Exam 10: Developmental Psychology

Gene was tired of fighting cancer.Although he did not want to die,he was resigned to it.What stage of dying does Gene's behavior suggest?

Gilligan believes that women's moral reasoning is based on caring and relationships.

Research has shown that humans never recover from early abnormal social experiences.

Women can no longer have children when they reach

American males begin to produce sperm about _______ the average age of menarche in females.

The belief that inanimate objects are actually alive is known as

The end of menstruation for females is known as

When young infants are touched on the cheek,they reflexively turn their heads in the direction of the stimulus and begin to "mouth" toward the stimulus.This response is known as the _______ reflex.

A young child tells his parents not to put his new stuffed animal in the toy box because it will get lonely.This is an example of

The nature or nurture issue involves a debate about the relative contributions to development by

Which of the following describes the moral stage of morality as self-sacrifice?

The Erikson's personality development stage where a person learns to feel comfortable and can rely on parents or develops a perception of the world that is unsafe is known as

A person begins to lose the ability to hear low-pitched sounds beginning in his or her

The age 30 transition is one of Levinson's stages of adult development.

"Out of sight,out of mind" can describe the behavior of a child who has not mastered the concept of

The ability to decenter develops in middle childhood.

What is the average age of menopause?

Variation is the rule,not the exception,in child development.

How do adolescent suicide rates compare with adult suicide rates?

At the _________ level of cognitive development,individuals decide right and wrong depending on personal consequences of good or bad.