Exam 9: Intelligence

The "strange situation" experiment is associated with _____;it helps classify the attachment behavior of _____.

Elizabeth is five years old,and she likes to help her mother in preparing supper.However,at the end of the day,her mother often loses her temper easily,and ends up scolding Elizabeth.She tells Elizabeth to stay out of the kitchen as rather than helping her,she makes more of a mess.Based on Erikson's theory,Elizabeth is most likely to develop:

Which of the following sequences correctly orders the units of genetics,from the smallest and most specific to the largest and most inclusive?

The study of attachment style is associated with _____ and the study of parenting style is associated with _____.

According to Carol Gilligan,women's morality centers on individual well-being and social relationships-a morality of _____.

Which of the following sequences accurately reflects the order of the stages of prenatal development?

Scientists were able to map the human genome in the year:

Two-year old Zack has an inherited disorder in which his body cannot break down fat.He will probably die by the time he is four.Zack is most likely suffering from:

Dr.Agnew remarks that cross-culturally,rites of passage may be more common for young males than for young females because males have higher status than do females in most cultures.Dr.Blaine counters by suggesting that rites of passage may be more common for young males than for young females because unlike females,males do not experience the onset of menstruation,a well-defined event marking the end of childhood.How might you characterize the views of the two professors on the nature vs.nurture issue?

_____ are rod-shaped structures that contain all basic hereditary information.

According to Piaget,when an infant recognizes that objects continue to exist even when they are no longer in sight,the infant has understood the principle of:

Bonnie is three months old.Her parents are inconsistent in attending to her needs.Sometimes they are very attentive,feeding her promptly when she cries and comforting her when she seems upset.At other times,Bonnie cries for a long time before her parents attend to her.Based on Erikson's theory,it is likely that Bonnie will develop:

Grace is a 19-year-old college sophomore.She is living away from home for the first time and is trying to decide on a major.Grace is in a phase of life that developmental psychologists term _____ adulthood.

Age-related declines are more apparent in _____ memory than in _____ memory.

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,in the _____ stage,people facing impending death resist the idea that they are dying.

Which of the following sequences accurately reflects the order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development,from birth through adolescence?

Edward is eight years of age and is currently in the second grade.In the context of the theory propagated by Piaget,Edward is in the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Some Western legal systems denote either 7 or 8 as the age at which a child attains reason.Is such a designation defensible from a Piagetian standpoint?

Girls typically experience the adolescent growth spurt _____ than do boys.

Which of the following primarily studies the patterns of growth and change that occur throughout life?