Developmental Psychologists Divide the Lifespan Into

question 34

Multiple Choice

Developmental psychologists divide the lifespan into:

• A)four distinct psychosocial stages of development and six physical stages of development.
• B)genetic and environmental phases of development.
• C)continuous and abrupt aspects of development.
• D)nine age-related stages of development.

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Definitions:

Glutamate Agonists

Substances that mimic the action of glutamate, a major excitatory neurotransmitter in the brain, and can therefore enhance its activity.

Glutamate

An important neurotransmitter in the nervous system involved in memory, learning, and the regulation of the brain's excitatory signals.

Neurotoxin

A neurotoxin is a toxic substance that disrupts the normal function of nerve cells, potentially causing damage to the nervous system and leading to neurological symptoms or disorders.

Disinhibition Theory

Explanation holding that alcohol has a selective depressant effect on the brain’s frontal cortex, which controls judgment, while sparing subcortical structures responsible for more instinctual behaviors, such as desire.