Exam 9: The Voyage Through the Life Span

The behavioral assumption that development is a process of gradual change suggests that development is

Stanley is having difficulty seeing and complains that the world seems "cloudy." These changes may be due to

According to Diane Baumrind, children who can manipulate their environment to achieve their goals have developed

An increase in brain size is due in part to

Craig is 85 years old and has become helpless. He can no longer care for himself, walk, or talk. He can't remember his wife of 50 years. More than likely, Craig is exhibiting advanced

A typical teen mother is at risk for

Describe the kinds of moral decisions made by individuals at each of Kohlberg's three levels of moral reasoning.

The emotional bond or _____ forms between an infant and its primary caregiver.

In the later years of life, individuals who maximize their gains and minimize their losses are engaging in what is known as

Adrienne and her husband want to provide their infant daughter with lots of opportunities for brain development. According to research, they should do all except which of the following?

Before infants demonstrate a specific attachment, they exhibit

At stage three of the conventional level, children show a __________ orientation.

Authoritative parents are both strict and

Piaget's law that says properties such as weight, mass, and volume stay the same even though their appearance may change is called

The __________ view proposes that attachment occurs only at certain times and in the presence of a species-specific stimulus.

The reasons that teenage boys engage in more masturbation than girls is

You find that your infant takes great pleasure in the game of peek-a-boo. What Piagetian concept explains this observation?

G. Stanley Hall referred to adolescence as a time of

Attachment is defined as

What types of transition does an individual face during middle adulthood? What support does research provide regarding the prevalence of these transitions?