Exam 9: Life-Span Development

The theorist noted for his theories on moral development is ________.

An infant looks at her bottle and utters a sound with a rising pitch, or inflection. Her mother realizes she is asking if she can have the bottle because of the ________ in the infant's voice.

Although neonates can see, they lack visual acuity.

Between 12 and 18 months, most infants ________.

Signs of separation anxiety every time a caretaker leaves the presence of an infant implies that the infant has developed a sense of ________.

The visual cliff was developed to measure ________ perception.

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 ________.

Isabel is a rambunctious and unruly child who is moody and intense. She often throws temper tantrums, adapts poorly to change, and has powerful, negative reactions to new people and new situations. Thomas and Chess would say her temperament is ________.

Suicide is now the ________ leading cause of death among adolescents.

On average, by the first birthday, the average baby's weight has ________.

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

Being unable to see things from another's point of view or put yourself in someone else's place is known as ________.

How many of the 6- to 14-month-old infants tested by Walk and Gibson refused to crawl over the deep side of the visual cliff to their mothers?

Amy is 5 years old and entering kindergarten. According to Erikson, her main task is to develop a sense of ________.

Jane is 40 years old. Her main task, according to Erikson, will be to develop a sense of ________.

Older people respond more ________ and are ________ sexually active than younger people.

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

Most psychologists believe that reinforcement explains the impressive speed and accuracy with which children learn to use language.

A network of same-aged friends and acquaintances who give one another emotional and social support to each other is known as a ________.

Linda has poor communication skills, is moody, withdrawn, and distrustful. If Baumrind's research is correct, her parents were ________.