Psychology vocab exam 3

Question 1

The branch of psychology that explores physical emotional, cognitive, and social aspects of development

Answer 1

Developmental psychology

Question 2

The release of an egg cell from the ovary

Answer 2

Ovulation

Question 3

A fertilized egg cell

Answer 3

Zygote

Question 4

The union of sperm and ovum

Answer 4

Fertilization

Question 5

The female reproductive organ in which the fertilized ovum becomes implanted and develops to term

Answer 5

Uterus

Question 6

The developing organism at an early stage of prenatal development

Answer 6

Embryo

Question 7

The organ that provides for the exchange of nutrients and waste materials between mother and fetus

Answer 7

Placenta

Question 8

The developing organism in the later stages of prenatal development

Answer 8

Fetus

Question 9

A neural tube defect in which the child is born with a hole in the tube surrounding the spinal cord

Answer 9

Spinal bifida

Question 10

An environmental influence or agent that may harm the developing embryo or fetus

Answer 10

Teratogen

Question 11

The reflexive turning of the newborn’s head in the direction of a touch on its cheek

Answer 11

Rooting

Question 12

An inborn reflex, elicited by a sudden noise or loss of support, in which the infant extend its arms, arches its back, and brings its arms toward each other as though attempting to grab hold of someone

Answer 12

Moro

Question 13

The reflexive curling of the infant’s finger around an object that touches its palm

Answer 13

Palmar grasp

Question 14

The reflexive fanning out and curling of the infant’s toes and inward twisting of its foot when the sole of the foot is stroked

Answer 14

Babinski

Question 15

The sudden and unexplained death of infants that usually occurs when they are asleep in their cribs

Answer 15

SIDS(Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

Question 16

A syndrome caused by maternal use of alcohol during pregnancy in which the child shows developing delays and facial deformities

Answer 16

FAS(Fetal Alcohol Syndrome)

Question 17

A characteristic style of behavior or disposition

Answer 17

Temperament

Question 18

The enduring emotional bond that infants and older children from with their caregivers

Answer 18

Attachment

Question 19

The recognition that objects continue to exist even if they have disappeared from sight

Answer 19

Object permanence

Question 20

To Piaget, the tendency to see the world only from one’s own perspective

Answer 20

Egocentrism

Question 21

To Piaget, the child’s belief that inanimate objects have living qualities

Answer 21

Animistic thinking

Question 22

The stage development at which individuals become physiologically capable of reproducing

Answer 22

Puberty

Question 23

The first menstruation

Answer 23

Menarche

Question 24

The common belief among adolescents that their feelings and experiences cannot possibly be understood by others and that are personally invulnerable to harm

Answer 24

Personal Fable

Question 25

The time of life when menstruation ends

Answer 25

Menopause

Question 26

A stage of psychological crisis, often occurring during middle adulthood, in which people grapple with the loss of their youth

Answer 26

Midlife crisis

Question 27

A condition involving a major deterioration or loss of mental abilities involved in memory, reasoning, judgement, and ability to carry out purposeful behavior

Answer 27

Dementia

Question 28

An irreversible brain disease with a progressive course of deterioration of mental functioning

Answer 28

Alzheimer’s disease