Exam 10: Human Development

Low birth weight is directly linked to many complications in babies, including a high risk of death, infection, developmental delays, and even psychological disorders. It is not known, however, if these symptoms are a direct effect of low birth weight or if the low birth weight may be a result of other pregnancy-related complications. This is an important demonstration of the critical-thinking concept of

Elizabeth is nursing her newborn daughter, and holds the baby up to her breast. As the breast strokes the child's cheek, the child turns her head toward the breast, finds her mother's nipple, and begins to feed. This is a demonstration of the ________ reflex.

The belief that you should not steal because you could go to jail represents reasoning associated with Kohlberg's ________ level.

Piaget suggested that, in some cases, two children of the same age may be at different skill levels in a specific domain of cognitive ability. This claim makes it very difficult, if not impossible, to provide an argument against the developmental schedule forwarded by Piaget's theory. This is a major issue related to the principle of ________.