PSYC-2314 Lifespan Growth & Development Exam 1 || with Error-free Solutions.
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A baby is assessed at one minute after birth according to the Apgar scale. Three of the five vital signs are good, but the baby is weak and inactive and grimaces. The two vital signs the medical team is concerned about are: correct answers muscle tone and reflex irritability
A baby searches the ...
PSYC-2314 Lifespan Growth & Development Exam 1 || with
Error-free Solutions.
A baby is assessed at one minute after birth according to the Apgar scale. Three of the five vital
signs are good, but the baby is weak and inactive and grimaces. The two vital signs the medical
team is concerned about are: correct answers muscle tone and reflex irritability
A baby searches the faces of her parents to see how to respond in unfamiliar situations. This is
called: correct answers social referencing
Abed is 12 months old, and his uncle Frank is visiting for the first time in 6 months. Frank is
delighted to see his nephew, so as he enters the room, he booms, "There's my little man!" Abed
looks to his mother, who is smiling broadly at her brother Frank, and crawls to her to be picked
up. Abed is demonstrating: correct answers ...
According to the text, race is: correct answers a social construction
A child's typical activity during the oral stage is: correct answers sucking on a pacifier
A correlation does not indicate that one variable causes the other to occur; rather, it indicates that
there is a ______ between the two variables. correct answers relationship
An infant's distress at seeing an unfamiliar person is called: correct answers stranger wariness
A teratogen is any agent or condition that increases the risk for: correct answers prenatal
abnormalities
Babies born slightly under 2,500 grams (5 pounds 8 ounces) are considered: correct answers low
birthweight
Babies considered small for gestational age: correct answers can be full-term or preterm babies
Based on research about SIDS, caregivers are advised that babies should be: correct answers put
to sleep on their backs
Co-sleeping may be harmful to the baby if the mother: correct answers is drugged or drunk
Dr. Towne believes that heredity is primarily responsible for personality traits. Dr. West believes
that environmental influences are primarily responsible for personality traits. They are on
different sides of the _____ debate. correct answers nature versus nurture
During the sensorimotor stage, the child's main task is to: correct answers use senses and motor
skills to understand the world
, Embryos exposed to large amounts of alcohol may develop distorted facial features. correct
answers True
Erikson's second stage of development is called: correct answers autonomy versus shame and
doubt
Experiments allow researchers to: correct answers determine a cause-and-effect relationship
Fraternal twins are also called _____ twins correct answers dizygotic
Freud claimed that during the anal stage: correct answers infants find pleasure in stimulating and
controlling the bowels
How do people become "fixated" in a Freudian stage? correct answers Their normal
developmental urges are frustrated
Identical twins are also called _____ twins correct answers monozygotic
If we place a dot of rouge on a 20-month-old girl's nose and stand the child in front of a mirror,
she may then touch her own nose. This proves that the child has some: correct answers self-
awareness
In addition to cultural influences, what is a compelling reason that causes parents to choose to
co-sleep with their infant? correct answers Co-sleeping makes nighttime feedings easier
In Erikson's theory, the infant's earliest task is described as that of: correct answers learning trust
or mistrust
In-home day care is always preferable to out-of-home day care correct answers False
In the science of human development, "nurture" refers to: correct answers environmental
influences
In the Strange Situation, a sign of insecure attachment might be: correct answers crying and
unable to be comforted when Mother returns
In the Strange Situation, a sign of secure attachment is: correct answers smiling at Mother when
she returns to the room
______________ is a research design in which the same individuals are followed over time and
their development is repeatedly assessed. correct answers longitudinal
________________ is a research design that compares groups of people who differ in age but are
similar in other important characteristics correct answers cross-sectional
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