Exam 7: Development Across the Life Span

The scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception to death is called_________.

In the Strange Situation,__________ babies were clinging,unwilling to explore,very upset when Mommy left the room,and demanded to be held but pushed her away at the same time when she returned.

Kubler-Ross has identified denial and isolation as the _______ stage in the adjustment to dying process.

In which stage of cognitive development does the conservation concept first appear?

Mr.Beluga has just been told that he has a rare form of cancer.He insists that there has been a mistake and asks his physician to retake his medical tests.According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,Mr.Beluga is most likely in the _________stage of dying.

In Piaget's theory,the stage of development between birth and 2 years of age,in which the individual uses senses and motor abilities to interact with objects in the environment,is called the _________ stage.

The cessation of menstruation is called __________.

Kubler-Ross is associated with research on:

___________babies in Ainsworth's study were clinging and unwilling to explore,very upset by the stranger regardless of the mother's presence,protested mightily when the mother left,were hard to soothe,and had mixed reactions upon mother's return.

A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is,by definition,using the _________ method.

Which of the following is a main disadvantage of the cross-sectional design?

Scaffolding involves a higher skilled person helping another lesser skilled person learn a new task.As the lesser skilled person becomes more masterful at the task,the higher skilled person withdraws his/her help as the lesser skilled person improves at the task.

Adjusting behavior or thoughts to fit new environmental demands is called _______.

Which of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development is characterized by abstract thinking and the creation of hypotheticals?

The period of five to ten years during which a woman's reproductive system begins to decline is called________.

What term is used to describe a child's inability to see the world through anyone else's eyes except his or her own?

Most young adolescents,especially those who receive a formal high school education,are at the level of thinking that Piaget described as ________.

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of ________.

A researcher who studies different age groups at one time is using the cross-sectional design.

Postnatal is to after being born as _______ is to before being born.