5. Consciousness and Sleep

A research design in a group of similar participants is followed and studied over a long period of time is called a _____ design.

Dr. Sardonicus is studying the effects of aging on memory. She gives an initial test of memory to a group of 20-year-olds and a group of 40-year-olds. Then she follows both groups of participants for a period of five years, regularly giving them memory tests during that time. Which research design is Dr. Sardonicus using?

One disadvantage of a longitudinal research design is

In Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages of development, the trust-versus-mistrust developmental crisis occurs among

Early in life, infants will demonstrate their personalities through their

With respect to a babies' needs, caregivers of _____ babies are unresponsive, insensitive, and coldly rejecting.

Lev Vygotsky's _____ refers to the difference between what a child can do alone versus what a child can do with the help of a teacher.

Lev Vygotsky emphasized the importance of social interactions in cognitive development, whereas _____ stressed the importance of the child's interactions with objects.

The biologically determined and innate patterns of behavior that exist in both people and animals are called

Which theorist originally proposed 18 core instincts for humans?

Which instinct is responsible for our reaction to run away if we sense danger?

One of the earliest approaches to motivation focused on

Which circumstances are a physiological factor in causing hunger?

Which structure or organ is thought to be responsible for stopping the eating response when glucose levels go up?

The particular level of body weight that the body tries to maintain is known as the