Exam 3: Human Development

According to your textbook, the finding that more educated people tend to be a little happier than the less educated appears to occur because higher education generally results in

Tiana is four weeks old and will use which of the following to gain attention from her parents at this age?

Having a positive evaluation of oneself and regarding oneself as a worthwhile person is called

Sickle-cell anemia, hemophilia, muscular dystrophy, and cystic fibrosis are considered

Clarence exerts virtually no control over his son's activities and impulses with his son often showing immature and out-of-control behavior at home and at school.According to the research on parental styles, Clarence is exhibiting __________ parenting.

Through such games as "I'm-Going-To-Get-You," adults and babies come to share similar rhythms and expectations that help to create a system that includes touching, vocalizing, gazing, and smiling, which are referred to as shared

Martha is planning on enrolling her young son in "The Wee Care Learning Center" day care in town, which has been owned and staffed for the last six years by five former elementary teachers.According to research discussed in the textbook, which of the following can Martha expect concerning the effects of the day care on her son?

Helen's mother took three-year-old Helen to a birthday party in the neighborhood.Although her mother encouraged her to play with the other children, Helen did not say a word to any child but sat quietly by her mother watching the other children.Thomas and Chess would probably describe Helen as a(n)__________ child.

Patti does not speed on the highway because she is afraid of getting another ticket and losing her license and her insurance.If Patti uses this type of moral reasoning in most situations, one could say that Patti is exhibiting which level of moral development?

The psychologist who developed the "Satisfaction with Life Scale" to study happiness and feelings of well-being was __________.

Which of the following is a correct match between the psychosocial stage and its age range?

Alicia's mother asks Alicia to put her blocks away.Alicia responds, "No, me play." Observing this, we might guess that Alicia

Denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance are the stages by which one copes with

According to Piaget's theory, true intellectual enrichment

Children continually gain specific knowledge and do NOT undergo stage-like leaps in general mental ability, according to

Peter is sitting on the floor playing when he waves to his daddy and says "Go bye-bye." He then calls to his cat, "Here Kitty," and later asks his mother for a cookie by saying, "Want cookie." Peter is exhibiting

The key to secure attachment involves parents

Jamal wants to know how many baseball cards he has.His mother helps him stack and count the cards, moving each card to a new stack as it is counted.She then shows him how to write the number on a slip of paper so he can remember it.Jamal's mother is doing all of the following EXCEPT

Jeffery is 16 months old, and his mother has spent almost every waking moment of the last three weeks trying to toilet-train Jeffery.However, Jeffery has shown no improvement.Jeffery's mother should be told that toilet training as well as other milestones in development are governed by the

According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, the range of tasks a child cannot yet master alone but that she or he can accomplish with the guidance of a more capable partner is referred to as the __________.