Mod. 9

Question 1

changes that occur with the passage of time

Answer 1

Development

Question 2

study people overtime

Answer 2

longitudinal study

Question 3

two or more groups studied at the same time

Answer 3

cross-sectional

Question 4

Stages of prenatal development

Answer 4

germinal, embryonic, fetal

Question 5

development occurs from the head down

Answer 5

cephalocaudal

Question 6

development occurs from the middle of the organism out to the periphery

Answer 6

proximodistal

Question 7

interpret new experiences in terms of one’s own existing schema

Answer 7

assimilation

Question 8

adopt or change schema to incorporate new information

Answer 8

accommodation

Question 9

stages of cognitive development

Answer 9

sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operations, formal operations

Question 10

recognize the objects continue to exist even though they are no longer visible

Answer 10

object permanence

Question 11

perceive world only from their point of view (doesn’t understand someone else’s perspective)

Answer 11

egocentric

Question 12

physical quantities stay the same despite changes in their shape or appearance

Answer 12

conservation

Question 13

bond between infant and primary caregiver

Answer 13

attachment

Question 14

studies attachment style/measures attachment between infant & caregiver

Answer 14

strange situation test

Question 15

accumulation of verbal skills & factual knowledge (increases as you get older)

Answer 15

crystalized intelligence

Question 16

ability to reason logically & abstractly (increases until you get to a certain point)

Answer 16

fluid intelligence

Question 17

maximum age possible for members of a given species

Answer 17

life span

Question 18

the number of years that an average member of a species is expected to live

Answer 18

life expectancy

Question 19

relatively sudden onset & brief duration

Answer 19

acute disease

Question 20

slow onset & long duration

Answer 20

chronic disease

Question 21

any problem with heart or blood circulation

Answer 21

cardiovascular disease

Question 22

a disease in which some of the body’s cells grow uncontrollably and spread to other parts of the body

Answer 22

cancer

Question 23

cerebral artery becomes clogged - no blood flow to brain

Answer 23

strokes

Question 24

unfortunate incidents that typically result in damage or injury

Answer 24

accidents