Exam 11: Human Development

Given an ambiguous ethical dilemma, a child is able to conform to the rules of law and order and focuses on others' disapproval of the behaviour, but is unable to use abstract reasoning to determine whether the behaviour is "right" or "wrong." According to Kohlberg's stage theory, in which stage is this child most likely functioning?

Erikson argues that most adults are motivated by what he calls generativity. By this he means that people:

You have noticed that your grandparents are increasingly focused on things that have emotional meaning for them and have begun spending more time with a smaller circle of friends. These developments are most consistent with:

Which of the following is true of young infants?

Which of the following theorists is noted for arguing that development continues across the entire age span?

You encounter a child who is very easy to shame. Psychological research would suggest that her parents:

The word endings "-ing" or "-ed" are examples of:

Which of the following is an example of telegraphic speech?

Piaget's conclusion that young children have no inherent sense of mathematical principles:

Infants show signs of developing social attachments:

The implication of Harlow's research on infant rhesus monkeys for parenting behaviour is that when your infant is frightened you should:

A large amount of research on the role of parental influence:

The ability to quickly calculate a 10 percent discount on an item would be an example of:

Empathy is to ____________ as sympathy is to ____________.

What is the correct ordering of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Moral reasoning theories have been criticized for:

A hormone that has recently been shown to play an important role in mother/infant attachment is:

In terms of vocabulary acquisition the normal adult knows about:

Social developmental psychologists are primarily concerned with:

From Erikson's point of view, what is the major goal of development during the adolescent period?