transition period from childhood to adulthood is called...

a. adolescence

b. puberty

c. preteen

fertilized egg

a. embryo

b. fetus

c. zygote

pregnancy weeks 2-8

a. fetus

b. embryo

c. zygote

pregnancy: weeks 9 to birth

a. zygote

b. fetus

c. embryo

period of sexual maturation where people becomes capable of reproducing

a. adolescence

b. furtile

c. puberty 

reinforcement of behaviors that are similar to the desired behavior 

a. negative reinforcement

b. punishment

c. shaping 

stimulus that triggers a response naturally and automatically

a. conditioned response

b. unconditioned response

c. unconditioned stimulus 

the author of famous 3 stage moral development in psychology.

a.    Erikson

b.    Maslow

c.    Kohlberg

A substance that crosses the placenta barrier and prevents the fetus from developing normally 

a.    Acids

b.    Teratogens

c.    Dangers

  Previously neutral stimulus that, through learning, gains the power to cause a response 

a.    Conditioned response

b.    Conditioned stimulus

c. Unconditioned response

An understanding that certain properties remain constant despite changes in their form 

a.    Object permanence

b.    Conservation

c. Conversation

pioneer in child development in psychology

a. Erikson

b. Piaget

c. Bandura 

In operant conditioning, anything that increases the likelihood of a behavior by following it with the removal of an undesirable event or state

a. rewards

b. positive reinforcement

c. negative reinforcement

an awareness that things continue to exist even when you cannot see or hear them.

a.    Object permanence

b.    Conversation

c.    Conservation

type of learning where a stimulus gains the power to cause a response 

a.    Observational learning

b.    Operant conditioning

d.    Classical conditioning

created the famous 8 stage theory of social development in psychology.

a.    Erikson

b.    Maslow

c.    Piaget

1Culturally (society’s) preferred timing of social events

a.    Social time table

b.    Social clock

c. time table 

A type of learning in which the frequency of a behavior depends on the consequence that follows that behavior 

a.    Classical conditioning

b.    Operant condition

c. observational learning 

A progressive and irreversible brain disorder characterized by gradual deterioration of memory, reasoning, language, and finally, physical functioning 

a.    Dementia

b.    Getting old

c.    Alzheimer’s disease

Response to the conditioned stimulus is called…

a.    Conditioned response

b.    Unconditioned response

c.    Conditioned stimulus

psychologist who founded behaviorism and did the controversial, but famous, Little Albert experiment.

a.    Watson

b.    Pavlov

c.    Freud

In operant conditioning, anything that increases the likelihood of a behavior by following it with a desirable event or state is called…

a.    Reward

b.    Positive reinforcement

c. negative reinforcement 

Learning by observing others is called…

a.    Operant conditioning

b.    Observational learning

c.    Classical conditioning

Which psychologist is known for observational learning?

a. Pavlov

b. Bandura

c. Piaget

Retaining information in memory over time is called…

a.    Forgetting

b.    Storage

c.    Encoding

Discomfort and distress that follow when a person who is dependent on a drug discontinues the use of that drug is called…

a.    Withdrawal

b.    Dependence

c.    Tolerance

Getting information out of memory storage is called…

a.    Forgetting

b.    Encoding

c.    Retrieval

Process of getting information into the memory system is called…

a.    encoding

b.    storage

c.    retrieval

On a list, the tendency to recall the first and last items more easily 

a. serial number effect

b. position effect

c. serial position effect

A vivid, clear memory of an emotionally significant moment or event is called…

a.    Implicit memory

b.    Flashbulb memory

c.    Storage

Type of retrieval in which you must search for information that you previously stored is called…

a.    Recall

b.    Recognition

c.    Serial position effect

Type of retrieval in which must identify items learned earlier is called…

a.    Recall

b.    Recognition

c.    Serial position effect

Recurring problems falling asleep or staying asleep is called…

a.    Night terrors

b.    Teeth grinding

c.    Insomnia

Sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable attacks of sleep is called…

a.    Narcolepsy

b.    Teeth grinding

c.    Insomnia

Dreams occur in what stage of sleep?

a. Stage 2

b. REM sleep

c. Stage 2-4

 sleep disorder characterized by anxiety episodes with extreme panic, often accompanied by screaming, flailing, fast breathing, and sweating and that usually occur within a few hours after going to sleep

a. nightmares

b. night terrors

c. insomnia

State of physiological, psychological or both types of need to take more of a drug after continued use is called…

a.    Withdrawal

b.    Dependence

c.    Tolerance

thoughts that cause anxiety 

a. compulsion

b. obsession

c. phobia 

the action that is perfomed to calm anxiety

a. obsession

b. compulsion

c. phobia 

producing the same response to two similar stimuli

a. discrimination

b. generalization

c. shaping 

producing the different response to two similar stimuli

a. discrimination

b. generalization

c. shaping