Life Span Development

Question 1

The two main methods that are specific for study development are:

Answer 1

Longitudinal and Cross sectional study

Question 2

The study of development is the study of _______________ that occur in individuals over time

Answer 2

observational changes

Question 3

A ________________ study follows the same subject over time

Answer 3

Longitudinal

Question 4

A ___________ ____________ study fowls different subjects

Answer 4

Cross sectional

Question 5

Nature refers to:

Answer 5

inherited traits, abilities, and capacities (Maturation)

Question 6

_________ refers to:
inherited traits, abilities, and capacities (Maturation)

Answer 6

Nature

Question 7

Nurture refers to:

Answer 7

the environmental influences that shape behavior (Learning)

Question 8

___________refers to:
the environmental influences that shape behavior (Learning)

Answer 8

Nurture

Question 9

The Periods of Prenatal Development are:

Answer 9

Zygote, Embryo, Fetus

Question 10

Zygote, Embryo, Fetus are:

Answer 10

Periods of Prenatal Development:

Question 11

The zygote period lasts:

Answer 11

2 weeks

Question 12

Period of the Embryo is:

Answer 12

Weeks 3-8

Question 13

The Period of the Fetus is?

Answer 13

Week 9-Birth

Question 14

In Week 16 of devolpment- _____________ is felt by mother.

Answer 14

Movement

Question 15

In Week 12 of development the _____________ ________ begins to function.

Answer 15

Circulatory system

Question 16

In week nine of development There is _________ of the ovaries and testes.

Answer 16

Differentiation

Question 17

Teretogens are

Answer 17

things that cause effects on babies of physical malformations

Question 18

Teretogens can be:

Answer 18

Drugs, Diseases, and Environmental Hazards

Question 19

Schema are:

Answer 19

Mental structures used to organize knowledge

Question 20

Mental structures used to organize knowledge are called:

Answer 20

Schema

Question 21

Jean Piaget’s ____________ ________________ __________

Answer 21

Cognitive Development Theory

Question 22

Jean Piaget’s Cognitive Development Theory is:

Answer 22

Sequential stages in which children’s understanding of their surroundings become increasingly complex and accurate.

Question 23

Centration is:

Answer 23

Not being able to focus on more then one variable at a time

Question 24

____________saw cognitive development as an apprenticeship in which children advance by interaction with others more mature.

Answer 24

Vygotsky

Question 25

One of Vygotsky’s major contributions is the _______ of Proximal Development

Answer 25

Zone

Question 26

_______ __ ___________ _____________ is the difference between what children can do with and without help from a more experienced guide.

Answer 26

Zone of Proximal Development

Question 27

______________ is giving just enough assistance for achievement of understanding.

Answer 27

Scaffolding

Question 28

Vygotsky developed the idea of private speech being the beginning of _________

Answer 28

thought

Question 29

Attachments may be formed with any _____________ and __________ person

Answer 29

responsive and caring

Question 30

Behaviorists viewed attachment as learned behavior based on
__________ __________

Answer 30

caregiver’s attention

Question 31

The four types of attachment are:

Answer 31

Secure, avoidant, resistant, disorganized

Question 32

The period from conception to implantation is called the:

Answer 32

Germinal Stage

Question 33

Germinal stage is the period from __________ to __________

Answer 33

Conception and implantation

Question 34

Rooting is:

Answer 34

The turn of an infants head towards touch

Question 35

One’s lifetime of intellectual achievement is showing larger through vocabulary and knowledge of world affairs is referred to as:

Answer 35

Crystallized intelligence

Question 36

Mental flexibility is shown in learning rapidly to solve new kinds of problems is referred to as:

Answer 36

Fluid intelligence