Exam 13: Development Over the Life Span

Tyrel is only 5 years old. He is angry at his brother and is about to hit him when he stops. According to Lawrence Kohlberg, it is most likely that Tyrel did not hit his brother because he:

The research by Margaret and Harry Harlow demonstrated a need for ________ in young rhesus monkeys.

In Piaget's theory, the process of absorbing new information into existing cognitive structures is called:

Fluid intelligence consists of:

The fundamental sense of being male or female, independent of whether a person conforms to the social rules of gender, is called:

________ is the sequential unfolding of genetically influenced behaviour and physical characteristics.

Which of the following is one of the three kinds of problems that are more common during adolescence than during other developmental stages?

Hillary has a history of behaviour problems and conflicts with her parents. Now, she is in sixth grade and is the first girl in her class to attain sexual maturity. When compared to later-maturing girls, Hillary is more likely to:

As healthy, older adults age, what generally happens to their intelligence?

Explain Jean Piaget's theory about the ways in which a baby learns about the world during the sensorimotor stage. What did he believe is a major cognitive accomplishment that occurs during this stage?

Explain the ways in which children can understand far more than Piaget gave them credit for.

Harry learns the schema for a "dog" by playing with his golden retriever. On a trip to a farm, he sees a collie and points, saying "Doggie!" Then he notices a lamb, and says "Doggie!" Explain Jean Piaget's concepts of assimilation and accommodation using this example.

Mary Ainsworth devised an experimental method called the Strange Situation in order to determine:

A provocative theory about gene-environment interactions discussed in your textbook can be summarized as:

Describe the ways in which psychologists have made great strides in separating conditions once thought to be an inevitable part of old age from those that are preventable or treatable.