Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan

Research has demonstrated that while the mechanisms of habituation and classical conditioning are operating at birth,the mechanism of operant conditioning is a later development in human infants.

Suzy primarily attempts to understand things in terms of the physical interaction she has with objects.Almost anything that she can put into her mouth she calls a "pacifier." Just recently,she realized that objects don't "disappear" when they are hidden and so she now continues to look for them when they are under blankets and behind barriers.It is most likely that Suzy is in Jean Piaget's:

Recent studies indicate that children from divorced families are more likely to suffer from all of the following problems EXCEPT:

Research results suggest that healthy older adults would be most likely to outperform younger adults on tests that involve:

Denial is the first of the five stages experienced by a dying person proposed by Kübler-Ross.

An infant with ____________ attachment will explore the environment and show some distress when separated from a primary caregiver.

Which of the following first appears during the preoperational stage of cognitive development?

Kübler-Ross suggested that the final stage that people went through in dealing with impending death was __________,a stage that was typified by a sense of peacefulness.

Sexually transmitted diseases such as syphilis and HIV that can cause abnormalities in fetal development are examples of ___________.

Studies indicate that children adjust better to remarriage when the ________ parent has the primary responsibility for discipline.

Which of the following statements concerning attachment is true?

Carla,a sixteen year-old girl,has begun spending more and more time with her friends.Her mother is quite happy that she seems to be forming some intimate,close friendships,but worries Carla's friends have too strong of an influence on her.It seems Carla now dresses according to what her friends think is acceptable,not what her mother does.According to research,Carla's mother should:

Which of the following conclusions regarding Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral development has received empirical support?

By three to four months of age,infant pattern perception is already organized according to Gestalt principles.

Research has found that careers were most likely disrupted for _____________.

According to developmental psychologist James Marcia,adolescents in the identity diffusion stage are currently dealing with an identity crisis but have not yet successfully resolved it.

Terry is terminally ill.After too many years in the sun,melanoma invaded his body six months ago.When friends try to be compassionate and supportive of Terry,he acts like he does not know why they are treating him differently than they did a year ago.According to Kübler-Ross,Terry is:

A teenager,who is easily embarrassed because he is always assuming that everyone is watching him,is demonstrating the concept of ____________,which is a part of the larger construct of adolescent egocentrism.

Recall of past personal events tends to decline as we age.

A father believes that certain behaviours are more appropriate for boys than for girls.His wife has heard him share these beliefs and she wonders whether they are partly responsible for the fact that he relates differently to his son,with whom he tends to use more verbal and physical prohibition than he does with his daughter.In this example,the father's beliefs would be examples of ___________,while the fact that he treats his children differently depending on their gender demonstrates the concept of _____________.