psyc Developmental Psychology - 1 -14 Questions from learn Fuckk Psychology ggbruce published on September 07, 2016 Stacked 1/14 Wilson and Daly’s view that “the young-male syndrome” helps explain adolescent recklessness and violence can be BEST reflected by the fact that risk acts are performed by adolescent males: to gain status by demonstrating their fearlessness and valor, because higher statusis associated with more potential offspring. to set themselves apart from adults and increase their acceptance among peers. because they are highly motivated to enter the world of adults in any way theycan, including dangerous and violent behavior. because of the adolescent myth of invulnerability coupled with the adolescenttendencies to seek new sensations. 2/14 The discontinuous stage concept assumes that children gradually add more of the same types of skills that were there to begin with. undergo a slow transformation as they step up from one stage to the next. make fairly sudden and distinct changes as they grow. think just as logically as adults do. 3/14 Research has shown that while a baby is inside the womb, they have a preference for their mother’s voice indicating that their _____ is functioning. auditory system visual system olfactory system prefrontal system 4/14 To find out if a child has learned object permanence, you could ask the child to carry out a formal operation on an object. see if they search for a ball that disappears after it is covered by a scarf. ask the child to roll a tube of clay into a ball. see if they point to the same object when it is named over and over. 5/14 Adolescence is accurately reflected by all of these statements EXCEPT: peer groups serve to break down the gender barriers of childhood and lead to romantic relationships. peer pressure only carries negative consequences/influences. adolescents turn to one another rather than to parents for emotional support. conflict with parents generally centers on the desire for greater independence fromparental control. 6/14 Which statement is a key piece of evidence that supports Moffitt's theory of adolescent violence? The adolescent peak in violence and crime is greater in modern cultures than intraditional cultures. Adolescents who are sensation seekers and who believe that they are invulnerable are more violent than adolescents who are neither. Adolescents report that their risky and violent behavior is a way to set themselves apart from the adult world while gaining status among their peers. The adolescent peak in violence among young males is triggered by public signs of disrespect or challenges to status. 7/14 Which conflict does Erikson suggest adolescents are trying to resolve? Initiative vs. guilt Identity vs. role confusion Intimacy vs. isolation Industry vs. inferiority 8/14 Suppose that Kadri shows a small boy two identical glasses of juice, which he acknowledges to be the same. She then pours the juice from one of the glasses into a taller glass, as the boy watches. Kadri asks him which glass he wants. He says he wants the taller glass because it contains more juice. This outcome illustrates that the child probably: has not yet progressed into the preoperational stage. does not understand concrete operations. lacks the concept of object permanence. has no understanding of core physical principles. 9/14 Which is NOT one of Piaget's stages of development? Sensorimotor stage Preoperational stage Concrete-operational stage Prefunctional stage 10/14 When Jody's mother takes him to preschool, he clings to her and won't explore the toys. When she leaves for the day, he becomes extremely upset and remains upset even upon her return. According to Mary Ainsworth, Jody's behavior would be indicative of a(n) _____ attachment. secure avoidant anxious withdrawal 11/14 _____ are environmental agents that cause harm during prenatal development. Androgens Estrogens Teratogens Leptons 12/14 Which parenting style is associated with high warmth (warm, responsive) and high control (demanding, restrictive)? Authoritarian Permissive Authoritative Uninvolved 13/14 Which of these is NOT one of the developmental domains studied in class? Physical Industrial Cognitive Emotional and social 14/14 What is the name of developmental period a human goes through from approximately Birth - to 2 years of age? Neonatal Perinatal Infancy Foetal