Exam 10: C: Lifespan Development

___________ marks the physical transition from childhood to adolescence.

Which is an example of a secondary sex trait?

You don't like a supper your partner has prepared,but you decide to thank your partner for preparing it rather than stating your opinion.Which of the "Four Horsemen of the (Relationship)Apocalypse" have you just avoided?

What is meant by the term "egocentrism"?

Elizabeth is nursing her newborn daughter and holds the baby up to her breast.When she strokes her baby's cheek,the child turns her head toward the breast and finds her mother's nipple.This is a demonstration of the __________ reflex.

A friend of yours is pregnant and particularly afraid of her child dying from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)after he is born.What should you tell your friend to avoid because it puts her child at greater risk of dying from SIDS?

Daniel is interested in studying how children's behaviour changes when they grow up in high-risk environments.He enlists 500 children and their parents to take part in his research,and observes these children once a year for 20 years.This type of research is an example of a __________ study.

One advantage of using a longitudinal design over a cross-sectional design is that longitudinal designs

Aziz puts a dot of lipstick on his sons' foreheads and then places them in front of a mirror.His oldest son,Harjit,immediately touches his forehead to investigate the red dot,but his youngest son,Rohan,does not seem to recognize that the baby in the mirror with the dot on his head is him.It appears as though Harjit has developed _________,while Rohan has not.

In healthy adults,__________ memory tends to remain stable,while ___________ memory declines with age.

The involuntary muscular reactions to specific types of stimulation seen in newborns are referred to as

Which of the following theories of attachment was effectively discredited by the work of Harry Harlow?

The highest level of moral reasoning,called __________ morality,is based on internal principles that transcend society.

According to Piaget,egocentrism involves

Which stage of cognitive development is characterized by understanding of symbols,pretend play,and mastery of the concept of conservation?

Raj is questioning who he is,what he wants in life,and what his goals are;Raj is likely experiencing

The cessation of menstruation is called

Psychologist Mary Ainsworth developed the __________ test in order to assess the different types of attachment that might exist between a child and his or her primary caregiver.

The Moro reflex is most likely to be produced when

According to Erikson,the crisis faced in infancy is