Exam 9: Life-Span Development

Parents, not children, determine the nature of the parent-child relationship.

John makes his bed every morning before going to school because, when he does, his mother gives him a dollar to spend at school. John is at which stage of moral development, according to Kohlberg?

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?

Children begin to speak words at about 12 months of age.

The country with the highest teen birth rate in the industrialized world is ________.

Babies are able to recognize their own reflection in a mirror as themselves, as opposed to some other child, between the ages of ________ months.

Infants begin to babble at about ________ month(s) of age.

Stanley Hall saw adolescence as a period characterized by ________.

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

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 ________.

According to Piaget, children begin to develop concepts and the ability to think in terms of abstractions in the ________ stage.

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

Describe the research on the senses of vision, taste, smell, and hearing in neonates.

Nearly one-________ of all marriages end in divorce.

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

The quality of adult thinking differs markedly from adolescent thinking.

Describe the physical changes accompanying aging and discuss the factors that affect those changes. Why are people's reactions to aging important and what can people do to slow down the deterioration of bodily functions?

The acquisition of skills involving movement, such as grasping, crawling, and walking is known as ________ development.

Adolescent boys and girls view their early sexual activity in very similar ways.