9.3-9.4 – Flashcards

A(an) ________ begins as a one-cell structure that is created when a sperm and egg merge.

A ________ is any environmental agent—biological, chemical, or physical—that causes damage.

In a(an) ________, developmental psychologists collect a great deal of information from one individual in order to better understand physical and psychological changes over the lifespan.

Crawling, walking, writing, dressing, naming colors, speaking in sentences, and starting puberty are all examples of ________.

A developmental psychologist might use ________ to observe how children behave on a playground, at a daycare center, or in the child's own home.

Stage theories hold that the sequence of development is ________.

Emily is a doctoral student in psychology. She plans to use ________ to complete her doctoral paper, asking individuals to self-report important information about how their thoughts, experiences, and beliefs differ over a 10-year period.

What does nature refer to in the nature vs. nurture debate?

Grasping a toy, writing with a pencil, and using a spoon are all examples of ________ motor skills.

18-month-old Gordon learned the schema for apples. When Gordon sees tomatoes at the grocery store, he says, "Look mommy, apples!" His mother tells him that the food he sees at the store is a tomato, not an apple. He now has separate schemata for tomatoes and apples. This exemplifies ________

Balancing, running, and jumping are all examples of ________ motor skills

Madeline is seven months old. Her mother is eating a cookie and Madeline wants some. Her mother hides the cookie under a napkin, but Madeline is not fooled. She knows the cookie is still there. What does this exemplify?

Rochelle has a glass of Kool-Aid. She pours her Kool-Aid into a toy teacup, and then she pours the Kool-Aid from the teacup into a beer stein. She then pours it from the beer stein back into the original glass. She knows the amount of Kool-Aid has not substantially changed. What does this exemplify?

Late maturing boys are ________.

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Socioemotional discrimination theory suggests that our social support and friendships dwindle in number as we get older, but they remain as close, if not more close, than in our earlier years.