Exam 12: Human Development II: Social Development

Which one of the following children would most likely be described as "independent?"

At about ___ months of age,children demonstrate that their attachment to their primary caregiver(s)is getting stronger as they demonstrate stranger anxiety.

"If Heinz saves his wife,he will be a hero!" This is the sort of moral reasoning that would be displayed by someone at the __________ level of morality

Mara enjoys hanging out with her friends,all of whom are very "up" on each other's information.They all share secrets with each other,and though there little troupe is only made up of 5 girls,they seem to have no real need or desire to interact with other kids their own age.Mara's group would be described as a:

Young Jamal is asked whether it is right for a police officer to give a speeding ticket to a man who is driving his daughter to the hospital after a serious injury that left her with several broken bones.Which of the following answers would demonstrate the postconventional level of moral reasoning in Jamal?

On your lunch break,you decide to try a new restaurant that you've been hearing about.Once you are seated,a family with a young infant who looks to be 8-9 months old sits next to you.As you smile at the child,thinking how adorable she is,she breaks into tears,screams,and reaches for her father.You should probably

John Bowlby believed that attachment between a child and caregiver develops out of __________.

In their research into the function of memory in younger,middle aged,and older adults,Cartensen and her colleagues found that older adults:

The distinction between a person's chronological age and his or her social age is one that was first emphasized by behavioral scientist ____________.

Young Pemba is being observed as he plays in a room with his mother.Pemba frequently goes to the toys in the room,but occasionally looks back at his mother to make sure she is there.After a quick smile is exchanged between mother and child,Pemba goes back to the task of building with the toys.When Pemba's mother leaves the room,he becomes moderately upset,but is easily soothed when she returns.Which type of attachment does Pemba seem to have with his mother?

The last stage of moral reasoning,according to Lawrence Kohlberg,is the Universal Ethical Principle Orientation.

The recent decline in the teen pregnancy rate in the United States of American can be partially attributed to which of the following influences?

The terms "clique" and "crowd," as used to define the peer groups of adolescents,was first identified by Australian researcher __________.

Psychologist Carl Jung believed that we do not establish a sense of self until we reach __________.

Research suggests that peer pressure is a salient force that can lead teenagers down the road of alcohol,drugs,and casual sex.

The rate of teen pregnancy continues to climb over the past several years in the United States of America.

The uncertainty of emerging adulthood is usually resolved by __________,when people tend to achieve total independence from parental support and develop the ability to empathize with others as fellow adults.

Debra is about to get married for the second time.Her first marriage lasted only two years,and was really a rather unhappy relationship from start to finish.When she thinks back on those times,she wonders why she ever got married at all.According to research

In order for Kohlberg to come up with his theory of moral development,he presented subjects with a story that had quite a bit of moral ambiguity in it,and then asked them questions that tapped into their methods of reasoning right and wrong.The story that Kohlberg most frequently used was called the "__________ Dilemma."

Theorist __________ believed that every stage of life has a crisis in need of resolution.