Infancy and Childhood Development

The field in which psychologists study how people grow and change throughout their lifespan

• Developmental psychology

• Social psychology

• Clinical psychology

• Sports psychology

This refers to a specific time of sensitivity to specific types of learning, which shapes the capacity for future development

• Critical period

• Maturation

• Adulthood
• Weening

Occurring automatically and involuntarily as a result of the nervous system's reaction to a stimulus

• Reflexes 

• Gross motor skills

• Fine motor skills

• Development

A reflex when touched on the cheek, the infant turns the head looking for food

• Rooting

• Babinski reflex

• Moro reflex

• Grasping reflex

A research technique that measures individuals of various ages at one point in time and provides information about age differences

• Longitudinal study

• Observational Study

• Meta experiment

• Cross sectional design

An environmental ages that causes damage during parental development

• Malnutrition

• Schema

• Teratogen

• Maturation

Which reflex causes an infant to grasp an object placed in their palm?

• Moro reflex

• Grasping reflex

• Rooting reflex

• Babinski reflex

What is the term for the biological process of growth and development in children?

• Teratogen

• Schema

• Maturation

• Critical period

Which research method follows the same group of individuals over a long period to observe changes?

• Observational Study

• Cross sectional design

• Meta experiment

• Longitudinal study

Which of the following is most commonly associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)?

• Above-average intelligence and advanced language skills

• Low birth weight, facial abnormalities, and cognitive delays

• Symptoms that only appear during adolescence

• No long-term effects once the child reaches adulthood