oxytocin
a hormone released from the mothers pituitary for the purpose of bonding
post-term infants
infants born two weeks after the mothers due date
infant mortality
death within the first year of life
reflexes
unlearned, organized, and involuntary responses that occur automatically in the presence of a certain stimuli
pre-term infants
infants born prior to 38 weeks after conception
episiotomy
an incision sometimes made to increase the size of the opening of the vagina to allow the baby to pass
habituation
the decrease in response to a stimulus that occurs after repeated presentations of the same stimulus
stillborn
the delivery of a child that is not alive
lanugo
dark fuzz that often covers newborns
bradley method
known as "husband coached" childbirth
t/f
true
the first stage of labor- where contractions occur- is the longest stage of labor
t/f
false
babies born cesarean section are known to have less breathing problems compared to babies born vaginally
t/f
false
babies are born without a sense of smell or taste
t/f
true
postpartum depression is characterized as emotional detachment and lack of responsive from mother to baby
t/f
true
a recessive trait is present in the organism but not expressed
piegets theory of cognitive development is essentially about __________
the development of the ability to think
the cohort effect is an example of the impact of __________ on development
history-graded influences
this psychology approach suggests that unconscious forces act to determine personality and behavior
psychoanalytic approach
a theorist studying behavior from the __________ believes that human behavior is a result of our genetic inheritance from our ancestors
evolutionary perspective
ethnical research must include
freedom from harm , informed consent, confidentiality
t/f
false
human development should solely be viewed as a process of continuous change
t/f
true
what society describes as male or female is a social construct
t/f
false
during a sensitive period of pregnancy, it is assumed that absence of certain types of environmental influences is likely to produce permanent, irreversible, consequences for the developing individual
t/f
false
operant conditioning is a type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to neutral stimulus that normally does not bring about that type of response
t/f
true
correlation research is only designed to look at the relationship between two variables
oxytocin
a hormone released from the mothers pituitary for the purpose of bonding
post-term infants
infants born two weeks after the mothers due date
infant mortality
death within the first year of life
reflexes
unlearned, organized, and involuntary responses that occur automatically in the presence of a certain stimuli
pre-term infants
infants born prior to 38 weeks after conception
episiotomy
an incision sometimes made to increase the size of the opening of the vagina to allow the baby to pass
habituation
the decrease in response to a stimulus that occurs after repeated presentations of the same stimulus
stillborn
the delivery of a child that is not alive
lanugo
dark fuzz that often covers newborns
bradley method
known as "husband coached" childbirth
t/f
true
the first stage of labor- where contractions occur- is the longest stage of labor
t/f
false
babies born cesarean section are known to have less breathing problems compared to babies born vaginally
t/f
false
babies are born without a sense of smell or taste
t/f
true
postpartum depression is characterized as emotional detachment and lack of responsive from mother to baby
t/f
true
a recessive trait is present in the organism but not expressed
piegets theory of cognitive development is essentially about __________
the development of the ability to think
the cohort effect is an example of the impact of __________ on development
history-graded influences
this psychology approach suggests that unconscious forces act to determine personality and behavior
psychoanalytic approach
a theorist studying behavior from the __________ believes that human behavior is a result of our genetic inheritance from our ancestors
evolutionary perspective
ethnical research must include
freedom from harm , informed consent, confidentiality
t/f
false
human development should solely be viewed as a process of continuous change
t/f
true
what society describes as male or female is a social construct
t/f
false
during a sensitive period of pregnancy, it is assumed that absence of certain types of environmental influences is likely to produce permanent, irreversible, consequences for the developing individual
t/f
false
operant conditioning is a type of learning in which an organism responds in a particular way to neutral stimulus that normally does not bring about that type of response
t/f
true
correlation research is only designed to look at the relationship between two variables