Exam 3: Human Development

Joey's mother was amazed by her two-year-old son. He was a very friendly, agreeable child who always seemed to be relaxed and in a good mood. Thomas and Chess would describe Joey as a(n)__________ child.

Maria, who is 10 months old, smiles when her daddy enters the room which shows that smiling at her age is

Two-year-old Marcus wants to dress, eat, and walk without his mother's assistance. Erikson would say that the child is operating at the stage of

The growth in connections between brain cells that occurs in waves supports which theory of cognitive development?

Jorge does not cheat on tests or copy other students' work because he does not want to be suspended from school and receive a zero on his test or other schoolwork. If Jorge uses this type of moral reasoning in most situations, one could say that Jorge is exhibiting which level of moral development?

Skills that require speed and rapid learning are referred to as __________ abilities.

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

Crying and signs of fear displayed by infants when they are left alone or with a stranger is referred to as

Authoritarian parents tend to use which two discipline approaches?

Regarding the motor skills of babies, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Telegraphic speech refers to

When Dave was told by his doctor that he was in the advanced stages of cancer, Dave immediately questioned the report and sought a second opinion from another doctor. Dave is exhibiting which reaction to impending death?

Adolescents who are capable of inductive and deductive reasoning, can consider hypothetical possibilities, and can comprehend such subjects as physics, philosophy, and psychology are most likely in which stage of cognitive development?

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

Moral values are especially likely to come into sharper focus during adolescence and the transition to adulthood, as capacities for which of the following increase?

Regarding moral development, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Regarding the effects of deprivation and enrichment, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Nat likes to "lay down the law" and takes no arguments from his children. According to the research on parental styles by Diana Baumrind, Nat is exhibiting the __________ parental style.

Which of the following is considered a congenital problem or "birth defect"?

A specialist in the psychology of language is a