Exam 3: Human Development

Mary and Zeke have three children, all of whom have blue eyes. However, both Mary and Zeke have brown eyes. Using genetic principles, explain the probability of this situation occurring.

By the age of eight to 12 months, infants smile more frequently when another person is nearby, which is called a(n) __________ smile.

Keri is beginning to respond to real words, such as "no" and "hi,"addresses her parents as "Mama" and "Dada," and is making her first connections between words and objects. Kerri is most likely __________ months old.

Several elementary, junior high, and high school students are presented with a moral dilemma involving a young man whose best friend asks him to help him cheat on the upcoming history test. Using Kohlberg's theory, explain the level each of the different age students would most likely be in and how each might respond to this dilemma.

A time of increased susceptibility to both positive and negative environmental influences is called a(n) __________.

After being adopted, the children who were raised in severely overcrowded orphanages where they got little attention, showed all of the following characteristics EXCEPT for

Current guidelines suggest that toilet training goes most smoothly when it begins between 18 and 24 months of age.

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 __________.

The normal order of language development in infancy is

How many genes have been shown to play a role in determining one's height?

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

Failure to resolve the tasks of middle adulthood leads a person to be concerned for only his or her own needs and comforts, which Erikson referred to as __________.

You leave your child with a babysitter. When you return, your child ignores you. Your child's behavior indicates an insecure-ambivalent attachment.

Poverty is to deprivation as early childhood stimulation is to

When interacting with their children, fathers tend to do which of the following more than mothers?

Research studies suggest that anger is the only emotion that newborn infants clearly express.

Regarding their visual capabilities, babies are able to tell the difference between dogs and birds or other groups of animals as early as the age of

Julie's friend Lynda is undergoing chemotherapy. While Julie is visiting Lynda at the hospital, Lynda screams at Julie to "leave the room and never come back." According to Kübler-Ross, Lynda's behavior toward Julie is part of which emotional reaction to death and dying?

When psychologists attribute development to nurture, they are referring to the effects of heredity.

In which parental style do parents enforce rigid rules and demand strict obedience to authority?