The term referring to the time in life when older adults stop working
What is retirement
100
A correlation of 0 means:
What is No relationship between the two variables
100
Who is the psychologist known for his psychosexual theory?
What is Sigmund Freud
100
A normal human body contains ____ chromosomes
What is 23
100
The first month of a baby’s life they are considered a
What is neonate
200
The scientific study of age-related changes in behavior, thinking, emotion, and personality.
What is Human Development
200
A type of research method where the researchers observe people in their natural environments
What is : Naturalistic observation
200
According to Erikson’s Psychosocial stages of development, which stage is characterized by will and expression of independence, often saying the word “No”
What is Autonomy versus shame and doubt
200
The color of a person’s hair is an example of which type of gene expression
What is phenotype
200
_____ may be given during labor to reduce pain
What is analgesics
300
A child starting school marks that transition into what period of development?
What is middle childhood
300
A study when the same people are studied over a period of time
What is a longitudinal design
300
Who is the theorist known for scaffolding and the zone of proximal development?
What is Lev Vygotsky
300
The period when the mother experiences morning sickness, fatigue, frequent urination, and breast tenderness
What is : First Trimester
300
The term used for when an infant’s feet or bottom is delivered first
What is breech presentation
400
Who was the philosopher who claimed that a child’s mind was a blank slate
What is John Locke
400
If ______ is necessary to conduct the study, the participants must be told after the study is over
What is Deception
400
rewarding a child with dessert for finishing their meal is an example of
What is positive reinforcement
400
Dimples, course hair, curly hair, freckles, nearsightedness, broad lips, dark hair, Rh-positive blood, and Type A and B blood are all examples of which type of gene?
What is Dominant
400
To be classified as having a low birth weight the neonate is less than ___ pounds
What is 5.5
500
The lifespan perspective is emphasized by 3 key elements; Plasticity, interdisciplinary research, and _______?
What is Multicontextual nature of development
500
Animals are protected by research ethics by the requirement that animals must be protected from:
What is unnecessary pain and suffering
500
The process in which newborns can learn and recognize the characteristics of a protective organism within hours of birth.
What is imprinting
500
The condition where babies have problems digesting the amino acid phenylalanine causing toxins to build in the baby’s brain and cause mental retardation is called
What is Phenylketonuria (PKU)
500
Babies born more than 6 weeks early often have ______