Human Development
This developmental stage occurs from birth to approximately 2 years old.
What is Infancy?
This type of development involves thinking, memory, reasoning, language, and problem-solving.
What is Cognitive Development?
This is the body's response to a demand, challenge, or threat.
What is Stress?
This technology provides detailed pictures of the brain's structure.
What is an MRI?
A 5-year-old is developing language, learning to control movements, and becoming more independent. What stage are they in?
What is Early Childhood?
Growing taller and improving coordination are examples of this type of development.
What is Physical Development?
This type of development involves changes in the body, brain, movement, and physical abilities.
What is Physical Development?
This is something that causes stress.
What is a Stressor?
This technology shows which areas of the brain are active while a person performs a task.
What is an fMRI?
Which developmental stage is associated with developing careers and long-term relationships?
What is Early Adulthood?
This stage generally follows infancy and includes developing language, independence, and motor skills.
What is Early Childhood?
This psychologist primarily studied how children think and understand the world.
Who is Jean Piaget?
Put these steps in the correct order:
Hormones are released • Brain detects stress • Physical/emotional reactions • Stressor occurs • Body recovers
Stressor → Brain detects stress → Hormones are released → Physical/emotional reactions → Body recovers
This technology uses X-rays to create cross-sectional images of the brain and can help identify injuries or bleeding.
What is a CT/CAT Scan?
Which brain imaging technology uses magnetic fields to measure brain activity?
What is MEG?
This developmental stage is most associated with puberty and developing a stronger sense of identity.
What is Adolescence?
This psychologist focused on how people develop through social relationships and life experiences.
Who is Erik Erikson?
This hormone helps the body react quickly during a stressful or dangerous situation.
What is Adrenaline?
This technology tracks how the brain uses energy and can produce a colorful image showing brain activity.
What is a PET Scan?
A person confronts a threat instead of running away. Which part of the stress response does this represent?
What is Fight?
Put these stages in the correct order from youngest to oldest:
Infancy • Adolescence • Middle Childhood • Early Childhood • Early Adulthood • Middle Adulthood • Late Adulthood
Infancy → Early Childhood → Middle Childhood → Adolescence → Early Adulthood → Middle Adulthood → Late Adulthood
An 8-year-old is improving reading and math skills, developing friendships, and becoming more confident. What developmental stage is this?
What is Middle Childhood?
A person sees a dangerous situation and immediately feels unable to move or decide what to do. Which stress response is this?
What is Freeze?
Which technology measures electrical activity in the brain using electrodes placed on the scalp?
What is an EEG?
Name the brain imaging technology that matches each description:
1. Detailed brain structure
2. Active brain areas during a task
3. X-ray images of the brain
4. Brain energy use
5. Electrical brain activity
1. MRI
2. fMRI
3. CT/CAT Scan
4. PET Scan
5. EEG