Exam 9: The Voyage Through the Life Span

Programmed theories of aging are to ________ as cellular damage theories of aging are to ________.

The term used to identify the first month after birth is

Compare and contrast the common physical changes associated with adolescence and each stage of adulthood. How do these physical changes affect social and cognitive development?

David is 24 years old. He still has no real sense of direction for his life, but has decided to marry. Erikson would predict

Piaget is to _______ as Vygotsky is to _______.

The acquisition of the basics of language at about age two allows the child to use words and symbols to represent objects. This begins the

Erikson referred to _____ as a firm sense of who one is and what one stands for.

The longest prenatal stage is the _____ stage.

Tim and Amy are sexually active but do not use condoms or any other methods of birth control. When asked why, they replied that they just did not think Amy would get pregnant or that they might get AIDS. This type of adolescent thinking is called

Describe the three stages of prenatal development. Include the major events that occur during each of these stages.

Invariant sequences often reflect the influence of

One of the disadvantages of longitudinal studies is the cohort effect.

Werner and Nancy are generally easygoing with their daughter, Krista. As a result, she does whatever she wants. According to Diana Baumrind, what type of parents are Werner and Nancy?

Adolescence begins with

The __________ connects the embryo and fetus to the placenta.

All of the following are during about physical development in infancy except

Lev Vygotsky differs from Piaget in his view of cognitive development because of his emphasis on the importance of