Exam 9: Life-Span Development

Compare and contrast the longitudinal, cross-sectional, and biographical approaches to studying development in adulthood.

Among children, watching a lot of television is associated with ________.

In Piaget's theory, the stage of development between birth and 2 years of age, in which the individual develops the ability to form mental representations, is the ________ stage.

A condition characterized by facial deformities, heart defects, stunted growth, and cognitive impairments, is called ________ spectrum disorder.

The method for studying adults that identifies cohort and age differences is the cross-sectional method.

Biographical data are ________ trustworthy than longitudinal data and ________ trustworthy than cross-sectional data.

Andrea has just had a normal, healthy baby. Her newborn is likely to have each of the following reflexes except the ________ reflex.

Describe the effects of divorce on adults and children. What factors help children of divorcing parents better adapt to the divorce?

A time when adults discover they no longer feel fulfilled in their jobs or personal lives and attempt to make a decisive shift in career or lifestyle is called ________.

Research indicates that ________ share the same loving, committed, and meaningful partnerships as most heterosexuals do.

A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is, by definition, using the ________ method.

The brain reaches ________ of its adult size by the age of two.

Each of the following is an effect of smoking by a pregnant woman on her developing fetus except it ________.

Greta is a heavy drinker. While her newborn baby could be quite healthy, it could also have several health problems related to her drinking. If her baby has health problems, it is most likely to ________.

The embryo stage ends ________ after conception.

Erikson's term for the development of a stable sense of self necessary to make the transition from dependence on others to dependence on oneself is ________.

Which of the following is not true of children in the preoperational period (according to Piaget)?

A newborn baby is called a ________.

Most older people ________.

Times when certain internal and external influences have a major impact on development, whereas at other times those same influences would have little impact, are called ________.