Exam 11: Human Development Across the Life Span

The challenge of learning to function in society and beyond the family marks Erikson's childhood stage of

Research indicates that there are genuine (although often small)gender differences in verbal ability,mathematical ability,spatial ability,aggression,and nonverbal communication.There is also some evidence that biological differences between the sexes in hormone levels and brain organization contribute to some or all of these behavioral differences.Adopt a functionalist/evolutionary perspective,and discuss why these biological differences and their consequent behavioral differences might exist.

Avoidant attachments seem to be ____ common in German infants,and ____ common in Japanese infants,than in American infants.

You and a friend are discussing the importance of fathers in children's overall development.Your friend states that,"If we fail to promote increased involvement of fathers in the parenting process,then we must accept the inevitable breakdown of other social values." This statement is an example of the reasoning fallacy known as

At the end of the ____ stage of prenatal development,the developing organism is about one inch long and has already developed most of the vital organs and bodily structures.

Which of the following does NOT describe a cognitive change associated with adult aging?

Jade is a graduate student who is studying the way in which selective attention develops during the preadolescent years.She selects a group of 10-year-olds,and she assesses their selective attention every six months over a two-year period.In this example,Jade is using

In the middle childhood years,the children who have healthier strategies for coping with stress and fewer problems with hostility to be children who

Briefly define and differentiate the terms sex,gender,gender stereotype,and gender role.Then describe how operant conditioning,observational learning,and self-socialization contribute to gender role socialization.

The fact that children in different cultures ____ in the age at which basic motor skills appear demonstrates that ____.

The characteristic mood,activity level,and emotional reactivity of an infant refers to the infant's

Define the concept of attachment and summarize the patterns of attachment seen in infants

In relation to age,which of the following does NOT belong with the others?

Boys who mature ____ and girls who mature ____ are more likely than other adolescents to feel subjective distress and emotional difficulties with the transition to adolescence.

Which of the following would NOT be descriptive of the way Arnett (2006)describes emerging adulthood?

Chelsey is pregnant and she is concerned about taking an over-the-counter medication for her allergies.She should be MOST concerned if her pregnancy is currently at the

By the 1990s,______ percent of couples lived together prior to marriage.

According to Piaget,during the formal operational period of cognitive development,children begin to

The local school board in Middletown recently asked that the Differential Aptitude Test (DAT)be administered to all fifth grade students.They are particularly interested in the scores from the spatial relations and abstract reasoning sections.Based on the research into gender differences in cognitive abilities,you should expect that

Your psychology professor tells you that he believes that children's cognitive development is fueled by social interactions with adults and older children who provide guidance to allow the child to gradually increase competence on the task.Which theorist does your professor's view most resemble?