Exam 9: Extension: Life-Span Development

The term used by psychologists to describe the characteristic patterns of emotional reactions and emotional self-regulation in the newborn child and young infant is ________.

Games like "Dungeons and Dragons," which involve active use of the imagination, have been popular among adolescents for some time. The game could not have risen to its high level of popularity if teenagers were not capable of ________.

In America, ________ of children between birth and third grade spend some time being regularly cared for by persons other than their parents.

Greta is a heavy drinker. While her newborn baby could be quite healthy, it could also have several health problems related to her drinking. If her baby has health problems, it is most likely to ________.

The head completes virtually all of its growth by age ________.

The mother of a young child who didn't like to drink milk was trying to coax him to drink some. Taking the glass of milk, she poured it all into a smaller cup and said, "There! Now you won't have to drink so much." She would never have fooled the child if he had not been in the ________ stage.

Mature adults tend to see complex problems ________.

Some critics of Piaget's theory believe that ________.

An internal mechanism for processing speech that is wired into all humans is a ________.

Jack is 24 years old. His major task, according to Erikson, is to develop a sense of ________.