Exam 21: Human Development Across the Life Span Part 1

Dr. Wilmark prescribes "medical marijuana" for her chemotherapy patients, even though it is in violation of federal law. She believes it is morally wrong to cause unnecessary human suffering and, if necessary, she is willing to serve time in jail rather than watch others suffer needlessly. Dr. Wilmark's reasons for her actions reflect

The age of viability, referring to the age at which the fetus ____, is reached ____.

New research into the process of motor development suggests that

The idea that even if an object changes shape or appearance the underlying quantity of the object remains the same is Piaget's principle of

Trey's older sister is playing a game with him. She hides the ball they are playing with behind her back, and Trey quickly loses interest in the game. He makes no attempt to look for the ball, and instead picks up another toy that is close by. This suggests that Trey has not yet developed

The assumption of a preoperational child that a car is moving because she is in it is an example of

Craig is 2 years old, and he likes to put on his own coat and shoes. However, his mother often becomes impatient waiting for him to get ready, and she usually finishes zipping his coat and tying his shoes for him. Based on Erikson's theory, it is likely that Craig will develop

Harlow's finding that "contact comfort" is an important factor in forming attachment is LEAST consistent with the views expressed by

Suggesting that a poor man who stole food to feed his family was right, because human life takes precedence over rules, is an example of

Felicia is pregnant and her blood pressure has become dangerously high. Her doctor wants to deliver her baby by Cesarean section, even though Felicia is only 27 weeks pregnant. If Felicia's baby is delivered at this point in her pregnancy, the baby will have

The structure that allows both oxygen and nutrients to pass into the fetus from the mother's bloodstream and bodily wastes to pass out to the mother's bloodstream is the

An infant who actively resists change, who fails to develop a regular sleeping and eating schedule, and who is generally irritable and unhappy is BEST described as temperamentally

If a baby is born with a small head, heart defects, and retarded mental and motor development, the mother is MOST likely to have

During the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development, a child's relations with the world are through

Developmental norms indicate

Which of the following is NOT a secondary sex characteristic?

Stage theories assume all of the following EXCEPT

The hypothesis that insensitivity may be one reason puberty was proposed by which type of theorists?

The stage of concrete operations is said to be "concrete" because

If an infant's basic biological needs are met by others and sound attachments are formed during the first year of life, the infant will, most likely, successfully resolve the crisis associated with the ____ stage.