Childhood Development

Question 1

The study of how people grow and change throughout life.

Answer 1

developmental psychology

Question 2

A fertilized egg is called a

Answer 2

zygote

Question 3

A newborn infant has certain automatic movement patterns called

Answer 3

reflexes

Question 4

In the Nature vs Nurture Debate, the way you were born is considered the Nurture part.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

The most important social construct that a baby must develop is a bond with a caregiver called

Answer 5

attachment

Question 6

When the heart begins to beat and organs start developing, the zygote has become an

Answer 6

embryo

Question 7

Developmental psychology inclues what type of development?

Answer 7

physical, social, cognitive

Question 8

Time in development when skills are most easily learned; a time when the child is “ready”

Answer 8

critical period

Question 9

What is maturation?

Answer 9

Process of physical growth regardless of environment.

Question 10

After the embryo has reached 6th month gestation and can survive outside the mother’s womb.

Answer 10

fetus

Question 11

Newborns prefer to gaze at human like objects right from birth.

Answer 11

True