The powerful survival impulse that leads human infants to seek closeness to their parents is called ___________________?

A. Attachment
B. Imprinting
C. Egocentrism
D. Conservation

Two individuals who developed from one zygote are known as _________________?

A. Heterozygous twins
B. Homozygous twins
C. Identical twins
D. B and c

In developmental psychology, the term nature refers to _______________ factors that influence development?

A. Environmental
B. Physical
C. Biological
D. All of these

Which parenting style usually produces children with greatest confidence and self-esteem?

A. Permissive
B. Authoritarian
C. Authoritative
D. Rejecting-neglecting

Erik Erikson suggested that children with a very secure attachment to their parents are especially likely to experience ________________?

A. Stranger anxiety
B. Egocentrism
C. Basic trust
D. Object permanence

Gender identity refers to ___________________?

A. One’s biological sex
B. The sense of being male or female
C. The set of expected behaviors for males and for females
D. How masculine a boy is or how feminine a girl is

Which theory of gender-typing suggests that people understand and classify their own behavior and personality traits in terms of masculine and feminine categories?

A. Social learning theory
B. Psychoanalytical theory
C. Evolutionary theory
D. Gender schema theory

The two members of a gene pair are called _________________?

A. Alleles
B. Dominant genes
C. Clones
D. Zygotes

The nature/nurture controversy considers the degree to which traits and behaviors are determined by _______________?

A. Genes or experience
B. Continuity or stages
C. Life-span stability or change
D. Maturation or genes

Piaget is to cognitive development as Kohlberg is to ______________ development?

A. Emotional
B. Physical
C. Moral
D. Social