Exam 10: Human Development

The body's reproductive organs are an example of

Which of the following is true concerning the nature-nurture debate?

Empty-nest researchers have found that

Object ________ is a cognitive skill that refers to the fact that an object continues to exist when it is no longer perceived (seen, heard, and so on).

Karla understands her world by grasping, sucking, and physically handling objects in her path. Karla is in Piaget's ________ stage of development.

Karen has the impulse to shoplift, but when she begins thinking about how others would be disappointed with her actions, she resists. Karen's thinking illustrates ________ reasoning.

Any environmental factor that can cause a birth defect is known as a(n)________.

In a(n)________ research design, a psychologist would track the same group of participants over time, which would allow the determination of developmental effects on various psychological qualities.

Which of the following physical changes is associated with ageing in men?

In several of his movies, actor Adam Sandler has achieved fame by playing buffoons whose ________ ages were clearly far behind their ________ ages.

Recent findings associated with ageing and cognitive functioning show that older adults outscore younger adults on

Children with certain genetic predispositions often seek out and create their own environments, a phenomenon termed by some developmentalists as

In which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development is a child most likely to lack the skill of object permanence?

Which of the following statements is illustrative of the post hoc fallacy?

According to Kohlberg, behaviour motivated by the avoidance of punishment and the gaining of rewards represents ________ morality.

Authoritarian parents are ________ disciplinarians and they are ________ with punishment.

Sarah has recently learned that the sun does not go up and down each day, but that it is the Earth that moves. The fact that Sarah visualises the Earth moving up and down next to the sun each day (rather than orbiting the sun on its axis)demonstrates which Piagetian developmental task?

Which of the following phenomena casts doubt on the suggestion that undeveloped parts of the brain are solely responsible for the teenage proclivity to act in unreasonable and irrational manners?

According to Erikson, failure to successfully resolve an early development crisis leads to which outcome?

Alice is sitting at the table with her son Nikko. She takes his tall glass of milk, which is only half full, and pours it into a shorter wider glass. Then she says "Honey, which glass has more milk?" Nikko immediately points to the taller glass, as he is chewing his peanut butter sandwich. Nikko has not yet mastered Piaget's skill of ________.