Exam 9: Life-Span Development

Chad is 3 years old. When he goes to the store with his mommy to buy his daddy a birthday present, he insists on buying his daddy a toy truck. This is an example of ________.

The head completes virtually all of its growth by age ________.

Newborns see most clearly when faces or objects are about ________ away from them.

According to Kohlberg, children interpret behavior in terms of concrete consequences at the ________ level of moral development.

Eric is 18 years old. He is dissatisfied with his present place in society, but is unable to develop a new identity that feels right. He can't find himself and often resorts to escapist activity to counter the anxiety that he feels. He best fits the description of a(n) ________.

The majority of middle-aged adults report ________ levels of anxiety than young adults and generally feel ________ about their lives.

In 2008, women made up approximately ________ percent of the labor force.

Summarize the research regarding the decline of mental abilities in old age. Also, explain what Alzheimer's disease is.

Men experience ________ in testosterone levels between the ages of 48 and 70.

Connie is overly dependent and lacking in social skills and self-control. If Baumrind's research is correct, her parents were ________.

Erikson's theory of social development viewed the ages of 7 to 11, his fourth stage, as being characterized by the major challenge of ________.

Baumrind's research found that ________.

Of the following, ________ shows the largest decrease with age.

Each of the following is true except ________.

Discuss the effects of early/late maturation on teenagers. Explain how early/late maturation affects girls and boys differently.

For girls, the first visible evidence of puberty is ________.

A survey of teenagers in high school found that ________ percent of girls expressed the feeling that they should have waited until they were older before having sex.

Discuss the role played by the fear of death in older people. What fears associated with dying do older people have?

By the ages of 5 or 6, most children have a vocabulary of ________ words.

Which of the following people can expect to live the longest, on average?