Exam 3: Human Development

Eighteen-month-old Marty is pointing at objects in the park and trying to name them.His mother praises him for his correct labeling, and she tells Marty the correct name for objects he mislabels.This scene illustrates the importance of which of the following in language acquisition?

You describe your best friend Jordan by saying that he is an extreme extravert, worry-free a majority of the time, an incurable optimist, shows an insatiable curiosity about the world, and continues to be a happy person no matter what "life throws at him." According to the research on happiness, which characteristic of Jordan's does NOT appear to contribute to his happiness?

People who win lotteries are often less happy than they were before winning.

Concerning ethnic differences, which culture tends to value individual effort and independence rather than interdependence and family loyalty?

Deliberately making an environment more stimulating, nutritional, comforting, and loving is referred to as

Because of the rapid growth of basic structures, the developing fetus is sensitive to a variety of diseases, drugs, and sources of radiation, especially during which part of the pregnancy?

If an expectant mother is exposed to German measles, the child could be born with a

A child and her father are walking.The child knows there are such things as birds but has never seen a bluebird before.Upon seeing one, she says, "See the birdie," and her father replies, "Yes, that's a bluebird." This example demonstrates

Contact comfort refers to the

Discuss early emotional development, including the basic emotions, the social smile, and the complex emotion of embarrassment.

Which of the following proposed the eight stages of psychosocial development?

Aging has NOT been shown to affect one's

Infants have a remarkable capacity for rapid learning, which is referred to as __________ intelligence.

Jarrod is in the period of emerging adulthood.Which of the following statements would NOT describe Jarrod during this stage of development?

In the human growth sequence, an extremely variable period that is characterized by marked physiological and psychological deterioration is known as

Research shows that people tend to be happy if they are making progress toward their personal __________.

One's skin color is controlled by the expression of many genes working together in combination.Thus, skin color is a __________ characteristic.

If you were to observe the development of psychomotor abilities in infants across cultures, you would find the most similarities in the

Loud noises can increase the fetus' heart rate and movement, which illustrates that outside conditions can affect the unborn in the __________ environment.

How one deals with the inevitable slow declines in health during adulthood strongly influences that adult's