Chapter 8 Life Span Development

Question 1

adolescence

Answer 1

stage of life from 13-18 yrs

Question 2

bonding

Answer 2

the sense that needs will be met

Question 3

early adulthood

Answer 3

stage of life from 19-40 yrs

Question 4

infancy

Answer 4

stage of life from birth to 1 yr of age

Question 5

late adulthood

Answer 5

stage of life from 61 yrs and older

Question 6

middle adulthood

Answer 6

stage of life from 41 to 60 yrs

Question 7

Moro reflex

Answer 7

a response to being startled in which the infant throws out both arms, spreads the fingers, then grabs with fingers and arms

Question 8

palmar reflex

Answer 8

a grasping reflex in which an infant grabs onto a finger placed in the infant’s palm

Question 9

preschool age

Answer 9

stage of life from 3-5 yrs

Question 10

rooting reflex

Answer 10

a reflex response in which a hungry infant automatically turns toward the stimulus when the cheek or one side of the mouth is touched

Question 11

scaffolding

Answer 11

building on what one already knows

Question 12

school age

Answer 12

stage of life from 6-12 yrs

Question 13

sucking reflex

Answer 13

a reflex in which stroking a hungry infant’s lips causes the infant to start sucking

Question 14

temperament

Answer 14

the infant’s reaction to the infant’s environment

Question 15

toddler phase

Answer 15

stage of life from 12-36 months

Question 16

trust versus mistrust

Answer 16

concept developed from an orderly,
predictable environment versus a disorderly, irregular
environment