Exam 6: Developing Through the Life Span

Dmitri is a typical 6-month-old.When he looks into a mirror he is likely to

Maturation refers to

Less than normal activity in brain areas involved in mirroring others' actions has been found to be associated with

Erik Erikson suggested that a sense of basic trust during infancy results from

A teratogen is a(n)

Babies as young as ________ month(s)learned that their own kicking moves a mobile;and they retained that learning without later practice for as long as ________ month(s).

Two characteristics of authoritative parents are that they provide children with

Research indicates that newborns can distinguish

Which of the following represents the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Mrs.Kaufman spends a lot of time stroking,cuddling,and rocking her infant son and seems to be highly aware of the baby's actions and needs.Mr.Kaufman worries that his wife's interactions with the baby may eventually lead the child to (a)cry easily when frustrated, (b)fearfully cling to his mother, (c)become unfriendly toward other people,and (d)become withdrawn and uninterested in his surroundings.Describe research on social development that supports or refutes each of the father's concerns.

Young teens are not fully equipped for curbing risky behavior or making long-term plans because of the incomplete maturation of their

Second graders who ________ while doing math problems grasped third-grade math better the following year.

Newborns have been observed to show the greatest visual interest in a

Boys who mature at an early age tend to be more

Infants in a strange situation who appear not to notice or care about their mother's departure or return show signs of

Giving up immediate rewards to achieve longer-term goals is called

Carol is distressed because post-childbirth complications prevented her from being in close physical contact with her child during its first few hours of life.Carol should be told that

According to Piaget,imagining an action and mentally reversing it would be an example of a

To assess attachment differences among infants,Mary Ainsworth placed them in a laboratory setting called a

Tonya asks people of different ages to complete a measure of life satisfaction.She then looks for life satisfaction differences across different age levels.Tonya is conducting a ________ study.