Exam 10: Life Span Development

Research suggests that attachment style may be in part determined by the child's __________.

The emotional bond formed during the first year of life that makes human babies cling to their caretakers is called __________.

One disadvantage of cross-sectional studies is that the differences between ages may be due to __________________, and not developmental factors.

Many people often assume that old age is generally an unhappy stage in life. It is also assumed that mental ability inevitably decline with age. Does the research support these beliefs? Provide specific research findings to support your argument.

Excessive risk taking during adolescence is caused, at least in part, by the fact that the _____________ is not fully developed.

Whereas Piaget saw cognitive development as a result of individual discovery and a child's interaction with objects, Vygotsky attributed cognitive development to:

The major developmental milestone of the _______________ stage is the achievement of object permanence.

A child that is upset when a mother leaves, but is angry when she returns is likely categorized as having which attachment style?

Suppose that you show a small boy two bars of fresh fudge that are equal on all dimensions (exactly the same size, shape, and weight). You ask him if the two bars are the same, and he says "Yes." You then cut one of the bars into 10 chunks as he watches. You are surprised when he now asks if he can have the cut up fudge because it has more candy than the intact bar. This episode illustrates that the youngster:

According to Piaget, what are the ages for the formal operational stage?

According to Piaget, a child in the _____________ stage of cognitive development should be able to understand many mathematical concepts such as transitivity, but is likely to have difficulty understanding the more abstract ideas found in algebra.

Tracy is nine months. She is growing and changing so quickly it is difficult for her parents to keep up with all the things she is learning. Her parents have lately noticed that Tracy is spending more and more time and energy trying to do things for herself. This is a sign she is beginning to develop ___________________.

The Moro reflex is most likely to be produced when:

Keith's father is a preacher, and his parents always expected him to become one when he became an adult. Keith never questioned this, and began identifying himself as a spiritual and religious person from an early age, eventually taking over his father's position at his church. Keith's identity development would most likely be described as ____________.

Based on Piagetian theory, which of the following relationships is NOT correct?

In general, as older adults age:

Which of the following is true of developmental changes during adulthood?

Asking students to predict how the course of history may have changed if the first president were a woman would likely motivate students in which of Piaget's stages to answer thoroughly?

For adults, positive emotions decline with age while negative emotions increase.

Harry Harlow's research with infant monkeys demonstrated the importance of: