Chapter 10 Quiz

Developmental psychology is the field in which psychologist study what?

• How people eat and move

• How people grow and move

• How people move and eat

• How people grow and change

Longitudinal method is when researchers select a group of participants and then observe the same group for a period of time, often years or decades

• True

• False

The cross-sectional method is when researchers select a sample that includes people of similar ages then compare the participants in the same age groups

• True

• False

Psychologist agree that human behavior is determined by two things. What are the TWO things

• Heredity and Genes

• Environment and DNA

• Heredity and Environment

• DNA and Genes

What do Maturational theorist believe?

• Most development occurs at once

• Most development occurs in stages

• Most development occurs spontaneous

• Most development never happens for most

Which is NOT an example of physcial development in a child

• Gains in height and weight

• Motor development

• Hair growth

• Reflexes

During infancy dramatic gains continue in height and weight

• True

• False

During Childhood, children gain on average four to five inches and five to seven pounds each year until the reach the start of adolescence

• True

• False

Which one is NOT a reflex?

• Grasping

• Rooting

• Spiting

• Sucking

What is Gross motor development

• Babies progress in hands, face, and other small muscles

• Babies progress in coordinating major muscle groups

• Babies progress in coordinating minor muscle groups

• Babies progress in legs, toes, and other small muscles