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

Erikson's theory of social development viewed the period from ages 3 to 6, his third stage, as characterized by the major challenge of ______.

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people throughout their lives. This psychologist is most likely working in the field of__________ psychology.

Which part of the brain is probably also responsible for the difficulty that older adults have with working memory and strategizing?

The assumption that we are born with a proclivity to develop and use language is known as __________.

By about 12 months, most infants ____________________.

By what age should most children be able to speak about 50 words?

Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

________ psychology encompasses the study of human growth and change over the life span.

The fertilization of the egg by the sperm creates a(n) ________.

Mary is an adolescent who currently has a small pimple on her cheek that is causing her to be overly self-conscious. She is convinced that everyone she meets stares at and talks about her pimple. Mary's behavior exhibits____________.

What is another name for a child's inability to take another's point of view?

According to Piaget, the stage of cognitive development between 2 and 7 years of age, in which the child learns to use words, images, or actions to understand the world, is the ______ stage.

Which of the following language milestones is the latest to occur?

Which of the following is a potential reason why the trend is for puberty to start earlier?

Which of the following teenagers is the most likely to become pregnant?

Briefly discuss some of the noted criticisms of Piaget's theory.

Which of the following is an example of telegraphic speech?

Like any 4-month-old, Amy depends on her parents to feed her and to change her diapers. When Amy cries, her devoted parents quickly respond to her needs. According to Erikson, Amy is developing a sense of ___________.

At what stage of moral development is moral thought guided by principles that have been decided upon by the individual and may be in disagreement with accepted social norms?

Erikson saw the major challenge of young adulthood as that of ______.