Exam 10: Human Development

________ studies collect data from the same individuals over a period of time to track age changes.

Psychologist Mary Ainsworth developed the ________ test in order to assess the different types of attachment that might exist between a child and his or her primary caregiver.

Which of the following statements is representative of Vygotsky's approach to learning?

Which of the following parenting styles is associated with the most favourable outcomes for children?

Environmental factors that can exert a negative impact on prenatal development are called ________.

Charmaine is interested in going to graduate school to gain expertise into the way in which people's behaviours change over the course of their lives. The type of programme that Charmaine should be applying to is ________ psychology.

Karla can speed on a certain stretch of the interstate without being ticketed, yet she decides not to speed because it is unlawful. Karla's reasoning reflects ________ reasoning.

Which psychologist investigated the different types of attachment through the use of the "strange situation" experiment?

According to Piaget, egocentrism involves

Which research method is most suitable for studying factors that influence behavioural change over time?

The termination of menstruation signalling the end of a woman's reproductive potential is termed ________.

________ adulthood is a period during a person's late teens and early 20s in which they still depend on their parents for financial and emotional support.

Some children who were observed did not demonstrate one consistent attachment style, but instead seemed unable to decide how they should react to their mother and to new circumstances. Researchers have labelled this the ________ attachment style.

The research of Michael Hermanussen and colleagues found that physical development is marked by "mini growth spurts" that occur every 30 to 55 days in people as old as ________ years of age.

Puberty is associated with the onset of ________.

An individual's ability to handle their given roles in society is called their ________ age, and it may be a better indicator of that person's readiness to retire from work then chronological age.

Piaget's theory of ________ development focuses on ways in which children learn, think, reason, and remember.

When siblings Marcia and Greg come home from school, Marcia is expected to clean any dishes that have been left in the kitchen and to vacuum the family room rug. Greg, on the other hand, is expected to take out the trash and, when needed, to mow the lawn. These different responsibilities are examples of gender ________.

Kohlberg's theory of how ________ develops focuses on how people reason about right and wrong behaviours.

Piaget suggested that children do not develop object permanence until between eight and 12 months of age. The research of Renee Baillargeon has found that this skill may develop much earlier. What was the difference that allowed Baillargeon to find such an earlier development of object permanence?