Psychology Midterm Review

Which type of development do developmental psychologists study?

• physical
• social
• cognitive
• all of the above

Why do developmental psychologists study infancy and childhood? *

• to learn how early childhood experiences affect people as adults
• to learn about the causes of developmental problems
• to learn what types of experiences in infancy foster well-adjusted children
• all of the above

Which of the following best describes the beliefs of John Watson and other behavioral psychologists? *

• Neither nature nor nurture plays an important role in a child’s development.
• Nurture is the most important influence on a child’s development.
• Nature is the most important influence on a child’s development.
• Nature and nurture play equal roles in a child’s development.

Which of the following terms refers to the automatic and sequential process of development that results from genetic signals? *

• kinship
• maturation
• environment
• reflexes

Which of the following is the point in development during which a person is best suited to learn a particular skill or behavior pattern? *

• starting point
• go time
• critical period
• blank slate

Which of the following individuals was an influential stage theorist? *

• Arnold Gesell
• John Watson
• John Locke
• Jean Piaget

During which stage is it normal for a person to triple his or her weight in a single year? *

• infancy
• childhood
• adolescence
• adulthood

What is the development of purposeful movement called? *

• maturation
• perceptual development
• motor development
• Babinski reflex

Which of the following conclusions do research studies using the visual cliff support? *

• Infants cannot see colors.
• Infants enjoy climbing cliffs.
• Infants develop depth perception by nine months.
• Infants prefer looking at landscape pictures.

Infants that cry or behave in ways that indicate stress when their mothers leave have likely developed *

• imprinting.
• contact comfort.
• separation anxiety.
• stranger anxiety.