Prenatal Development & Piaget

When is the embryonic stage?

• 0-2 weeks

• 3-8 weeks

• 9 weeks - birth

• 8-12 weeks

When is the germinal stage?

• 0-2 weeks

• 3-8 weeks

• 9 weeks - birth

• 8 - 12 weeks

When is the fetal stage?

• 0-2 weeks

• 3-8 weeks

• 9 weeks - birth

• 8-12 weeks

Cell differentiation begins when the prenatal organism is a(n):

• zygote.

• fetus.

• embryo.

• single cell.

Which theory says that if a child does not learn a language of any kind by the age of 7, they will never be able to master a language?

• Insight

• Intuition

• Phoneme

• Morpheme

• Critical Periods

Harmful chemicals or viruses that can be transferred from a mother to her developing fetus are called

• schemas.

• attachments.

• teratogens.

• zygotes.

• menarche.

Humanlike features start to develop around 9 weeks after conception. What is the developing human called at this point in development?

• zygote

• fetus

• embryo

• teratogen

• Y chromosome

Cell differentiation begins when the prenatal organism is a(n):

• zygote.

• fetus.

• embryo.

• single cell.

What is the correct term for a period of time when certain events must take place in order to facilitate proper development?

• conservation stage

• preoperational stage

• attachment period

• critical period

• assimilation step

Cindy understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects. Cindy is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage

• preoperational
• concrete operational
• sensorimotor
• formal operational