Exam 10: D: Human Development

According to Piaget,the stage of cognitive development between two and seven years of age,in which the child learns to use language as a means of exploring the world,is the __________ stage.

Sally has genes that predispose her to anxiety problems.However,she was not an anxious person until she was the victim of a mugging.This provides an example of the phenomenon of

A researcher has studied a group of patients who have a rare terminal type of cancer and has found that they all were regular cranberry juice drinkers.He concluded that drinking cranberry juice led to the development of the rare cancer.In this case,the researcher has most likely made an error in judgment due to

When her older brother hides behind the sofa,Carmen looks behind the sofa to find him.Carmen has developed

According to Kohlberg,postconventional morality involves

Kent was inconsistently cared for as an infant and consequently he struggles with issues of commitment in adulthood.Kent may have experienced difficulty resolving crises in which two stages?

A seven-year-old is asked to imagine he has a third eye,which could be placed anywhere on the body.When asked where he would like to place the extra eye,the seven-year-old is likely to say

Dr.Aragio is a pediatrician and is constantly advising parents to carefully monitor the experiences their children have within the first three years of life,as these are the most crucial in their psychological and physical development.Which view of development is consistent with Dr.Aragio's advice?

__________ refers to the phenomenon where Harlow's monkeys would seek out the terry cloth mother and cling to her for reassurance when frightened.

Over the course of development,the absolute size of the head continues to __________,but changes at a __________ rate than the torso or legs.

The prenatal period during which tremendous growth occurs and the organs continue to develop and become functional is called the __________ period.

Which of the following indicates the first sign of sexual maturation in boys?

If little Timmy is given an object permanence task where his response is not reliant on physical coordination,research suggests that he should demonstrate an understanding of object permanence by

Authoritarian parents are __________ disciplinarians and they are __________ with punishment.

Piaget believed that cognitive change is marked by __________,which refers to maintaining a balance between our experience in the world and our thoughts about it.

The local health department of a small town has hired a research firm to study the development of cancer in residents in the town due to a suspected cancer-causing agent and environmental pollution.The researcher will compare data on the same participants at age 10,20,30,40,50,60,70,and so on,to see if there are increasing rates of cancer in the town.This type of research study is called a

The rooting reflex refers to a newborn's tendency to

Which of the following would be considered the biggest (and anxiety-inducing)life transition that adults may face?

One popular misconception about middle age is that most men undergo a(n)__________,characterized by emotional distress about the aging process and attempts to regain their youth.

Infants with extremely low levels of behavioural inhibition may be at an increased risk for __________ later in childhood.