Exam 6: Developing Through the Life Span

We refer to all the mental activities associated with thinking,knowing,remembering,and communicating as

One-year-old Eunice is not overly fearful of strangers but she clearly prefers being held by her mother than by anyone else.Her behavior best illustrates

The tips of chromosomes that wear down as we age are called

Compared with disagreements between parents and adolescent sons,the disagreements between parents and adolescent daughters are more likely to center on issues such as

Boys who are stronger and more athletic during their early teen years tend to be ________ independent and ________ at risk for alcohol use and delinquency.

If a pregnant woman experiences chronic and extreme stress,the stress hormones flooding her body may damage the developing fetus.In this situation,the mother's stress hormones are most clearly

A stage theory of development was advanced by

Olivia understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects.Olivia is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage.

Questions about the extent to which secure attachments are influenced by infant temperament or by responsive parenting are most directly relevant to the issue of

As boys with explosive tempers grow older,they are especially likely to have difficulty maintaining good jobs and happy marriages.This fact is most relevant to the issue of

The Harlows' infant monkeys used an artificial cloth mother as a secure base for

Infants in a strange situation who cling to their mother rather than exploring their surroundings show signs of

A telltale sign of ________ consists of protein fragments that accumulate as plaque at neuron tips where synaptic communication usually occurs.

The importance of schemas was most clearly highlighted by

Teens' search for identity is especially likely to be prolonged in cultures that value

Brain scans of young teens reveal that ________ immaturity is most evident among juvenile offenders and drug users.

Nutrients and oxygen are transferred from a mother to her developing fetus through the

Infants stare longer than usual at unexpected events such as a ball stopping in midair.This suggests that Piaget

Adolescents are most likely to be influenced by their parents with respect to ________,and they are most likely to be influenced by their peers with respect to ________.

The term social clock refers to