Exam 4: Human Development

Our metabolism begins to slow at around ages

Peek-a-boo is a game that parents enjoy playing with infants because they seem to be genuinely surprised when Mom or Dad's faces comes back into view from behind their hands.This game illustrates that children under the age of approximately 8 months have NOT yet developed which cognitive ability?

Negative influences,such as abuse,neglect,or poor nutrition,have no effect on motor development.

Which of the following infants shows a secure attachment style in the "Strange Situation" procedure?

Natasha is six and Philip is eight.They are each offered their choice of either: one quarter or three nickels or 10 pennies.Which combination will each child choose?

Nineteen-year old Jeremy has been feeling very anxious.He has been arguing with his parents to be allowed to go away to university rather than staying to attend the local institution in his hometown.He feels that staying in his hometown is inhibiting his ability to establish himself as an individual.According to Levinson,what stage might Jeremy be going through?

Kohlberg's theory of moral development focuses on how children make decisions regarding what is right and wrong.

A close,emotional bond of affection that develops between infants and their caregivers is known as ___.

Yvette is arguing that her 97-year-old mother should be put in an old age home.She reasons that her mother is old,and that she is an accident waiting to happen.She could leave something on the stove or fall down the stairs.Her mother argues that she is still perfectly capable of living on her own,and that she does all her own shopping,banking,cleaning,and cooking.Who is right here?

If the goal of developmental psychology is to assess age changes,which developmental design is the best to use and why?

Uninvolved parents are emotionally detached from their children.

Which of the following best describes adulthood?

With respect to the timing of puberty,who would have the most difficult time making the transitions through adolescence?

Understand the key debates underlying research and theory in child development.

Which of the following reflexes in a newborn does NOT serve a known purpose?

Victor is helping his nephew complete a puzzle.His nephew is lost,so Victor suggests that they separate the edge pieces from the rest.Then his nephew works on his own for a while building the perimeter of the puzzle,but then he hits another road block and can't move on.Victor then suggests that they make piles of pieces that are similar colour or pattern.His nephew is quickly off accomplishing the new task,occasionally asking Victor about a specific piece.After that,the nephew is able to complete the rest of the puzzle on his own.What would Vygotsky say that Victor was doing with his nephew?

What happens in a longitudinal developmental research design?

If Wayne is showing signs of the personal fable,which of the following statements could he have uttered?

Carl's genotype is heterozygous for a specific discrete trait.What does this say about Carl's phenotype?

When 6-month-old Ulrica realizes that mommy continues to exist even when she is quietly resting in another room,Ulrica has developed ___.