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

A narrow window of time when a certain type of learning or some aspect of development is possible is called a __________ period.

Which of the following stages of psychosocial development appears in adulthood rather than in childhood?

Anna, a 1-year-old, fears being away from her mother. It appears that Anna has ________.

Newborn infants are ________.

The sounds t, th, and sh are ______.

Ron, a toddler, takes a picture and puts it to the receiver of a phone in order to "show" it to his grandmother. This example illustrates ________.

What is the most common type of attachment in American babies?

Summarize the essence of socioemotional selectivity theory.

Shelley and Julie are mothers who each have a three-month-old infant. Shelley tells Julie, "My son is so fussy," to which Julie replies, "That's funny-my son is so easy." It appears that Shelley and Julie are discussing their newborns' ________.

According to famed linguist Noam Chomsky, humans have an innate ability to understand and produce language through a device he called __________.

Which type of attachment style is characterized by babies who do not seem to care very much whether the mother is present or absent, and are equally comfortable with her and a stranger?

When he got home from camp, young Samuel was very excited as he yelled, "Mommy, I swimmed all by myself today without any help!" Which of the following describes the type of error that Samuel has made?

Jimmy, a 17-year-old high school student, would likely be in which of Erikson's psychosocial stages?

When the sole of Baby Joshua's foot is stroked, his big toe flexes and the other toes fan out. This is known as the ________ reflex.

________, which occurs in the ________ period of cognitive development, is the ability to understand that stimuli exist even when they cannot be immediately perceived.

Elijah is a 3-year-old little boy who likes to spread his peas and carrots all over his plate. After spreading out his food, he asks for more. His mom pushes all the food together and Elijah continues to eat. Which period of cognitive development is Elijah in?

Which of the following describes the fetal period?

How many pairs of chromosomes are in each cell of the human body?

What are some of the common consequences to a child whose mother smoked while pregnant?

Briefly describe the progression of the developing baby in the womb.