Exam 9: Human Development

Which of the following statements would someone in Kohlberg's preconventional stage of moral reasoning agree with?

In Piaget's view of cognitive development, assimilation has occurred when , and accommodation when .

Which of the following statements would Erik Erikson be likely to agree with?

Dementia is a condition characterized by

Which of the following theorists is noted for studying development across an individual's life span?

According to John Bowlby, the originator of attachment theory,

The strange-situation test was designed to allow psychologists to assess

Your uncle Denny has recently started putting on weight.Now that he's in his 50s he finds it harder to exercise and eat right.What would you recommend to him?

Imagine you are paying for something at a store and the clerk gives you too much change.If you are operating at the postconventional level of moral development, you are likely to

Recent research suggests that children are capable of learning the concepts of more than and less than even earlier than suggested by Piaget.At what age are children now believed to be capable of demonstrating these concepts?

Given an ambiguous ethical dilemma, Cal is rigid in his thinking, emphasizing that rules should be followed regardless of the situation.Which of Kohlberg's stages is Cal likely to be in?

Rufus is a child who has NOT yet developed theory of mind.He sees his aunt coming out of the hairdresser's one day, and thinks his aunt looks really funny, because the hairdresser cut her hair much too short.When his aunt asks him, "What do you think of my hair?" how will Rufus respond?

What is the influence of the environment on brain development?

Which of the following correctly defines the prenatal period?

From approximately 2 months after conception until birth, a developing human is called an)

Why did Erikson emphasize the importance of the psychosocial crisis of adolescence?

A child seen playing at the beach has first poured a bucket of sand into a short, fat container and then another bucket into a tall, thin container.When asked which container holds more sand, the child points to the tall, thin container.This response suggests that she is at Piaget's stage of cognitive development.