Human Growth & Development Flashcards

The 'goodness of fit' model in developmental psychology emphasizes the match between:

Answer: A child's temperament and environmental demands

Thomas and Chess proposed that positive outcomes depend on how well a child's temperament fits the expectations and demands of their environment.

Which attachment style is associated with caregivers who are consistently unresponsive to infant signals?

Answer: Avoidant attachment

Avoidant attachment develops when caregivers consistently reject or minimize the infant's emotional needs, leading the infant to suppress attachment behaviors.

According to Kübler-Ross, which is the correct order of the stages of grief?

Answer: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance

Kübler-Ross's five stages proceed: Denial → Anger → Bargaining → Depression → Acceptance, though the model is not strictly linear.

Fluid intelligence, as described by Cattell and Horn, is best characterized by:

Answer: The ability to solve novel problems without prior knowledge

Fluid intelligence reflects raw reasoning capacity that peaks in young adulthood and tends to decline with age, unlike crystallized intelligence.

A counselor notices a client's 8-year-old can classify objects by multiple attributes simultaneously. This skill indicates the child has reached Piaget's:

Answer: Concrete operational stage

Multi-attribute classification (multiple classification) emerges in the concrete operational stage, roughly ages 7–11.

The concept of 'generativity vs. stagnation' in Erikson's model applies to which life period?

Answer: Middle adulthood (40s–60s)

Erikson's seventh stage places generativity—contributing to future generations through work, parenting, or mentorship—in middle adulthood.

Object permanence, the understanding that objects continue to exist when out of sight, is achieved during which Piagetian stage?

Answer: Sensorimotor

Object permanence develops during the sensorimotor stage, typically around 8–12 months of age.