Chapter Review

Question 1

Developmental psychologist study…

Answer 1

-people’s growth and change over the lifespan

Question 2

Define: socialization

Answer 2

-process by which children learn the attitudes and behaviors expected of them by society

Question 3

What are the stages of prenatal development?

Answer 3

• germinal
• embryonic
• fetal

Question 4

What are some prenatal influences that can have a bad outcome?

Answer 4

• german measels
• STD’s
• cigarettes
• drugs, alcohol
• X-rays and toxic substances

Question 5

Babies are born with _______, including rooting, sucking, and grasping.

Answer 5

-motor reflexes

Question 6

Define: contact comfort

Answer 6

-the pleasure of being touched and held

by parent or other caregiver

Question 7

Between 6-8 months of age, babies develop _________ if their primary caregiver temporarily leaves them.

Answer 7

-separation anxiety

Question 8

Babies may be _______ or ________ attached.

Answer 8

• securely

- insecurely

Question 9

what are the types of attachment?

Answer 9

• secure
• anxious-ambivalent
• avoidant

Question 10

Insecure attachment is promoted by…

Answer 10

• extreme deprivation in infancy
• abusive or erratic parenting
• stressful family situations
• child’s own temperament

Question 11

Define: language

Answer 11

-a set of rules for combining meaningless elements into utterances that convey meaning