Psych C3

Psychologists call the internally programmed growth of a child

• development.

• maturation.

• socialization.

Which of the following is NOT true for human infants?

• They demonstrate the rooting reflex.

• They can see, hear, and smell at birth.

• They imprint on their parents.

Which term refers to a child's attempt to understand something new by fitting it into an existing schema?

• assimilation

• accommodation

• representational thought

Which of the following is NOT an area studied by developmental psychologists?

• physical

• spiritual

• emotional

Jean Piaget's research shows that

• full intelligence is present at birth.

• the environment determines intelligence.

• intelligence develops as children grow.

The formal operations stage typically begins at age 7.

• True

• False

There is a lack of object permanence in the sensorimotor stage, which lasts from birth to 2 years of age.

• True

• False

Children in the stage of concrete operations are able to master the concept of conservation.

• True

• False

Children participate in decisions affecting their lives in __________ families.

Infants begin to form ___________ to their mothers at about six months of age