Exam 3: Development Neuro

Neuropsychological testing is used to determine neurological function, screen for various disorders, or assess brain damage. Which of the following neuropsychology tests is used to screen for brain damage and developmental disorders and has high validity?

What neuropsychological occurrence or disorder is characterized by purposeless movements or short losses of time (a few seconds)?

Over-activity in what part of the brain has been linked to children's anxiety disorders?

Only one of the following statements about babies and young children's brains is accurate. Which is the one correct statement of the four?

Developmental psychopathology looks at risk and protective factors during childhood and adolescence that can lead to illness. Garmezy published early research on protective factors, such as supportive family environment. Which of the following terms is defined by his ideas?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the contribution of neurobiological research to psychology?

Which of the following statements about the relationship between neurobiological mechanisms and child behavior is most accurate?

Karen Horney, a neo-Freudian, investigated the effects of poor parenting on children. She referred to a form of anxiety that children feel in response to the knowledge that they are both dependent on and hostile towards one or both parents. What did she call this anxiety?

Lawrence Kohlberg's stage theory is an adaptation of Piaget's psychological theory. Kohlberg discusses six stages of moral development. At what stage is a person entirely guided by his or her own conscience, according to Kohlberg's theory?

A common language-related disorder, dyslexia, expresses itself in different types. What type of dyslexia does someone who sounds words out instead of recognizing them have?

The separation-individuation theory of childhood development, proposed by Mahler, delineates a few main phases and several overlapping sub-phases that occur in children between birth and two or more years of age. Which main phase does the sub-phase rapprochement occur during?

Divorce is thought to be potentially detrimental to childhood development. Based on studies and common conclusions, which of the following statements is NOT true regarding the effect of divorce on development?

Which type of neuron is responsible for carrying information from the central nervous system to glands and muscles?

Brain development is rapid during childhood. At what age is it believed that a brain has lateral functioning and sensory integration?