psych finals growth and development

What does the science of human development seek to understand?

The final stop in the scientific method is to:

Each molecule of DNA is called a(n):

When biological change is gradual, as when a tortoise grows large over its 150-year lifespan, it is an example of:

Empirical evidence is based on

Which term is NOT associated with Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological-systems approach?

Each human body cell contains:

Each individual inherits 23 chromosomes from their mother and 23 chromosomes from their father. In addition, epigenetic effects create an individuals appearance and behavior to create a:

Cindy is doing a presentation on prenatal development and wants to present the three main periods of prenatal development in order from conception to birth. Cindy's presentation uses the following order:

About a week after conception, the outer layer of the multiplying cells forms a protective circle, or shell, that will become the:

Prenatally, development happens in a "near to far" pattern known as:

High school classmates are part of the same:

The general term for a concept that is created by society is:

Plasticity refers to the:

The Apgar scale is used at one minute and five minutes after birth to:

When infants turn their heads and suck in response to a touch on the cheek, they are demonstrating the:

The first days and weeks after conception (the germinal and embryonic periods) are _______ for body formation, but the entire fetal period is a _________ period for brain development.

Which is the correct order of the first three stages of Freud's psychoanalytic theory?

Which of these is the sequential order of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development?

Babies born under 1,000 grams (2 pounds 3 ounces) are considered:

Between the ages of 2 and 6, a well nourished child will gain about____________pounds and grow about_________inches per year

The average 6-year-old child from a developed nation weighs________pounds.

Parents of a typical 5-year-old girl in America are MOST likely to say:

A child's appetite_______between the ages of 2 and 6.

An example of a fine motor skill is:

Gross motor skills such as riding a tricycle are acquired:

At what age does any specific disease overtake accidents as a cause for human mortality?

A 6-year old human's brain is______percent of the adult brain's weight.

The preeminent psychosocial accomplishment between the ages of 2 and 6 is learning when and how to:

Jared, age 5, describes himself as a good soccer player with black hair who laughs a lot. His description demonstrates his developing:

According to Erikson, children have________, and thus believe that they can achieve any goal

When 4-year-old Karen is angry, she lashes out by hitting. This is an example of:

The specialization of the functioning of the two halves of the brain is called:

The left side of the brain notices_____, while the right side grasps_______.

Girls usually develop emotional regulation________boys.

Diana Baumrind is known for her work on:

According to Freud's psychonalytic theory, the Electra complex causes girls to:

The four dimensions of a parenting style are warmth, discipline, communication, and

According to Vygotsky, a teacher who carefully plans each child's participation in the learning process within the zone of proximal development uses:

A key factor that strengthens a preschoolers cognition is:

The period when children's bodies become adultlike is called:

For both girls and boys, puberty typically begins as young as________years of age or as late as_____years of age.

According to Erikson, adolescents are in the stage of:

When a person adopt parents' or society's roles and values without questioning and exploring a personal identity, it is referred to as identity:

The organ that produces the hormones that stimulate the adrenal glands is the:

Typically, the adolescent who will probably find puberty MOST difficult is:

During puberty, the growth spurt sequence typically occurs in this order.

Without any thoughtful consideration, Sean took on an identity that is the opposite of what his parents want for him. Sean has adopted a(n):

Changes in primary sex characteristics include:

Once the primary sexual organs begin to function, adolescents are biologically capable of:

Identity diffusion refers to the identity status in which adolescents:

Secondary sex characteristics are traits that:

Identity politics refers to the tendency to:

During adolescence, the_______matures before the_____in the brain.

In general, adolescent egocentrism refers to the:

___________expressed the belief that adolescents must rebel in order to become healthy adults.

In general, as children become adolescents, their self-esteem:

Suicidal ideation refers to:

________is the theorist who coined the terms "personal fable" and "invincibility fable."

Which term refers to the ability to begin with specifics, such as accumulated facts, and then make general conclusions?