developmental test review

self-report

Fill in the Blank: Rather than observing subjects in a laboratory setting, researchers may conduct interviews or have subjects complete questionnaires/surveys where people tell about themselves. Interviews, surveys, and questionnaires are different types of _______________ measures.

naturalistic

Fill in the Blank: Dr. Jane Goodall  studies the behavior of chimpanzees in their natural habitat. She does not manipulate their behavior or try to elicit specific interactions. She is practicing ________________ observation.

structured

Fill in the Blank: ​_______________ observations differ from naturalistic observations in that they create situations where the behavior of interest is likely to be elicited.

psychodynamic

Fill in the Blank: Primarily based on the early work of Sigmund Freud, a contemporary approach using _______________ theories holds that development is largely determined by how well people resolve conflicts they encounter at different ages.

Jean Piaget

Fill in the Blank: ​The idea that children act like little scientists, constantly creating theories about the relationships between their physical and social worlds, is central to the theories of cognitive development proposed by ________________.

extremely low

​Fill in the Blank: A child who is born at a weight of less than 1000 grams would be referred to as having __________  _____ birth weight.

fetal alcohol

Fill in the Blank: ​Pregnant women who regularly consume quantities of alcoholic beverages may give birth to babies with ____________  __________ spectrum disorder.

Theory of Mind

Fill in the Blank:  A child’s ability to use language that indicates an awareness of the difference between their physical and mental selves shows that they have developed a(n) _________________  __  ________ (3 words).

REM

Fill in the Blank: By the time a baby reaches his first birthday, he will spend about 25% of its sleep time in _______________ sleep, which is similar to sleep patterns of an adult. This type is important because it is the time in which we dream.

dendrites

Fill in the Blank:  You are looking out into your yard at a beautiful Japanese maple tree. You notice the tree has many branches with lovely purple leaves on them. The leaves are capturing raindrops from the current storm. If this tree were actually a neuron, the leaves that capture incoming information would be the ________.

hemispheres

Fill in the Blank: The cerebral cortex contains two halves—a left and a right—which are called _______________.

coo

Fill in the Blank: A(n) _______________ is an early infant vowel-like sound.

left

Fill in the Blank: The _______________ hemisphere of the brain plays a critical role in understanding language.

core

Fill in the Blank: The "_______________ knowledge" hypothesis suggests that children are born with certain knowledge structures already in place that are ready to be modified by experience.

making

Fill in the Blank: According to Bowlby, the second stage in the formation of an attachment relationship, usually appearing between 6–8 weeks and 6–8 months, is called attachment in the _______________.

gender identity

Fill in the Blank: ​An individual’s sense of themselves as male or female is referred to as _______________ (2 words).

cooperative

Fill in the Blank: ​A group of neighborhood children get together a few times a week to play hide and seek, and the game rotates from yard to yard. This is a large-scale example of _______________ play.

stereotypes

Fill in the Blank: Statements like ​“girls should play with dolls,” and “boys should roughhouse with each other” are both examples of gender _______________.

strength

Fill in the Blank: ​On gross motor skills that emphasize ________________, boys tend to have an advantage over girls.

intellectual disability

Fill in the Blank: ​What used to be referred to as “mental retardation” is now more properly called ________________, and is marked by a deficit in intelligence quotient and problems adapting to one’s environment.

comprehension

Fill in the Blank: ​As children gain more general knowledge of their worlds—physical, social, and psychological—it is reasonable to assume that their reading ________________ skills will improve.

socialization

Fill in the Blank: _______________ is the teaching of values, roles, and behaviors of a given culture to that culture’s children.

clique

Fill in the Blank: A small group of friends who are similar in age, sex, race, and attitudes is called a(n) _______________.

undifferentiated

Fill in the Blank: According to Robert Selman, the first stage of a child’s perspective-taking development is the _______________ stage, during which the child understands that they and others have different thoughts, but often confuse the two.

