front 1 the apgar scale is used at one minute and five minutes after birth to | back 1 evaluate the health of the newborn |
front 2 plasticity refers to | back 2 the ability of human traits to be molded during development |
front 3 the more hank eats, the less hungry he feels. the correlation that exists between his food intake and his hunger is | back 3 negative |
front 4 scientific observation | back 4 involves recording behavior systematically and objectively |
front 5 Julia had a baby 3 weeks ago. she has been feeling sad and inadequate as a mother, which has made caring for her newborn difficult. Julia is experiencing.... | back 5 postpartum depression |
front 6 nurture refers to | back 6 environmental influences |
front 7 the foundation of cognitive theory is | back 7 a person's ideas and beliefs |
front 8 age of viability the time when the preterm newborn | back 8 the time when the preterm newborn might survive outside the uterus |
front 9 reproductive cells are | back 9 gametes |
front 10 critical period | back 10 a fetus developing fingers and toes between 28 and 54 days in utero |
front 11 which embryo is more vulnerable | back 11 male embryos are less likely to survive |
front 12 brown-eyed alma has a blue-eyed mother, and a brown-eyed father. in this case her brown eyes were determined by a ____ allele | back 12 dominant |
front 13 an individuals socioeconomic status includes a persons | back 13 neighborhood |
front 14 weak correlation | back 14 numbers close to 0 |
front 15 difference equals deficit | back 15 assuming that children who are deaf cannot communicate as well as children who can hear |
front 16 second step in scientific method | back 16 developing hypothesis |
front 17 behaviorists believe that psychologists should focus on | back 17 observing behaviors |
front 18 critical factor in attaining the age of viability | back 18 having adequate brain development |
front 19 each reproductive cell contains | back 19 23 chromosomes |
front 20 bruno and juliana moved to the united states from mexico 2 years ago and just had their first baby. although bruno and juliana's SES is lower than their native born peers. their baby was born at a healthy weight, due in part to the support of their social network. this phenomenon is called | back 20 Hispanic paradox |
front 21 anoxia refers to | back 21 lack of oxygen |
front 22 maternal depression | back 22 can have a long term impact on the newborn |
front 23 a teratogen is any agent or condition that increases the risk for | back 23 prenatal abnormalities |
front 24 kate who regularly misses meals will most likely deliver a baby who has | back 24 LBW |
front 25 almost every trait is ____ which means it is affected by many genes | back 25 polygentic |
front 26 foundation of psychoanalytic theory | back 26 inner drives and motivation |
front 27 Greg and Allen are at a bar watching a football game. over the course of the game, each one drinks 3 beers. Greg is sweating and red faced while Allen is not. a likely reason for the difference in their physiological reactions to the alcohol is that | back 27 greg and allens bodies metabolize the alcohol differently |
front 28 each human body cell contains | back 28 46 chromosomes |
front 29 Dr. Furth wonders if a specific brain chemical can be suppressed if a patient is given a large dose of vitamin E. the curiosity is the ____ step in the scientific method | back 29 first step in the scientific method |
front 30 the human fetus develops fingers and toes between 28 and 54 days after conception but cannot develop finders and toes before that time, this is an example of | back 30 critical period |
front 31 empirical evidence is based on | back 31 theories |
front 32 longest period of prenatal development | back 32 fetal period |
front 33 sensitive period example | back 33 child learning how to speak a second language |
front 34 threshold effect | back 34 harmless up to a certain level |
front 35 nature refers to | back 35 the genes that people inherit |
front 36 cindy is doing a presentation on prenatal development and wants to present the 3 main periods of prenatal development in order from conception to birth. Cindy's presentation uses the following order | back 36 germinal, embryonic, fetal |
front 37 the study of the human development is conducted in a scientific manner because | back 37 researchers can develop objectives opinions |
front 38 when doing research with anyone under the age of 18 what must you have? | back 38 parents permission |
front 39 harold and heather are twins, they are a result of | back 39 two separate ova that were fertilized by two different sperm |
front 40 the 4th step in scientific method | back 40 drawing conclusion |
front 41 impulsiveness and preservation are the same in that they both represent | back 41 an undeveloped prefrontal cortex |
front 42 freud believed that preschool boys | back 42 secretly want to replace their fathers |
front 43 sara, molly and shy are playing dress-up. they are all princesses and have built a castle. what type of play are the girls engaged in | back 43 sociodramatic |
