Exam 3: Human Development

Although Scott does not like to do lawn work, he cares for his lawn because "what would people think if he let his yard grow up." When using this line of reasoning, Scott is exhibiting which level of moral development?

Jake is playing hide-and-seek with his mother.Jake runs over to the couch and hides his head under a pillow.Because Jake cannot see anything, he doesn't think his mother can see him.Jake is exhibiting a behavioral characteristic of which of Piaget's cognitive stages of development?

The single most important thing you might do for a dying person is to

Regarding the effects of day care, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding identity formation and ethnic minorities, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Less educated people tend to be a little happier than the people who are more educated.

Jasmine does not copy other students' homework nor does she cheat on tests because she does not want to receive a zero on the homework or test.Jasmine is exhibiting Kohlberg's moral development level known as __________.

Kanzi would be described as being generally satisfied with her life and reports having frequent positive emotions and relatively few negative emotions.Kanzi is exhibiting

Compared to the adult brain, the brain of a newborn baby has fewer connections between nerve cells, which are called

Talia is 17 years old and is dealing with her conflicting experiences as a student, friend, athlete, worker, daughter, and girlfriend.In the next few years, Talia must integrate these experiences into a unified sense of self.According to Erikson, Talia is experiencing which psychosocial dilemma?

You leave your child with a babysitter.When you return, your child ignores you.Your child's behavior indicates which type of attachment?

Piaget believed that infants under the age of one year cannot use internal representations and have no memory of people and objects that are out of sight.Such abilities, he believed, emerge only after

Concerning language development, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Initiative is fostered by

Regarding the challenges of adulthood, which of the following statements is FALSE?

In their attempt to empower their children, parents have sometimes created children who have artificially high levels of self-esteem and a sense of entitlement.The style of parenting that is likely to create these characteristics is ___________ parenting.

Achieving sexual maturity is mostly governed by

The storm of crying, or bedtime distress, that sometimes occurs when babies are left alone at night can be considered a mild form of

When a gene is recessive, it must be paired with a second gene of the same type before its effect will be expressed.

Studies of visual perception indicate that infants under six months