Exam 11: Human Development Across the Life Span

The assertion that fathers are essential for healthy adjustment of children is contradicted by evidence from

Kara takes her 1-year-old son,Delaney,to visit a day-care center where she plans to enroll him.Delaney appears very anxious and is unwilling to explore the playroom,even though Kara is close by.When his mom leaves the room to fill out some forms,Delaney becomes extremely upset.When Kara returns he clings to her leg,but does not calm down and continues to sob.This is the type of interaction you might observe between a child and a parent who

Tucker is a graduate student who is studying identity formation.He selects a group of 5-year-olds,a group of 10-year-olds,and a group of 15-year-olds,and interviews each group,asking them what they plan to be when they finish school.In this example,Tucker is using

Kyler is 9 years old and he likes to draw and paint.However,he doesn't receive very good grades on his art projects and several times his friends have laughed at the pictures Kyler has created.Based on Erikson's theory,it is likely that Kyler will develop

Summarize the impact of environmental factors on prenatal development.

Patricia is upset because she is convinced that her brother has a bigger piece of cake than she does.Her dad quickly slices Patricia's piece of cake in two and tells her that she now has "more" cake.If Patricia calms down and is convinced that she does have more cake than her brother,it would suggest that she

Research on adolescence indicates that for girls early maturation is particularly difficult,while for boys late maturation is especially hard.How would you explain this gender difference? Consider how your text's unifying theme that psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context might help to explain it.

The assumption of a preoperational child that a car is moving because she is in it is an example of

The concrete operational stage of cognitive development lasts from approximately

Developing structures generally are most vulnerable to damage from environmental factors during the ____ of prenatal development.

Both Jason and Bradley believe that their dad should not drive over the speed limit on their family vacation to Florida.While Jason does not want his dad to get a speeding ticket,Bradley believes that rules are rules and laws are laws and need to be obeyed.Jason's reasoning is characteristic of the ____ level and Bradley's is characteristic of the ____ level of moral development.

Gary is an active infant who always seems to be happy.He has a regular schedule,and his parents know that he will sleep through the night without waking,even when he stays overnight with his grandparents.Using the temperament categories outlined by Thomas and Chess,Gary would most likely be considered to have

Which of the following is NOT one of the three basic styles of temperament described by Thomas and Chess?

According to cognitive theories of gender-role development,self-socialization includes

Marie is driving with a group of friends and has just run a red light,even though she is usually a careful driver.Based on the Featured Study,we might expect that Marie is about what age?

Erikson's crisis of integrity versus despair is associated with

If you were viewing the brain of an individual who had died from Alzheimer's disease,you would expect to see

Anne is 5 years old,and she likes to help with jobs around the house.Tonight,when she was clearing the dishes from the table,she dropped a stack of plates and broke them all.Her father scolded her and told her that she could help more by staying out of the way and letting her older brothers clear the table.If her father's reaction is typical of the interactions she has with him,Erikson would suggest that Anne is likely to develop

An increase in rates of father absence over the years has coincided with an increase in teenage pregnancy and drug abuse.However,conclusions are limited due to

Trey's older sister is playing a game with him.She hides the ball they are playing with and Trey quickly loses interest in the game.He makes no attempt to look for the ball and instead picks up another toy that is close by.This suggests that Trey has not yet developed