Deck 7: B: Development Across the Lifespan

Question 1

At birth,newborns seem most responsive to________.

A)high pitches and low pitches
B)hip hop music
C)moderate voice pitches
D)rock and roll music

Answer 1

high pitches and low pitches

Question 2

According to Erikson,an emotional and psychological closeness that is based on the ability to trust,share,and care,while still maintaining one's sense of self,is called________

A)bonding
B)intimacy
C)attachment
D)attraction

Answer 2

intimacy

Question 3

A(n)______________________ is a section of DNA that contains the instructions for all of an organism's traits.

A)compound
B)gene
C)chromosome
D)amine

Answer 3

gene

Question 4

Which of the following describes the embryonic period?

A)the period during which the zygote moves down to the uterus and begins to implant in the lining
B)the period during which the major organs and structures of the organism first develop
C)the period during which the umbilical cord develops
D)the period during which tremendous growth occurs and the organs continue to develop and become functional

Question 5

The period of life from about age 13 to the early twenties,during which a young person is no longer physically a child but is not yet an independent,self-supporting adult,is called ________.

A)adolescence
B)tweens
C)young adulthood
D)puberty

Question 6

Jeremy is 17 years old.According to Erikson,his chief task will be acquiring a sense of ______.

A)identity
B)intimacy
C)generativity
D)autonomy

Question 7

According to Thomas and Chess,a child that is very irregular in sleeping and eating,resists change,and tends to be loud is labeled a(n)_____________ child.

A)easy
B)difficult
C)slow-to-warm-up
D)negative

Question 8

develop when two eggs each get fertilized by two different sperm,resulting in two zygotes in the uterus at the same time.

A)Monozygotic twins
B)Fraternal twins
C)Dizygotic twins
D)Wombmates

Question 9

In a __________design,one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages.

A)cohort
B)longitudinal
C)behavior genetics
D)cross-sectional

Question 10

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

A)conservation
B)object permanence
C)centration
D)egocentrism