Exam 11: Human Development Across the Life Span

Preschool children who had secure attachments during infancy tend to display all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

The elementary school-age child who does well in school and who receives praise and support at home will develop what Erikson calls a sense of

According to the ____ trend,you would expect your newborn niece to be able to raise her head before she can sit.

Stefan tends to be a happy child and has a regular schedule for sleeping and eating.His mother reports that he is adaptable and not readily upset.According to Thomas and Chess,Shawn's attachment style would be classified as "easy".

Expectations about what is appropriate behavior for each sex MOST accurately describes

The psychologist who contributed significantly to our understanding of the cognitive development of children is

When Sam's mother made him a grilled cheese sandwich for lunch,Sam complained that he wanted two sandwiches because he was super-hungry.After his mother cut his sandwich in half,Sam was satisfied that he would have enough to eat.Sam's behavior indicates that he does not understand ____ and is probably in the ____ stage of cognitive development.

The tendency to focus on just one feature of a problem while neglecting other important aspects is referred to as

It is probably fair to say that Piaget

Piaget believed that children first become capable of hypothetical thinking during the

Adolescence can be conceptualized as the time period during which individuals are "adults" in terms of their ____ development,but NOT in terms of their ____ development.

Lawrence Kohlberg believed that moral development is determined by

The idea that even if an object changes shape or appearance the underlying quantity of the object remains the same is Piaget's principle of

Which of the following is associated with maternal smoking during pregnancy?

Research has supported the finding that,compared to males,females tend to be

Erikson's period of industry versus inferiority corresponds to the early school years.

According to the Featured Study in the text,the presence of peers affects risk-taking behavior in

Research suggests that ___________ tends to increase from early adulthood through age 60 and then begins to decline.

Both of Karlee's parents are teachers,and two of her uncles are teachers.For as long as she can remember,she has wanted to be a schoolteacher,just like these role models.According to James Marcia,Karlee would be considered to be in a state of identity ____________________.

Women score more highly than men on all of the following traits EXCEPT