Exam 9: Human Development

Assimilation is to ____, as accommodation is to ____.

The gray matter growth spurt that begins just prior to adolescence predominates in the ____.

More so than mothers, fathers tend to ____.

What is the commonly accepted view of current psychologists regarding the nature-nurture controversy?

According to Piaget, which lesson plan would be inappropriate for children in the concrete operations stage of cognitive development?

A person experiencing Erikson's generativity versus stagnation stage would most likely ____.

What is an element of crystallized intelligence?

After three hurricanes hit the state of Florida, many colleges relaxed their institutional policies on course refunds, recognizing the special circumstances of why many students were unable to continue classes. According to Kohlberg, these colleges were operating at the ____ level of moral reasoning.

Regarding the long-term effects of early and late maturation in puberty, the research studies show that _____ are more likely to be sexually victimized.

If your child is around one year of age, it is likely that she ____.

Describe the visual abilities of a newborn infant.

What is Ben, a high school senior, most likely to value in a dating partner?

On approximately the ____ day after conception, the human blastocyst implants itself in the lining of the uterine wall.

Viability of the fetus is reached by ____ weeks.

A child who is usually in a good mood, adapts to changes, and readily approaches new situations, has a temperament that would be called ____.

You once lived on your own and now are back living with your parents. The common phrase to describe this situation would be ____.

According to Erikson, a feeling of reluctance to connect with others is the result of difficulty in the stage of ____.

Formal operations is to ____ as post-formal thought is to ____.

According to Lev Vygotsky, instruction from a parent can aid a child's cognitive development, particularly if the instruction is within the child's ____.

Harry Harlow's research with "surrogate mothers" and monkeys showed that ____.