Exam 9: Intelligence

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,which of the following is the stage in which a person aware of his impending death is likely to try to think of ways to postpone death and dedicate their lives to religion?

The realization that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight is termed as _____ in Piaget's theory.

In the context of the experiments conducted by Mary Ainsworth,the _____ attachment style describes an infant who is always mildly disturbed at his mother's departure in the strange situation,but who is easily soothed on her return.

Many adults feel that they have made a significant contribution to the development of their family,community,work,and society;that is,they experience a sense of _____.

Identical twins are _____ identical.

Baby Lisa automatically turns her head in the direction of a touch on the cheek.This is the _____ reflex.

Walter's parents strongly believe that Walter should make his own decisions,so they set very few rules regarding homework,bedtime,and household chores.Since they believe that freedom and responsibility are important,they patiently tolerate all of Walter's behavior,whether childish or mature.The parenting style adopted by Walter's parents is called:

Maura and Trish are eighth graders who have been caught smoking.Maura's parents yell at her and refuse to let her explain things.They ground her for a month,and take away her television and Internet privileges for two months.Trish's parents talk to her about their disappointment and concern;additionally,they make her spend every afternoon for a week at the library,researching the dangers of smoking and discussing her findings with them each night at dinner.Most likely,Maura's parents are _____ and Trish's are _____.

During the Vietnam War,Michael moved from the United States to Canada to avoid the draft.He didn't want to go to war because he was afraid he might be killed or seriously injured.Michael's reasons for not going to war reflect the _____ stage of moral reasoning established by Kohlberg.

According to Erikson's theory,children between the age group of six to twelve are generally in the _____ stage.

The developing fetus reaches the age of viability _____ weeks after conception,during the _____ period.

During the concrete operational period,children learn to undo operations in their minds.Piaget termed this ability as the _____ principle.

According to Erikson,the first stage of a child's psychosocial development is the _____ stage.

Each chromosome contains thousands of _____-smaller units through which genetic information is transmitted.

Which of the following is true about longitudinal research?

Derwood is 8 years old and he likes to do art projects at school.However,the projects he has completed so far have not received good grades,and in several instances his friends have made fun of his work.Based on Erikson's theory,Derwood is most likely to develop:

Which of the following statements reflects a genuine contribution of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development?

Unlearned automatic responses to particular stimuli are called _____.

Sensitive or critical periods in development can occur:

Clarissa's mother was thirty-eight years old when she gave birth to her.Clarissa suffers from an intellectual disability and doctors have diagnosed that her condition was due to the extra chromosome that she had received at the moment of conception.Identify the condition afflicting Clarissa.