Exam 9: Life-Span Development

A researcher decides to study cognitive changes in children by simultaneously studying groups of 3-year-olds, 6-year-olds, 9-year-olds, and 12-year-olds. This researcher is conducting a ________ study.

Human babies are born with their eyes ________.

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 ________.

The typical American family still consists of a husband who works outside the home and a wife who stays home to care for their children.

Most differences in male and female behavior appear to be the result of inherent biological differences.

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.

Jeff's parents are thrilled because he has just said his first word-"Dada." He is most likely about ________ months of age.

A 3-year-old child says to her mommy, "I goed and watched the mouses at the pet store." This is an example of ________.

Strong attachment by a child to its mother is likely to foster insecurity and dependence.

About ________ percent of all Americans will marry at some point in their life.

Summarize the research regarding the decline of mental abilities in old age. Also, explain what Alzheimer's disease is.

Chad is 3 years old. When he goes to the store with his mommy to buy his daddy a birthday present, he insists on buying his daddy a toy truck. This is an example of ________.

A newborn baby is called a ________.

The emergence of fantasy play and the use of symbolic gestures are hallmarks of the ________ stage of cognitive development.

In most families today, ________ the housework and child rearing.

Erik Erikson called the process in which infants learn that mother and other primary caregivers can be counted on to be there when needed ________.

A disorder common in late adulthood that is characterized by losses in memory and cognition and changes in personality and that is believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain's structure and function is ________.

A researcher who studies a fixed group of people over a period of time is using the longitudinal method.

When young adolescents are asked what they most dislike about themselves, ________ is mentioned more than anything else.

Tommy acts rough and noisy because he has learned to believe that as a male he is supposed to act that way. His behavior is an example of ________.