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Nature is to nurture as ________ is to ________.
genetics; environment
The longest stage of prenatal development is the ______ stage.
fetal
During the germinal stage, the fertilized egg is called the ______.
zygote
The approximately nine months of prenatal development takes place in three stages in the following sequence:
germinal, embryonic, feta
Organogenesis is:
the process by which the basic organ structures begin their developments.
________ is the ability of a fetus to survive outside the womb.
Viability
The pattern of development normal to humans in which infants first gain control over areas that are closest to the center of their bodies (for instance, control in gained over the upper arms before the fingers) is called
proximodistal
The human brain develops before the reproductive system. This fact demonstrates the:
the cephalocaudal growth pattern.
Which of the following theorists studied the cognitive development of children
Jean Piaget
Little Amanda has learned that birds fly, and started calling all flying objects, "birds." Her older brother thought it was funny when they drove past an airport and his little sister pointed at the planes flying past and called them "birds." Little Amanda is labeling her world through the process of __________.
assimilation
During the first of Piaget's cognitive developmental stages infants learn about their world
through their senses and actions
The recognition by children that objects removed from sight still exist is known as
.

object permanence
For Piaget, the concept of egocentrism referred to the:
inability of young children to perceive the world from any perspective other than their own.
The individual associated with the creation dveleopment of attachment theory was:
John Bowlby
The individual who developed and conducted attachment research using the "Strange Situation" experiment was:
.

Mary Ainsworth
According to Erikson, during what stage of psychosocial development would an elderly individual evaluate how fulfilling their lives had been
Integrity vs. Despair
Little Jennifer has to rely on her parents to do everything for her. They have to feed her, change her, comfort her and entertain her. According to Erikson, if they do all of this, she will develop a sense of trust. Which of the following is most likely the age of Jennifer
.

0-7 months of age
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According to Gary, being a man means playing football, going camping, and studying to be an engineer. Gary has developed a traditional:
gender role
Individual's subjective sense of being male or female that is influences by biological and social-learning factors
gender identity
Parenting style in which parents rely on strictly enforced rules, leaving little room for children to discuss alternatives.
.

authoritarian
Little Billy is allowed almost total freedom, and his parents seldom punish inappropriate behavior in hopes of encouraging self-reliance and intitiative. According to Baumrind, this parenting style that is high in nurturance and low in all other aspects of family functioning would be labeled as the _________ parenting style.
.

permissive
Which of the following is NOT one of the four aspects of family functioning included in Diana Baumrind's categorization of parenting styles?
.

attachment
he distinctive patterns of behavior, emotions, and thoughts that characterize an individual's adaptations to his or her life is known as:
personality
The _____ theories of personality focus on the characteristics that describe an individual's disposition, thinking and behaviors.
trait
In the popular analogy of the human moral dilemma in which the angel stands on one shoulder and the devil stands on the other, Freud would say that the angel represents the _____ and the devil the _____.
.

superego; id
Wray has always been told that stealing is wrong. However, he recently has been out of work and money is very tight. Yesterday he forgot to bring his lunch to school. He was so hungry, on impulse he steals a hamburger and a coke from the school cafeteria. Now he feels extremely guilty about what he has done. According to Freud, his guilt arises from his
superego
The Freudian structure of the mind which seeks immediate gratification of instincts for sex and aggression is the:
id
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Who developed psychoanalytic theory that depicts personality as shaped by an ongoing conflict between primary drives and societal pressures?
freud
A man takes out his anger on his wife, the wife spanks the child, the child kicks the dog and the dog bites the mailman. These behaviors are examples of:
displacement
A defense mechanism in which an individual attempts to cope with an anxiety-producing situation by retreating psychologically to an earlier stage of development (such as when an adult sucks their thumb) is known as:
regression
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As Ted works on his taxes, he makes the decision not to report some income. He says, "Well everyone cheats on the income tax forms and I need the money more than the government!" Ted seems to be using the Freudian defense mechanism known as:
rationalization
If an individual's wishes are overgratified or undergratified at any particular psychosexual stage of development, Freud would argue that _______ will occur.
fixation
According to Freud, sexual urges remain unexpressed and children seek same sex friendships because they have no interest in the opposite sex during the ______ stage.
latency
Which of the following is the correct order of Freud's psychosexual stages of development?
oral, anal, phallic, letency, genital
Steven and Joe are very bad roomates. Steven is incredibly disorganized and messy while Joe is compulsive in his work and insists that the room be completely tidy at all times. According to Freud, it is possible that both Steven and Joe are fixated at the
anal