When the development of the same subjects is studied over a period of time, the study is called a:
The symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome are most likely to include:
The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from:
The stage of prenatal development during which the developing organism is most vulnerable to injury is the:
The cephalocaudal trend in the motor development of children can be described simply as a:
Tanvir is a graduate student who is studying identity formation. He selects a group of 5-year-olds, a group of 10-years-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and interviews each group asking them what they plan to be when they finish school. In this example, Tanvir is using:
Javaid is a graduate student who is studying the way in which selective attention develops during the preadolescent years. He selected a group of 10-years-olds, and he assesses their selective attention every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Javaid is using:
Two characteristics of authoritarian parents are that they demonstrate:
Alzheimer’s disease involves a deterioration of neurons that produce:
Jamil and Qasim are identical twins, reared in different homes after their birth, due to the death of their parents. They are nineteen years of age and have personalities that differ sharply from each other. The reason of this difference in personality is most likely due to:
Dr. Jamshed wants to see if person’s IQ changes as they get older. To do this he takes three groups of subjects. Group i is made up of 10 years old, and Group III of 25 years old. Dr. Jamshed tests all three groups of their IQ level. The design of this experiment is called:
Babies will imitate actions they see when mothers show joy or interest because of:
A child has learned to get his or her way with a younger sibling by using physical intimidation. If her or she uses the same tactics on peers, this demonstrates:
Most human characteristics are the result of many genes working in combination. This is referred to as:
Cephalocaudal means:
Each cell possesses 46______that are responsible for all the genetic information passed from parents to children.
If an infant is startled by a loud sound, it makes movement similar to an embrace. This is called a______reflex.
Physical growth and development is called:
Substances capable of causing birth defects are known as:
Piaget is mainly known for studying:
______is an example of a congenital problem.
A child is largely nonverbal, is learning to coordinate purposeful movements with sense information, and is developing the concept of object permanence. The child is in Piaget’s_____stage.
Which reflex probably helps prevent falling?
Newborn children:
When parents around the world use a short, sharp rhythm, they are:
Which of the following must clearly demonstrates the existence of emotional attachment?
The grasping rooting, and sucking reflexes of infants are best described as:
According to Chomsky, humans have a________to develop language.
Sixteen-year-old Foster wants to spend a few years experimenting with different lifestyles and careers before he settles on who and want he wants to be foster’s behavior illustrates the identity status of:
Compared to mothers, fathers spend more time:
The 23rd chromosome determines the sex of the child. A male pattern is:
Primary sex characteristics are to___as secondary sex characteristics are to_______.
Dementia is most commonly associated with:
Girls who mature__and boys who mature________seem to experience more subjective distress and emotional difficulties with the transition to adolescence.
A child who knows how to tie shoelaces would probably find it relatively easy to learn how to tie a bow. Piaget would call this thinking process:
Maturation refers to:
According to Erikson, trust is to____as identity is to______.
The physical differences are:
Which of the following features is not concerned with physical:
Adolescence extend from:
The hereditary differences are also called:
Environment refers to all those circumstances:
The differences in aptitude occur because of:
The knowledge of individual differences is essential so that:
In order to improve the learning processes:
In the same family, there may be:
The individual differences are seen in the:
The individual differences refers to:
The individual differences are:
The pace of development of different aspects is:
Which aspect female development becomes faster after 10 years of age:

Developmental norms:

A. can be used to make extremely precise predictions about the age at which an individual child will reach various developmental milestones
B. indicate the maximum age at which a child can reach a particular developmental milestone, and still be considered “normal.”
C. indicate the average age at which individuals reach various developmental milestones
D. involve both a and b

Correct Answer: indicate the average age at which individuals reach various developmental milestones ✔

Last Updated: May 06, 2024