Carol Gilligan

Fill in the Blank: _______________ is a researcher who suggested that males and females consider morality differently, with boys focusing more on justice and girls focusing more on relationships. This is a critique of Kohlberg's theories.

secondary

Fill in the Blank: The development of breasts and widening of the pelvis in girls, and the growth of facial hair and the broadening of the shoulders in boys are all examples of _______________ sex characteristics.

logical

Fill in the Blank: Adolescents are better than younger children at _______________ reasoning which makes them better skilled at finding weaknesses in arguments.

life-course

Fill in the Blank: Marvin started by stealing toys and candy from his classmates’ backpacks when he was 7. When he was 13 he stole a car to go for a joy ride. When he was 17 he was found guilty of setting fire to the school he attended because he was angry about being given detention by the principal. Marvin is demonstrating _______________ persistent antisocial behavior.

implementation

Fill in the Blank:  The phase of Donald Super’s theory of career development that would most likely be seen as a person leaves college in their twenties is _______________.

self-esteem

Fill in the Blank:  _______________ tends to become more differentiated as children become adolescents, and develop the ability to evaluate themselves in many different domains.

depression

Fill in the Blank:  An individual with irrational and pervasive feelings of sadness may be experiencing _______________.

passage

Fill in the Blank: A bar or bat mitzvah, graduating from high school, and getting married are all examples of rites of ________________.

addiction

Fill in the Blank: Alcoholism is viewed by many experts as a form of ________________, as it involves physical dependence and withdrawal symptoms.

postformal

Fill in the Blank: When presented with a moral dilemma, 52-year-old Ophelia recognizes that there is not one single way to determine the right answer. She looks for contextual cues to guide her thinking, and considers many different sources of information. Ophelia is demonstrating ________________ thought.

cohabitation

Fill in the Blank: Marina and Reid are living together while they are in a monogamous romantic relationship. They are unmarried, and do not have plans to get married. They are currently in a _______________ living situation.

jodoh

Fill in the Blank: The concept of _______________ is used by some Muslim women in Malaysia to explain being unmarried due to the fact that they have not yet found their soul mate according to God’s plan.

sexual

Fill in the Blank: ​Darvin has been doing a good job at work when his boss begins flirting with him. Darvin is not interested in these advances, and politely informs his boss as such. Instead of cutting out the flirtation, his boss implies Darvin may be transferred to a lower ranking position if he does not agree to a date. Darvin is experiencing _______________ harassment.

six

Fill in the Blank:  Holland’s personality-type theory of career choices proposed that there are _______________ different types of personality types that are related to career selection.​

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glass ceiling

Fill in the Blank:  The _______________ is an expression that describes the limits that many women experience when overlooked for promotion within a company.

strokes

Fill in the Blank: Vascular dementia results from ____________ in the brain.

episodic

Fill in the Blank: If you are remembering the first time you tasted chocolate marshmallow ice cream, you are having a type of explicit, declarative memory called a(n) _______________ memory.​

emphysema

Fill in the Blank: ____ is the most common form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

stiffer

Fill in the Blank: Cross-linking theories of aging propose that the random interaction of some proteins with certain body tissues results in them becoming ___________.

meditation

Fill in the Blank: Those who engage in _________ have more organized attention and memory systems.

Up

Fill in the Blank: When considering Erikson's last stage of life, integrity vs. despair,  the movie mentioned in the PowerPoint presentation was _____.

performance

Fill in the Blank: When the environmental press a person experiences slightly exceeds his or her level of competence, the zone of maximum ________ potential has been reached.

acceptance

Fill in the blank: According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, the final stage of dealing with one’s own impending death is _______________.

anxiety

Fill in the blank: Death _______________ refers to people’s worries or fears of death and dying.

hospice

Fill in the blank:  _______________ is an approach to caring for dying people that emphasizes pain management and death with dignity as opposed to the prolongation of life.

palliative

Fill in the Blank: ________ care focuses on providing relief from pain and other symptoms at any point during the disease process.​