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Mods 42 & 43 Reading Check-In

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following best describes a critical period?

a)

A moment in development where the infant is ready to talk

b)

Moments in time where individuals recognize the urge to urinate

c)

Developmental periods where individuals recall past events

d)

A time during development when the individual is ready to move to the next objective

2.

This is what you call a fertilized egg.

a)

Embryo

b)

Zygote

c)

Fetus

d)

Freud

3.

This is the name for a baby from 2 weeks to 6 weeks gestation.

a)

Baby

b)

Zygote

c)

Fetus

d)

Embryo

4.

This is the chemical agent in the blood stream of the mother that could cause birth defects.

a)

Teratogens

b)

Bio-hazards

c)

Carcinogens

d)

Parabens

5.

The field of psychology that studies physical, perceptual, cognitive, and psychosomatic changes across the life span is known as _______ psychology

a)

Clinical

b)

Developmental

c)

Social

d)

Biological

6.
human development is gradual
a)
Stability and changes
b)
continuity & stages
7.
If research suggested that a pregnant mother's use of an artificial sweetener caused harm to the fetus, the artificial sweetener would be considered a(n):
a)
FAS
b)
form of DNA
c)
depressant
d)
teratogen
8.
Keisha was able to roll over at two months, crawl at five months, and walk at ten months. This sequence of development is most likely due to
a)
egocentricism
b)
maturation
c)
attachment
d)
assimilation
9.

Which is the correct order of development?

a)

baby, zygote, fetus, embryo

b)

zygote, baby, embryo, fetus

c)

zygote, embryo, fetus, baby

d)

zygote, fetus, embryo, baby

10.

Which type of amnesia keeps us from remembering information from the first 2-3 years of our lives?

a)

Anterograde

b)

Retrograde

c)

Infantile

d)

Iconic

e)

Echoic

11.
Scientists know that human brain development is complete, or close to it, by age 10.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

Which part of the brain is the last to mature?

a)

Limbic system

b)

Pre-frontal cortex

c)

Parietal lobe

d)

Temporal lobe