Exam 4: Human Development

Twenty-four-year-old Joseph comes home from work every night and watches television.His co-workers often ask him to go out on social occasions,however,Joseph seems to prefer to be alone.According to Erikson,Joseph has failed to meet the challenge of

The cellular clock theory of aging suggests that aging is built into our cells because ___ grow shorter each time they are used in cell reproduction.

The Smarties task is designed to test a child's understanding of ___.

Genes are composed of

In which stage of moral development would Kohlberg argue that the person is behaving in a way that avoids others' disapproval and ensures that they conform to the rules of society?

A baby is typically able to walk upstairs at what age?

By focusing on children's capacities,information processing theorists have found

What is the difference between dominant and recessive traits?

Fred is a pharmacist and is suddenly approached by a young man who is obviously having a lot of swelling in his face and trouble breathing.He explains that he is allergic to peanuts,and that he needs shot,although he has no money.If Fred is in Kohlberg's preconventional stage of moral development,what is he likely to say?

Which of the following individuals is using accommodation?

If we want to understand why senior citizens sometimes have more difficulty learning to use computers than younger people,which of the following approaches would give us the best information about cohort effects?

Avery is investigating whether the changes in intelligence that can happen as we age are attributable to childhood environmental conditions.He begins by testing the intelligence of a large sample of 8-year ol children,and then he thoroughly assesses each child's environmental conditions.He then plans on re-testing the intelligence of each participant every 2 years for the next 10 years.Avery is using a ___ research design.

Which of the following best describes the normal adult brain?

Elijah's mother has just given him a graham cracker.After he complains that he wanted two crackers because he is super hungry,his mother breaks his graham cracker into two pieces.Elijah is quite happy with this and is now satisfied he will have enough to eat.What stage of cognitive development is Elijah in?

Baby Cloe has been watching a short video of a tall carrot going out behind a screen and coming out the opposite side.After she becomes habituated to this,she is then shown a carrot go behind a cut-out screen.Although Cloe does NOT see the carrot cross through the cut-out portion of the screen,the carrot appears on the opposite side.Cloe has been presented with ___ as part of a/an ___ approach.

Irem wants to study how our memory strategies change as we age.She plans on assessing the memory strategies of a large sample of participants who are 8,10,and 12 years of age.She will then re-test these participants in two years when they are 10,12 and 14 years old,and finally again when they are 12,14 and 16 years old.What kind of developmental research design is Irem planning on using?

The experiment Ainsworth developed to study attachment is called the Strange Situation.

According to Piaget,accommodation and assimilation help us to reach ___.

According to Piaget,object permanence develops at around ___ months.

The process that removes some of our early neural connections is called synaptic ___.