Exam 9: Human Development

Whenever Jane has a backache,she uses a different mattress to relieve the pain.Her backache usually goes away after the change.Today,Jane has serious pain in her knee.She believes that by using the mattress she uses for her backache,she will be able to alleviate her knee pain.In the context of Piaget's theory of cognitive development,Jane is using the _____ process in developing her schemas.

A 5-month-old baby wants to reach out to a toy that is placed on a table.The baby is gazing and looking around for the toy.In this case,the baby's ability to spot the toy is primarily because of the baby's

James has always thought that the best response to an issue is to run away from it.In many cases,James has had to change his job because he wouldn't alter his approach.Now,in his new job,James faces challenges from his peers and also his managers.James adopts a different approach and confront his managers and peers to address his problems.In the context of Piaget's theory of cognitive development,this change in his approach can be best explained by the _____ process.

Ethnic identity is less important during adolescence because the changes experienced during that time are universal.

The period of rapid skeletal and sexual maturation that takes place at the beginning of adolescence is called

Bob has an unknown liquid and must determine what it is.He decides to systematically use a number of tests to determine the correct answer.According to Piaget,Bob has reached the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Rafael's parents are unaware of Rafael's ambitions and goals.They never pay attention to his academic inclinations nor express interest in his personal or social life.They constantly try to fulfil their own personal needs.Rafael's parents are most likely

Identify a true statement about an individual's phenotype.

According to Jeffrey Arnett,an emerging adult who considers himself neither an adolescent nor a full-fledged adult is associated with the _____ feature of emerging adulthood.

Adults who were born preterm tend to report better health and better well-being.

Who among the following is most likely an authoritative parent?

Jason is working on a problem for his science class and is systematically going over every possible outcome.Jason is in the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Compared to authoritarian parents,authoritative parents are likely to be

Working memory is the mental workspace that is used for problem solving.

In the context of prenatal development,which of the following is true of the germinal period.

According to Piaget,which of the following questions can a 14-year-old child answer better compared to when he was 7 years old?

Identify a true statement about longitudinal studies.

Sarah and her colleagues lost their jobs as a result of downsizing at her firm.Due to severe recession,most of her colleagues struggled to find new jobs.While most of her colleagues couldn't cope with the loss of their jobs,Sarah showed tremendous will and courage to find new work opportunities and continued her pursuit for work.She soon acquired new skills and found herself a new job.This illustrates Sarah's

Maria has a daughter who is 13 years old.Maria does not intervene with the career choices her daughter makes.She gives her daughter enough freedom to socialize with her friends and relatives.She also regularly checks on her to see if her daughter's activities are not threatening to her daughter's life.This parenting approach by Maria is an example of

Explain the hormonal stress theory.