Exam 7: Development Across the Life Span

Rebellion in the teenage years is the most likely outcome of __________ parenting.

Erik Erikson found that each stage in personality development has a particular _______.

When adults are surprised by a loud noise,they often show the startle reflex.In infants,the same reflex is called the ________ reflex.

According to Piaget,the stage of cognitive development between two and seven years of age,in which the individual becomes able to use mental representations and language to describe,remember,and reason about the world,though only in an egocentric fashion,is the __________ stage.

Collecting the responses of different people at different ages all at the same time characterizes _______ research.

Kohlberg found that the typical responses of adolescents to the moral dilemmas he presented them were at the _______ level.

The union of the ovum and sperm is called__________

As an infant,Liz never liked change,but if you introduce new things gradually,she will eventually accept them without too much fuss.Liz is most likely __________.

According to Erikson,a conflict of identity vs.role confusion occurs during:

Which sense is the LEAST functional at birth?

Temperament is thought to be fairly well established at birth.

Which of the following is one of the three types of temperament described by Thomas and Chess?

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?

According to Piaget,which of the following is crucial to cognitive development at the sensory-motor stage?

All of the following are reasons that middle-aged adults experience changes in memory EXCEPT _________.

According to Kohlberg,most adolescents are at the _________ level of morality.

Ashani is 18 months old.When her mom leaves her at the babysitter's house,Ashani cries initially.After a few moments,she stops crying because her mom is "out of sight and out of mind." According to Piaget,which period of cognitive development would Ashani be in?

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of _______________.

The mother of a young child who didn't like to drink milk was trying to coax him to drink some.Taking the glass of milk,she poured it all into a smaller cup and said,"There! Now you won't have to drink so much." She would never have fooled the child if he had not been in the __________ stage.

Critical periods are times when the environment can influence the development of the infant.