Developmental Psychology And Prenatal Development

Question 1

What is the first stage of development

Answer 1

Prenatal Development

Question 2

______ - Field of psychology that deals with how people grow and change throughout their lifespan (developing physically,cognitively, and socially from the time we were born until death)

Answer 2

Developmental Psychology

Question 3

Development stages

Answer 3

Prenatal
Infancy
Childhood
Adolescence
Adulthood

Question 4

_____ study - Studies a set of people over a period of time (useful in development, but a LONG process)

Answer 4

Longitudinal Study

Question 5

_______ study - One in which we take a cross section of people across different age groups and study them (doesn’t take into account generational differences)

Answer 5

Cross-sectional Study

Question 6

_____ - Automatic and sequential process of development that results from genetic signals (Ex: infants crawl at their own timetable, range that is considered normal but can be developed earlier or later)

Answer 6

Maturation

Question 7

_____ - Process for sperm and egg cells, new cell will only have 23 chromosomes

Answer 7

Meiosis

Question 8

_____ - Stage in which it is best or someone is most ready to do something

Answer 8

Critical Period

Question 9

_____ - One step in development, and certain aspects take place in them (like a set of stairs, infants crawl stand up then they walk, can drastically change behavior)

Answer 9

Stage

Question 10

_____ - Where development begins, where a sperm cell fertilizes an egg cell (forms a single called organism called a zygote, genetic makeup determined NOT sex)

Answer 10

Conception

Question 11

_____ - What the single-called organism begins to use in order to divide and make new cells. (This is a biological process all cells except sperm and egg cells go through)

Answer 11

Mitosis

Question 12

_____ - When the zygote has enough cells to travel down the fallopian tubes where it attaches itself to the lining inside the uterus (3-8 weeks of pregnancy)

Answer 12

Embryo Stage

Question 13

_____ - Formed during the embryo stage, this is a prenatal structure that provides nutrients to the developing child (heart/other organs begin to form, heartbeat begins)

Answer 13

Placenta

Question 14

____ - After 9 weeks embryo becomes this, begins at the size of a kidney bean, but will grow and develop rapidly (lasts until pregnancy is over, 40 weeks)

Answer 14

Fetus

Question 15

How many weeks until sex organs differentiate and the sex is able to be determined (also when the brain starts to grow and develop)

Answer 15

12 weeks

Question 16

_____ - Baby is Born before 37 weeks (life expectancy depends on how early they’re born, will have to spend time in natal intensive care)

Answer 16

Premature

Question 17

_____ - Environmental Agent that can cause birth defects and damage the embryo or fetus (Ex: Alcohol)

Answer 17

Teratogen

Question 18

______ - Illness from a woman who drinks while pregnant (physical + mental disabilities)

Answer 18

Fetal alcohol syndrome

Question 19

______ suggested that birth order can play a role, but other factors need to be considered (how many years apart the siblings are and the total number of siblings)

Answer 19

Alfred Adler

Question 20

____ borns tend to be the leader, may be more goal oriented than their younger siblings

Answer 20

First borns

Question 21

_____ siblings look up to their older siblings for advice, often pampered and can reduce their independence

Answer 21

Younger siblings

Question 22

_____ siblings struggle with the spotlight, might develop ____ child syndrome, has the most friends of any sibling, tries to overachieve

Answer 22

Middle siblings

Question 23

_____ - May have to fight to get parents attention because they struggle with the spotlight

Answer 23

Middle child syndrome

Question 24

____ children have very similar personalities to older children and younger children (usually pampered because they don’t need to fight for attention)

Answer 24

Only children