Exam 7: Development Across the Life Span

Which of the following is defined as a gene that controls the appearance of a certain trait?

Fraternal twins are __________ similar genetically than are other brothers and sisters.

Which of the following is directly concerned with reproduction?

Which of the following states has as a main theme the ability to consider many possible solutions to a problem and the ability to systematically test those possibilities?

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 is funny - my son is so easy." It appears that Shelley and Julie are discussing their newborns' ________.

Megan just turned 32.She is keenly aware of biological changes that occur as she gets older.What's more,she measures the sensitivity of her senses and other physical characteristics by using sophisticated testing equipment.In which of the following areas is she likely to find some decline?

The placenta is ___________.

Germain tends to rule his home with an iron fist.His children know the rules and they are expected to obey them without question or they know there will be harsh consequences.Diana Baumrind would describe Germain's parenting style as __________.

Young infants cannot appreciate the carnival game in which a pea seems to disappear from under a walnut because they have not yet developed a sense of __________.

Which of the following sequences of Piagetian stages is the correct order?

________refers to heredity and __________ refers to environmental influences.

Amy is 30 years old and she has difficulty forming meaningful relationships with others.According to Erikson,she is most likely in the _________ stage.

After finally being able to raise the head and chest,the infant is likely to develop the motor skill of sitting up without support next in the six identified motor milestones.

Harlow's study involving rhesus monkeys demonstrated that contact comfort is important in attachment.

Kohlberg found that the typical responses of seven-year-old children to the moral dilemmas he presented them were at the _______ level.

Erikson's theory of social development viewed the ages of three to six,his third stage,as being characterized by the major challenge of __________.

Psychologists say that an elderly person who is looking back over his or her life and coming to terms with the actions of that life is engaging in ___________.

Infants seem to understand far more language than they can produce,a phenomenon known as ______.

Holophrases represent an entire phrase of meaning in one word.

Saul wants people to view him as a good citizen.Most likely,he is in which level of moral development?