Nature of Child Development
Biological Beginnings
Prenatal/Birth
Infancy
Physical Dev. in Early Childhood & MISC
100
A scientific hypothesis is MOST like a(n) A. test. B. prediction. C. explanation. D. observation.
What is prediction?
100
A segment of DNA along the length of the chromosome.
What is a gene?
100
The longest prenatal period. The period of the ________.
What is fetal?
100
Grasping is an example of what type of motor skill?
What is Fine?
100
During the infant’s second year, the growth rate begins to ________.
What is slow down?
200
ID, Ego, and Superego
What are the three parts of personality, according to Freud?
200
__________________ is a communication process designed to help couples assess their chances of giving birth to a baby with a hereditary disorder and choose the best course of action in view of risks and family goals.
What is genetic counseling?
200
__________ refers to an environmental agent that causes damage during the prenatal period.
What is teratogen?
200
_____________is defined as the understanding that objects continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard, or touched.
What is object permanence?
200
Growth hormone deficiency is the absence or deficiency of growth hormones produced by the _____ gland to stimulate the body to grow.
What is pituitary?
300
Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete Operational, and Formal Operational
What are Piaget's Stages of Cognitive Development?
300
Relatively new approach to psychology that emphasizes role of adaptation, reproduction, and survival of the fittest in shaping behavior.
What is Evolutionary Psychology?
300
A(n) _____ takes care of a woman giving birth by providing continuous physical, emotional, and educational support to the mother before, during, and after childbirth.
What is a doula?
300
____________ is the unexpected death, usually during the night, of an infant younger than 1 year of age that remains unexplained after thorough investigation.
What is SIDS?
300
The _____ lobes of the cerebral cortex function in vision.
What are Occipital?
400
Which process of development involves interactions with other people?
What is Socioemotional?
400
The most common chromosomal disorder, occurring 1 out of every 770 live births.
What is Down Syndrome?
400
A low birth weight infant weighs less than _____ pounds at birth.
What is less than 5.5 pounds?
400
To assess the newborn's physical condition quickly, doctors and nurses use the _______________.
What is the Apgar Scale?
400
Which of the following areas of the brain is farthest from the spinal cord and includes cerebral cortex?
What is the Forebrain?
500
Protection from harm Informed consent Privacy Knowledge of results Beneficial treatments
What are Research Ethics?
500
The evolutionary process that favors individuals of a species that are best adapted to survive and reproduce is known as
What is natural selection?
500
Prenatal death may occur during what period of development?
What is period of the zygote?
500
The emotions that appear in the first six months of the human infant’s development are known as the _____ emotions.
What is primary?
500
_____ is a test used to diagnose developmental delay in children from birth to six years of age through separate assessments of gross and fine motor skills, language, and personal-social ability.
What is the Denver Developmental Screening Test II?
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