Exam 11: Human Development

George dumps a bag of marbles onto the ground,scattering the marbles all over.He tells his mother that there are more marbles now.George is demonstrating that he has not achieved the concept of ____.

According to Piaget,the end of the sensorimotor stage is marked by the ____.

Federico and Nate are debating on how to best study the cognitive activities of children.Federico subscribes to Piaget's approach,which focuses on sudden qualitative advances.Nate disagrees,contending that the information processing approach is superior,because it focuses on ____.

Chun-Sun is going to kindergarten and is very shy.She acts very inhibited and does not play much with the other kids.After a couple of weeks,she begins to play with other kids.Based on what we know about temperament,she most likely was a(n)____ baby when she was younger.

A school board educational committee in a rural community is contemplating how to help deprived children improve their academic performance.Which elements do they need to emphasize outside of the classroom,according to developmental psychologists?

Walt has developed an avoidant attachment style with his father,Michael.How will Walt respond when Michael returns to the room after a brief departure?

Harriet,the monkey,has been socially isolated since birth.Based on what we know from Harlow's research,which symptoms is least likely to be seen in Harriet?

Jamel must decide what he should do with $1,000 that he found in the street.He decides to give it to a homeless shelter because his neighbors will think he is a great guy.According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development,Jamal is most likely at the ____ level of moral reasoning.

Maria's cognitive development seems to be slower than the rest of her classmates'.Many things in her environment might be impairing her cognitive development.Which factor has not been shown to impair cognitive development?

Tyra is pregnant.Her doctor tells her that at this stage of the baby's development,it can kick,can turn its head,can open its eyes,and already has taste buds.Tyra's baby is in the ____ stage of prenatal development.

Which event does not occur during menopause?

Paul has decided to write his research paper on the information processing approach to cognitive development.He collects several electronic journal articles and wants to search them for various keywords.Which phrase is least likely to help in his search?

A child sees a piece of bread go down in a toaster,then turns away believing it no longer exists.According to Piaget,this child has not yet achieved ____ and is in the ____ stage of cognitive development.

Psychologists who study children's cognitive development in a range of environments have found that ____.

Otis feels free since his recent divorce.He quit his bank job and has gone back to school to pursue a career in music performance.Otis is probably having a(n)____.

Julio is not able to go to school because his family is poor and in his country,school is not free.His lack of schooling will be most likely to ____.

Elliott's authoritarian parents have set a curfew of midnight for him on weekend nights.When Elliott comes home at 12:30 a.m.(after curfew)and explains that he is late because of car trouble,his parents most likely will ____.

Trina's parents give her complete freedom while she is growing up,rarely disciplining her.Her parents' parenting style would most likely be called ____,and Trina is likely ____ as a young girl.

Veruca's mother is buying breakfast cereal.Even though there is more cereal in the wide plastic containers than in the tall,thin boxes,Veruca cries,"I want the box,Mommy,because I want more!" According to Piaget,Veruca has not yet mastered ____,which means she is probably in the ____ stage of cognitive development.

Infant Izzie is most likely to stare at ____.