Exam 9: Life-Span Development

According to Piaget, children learn to see things from someone else's point of view during the ________ stage.

Not all adolescents reach the stage of formal operations.

The realization by a child that gender cannot be changed is called ________.

________ of adolescents do not describe their lives as filled with turmoil and chaos.

Over time, unisex cliques and mixed-sex groups dissolve and are replaced by ________.

Children's behavior is marked by egocentrism during the preoperational period.

Lawrence Kohlberg is noted for his theories of ________ development.

A survey of teenagers in high school found that ________ percent of girls felt good about their sexual experiences.

At about age ________ children begin to realize that friends "do things" for us.

Erikson's theory of social development viewed the ages of 1 to 3, his second stage, as being characterized by the major challenge of ________.

Summarize the research on visual acuity and pattern perception. Also, summarize the research on distance and depth perception, discussing the techniques used in measuring these abilities.

The shift to formal operational thought sets the stage for moral reasoning at the ________ level.

The vast majority of older adults are ________.

Games like "Peek-a-Boo" and "Hide and Seek" are especially worthwhile activities for babies because they help them develop a sense of ________.

Which of the following is true of infants' perceptual development?

Morgan is 18 years old. She has set aside the problem of developing an identity while she continues to explore various alternatives and choices. She best fits the description of ________.

In order to make the transition from dependence on parents to dependence upon one's self, the adolescent must develop a stable sense of ________.

In America, ________ of children between birth and third grade spend some time being regularly cared for by persons other than their parents.

Some critics of Piaget's theory believe that ________.

A researcher who studies a fixed group of people over a long period of time is, by definition, using the ________ method.