life span development

Question 1

stage of life from birth to 1 year of age.

Answer 1

infancy

Question 2

a response to being startled in which the infant throws out both arms, spreads the fingers, then grabs with fingers and arms.

Answer 2

Moro reflex

Question 3

a grasping reflex in which an infant grabs onto a finger placed in the infant’s palm.

Answer 3

palmar reflex

Question 4

a reflex response in which a hungry infant automatically turns toward the stimulus when the cheek or one side of the mouth is touched.

Answer 4

rooting reflex

Question 5

a reflex in which stroking a hungry infant’s lips causes the infant to start sucking.

Answer 5

sucking reflex

Question 6

formation of a close relationship through frequent association.

Answer 6

bonding

Question 7

concept developed from an orderly, predictable environment versus a disorderly, irregular environment.

Answer 7

trust versus mistrust

Question 8

building on what one already knows.

Answer 8

scaffolding

Question 9

the infant’s nature or personality, especially in terms of responding to the environment.

Answer 9

temperament

Question 10

stage of life from 12 to 36 months.

Answer 10

toddler phase

Question 11

stage of life from 3 to 5 years.

Answer 11

preschool age

Question 12

stage of life from 6 to 12 years.

Answer 12

school age

Question 13

stage of life from 13 to 18 years.

Answer 13

adolescence

Question 14

stage of life from 19 to 40 years.

Answer 14

early adulthood

Question 15

stage of life from 41 to 60 years.

Answer 15

middle adulthood

Question 16

stage of life from 61 years and older.

Answer 16

late adulthood