming an identity
Which of the following is the correct order of prenatal development?
zygote, embryo, fetus
The time during fetal growth when specific parts or organs develop is known as ________.
critical period
What begins as a single-cell structure that is created when a sperm and egg merge at conception?
zygote
Using scissors to cut out paper shapes is an example of ________.
fine motor skills
The child uses the parent as a base from which to explore her world in which attachment style?
secure
The frontal lobes become fully developed ________.
by 25 years old
Who created the very first modern hospice?
Cicely Saunders
Which of the following is the order of stages in Kübler-Ross’s five-stage model of grief?
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
