Developmental Psych Review

Branch of psychology that systematically focuses on the physical, mental, and social changes that occur throughout the life-cycle

• developmental psychology

• psychometrics

• industrial-organizational

• humanistic

One of the 3 major concerns of developmental psych centers around the issue of/question of

• identity vs intimacy

• conservation vs object permanence

• trust vs mistrust

• continuity or stages

Stages we pass through during pre-natal phase

• zygote, embryo, fetus

• embryo, zygote, fetus

• fetus, embryo, zygote

• zygote, fetus, embryo

Harmful chemicals, such as alcohol and cigarette smoke, that can be transferred from mother to developing fetus are called

• teratogens

• telomeres

• neurons

• neurotransmitters

To understand what an infants preferences are, researchers use the concept of

• neural networking

• framing

• habituation

• pruning

Excess neural connections in the brain's association areas are reduced through a process of

• accommodation

• assimilation

• pruning

• attachment

Last are of the brain to fully develop in humans

• frontal lobe

• limbic system

• brain stem

• pons

Infants generally lack the language skills to have detailed, descriptive memories before the age of 3. This is called

• infant foggy memory syndrome

• infantile amnesia

• language lacking laziness

• the "what happened in my crib" syndrome

He developed a four stage theory of cognitive development:

• Baumrind

• Lorenz

• Freud

• Piaget

Autistic children may struggle to read the emotions and facial expressions of others. This may indicate a lagging development of or lack of:

• theory of mind

• object permanence

• absolute threshold

• sensory adaptation