Exam 12: Human Development II: Social Development

Martin has just turned 50 years old,and lately he has been questioning whether his life has had any real meaning."If I were to die today,would my life really have made a difference?" According to the social development theory of Erik Erikson,Martin is struggling with the crisis of __________.

According to the work of Mary Ainsworth,mothers who were loving,warm,and sensitive to the needs of their children were most likely to have __________ babies.

___________ is the process through which a person shapes his or her behavioral patterns according to the environment in which he or she lives.

What kind of animals did Harry Harlow and his colleagues use to discredit the "nourishment" theory of attachment?

The fear that children show at around 8 months of age is called separation anxiety and it is a strong indication that attachment exists between the child and his/her primary caregiver.

Many parents worry that their children will be lured into negative and unhealthy behaviors if they give in to peer pressure.What does research suggest about these fears?

According to Erikson,we cannot develop close,intimate relationships with others until what developmental milestone has been reached?

Which of the following events are teen mothers more likely to experience?

Most young children are at the preconventional morality stage of moral reasoning.

Charmaine is having a conversation with her best friend Takima,when she says,"I can't even tell you how much I hope that I never date a man like my father.I can't even believe that guys who act like him can even convince a woman to go out with him!" Takima,who has recently studied this chapter on Human Development,knows that Charmaine:

In the United States of America,the average age for a first marriage has increased by ____ years since 1960,when the average age was 23 for men and 21 for women.

In the United States of America,for every ten marriages there are likely to be ___ divorces.

The process of practicing self-discipline,a concept labeled by Lev Vygotsky as self-__________,is something that play helps children develop.

While ____% of unmarried adults report being "very happy," ___% of married adults feel that way about their lives.

__________ adulthood is a period during a person's early 20s in which they still depend on their parents for financial and emotional support.

The very first developmental crisis that human beings experience,according to the theory of Erik Erikson,is

__________ is a process of early attachment in which the first thing a new born sees is considered its mother.

Some children who were observed did not demonstrate one consistent attachment style,but instead seemed unable to decide how they should react to their mother and to new circumstances.Researchers have labeled this the __________ attachment style.

Many parents worry about the amount of imaginary play in which their children engages.Having studied the developmental theories that discuss the various benefits of play,what would you advise these parents?

2008 Vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin,the governor of Alaska,made headlines when it was announced that her unwed 17-year-old daughter,Bristol,was pregnant.According to research,which of the following is now true of the young Miss Palin?