Exam 8: Human Development

The textbook states that,"Research using eye-tracking technology reveals that baby girls spend more time looking at dolls ...." Looking time is a(n)_____ variable in this research.

In the United States,the average life expectancy for women now exceeds 80 years.

Parenting style is especially influential for infants with difficult temperaments.

During adolescence,brain development proceeds relatively slowly in the _____ lobe,a region implicated in self-regulation.

Kohlberg's theory of moral development MOST closely reflects:

Of Baumrind's four parenting styles,the authoritarian style is associated with the best developmental outcomes.

In one elementary school curriculum,mathematical variables first appear in the sixth grade.Why are they not introduced in the fifth grade?

Jack registered as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War.He believed that it is wrong to take human life.He was willing to serve time in jail,rather than take part in an armed conflict.Jack's reasons for not going to war reflect Kohlberg's _____ level of moral reasoning.

The number of synaptic connections increases throughout childhood.

Reduced testosterone affects behavior in only a minority of aging men.

Only about half of all adults ever attain Piaget's formal operational stage of cognitive development.

Maura and Trish are eighth graders who have been caught smoking.Maura's parents yell at her,ground her for a month,and take away her television and Internet privileges for 2 months.Trish's parents talk to her about their disappointment and concern; additionally,they make her spend every afternoon for a week at the library researching the dangers of smoking and discussing her findings with them each night at dinner.Most likely,Maura's parents are _____ and Trish's are _____.

From 2 months after conception until birth,the developing fertilized egg is called a(n):

Research offers strong support for Kübler-Ross's stage theory of dying.

Amanda is pregnant.Her baby's legs and arms have started to grow,and its intestinal system is beginning to develop.The baby is in the _____ stage of prenatal development.

Temperament refers to behavior patterns and emotional reactions that are largely innate.

The adolescent growth spurt begins at around _____ years of age for girls,and around _____ years of age for boys.

An introductory psychology student expresses an interest in growth and change during childhood and adolescence.Which upper-level psychology course should she consider taking next semester?

Chevonne is in middle school.She seems to lack confidence and appears socially awkward.According to Baumrind's typology,Chevonne's parents may have been:

The number of words young children hear at home is _____ correlated with family income.