Developmental Psychology

The term critical period refers to:

• Prenatal development
• The initial two hours after a child’s birth
• The preoperational stage
• A restricted time for development and/or learning

What is the first stage of Piaget's cognitive development?

• Preoperational
• Sensorimotor 
• Formal operational
• Concrete operational

During the preoperational stage...

• children begin to use logic
• focuses on motor skills
• the adolescent gains ability to formulate complicated verbal arguments
• intense language learning takes place

Children who in infancy formed secure attachments to their parents are more likely than other children to:

• Prefer the company of adults to that of other children
• Become permissive parents
• Show a great deal of social competence
• Be less achievement oriented

An infant who has developed object permanence...

• is attached to specific objects, such as a blanket.
• will see all objects as being the same.
• knows that an object, such as a rattle, exists even if it is not in view.
• cries when a wanted object is taken away.

If Jeremy begs for a new electronic gadget, his parents nearly always buy it for him. What type of family is this?

• Permissive
• Democratic
• Authoritarian
• Submissive

This style of parenting calls for imposing rules and demanding obedience without debate or discussion between parent and child.

• Permissive
• Neglectful
• Authoritative
• Authoritarian

The natural physical development that occurs automatically and in a sequential manner as a result of genetics is . . .

• Childhood
• Maturation
• Puberty
• Aging

Erikson said that when you are a teenager, your main goal is to find your . .

• Trust
• Calling
• Identity
• Integrity

When the baby's cheek is stroked they turn towards the side it was stroked and begins making sucking motions

• rooting reflex
• sucking reflex
• grasp reflex
• Babinski reflex