CED Unit 3 (Physical Development Across the Lifespan)

Question 1

Teratogens

Answer 1

Any environmental agent that can cause developmental abnormalities in a fetus

Question 2

Fine motor coordination

Answer 2

The ability to coordinate small muscle movements

Question 3

Gross motor coordination

Answer 3

The ability to use large muscle groups for coordinated movements

Question 4

Rooting reflex

Answer 4

Sucking reflex

Question 5

Visual cliff

Answer 5

Examined depth perception in infants by creating a visual illusion of a cliff

Question 6

Critical periods

Answer 6

A specific time during development when an organism is most sensitive to environmental influences or stimuli

Question 7

Imprinting

Answer 7

Infant forms a strong attachment to the first moving object it sees, typically its parent

Question 8

Primary sex characteristics

Answer 8

Different characteristics between males and females that make a baby

Question 9

Secondary sex characteristics

Answer 9

Different characteristics between males and females that don’t make a baby

Question 10

Menarche

Answer 10

Menstrual period

Question 11

Spermarche

Answer 11

Production of sperm

Question 12

Menopause

Answer 12

End of menstrual period in women