Exam 9: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is, by definition, using the ______ method.

Why does a pregnant mother experiencing stress run the risk of providing less oxygenated blood to her baby?

Three-month-old infants can store information ________.

Describe human development during the first trimester.

Humans have a total of _______chromosomes.

A baby's language that consists of repetition of consonant-vowel combinations is called ______.

If Darla has a clouding of the lens of the eye, then she likely has ________.

Describe the physical characteristic of adolescents in this generation that may contribute to their earlier entry into puberty.

In the second trimester of a pregnancy, the developing baby is called ________.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Ethan, a 3-year-old, asks his mom to cut a pizza pie into 12 rather than 8 pieces because he is "really hungry." On the basis of this example, it is most appropriate to conclude that Ethan ________.

Jevon and his sister Lea are opening their presents on Christmas morning. Lea opens up a beautiful doll with a dress and lovely blond hair. Jevon says, "Ew, that is a girl's toy." Jevon clearly has some established gender _______ for playtime behavior.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Strand-shaped structures in the cell nucleus that contain genes are referred to as____________.

What are the two cognitive distortions that adolescents develop?

Elka is 9 years old. She has been working on her science project, which places different dinosaurs into different periods of time. Which stage of cognitive development is she most likely in?

________refers to heredity and __________ refers to environmental influences.

Dr. Smith believes people who are very aggressive have become so because of their life experiences. Dr. Goldberg believes people are more or less aggressive from birth because of genetic factors. Which of the following terms best describes an issue in human development that is highlighted by their disagreement?

Professor Sanchez is interested in studying development of motor skills. She collects data from 200 1-year-olds and follows and assesses them for a period of 5 years. What type of research design is Professor Sanchez using?

What is the sequence of stages of moral development as identified by Lawrence Kohlberg?