Ch 10 Developmental (Exam 2)

What is the definition of developmental psychology?

• The study of continuity and change across the life span

• The study of cognitive development in children

• The study of prenatal development

• The study of social development in adolescence

In class we watched a video where a child in the preoperational stage of development could not understanding that certain properties of an object (such as volume) remain the same despite changes in its appearance or arrangement. What is this called?

• Theory of Mind

• Symbolic Thinking

• Egocentrism

• Principle of Conversation

During pregnancy, what is a teratogen?

• An agent (drug or virus) that impairs the process of development and passes from the mother to the developing baby

• A hormone that regulates prenatal development

• A genetic mutation that affects prenatal development

• A nutrient that is essential for prenatal development

Tina (a 5-year-old) is at the park playing with other kids. One kid comes and pushes Tina to the ground. Tina does not know how to immediately act so she looks to her mom to see how she reacts. Tina sees that mom is mad, so Tina is mad. What is this called?

• Joint Attention

• Imitation

• Social Referencing

• Reversed Consequences

Piaget is considered a well-known figure in developmental psychology. However, he has received some criticism for his stages of development. What is one criticism?

• There is no criticism

• Researchers agreed with Piaget that development is step or stage like.

• Development should be more focused on the behavior rather than guesses.

• Development is seen more as a continous process.

Jean piaget believed that children create schemas & construct their knowledge via assimilation and accommodation. What is assimilation?

• How we interpret new experiences in terms of our current understanding

• theories about or models of the way the world works

• The process of adjusting or adapting current schemas to incorporate new information

• Abstract thinking

Vygotsky believed in the sociocultural theory for development. What is that theory about?

• How kids look at new things for longer compared to old stimuli that repeatedly exposed to

• Development is about how well one's cognition responds to imitation and joint attention

• Development is about how one's society and food intake effects their cognition

• Cognitive development is a continuous process closely tied to the social and cultural context in which children are raised

The ____________ stage of cognitive development (piaget) where children have increased reasoning skills about cognitive events, meaning they engage in here-and-now thinking and think about things in terms of cause-effect. Also, mathematical transformation happens here.

• Preoperational

• Concrete Operational

• Formal Operational

• Sensorimotor

What is the main attachment style characterized by emotional closeness and a healthy level of independence and exploration?

• Secure attachment

• Ambivalent attachment

• Avoidant attachment

• Disorganized attachment

What is the main stage of moral development in Kohlberg's theory that is characterized by morals based on internal, abstract principles irrespective of societal expectations? During this stage, a person also develops their own ethical principles that reflect their core values.

• Postconventional stage

• Preconventional stage

• Conventional stage

• Unconventional stage