Exam 6: Developing Through the Life Span

A British study involving more than 11,000 participants indicated that brain training activities over a period of six weeks ________ subsequent performance of the practiced mental skills,and ________ overall cognitive fitness.

A child's temperament is likely to be

The improving emotion regulation during one's late teen years partially results from improved connections between the frontal lobes and the

During adolescence,maturation of the ________ lags behind maturation of the ________.

Three-year-old Zara calls all four-legged animals "kitties." Her tendency to fit all four-legged animals into her existing conception of a kitten illustrates the process of

One study found that English-speaking adults could relearn subtle sound contrasts in the Hindi or Zulu language they had spoken as children even though they had no ________ the language they had once spoken.

Dr.Birkin's major research interest is the development of motor skills in children.It is most likely that Dr.Birkin is a ________ psychologist.

An elaborate ceremony used to celebrate a person's emergence into adulthood is an example of a

The process of imprinting involves the formation of a(n)

At the age of 30,Angela hesitates to commit herself to a lifelong marital relationship,primarily because she believes that the personalities of marriage partners often change in surprising and unpredictable ways during their lifetimes.What professional advice could you appropriately provide to Angela in light of the research on marital happiness,life satisfaction,and adult development?

When placed in strange situations without their artificial mothers,the Harlows' infant monkeys demonstrated signs of

Compared with middle-aged adults,older adults experience

The development stage of adolescence is likely to be most brief in cultures where teens are

"I don't care whether you want to wash the dishes,you will do so because I said so!" This statement is most representative of a(n)________ parenting style.

Compared with 40 years ago,in the United States today people are likely to

Five-year-olds who were surprised to discover that a Band-Aid box contained pencils were able to anticipate their friend's false belief about the contents of the box.This best illustrates that the children had developed a

According to Erikson,adolescents who are unable to develop a sense of identity experience

One of the most consistently damaging teratogens is

Identical twins typically begin walking on nearly the same day.This best illustrates the importance of ________ to motor skills.

Which of the following is true of physical development in adult life?