Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

_______ develop when two eggs each get fertilized by two different sperm, resulting in two zygotes in the uterus at the same time.

A characteristic that first shows up in the formal operations stage is _______.

Research on the stability of temperament indicates that it is _______.

Tameeka is at a point in her pregnancy during which the major organs and structures of her baby are first developing. Which period of prenatal development is Tameeka currently experiencing?

According to Kohlberg, most adolescents are at the _______ level of morality.

The abbreviation STI stands for ________.

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following illustrates Vygotsky's concept of scaffolding?

In Erikson's _______ stage of psychosocial development, preschoolers are challenged to control their own behavior.

Fifteen-year old Harriet has begun to write an impassioned novel about growing up in America. In her novel she describes her experiences in a way that portrays herself as unique and special, such that no one has ever thought such deep thoughts or experienced such ecstasy before. Harriet's writings most clearly reflect __________________.

Identical twins are also called monozygotic twins.

In a __________design, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages.

Like any 4-month-old, Amy depends on her parents to feed her and to change her diapers. When Amy cries, her devoted parents quickly respond to her needs. According to Erikson, Amy is developing a sense of _______.

At birth, newborns seem most responsive to________.

The period of development from conception to birth is called the __________.

As children approach their teen years, contact with _______ becomes more important in their development.

Erik Erikson saw the major challenge of middle adulthood as that of _______.

In order to make the transition from dependence on parents to dependence upon one's self, the adolescent must develop a stable sense of ____________________.

Katherine is nice to Sally, even though she doesn't like Sally at all, because most of her friends like Sally. Katherine is in which stage of moral development according to Kohlberg?

The description and explanation of behavior changes in the individual and the differences between individuals from conception to death is called _________.