front 44 high parent to child communication, low warmth and high expectations of maturity | back 44 authoritative parenting |
front 45 process through which axons become coated with a fatty substance that speeds up the tranmission of nerve impulses is called | back 45 myelination |
front 46 spotting warning signs of abuse | back 46 secondary prevention |
front 47 an angry 5 year old might stop herself from hitting another child because she has developed | back 47 emotional regulation |
front 48 freud would say that a typical 5 year old is in the | back 48 phallic stage |
front 49 romy understands that if she has 4 pieces of pizza and we give her 2 more, she will have 6. however, she does not know what happens if she has 6 and we take away 2. piaget would say that romy | back 49 has demonstrated irreversible thinking |
front 50 authoritarian parents | back 50 seem aloof from their children |
front 51 kayla is 4 years old and has recently begun coordinating the 2 sides of her body more efficiently. this development is attributed to | back 51 growth of corpus collosum |
front 52 the assume that the world is unchanging is to engage in | back 52 static reasoning |
front 53 eriksons stage that occurs between 3 and 6 years of age is called | back 53 initiative versus guilt |
front 54 the piagetian term for a particular type of centration in which the child thinks about the world only from his personal perspective | back 54 egocentrism |
front 55 the ability to control one's impulsiveness appears to be directly related to the development of | back 55 prefrontal cortex |
front 56 one underlying factor that allows the development of theory of mind | back 56 neurological maturation |
front 57 when parents expect unquestioning obedience from their children | back 57 authoritarian |
front 58 when 4 year old karen is angry, she lashes out by hitting | back 58 externalizing problem |
front 59 karen is trying to determine how long her 4 year old daughter should sit in time out. | back 59 1 minute for each year |
front 60 which type of injury prevention begins after and injury and is intended to limit the damage caused by the injury | back 60 tertiary |
front 61 which type of aggression tends to be characteristics of a 2 year old | back 61 reactive |
front 62 an experimenter lines up pairs of checkers into 2 identical rows. then the experimenter elongates one of the rows by spacing the checkers farther apart. this is a classic test of | back 62 conservation of numbers |
front 63 secondary prevention involves | back 63 responding to the 1st warning signs of a problem |
front 64 as a father, Mr. Wallace rates low on nurturance and communication and high demand on maturity | back 64 authoritarian |
front 65 scaffolding | back 65 miriam helps her son make cookies, she measures all of the ingredients out and places them on the counter in small bowls. she reads the recipes aloud while simplifying it as he places the ingredients in the bowl and mixes them together with a spoon |
front 66 jose is very warm and nurturing to his kids,. he doesnt believe in punishment | back 66 permissive |
front 67 one of the worst effects of media on children | back 67 interference with family life, language development and emotional regualtion |
front 68 play that mimics aggression through wrestling, chasing or hitting | back 68 rough and tumble play |
front 69 most common cause of death of kids worldwide | back 69 accidents |
front 70 authoritative homes | back 70 kids are successful and generous |
front 71 jodee is 5 and insists on having all of the food on her plate seperated. | back 71 just right obsession |
front 72 whereas piaget saw cognitive development as | back 72 result of individual discovery |
front 73 vygosky attributes cognitive development to | back 73 social activities guided by others |
front 74 daryl has a ball of silly putty. his 6 year old watches as he flattens the ball. when he asks his 6 year old is there is more now, he says yes | back 74 concept of conservation |
front 75 preschoolers have a tendency to try and make up a reason why things that they see and hear occur, this is | back 75 theory theory |
front 76 janelles usual bedtime is 8:30, her favorite show ends at 9 one evening, she asks to stay up her parents let her | back 76 authoritative |
front 77 freuds term for our self critical conscience that internalizes parental morals | back 77 superego |
front 78 jakes father is taking him to the barber. jake becomes upset after the barber makes his first cut because he doesn't think it will grow back | back 78 irreversibly |
front 79 one of the most important ways in which children learn to control their aggression is through | back 79 play |
front 80 in freudian theory when a little boy develops sexual feelings toward his mother and becomes jealous of his father | back 80 oedipus complex |
front 81 an illness or disorder of the mind | back 81 psychopathology |
front 82 piaget believed that between the ages of 2 and 6 is difficult for kids to think | back 82 logically |
front 83 when kids hear a new word in a familiar context they can simply add the word to the general category without fully understanding the word | back 83 fast-mapping |