Development Review

A teratogen is a(n):

• fertilized egg that undergoes rapid cell division.

• unborn child with one or more physical defects or abnormalities.

• chromosomal abnormality.

• substance that can cross the placental barrier and harm an unborn child

The developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth is known as a(n):

• embryo

• fetus

• zygote

• neonate

Newborn infants typically prefer their mother’s voice over their father’s voice because:

• their rooting reflex is naturally triggered by higher-pitched sounds.

• they rapidly habituate to lower-pitched male voices

• they become familiar with their mother’s voice before they are born

• they form an emotional attachment to their mother during breast-feeding

Research on the perceptual abilities of newborns indicates that they:

• see nothing for the first 12 hours.

• see only differences in brightness

• recognize the outlines of objects but none of the details

• look more at a human face than at a bull’s-eye pattern

Mr. and Mrs. Johnson can’t wait to begin toilet training their year-old daughter.  They need to be informed of the importance of:

• imprinting

• habituation

• maturation

• object permanence

According to Piaget, egocentrism refers to:

• a sensorimotor need for self-stimulation

• young children’s exaggerated interest in their own pleasure

• the inability to perceive things from another person’s point of view

• the inability to realize that things continue to exist even when they are not visible

Lisa attempts to retrieve her bottle after her father hides it under a blanket.  This suggests that Lisa has developed a sense of

• egocentrism

• object permanence

• conservation

• accommodation

Erik Erikson suggested that children with a secure attachment to their parents are especially likely to experience:

• basic trust

• egocentrism

• stranger anxiety

• object permanence

Self-esteem in children is most positively correlated with ______ parenting

• permissive

• authoritative

• conservative

• authoritarian

Five-year-old Tammy mistakenly believes that her short, wide glass contains less soda than her brother’s tall, narrow glass even though they actually contain equal amounts.  Tammy lacks the concept of:

• egocentrism

• object permanence

• accommodation

• conservation