Exam 21: Human Development Across the Life Span Part 1

If the only information you have concerning one-year-old Jessica is that she is wary or hesitant when having a new experience, MOST likely you should predict that Jessica has

The germinal stage of prenatal development is

Cohort effects are MOST closely associated with which research design?

In the featured study on infants arithmetic ability the results suggest that 9-month-old infants

During Erikson's crisis of autonomy versus shame and doubt, a child should begin to take some responsibility for his feeding and dressing. As a result, the child should gain a sense of self-sufficiency. This stage occurs from ____ years of age.

Typically infants with ____ attachments exhibit little, if any, distress when their mothers leave the room.

One of the criticisms of Piaget's theory of cognitive development is that

The adolescent growth spurt begins and puberty occurs approximately ____ in females than in males.

A researcher tests the memories of groups who are 40, 60, and 80 years old, and finds the youngest group better able to memorize information. The researcher concludes memory ability declines with age. You should assume the researcher's conclusion is

The prenatal period refers to

Which of the following is associated with maternal smoking during pregnancy?

Research suggests that a child's "temperamental individuality" is well established around

In the Featured Study on "can infants do arithmetic," infants observed addition or subtraction "problems" that were presented

In the 1960s, even though all her friends tried recreational drugs, Maggie refused to experiment with drugs because she was afraid she would get caught and end up in jail. Maggie's reasons for NOT experimenting with drugs reflect

If a child says that the sun shines to keep him warm, the child is exhibiting

Byron is planning to ask his parents if he can borrow their car on Friday night. He is thinking about all the possible reasons they might bring up for not letting him use the car, and thinking of a logical reply to each of these possible objections. Based on Piaget's model of cognitive development, Byron's thought processes illustrate

According to Piaget's theory, children first show or develop object permanence during the

According to Kagan and colleagues, infants who approach unfamiliar people, objects and events with little hesitation are said to exhibit

Systematic problem-solving efforts are associated with individuals in the ____ stage of cognitive development.

According to Erikson's theory, an elementary school-age child who does poorly in school, and does not get along well with classmates, is MOST likely to develop a sense of