Quiz 2 Flashcards
_____ is the positive emotional bond that develops between a child and a particular individual.
attachment
Somatic is to autonomic what _____ is to _____.
voluntary; involuntary
What is true of sensory memory?
Sensory memory can store an almost exact replica of each stimulus to which it is exposed.
A teratogen is:
an environmental agent that can produce a birth defect
A researcher develops a questionnaire to assess the personality trait of impulsivity among adults. In a journal article, she presents evidence that college students tend to get essentially the same score if they take the test twice, two months apart. She also presents the average score, the highest score, and the lowest score obtained by two large samples: one of 2,000 college students, and one of 750 community-dwelling noncollege adults. However, when you look at the sample questionnaire items she included in the article, it seems to you that they relate more to whether a person is sociable, outgoing, and fun than to whether an individual is impulsive. You are questioning the _____ of the researcher’s questionnaire.
validity
To stop baby Rudy fussing for a sharp knife on the kitchen table, Rudy’s mother put it in her apron pocket. “Out of sight, out of mind” she said, and it worked. Rudy’s mother has capitalized on his lack of the concept of:
object permanence
An infant is considered preterm if it is born before week:
38
What is true of cross-sectional research?
It compares people of different ages at the same point in time.
Baby Lisa automatically turns her head in the direction of a touch on the cheek. This is the _____ reflex.
rooting
The neurotransmitter dopamine is involved in:
movement, attention, and learning
Etta is taking an intelligence test based on Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory. How is Etta’s performance likely to be scored?
She will receive a score for each of eight types of intelligence.
According to Piaget, mastery of the principle of conservation marks the beginning of the _____ stage of development.
concrete operational
Inhibitory is excitatory what _____ is to _____.
GABA; glumate
You toss a newly purchased felt mouse across the floor; your cat chases it excitedly. Clutches it in her paws and rolls around with it. Several tosses later, your cat yawns pointedly and settles herself for a nap. The change in your cat’s behavior illustrates:
habituation
Alison has developed an interest in ways in which the biological structures and functions of the body affect behavior. She should become a:
behavioral neuroscientist
Dona is a graduate student investigating the development of fine motor skills. She selects a group of children and assesses their fine motor skills every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Dona is using a ________ research method.
longitudinal
_______ is the space between two neurons where the axon of a sending neuron communicates with the dendrites of a receiving neuron by using chemical messages.
synapse
Walter’s parents strongly believe that Walter should make his own decisions, so they set very few rules regarding homework, bedtime, and household chores. Since they believe that freedom and responsibility are important, they patiently tolerate all of Walter’s behavior, whether childish or mature. The parenting style adopted by Walter’s parents is called:
permissive
Ralph is preparing a report on his academic field trip to a manufacturing plant. He is trying to remember each event of the trip in the order in which it occurred to prepare an accurate report in a presentable form. Which of the following memory tasks is Ralph using?
recall
A typical multiple-choice question on a psychology test is an examples of both a _____ and an _____ test of memory.
recognition; explicit
Elizabeth is 5 years old, and she likes to help her mother when it is time for supper. However, her mother is often quick-tempered at the end of the day, scolding Elizabeth when she tries to help. Her mother finds that she can get things done more quickly if Elizabeth stays out of the way. Based on Erikson’s theory, Elizabeth may develop:
feelings of guilt
From the late teens into the mid-20s, individuals are in a transitional phase that developmental psychologists call _____ adulthood.
emerging
Rebecca takes her 1-year-old son, Adam, to visit an infant-toddler program in which she hopes to enroll him. Adam appears very anxious and is unwilling to explore and play with the toys, even though Rebecca is close by. When Rebecca leaves the room to fill out some forms, Adam becomes extremely upset and remains inconsolable. When Rebecca returns, Adam stays close to her, holding onto her leg. However, Adam makes it very clear he does not want her to touch him or pick him up. In fact, he starts kicking and hitting her. In the context of the findings of Mary Ainsworth, which term best describes Adam’s attachment style?
Ambivalent
Dawn is 1 week old. In the context of the stages of development suggested by Piaget, which stage of development is Dawn in?
Dawn–sensorimotor
