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The view that development is a cumulative process, gradually adding to the same type of skills is known as _______.
Continuous development
Developmental psychologists study human growth and development across these domains. Which of the following is NOT one of these domains?
Psychological
How is lifespan development defined?
The study of how we grow and change from conception to death
The idea that even if something is out of sight, it still exists is called _______.
Object performance
Which theorist proposed that moral thinking proceeds through a series of stages?
Lawrence Kohlberg
According to Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development, what is the main task of the adolescent?
Forming an identity
Which of the following is the correct order of prenatal development?
Zygote, embryo, fetus
The time during fetal growth when specific parts of organs develop is known as _______.
Critical period
What begins as a single-cell structure that is created when a sperm and egg merge at conception?
Zygote
Using scissors to cut out paper shapes is an example of _______.
Fine motor skills
The child uses the parent as a base form which to explore her world in which attachment style?
Secure
The frontal lobes become fully develop ________.
By 25 years old
Who created the very first modern hospice?
Florence Nightingale
Which of the following is the order of stages in Kuber-Ross’s five-stage model of grief?
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
