Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan

A child who has developed object permanence but does not yet fully grasp the idea of conservation is most likely in Jean Piaget's ____________ stage.

Contrary to Piaget's theory,the cognitive abilities in his four stages appear to occur in the same order across a wide variety of cultures.

Rob is a fifteen year-old boy who is planning an overnight camping trip with both male and female friends.The last step in the planning is for Rob to ask his parents' permission to go camping.If Rob's parents have an authoritarian style of parenting,Rob can expect their response to be:

Syphilis and the HIV virus are both examples of teratogens that can cause abnormal prenatal development.

The adaptive significance of this emotion may be that it prevents infants from straying too far from their caregivers when they start to crawl and eventually walk.This emotion is known as:

Hawkeye has attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD).It is likely that his corpus callosum will:

A child claims that stealing a medication to save a life is wrong because it violates the fundamental and essential ethical principle of justice,which allows society to function effectively.Lawrence Kohlberg would most likely classify this child as being at which level of moral reasoning?

Benoit and Parker's longitudinal study on Canadian infants,their mothers,and their grandmothers found 88% agreement in maternal attachment classification of mothers and their infants,and 65% agreement across the three generations.Given that a disproportionate number of adults with various behavioural problems (including criminal behaviour)have histories of insecure attachment,the results of Benoit and Parker's study suggests that:

Though he previously showed no problems with strangers,little Joey has become more apprehensive around them when he's upset,and he frequently is inconsolable until his mother or father picks him up.Bowlby would most likely classify Joey as being in the __________ attachment behaviour phase.

In comparison to their peers,boys will be more popular and have more positive body images if they reach puberty _____________ their peers.

The research on attachment lends support to validity of which of Erikson's stages of personality development?

Environmental agents that cause abnormal prenatal development are known as ______.

Piaget's theory of cognitive development has been criticized on the basis of:

Studies of infants' auditory pattern perceptions by Werker and colleagues at the University of British Columbia found that:

Studies comparing older adults and young adults suggest that older adults are actually better at ___________ reasoning tasks than younger adults are.

Attachment refers to the strong emotional bond that develops between human children and their primary caregivers.Since it is most easily established during the first one to two years of a child's life,its creation appears to be governed by a ___________ period.

Which developmental research design is the most practical to conduct in terms of time and money?

Arnett examined what it takes to become an adult.He found that regardless of age group,the most important quality associated with adulthood was:

Which of the following lists Bowlby's phases of attachment behaviours in the proper order,from earliest to latest?

Which of the following statements concerning gender constancy and gender identity is true?