Exam 3: Human Development

A gene whose influence will be expressed each time the gene is present is known as a __________ gene.

Every life is marked by a number of notable events, markers, or turning points in personal development known as

Studies suggest that the healthiest, happiest older people

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

As a parent, you want your daughter to grow up to be a mature, independent adult, who will act responsibly and make good decisions. To accomplish this, you should

It is important for parents to allow toddlers to do things for themselves since overprotecting them or ridiculing their efforts may cause toddlers to lack confidence in their abilities and become overly dependent on their parents. These conflicts are part of Erikson's psychosocial stage known as

According to Erikson's theory, aging and the threat of death become sources of fear and depression when an elderly person lacks

According to Kübler-Ross, the reaction to impending death in which the person is neither happy nor sad, but is at peace with the inevitable is referred to as the stage of __________.

Since even the basic human emotions of anger, fear, and joy appear to be unlearned and take time to develop, early emotional development must follow a pattern closely tied to

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

According to Piaget, newborn babies cannot create internal representations such as mental images, and as a result, they lack

Dianne is a psychologist who is interested in the progressive changes that people show in their physical, cognitive, emotional, and social abilities from conception to death. Dianne is most likely a __________ psychologist.

Research indicates that children in high-quality daycares tend to have better relationships with their mothers and fewer behavior problems.

A psychologist explaining differences between two individuals in terms of activity levels, irritability, and distractibility is describing aspects of the inherited part of one's personality known as __________.

Available evidence suggests that children with which condition typically have a great deal of difficulty in developing theory of mind, which would allow them to understand jokes, figures of speech, and lying?

According to Vygotsky, the framework or temporary support that helps a child learn is called scaffolding.

According to Kohlberg, the conventional level is based on self-interest and avoiding punishment.

The ability to mentally manipulate an object and to accurately imagine how it changes it is referred to as

When parents praise their infants, their parentese usually has low, smooth, drawn-out tones.

Discuss early emotional development, including the age and order in which the emotions and the social smile emerge and the most common emotions expressed by infants, according to Bridges and Izard.