Exam 14: Hearing

Parenting styles can be described as a combination of

Infants stare longer than usual at unexpected events such as a ball stopping in midair.This suggests that Piaget

Mr.and Mrs.McDonald believe in the importance of stern discipline;they impose strict rules which they expect their children to obey without question.They penalize misbehavior harshly,frequently with a spanking.Mr.and Mrs.Reynolds use milder forms of punishment to enforce their rules.They also have regular family meetings in which their children help them to establish household rules and penalties for breaking them.What do you see as the advantages and disadvantages of these two disciplinary approaches? Explain the reasons for your answer.

The process of imprinting occurs during a brief developmental phase known as

If Piaget pictured the developing child as a young ________,Vygotsky pictured the developing child as a young ________.

Which of the following psychologists designed the strange situation experiment to study children's attachment differences?

A disorder that appears in childhood involving deficiencies in communication,rigidly fixated interests,and repetitive behaviors is known as

Piaget is best known for his interest in the process of ________ development.

In a pleasant but unfamiliar setting,infants with an insecure attachment are most likely to

At 16 months of age,Edmund is uncertain whether his busy parents will take time to feed him when he is hungry.This is most indicative of

Brenda asked her toddler to "show Mommy your art." Her toddler then held up the picture facing her own eyes.This is an example of

Lev Vygotsky emphasized that the scaffold from which children step to higher levels of thinking is

When Tommy's mother hides his favorite toy under a blanket,he acts as though it no longer exists and makes no attempt to retrieve it.Tommy is clearly near the beginning of Piaget's ________ stage.

Erik Erikson suggested that children with a secure attachment to their parents are especially likely to have developed a sense of

Coercive parents are _____,whereas confrontive parents are______.

If warmly supportive parents are especially likely to have children with high self-esteem,this most clearly indicates that

We refer to all the mental activities associated with thinking,knowing,remembering,and communicating as

Marissa resents the burden and constraints of caring for her infant daughter and frequently ignores her cries for attention.As a consequence,her daughter is most likely to display signs of

Compared with time spent looking at the scene of a ball falling,infants spend ________ time looking at a ball stopping in midair.Compared with time spent looking at the scene of a moving car,infants spend ________ time looking at a moving car seeming to pass through a solid object.

Lee is 12 years old.Which specific accomplishments are characteristic of children his age?