Exam 9: Human Development

A developing organism that has become a blastocyst is in the ____ prenatal stage.

Prehension is most closely associated with the ____ reflex.

An adolescent may become very self-conscious when walking through the cafeteria at school when many others are present. This feeling stems from the belief that others are watching their every move and is called ____.

Vygotsky is to ____ as Piaget is to ____.

Describe Kohlberg's stages of moral development and discuss Carol Gilligan's views about Kohlberg's stages.

Research evaluating gender differences in moral reasoning has____.

Alma and Len enjoy activities such as coloring and drawing. These activities emphasize their ____.

About ____ weeks after conception, an embryo's ovaries or testes have formed although the embryo's sex is not apparent by ultrasound.

Under normal circumstances, a zygote has ____ pairs of chromosomes.

As an infant, Jerry is MOST likely to prefer which taste?

At which of the following stimuli would an infant prefer to look?

A child that is not stimulated with a normal environment is likely to show ____.

An automobile driver who justifies speeding by saying that it is okay as long you do not have to pay a fine is most likely reasoning at the ____ level of moral development.

Describe common teratogens and their effects.

Explain Kubler-Ross's descriptions of reactions to dying and what subsequent research had to say about her theory.

Analyses of television advertisements in more than 20 countries determined that ____.

Research on temperament suggests that ____.

The average newborn infant is about ____ pounds and ____ inches long.

Divorce rates for African Americans and European Americans are about _____

Children typically begin to understand that their gender is permanent by around age ____.