Exam 3: Human Development

Abby's mother leaves the room.When her mother returns, Abby runs to greet her mother.However, when her mother reaches to pick her up, Abby pulls away and screams out "no." According to Mary Ainsworth's research, Abby is exhibiting a(n)

In the late teens, the brain actively destroys unneeded connections, especially in the frontal lobes, with this pruning of synapses sharpening the brain's capacity for

Regarding happiness and holding religious beliefs, there is __________ relationship.

Chromosomes are made up of

You show four-year-old Samantha a two-sided mirror.Then, you hold it between you and her, so that she can see herself in it.If you ask her what she thinks you can see, she will most likely imagine that you see her face reflected in the mirror, instead of your own.At this age, Samantha cannot mentally transform the view she sees into the view you must be seeing.This illustrates __________ thought.

Babies are born with fewer brain synapses than adults, although the number rapidly increases until age four.Then, the number of brain synapses declines and reaches adult levels by age

Dependent, immature children who frequently misbehave were most likely raised by __________ parents.

Until minimum levels of physical structure are mature, no amount of practice will be sufficient to develop certain skills.This statement reflects

According to Erikson, the major task during young adulthood (20 to 34 years old)is successful achievement of

Brett's speaking vocabulary includes more than 4,000 words, and he is able to understand more than twice that many.He is most likely

If her parents encourage little Tanya to ask questions, to use her imagination, and give her the freedom to choose activities, according to Erikson, they are encouraging Tanya to develop

A child has to be self-aware in order to experience the complex emotion of

Regarding recent findings on cognitive development, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the sociocultural view of cognitive development, which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to Erikson, a child entering adolescence can expect the major developmental task to center around the need to achieve intimacy with another.

A researcher asks Zeke, "What do you think would happen if it suddenly became possible for people to fly, like birds, without the aid of airplanes?" Zeke responds that "people can't fly" and does not even consider this hypothetical situation.Zeke is most likely in which stage of cognitive development?

The study of changes in behavior from conception to death encompasses the field known as

Parentese helps parents to do all of the following EXCEPT

The association between job satisfaction and happiness is

The relationship of happiness to good and bad life events would best be described as