Developmental Psychology Final Review

What was Harry Harlow’s experiment?

• Testing children’s ability to understand conservationism

• Testing children’s reactions to caregivers and reasons for attachment

• Testing monkeys’ ability to understand conservationism

• Testing monkeys’ reactions to caregivers and reasons for attachment

The field of psychology that studies physical, perceptual, cognitive, and psychosomatic changes across the life span is known as _______ psychology

• Clinical

• Developmental

• Social

• Biological

Erikson's psychosocial developmental stage in which success is achieved by having a secure social attachment with a caregiver is known as

• Intimacy v Isolation

• Identity v Confusion

• Trust v Mistrust

• Integrity v Despair

Ryan is 6 months old. His mom is playing peek a boo with him and every time she covers her face he believes it is gone. This is because Ryan lacks _____________. Which he will not have until 12 months of age.

• Law of Conservation

• Object Permanence

• Egocentric

• Animism

A substance that adversely effects prenatal development is called _____________?

• Teratogen

• Phenotype

• Specificity

• Amniocentesis

An infant’s response to turn and suck when touched on face is which reflex?

• Babinski

• Imprinting

• Rooting

• Attachment

Point in development in which a person will best learn a particular skill or behavior

• Attachment

• Imprinting

• Egocentricity

• Critical Period

Children of Authoritative Parents often grow up to be…?

• Achievement Orientated

• Depressed

• Lazy

• Dependent on others

Inability to see another person’s point of view, one dimensional thinking

• Animism

• Egocentric

• Maturation

• Assimilation

According to Piaget, people reach cognitive maturity during what stage? (the stage your currently in now)

• Pre conventional

• Formal Operational

• Sensorimotor

• Conventional