Exam 9: Life-Span Development

Research shows that children who are placed in quality day care are ________.

________ generally see retirement as a time to slow down and do less, whereas ________ view it as a time to learn new things and explore new possibilities.

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

The tendency of the amygdala of shy infants to overreact to a novel stimulus or situation ________.

The development of language follows a predictable pattern.

Define object permanence and egocentrism. Why are these concepts important? Finally, explain the difference between concrete operational and formal operational thought.

Current estimates indicate that about ________ percent of people over age 85 suffer from Alzheimer's disease.

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

The rising or lowering of pitch in a child's speech that allows adults to distinguish between questions and statements is called ________.

The period of development from conception to birth is called the ________ period.

A little girl's knowledge that she is a girl, and a little boy's knowledge that he is a boy is called ________.

Harold is an adaptable child who is good-natured and gets along well in school. Thomas and Chess would say his temperament is ________.

What effects result from the arrival of children in a marriage? Finally, what is the typical reaction of most couples when their last child leaves home?

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 ________.

Describe the factors affecting prenatal development and discuss the effects of those factors.

Friendship groups in early adolescence tend to be small unisex groups of three to nine members called ________.

Children generally begin to realize that friendship is a two-way street and that while friends do things for us, we are also expected to do things for them, at about age ________.

A disorder common in late adulthood that is characterized by losses in memory and cognition and changes in personality and that is believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain's structure and function is ________.

Summarize the research findings on cognitive and personality changes in adulthood, and compare and contrast adolescent and adult thinking.

On average, in infants crawling occurs at about ________ months of age.