Exam 9: Life-Span Development

A group of people born during the same period in historical time is a(n) ________.

Which of the following is a true statement?

About ________ after conception, the cells of the baby-to-be begin to specialize.

A researcher studying life-span development interviews a group of 70-year-olds and explores their lives backwards. Her goal is to see how their current situation has been affected by their past life history. She is using the ________ method.

Tracy is 9 months old. She is growing and changing so quickly it is difficult for her parents to keep up with all the new things she is learning. Her parents have lately noticed that Tracy is spending more time and energy trying to do things for herself. This is a sign that she is beginning to develop ________.

Research indicates that the amygdala of shy infants ________ when presented with a novel stimulus or situation.

The visual cliff was developed to measure ________ perception.

Jane is 18 years old. She is confident with her various roles and is confident that her values and actions meet the approval of others. She best fits the description of ________.

Once children leave home, most parents feel abandoned, depressed, and have lowered satisfaction.

In general, older people interact with ________ people and perform ________ social roles.

Children who grow up in the same home with the same parents still have very different day-to-day human relationships in different school and after-school settings. These broader situational factors are called the ________.

During the first two years of life, the number of interconnections between neurons ________.

Research on moral development in boys and girls has found that girls tend to base their moral judgments on ________.

Research suggests that adolescence is ________.

Placing a baby in full-time day care ________.

Studies of children's growth over their first 21 months have found that most children show no growth ________ percent of the time.

It has been reported that average scores on national exams, such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), have declined in recent years. Researchers interested in exploring this intensively interview students who have just taken the exam, those who will take it next year, and those who took it five years ago. This method is ________.

In most families today, ________ the housework and child rearing.

Describe the research on the senses of taste, touch, smell, and hearing in neonates.

The development of language follows a predictable pattern.