Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

Christa and Sal are anticipating the birth of their first baby. Before the baby arrives, they want to fix up the nursery with new wallpaper. They seek the advice of a developmental psychologist. What is she likely to tell them?

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Question 21

When adults are surprised by a loud noise, they often show the startle reflex. In infants, the same reflex is called the ________ reflex.

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Question 22

Infant reflexes are _______.

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Question 23

Toxic substances such as alcohol and nicotine that cross the placenta and may result in birth defects are called __________.

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Question 24

Rod-shaped structures in the cell nucleus that contain genes are referred to as _______.

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Question 25

Christa and Sal are anticipating the birth of their first baby. Before the baby arrives, they want to fix up the nursery with new wallpaper. They seek the advice of a developmental psychologist. What is she likely to tell them?

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Question 26

A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is, by definition, using the _______ method.

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Question 27

One way to minimize the effects of aging on physical condition is to _______.

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Question 28

Larry, a ten-year-old, first sees two identical glasses with water at the same level; then, the water from one of the short, wide glasses is poured into a taller, thinner glass. Larry will likely conclude that there _______.

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Question 29

According to research conducted by Ridley (1999), how could individuals like Adolf Hitler or Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev commit such acts according to the "nature versus nurture" debate?

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Question 30

Marisa is at a point in her pregnancy when the zygote is moving down to her uterus, and the placenta and umbilical cord and placenta are beginning to form. Which period of prenatal development is Marisa currently experiencing?

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Question 31

_ refers to heredity and _ refers to environmental influences.

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Question 32

During prenatal development, the organism depends on the ________ to exchange food and waste products with the mother's blood stream.

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Question 33

Piaget's term for the knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is ______.

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Question 34

Brittany and Abby Hensel are _______.

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Question 35

List and explain the three types of temperament described by Chess and Thomas.

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Question 36

Each of the 10 children born to Ernest and Elvira Orangeburg has been born with red hair. Each child is also very intelligent and athletic. The Orangeburgs are expecting an 11^th child, who is also likely to be born with the same traits according to _, as evidenced in the _.

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Question 37

If a person has one gene for blue eyes but actually has brown eyes, blue eyes must be a __________ trait.

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Question 38

In which stage of cognitive development does the conservation concept first appear?

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Question 39

Ryan has cystic fibrosis. This means that his mother is a carrier for the cystic fibrosis gene, while his father _______.

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Christa and Sal are anticipating the birth of their first baby. Before the baby arrives, they want to fix up the nursery with new wallpaper. They seek the advice of a developmental psychologist. What is she likely to tell them?

When adults are surprised by a loud noise, they often show the startle reflex. In infants, the same reflex is called the ________ reflex.

Infant reflexes are _______.

Toxic substances such as alcohol and nicotine that cross the placenta and may result in birth defects are called __________.

Rod-shaped structures in the cell nucleus that contain genes are referred to as _______.

Christa and Sal are anticipating the birth of their first baby. Before the baby arrives, they want to fix up the nursery with new wallpaper. They seek the advice of a developmental psychologist. What is she likely to tell them?

A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is, by definition, using the _______ method.

One way to minimize the effects of aging on physical condition is to _______.

Larry, a ten-year-old, first sees two identical glasses with water at the same level; then, the water from one of the short, wide glasses is poured into a taller, thinner glass. Larry will likely conclude that there _______.

According to research conducted by Ridley (1999), how could individuals like Adolf Hitler or Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev commit such acts according to the "nature versus nurture" debate?

Marisa is at a point in her pregnancy when the zygote is moving down to her uterus, and the placenta and umbilical cord and placenta are beginning to form. Which period of prenatal development is Marisa currently experiencing?

_ refers to heredity and _ refers to environmental influences.

During prenatal development, the organism depends on the ________ to exchange food and waste products with the mother's blood stream.

Piaget's term for the knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is ______.

Brittany and Abby Hensel are _______.

List and explain the three types of temperament described by Chess and Thomas.

Each of the 10 children born to Ernest and Elvira Orangeburg has been born with red hair. Each child is also very intelligent and athletic. The Orangeburgs are expecting an 11^th child, who is also likely to be born with the same traits according to _, as evidenced in the _.

If a person has one gene for blue eyes but actually has brown eyes, blue eyes must be a __________ trait.

In which stage of cognitive development does the conservation concept first appear?

Ryan has cystic fibrosis. This means that his mother is a carrier for the cystic fibrosis gene, while his father _______.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

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Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

Christa and Sal are anticipating the birth of their first baby. Before the baby arrives, they want to fix up the nursery with new wallpaper. They seek the advice of a developmental psychologist. What is she likely to tell them?

When adults are surprised by a loud noise, they often show the startle reflex. In infants, the same reflex is called the ________ reflex.

Infant reflexes are _______.

Toxic substances such as alcohol and nicotine that cross the placenta and may result in birth defects are called __________.

Rod-shaped structures in the cell nucleus that contain genes are referred to as _______.

Christa and Sal are anticipating the birth of their first baby. Before the baby arrives, they want to fix up the nursery with new wallpaper. They seek the advice of a developmental psychologist. What is she likely to tell them?

A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is, by definition, using the _______ method.

One way to minimize the effects of aging on physical condition is to _______.

Larry, a ten-year-old, first sees two identical glasses with water at the same level; then, the water from one of the short, wide glasses is poured into a taller, thinner glass. Larry will likely conclude that there _______.

According to research conducted by Ridley (1999), how could individuals like Adolf Hitler or Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev commit such acts according to the "nature versus nurture" debate?

Marisa is at a point in her pregnancy when the zygote is moving down to her uterus, and the placenta and umbilical cord and placenta are beginning to form. Which period of prenatal development is Marisa currently experiencing?

_______ refers to heredity and _______ refers to environmental influences.

During prenatal development, the organism depends on the ________ to exchange food and waste products with the mother's blood stream.

Piaget's term for the knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is ______.

Brittany and Abby Hensel are _______.

List and explain the three types of temperament described by Chess and Thomas.

Each of the 10 children born to Ernest and Elvira Orangeburg has been born with red hair. Each child is also very intelligent and athletic. The Orangeburgs are expecting an 11th child, who is also likely to be born with the same traits according to _______, as evidenced in the _______.

If a person has one gene for blue eyes but actually has brown eyes, blue eyes must be a __________ trait.

In which stage of cognitive development does the conservation concept first appear?

Ryan has cystic fibrosis. This means that his mother is a carrier for the cystic fibrosis gene, while his father _______.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters

_ refers to heredity and _ refers to environmental influences.

Each of the 10 children born to Ernest and Elvira Orangeburg has been born with red hair. Each child is also very intelligent and athletic. The Orangeburgs are expecting an 11^th child, who is also likely to be born with the same traits according to _, as evidenced in the _.