Exam 8: Human Development

Twelve-year-old Nathaniel was having trouble solving the word problems in his math homework.His dad began reading the problems aloud and emphasizing the important information.As Nathaniel started catching on,his dad gradually provided less help for each new problem.This interaction illustrates:

Eugene is 27 years old,and he feels very insecure about some of the personal and career choices he has made so far; and consequently he is reluctant at this point to undertake a serious,committed relationship with another person.Based on Erikson's theory,it is likely that Eugene will:

In order,the first two stages in Kübler-Ross's theory of the acceptance of impending death are:

The appearance of pubic hair is a primary sexual characteristic.

Mrs.Weston asks Colin if he wants his sandwich in one piece,or cut into two pieces.Colin asks her to keep it in one piece,because he isn't hungry enough to eat two pieces.Colin's answer suggests that he:

Which sequence accurately reflects the order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development,from birth through adolescence?

The egocentrism characteristic of Piaget's ______ stage of cognitive development reemerges in a new way in adolescence.

Piaget used the word _____ to refer to a collection of ideas that functions as a basic unit of understanding.

Which age range is NOT correctly labeled with the corresponding Piagetian stage?

An individual's _____ is composed of his or her 23 pairs of chromosomes.

Which developmental psychologist is correctly matched with his or her stage theory?

Cohort effects may pose a problem in cross-sectional research designs.

To stop baby Rudy from repeatedly reaching for a sharp knife on the kitchen table,Rudy's mother put it in a cabinet and closed the door."Out of sight,out of mind," she thought,and it worked.Rudy's mother capitalized on his lack of:

Four-year-old Darlene is exploring one day when she finds a bottle of vitamins in a cupboard.They look just like the candies she got for Halloween so she eats them all.Darlene's error illustrates Piaget's process of:

As identical twins get older,their observable characteristics become increasingly dissimilar,whereas their genetic makeup remains the same.In other words,their _____ changes,whereas their _____ does not.

A securely attached infant calms down quickly when her caregiver returns after a brief absence.

Children are considered to be fluent in their native language by the time they are _____ years of age.

The nucleus of a human cell contains _____ chromosomes.

Nadine hears a television talk-show guest remark that "A baby's mother provides it with food,and that's the basis for attachment." Nadine immediately realizes that this statement is false,because she is familiar with:

Rosenzweig and his colleagues provided _____ evidence of the influence of the environment on brain development.