Midterm - 5&6 Flashcards
A child’s temperament is likely to be
Stable over time
A teratogen is a
Substance that can cross the placental barrier and harm an unborn child
A reflex refers to
An automatic response to sensory stimulation
Habituation refers to the
Decreasing responsiveness to a stimulus to which one is repeatedly exposed
Cognition refers to
The mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
According to Piaget, schemas are
Peoples conceptual frameworks for understanding their experiences
If children cannot grasp the principle of conservation, they are unable to
Recognize that the quantity of a substance remains the same despite changes in its shape
ASD rates are ______ among elite math students and they are _____ among the children and grandchildren of engineers
Higher; higher
Providing children with a safe haven in times of stress contributes most directly to
Secure attachment
The process of imprinting involves the formation of an
Attachment
A mother who is slow in responding to her infants cries of distress is most likely to encourage
Insecure attachment
Normal visual sensation in the absence of complete visual perception is best illustrated by
Prosopagnosia
Perception is the process by which
Sensory input is organized and interpreted
Priming refers to the activation of certain
Associations
A subliminal message is one that is presented
Below ones absolute threshold for conscious awareness
Sensory adaption refers to
Diminished sensitivity to an unchanging stimulus
A perceptual set refers to
A mental predisposition that influences what we perceive
Accommodation refers to the
Process by which the lens changes shape to focus images on the retina
The fovea refers to
The central focal point in the retina
A gestalt is best described as an
Organized whole
Infants who were exposed to the visual cliff
Refused to cross over onto the glass over the cliff to their mothers
Color constancy refers to the fact that
Objects are perceived to be the same color even if the light they reflect changes
The sense of touch includes the four basic sensations of
Pressure, pain, warmth, and cold
Developmental psychologists study physical, cognitive, and ______ changes throughout the human life span
Social
