Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan

In the germinal stage,the fertilized egg is called a zygote,while in the fetal stage,it is referred to as a(n):

The understanding that gender is a permanent characteristic,and it usually develops in children by the time they are 6 or 7 years old,is referred to as _____________.

With respect to the designs typically used in developmental research,which of the following statements is true?

The concept known as the ________________ is most relevant to distinguishing between the cognitive tasks that a child can do on her own and what she can do with assistance from others.

Harlow was interested in exploring why infants develop attachments by separating infant rhesus monkeys from their mothers shortly after birth.He then tested them to see what type of artificial surrogate mother they would prefer to spend their time.He found that the infant monkeys spent time with:

Lynne and her mother are fighting yet again.Lynne is fourteen years-old and does not want to wear the new hat and mittens her mother bought her.Lynne's mother says it is winter and is insisting Lynne wear the hat and mittens to school.Lynne screams,"Everyone will notice and make fun of me!" This thinking on Lynne's part reflects:

When we compare Piaget's view of cognitive development with the information processing view:

In their research on temperament,Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess (1977)found that infants identified as ______________ were more likely to develop emotional and behavioural problems over a 10-year period.

Which of the following examples best demonstrates the process of accommodation?

In their research investigating the impact of temperament on psychological development,Thomas and Chess found that children who suffer from behavioural and emotional problems over a 10-year period were likely to be ___________ infants.

The study by Ames and colleagues at Simon Fraser University and Chisholm of St.Francis Xavier University on Romanian orphans adopted into Canadian homes found that two years after adoption:

A 5-year-old boy tells his mother that it is fine for boys to play baseball,but not to wear a dress or play with dolls.These beliefs are best classified as examples of:

When placed in the strange situation,Eric shows no distress at all when his mother leaves the room,and by the same token,he isn't very excited when she returns.Overall,he doesn't appear to be very attached to his mother,but he doesn't resist when she picks him up to give him a kiss.Eric would most likely be classified as:

Which of the following lists the three stages of prenatal development in the proper order (from earliest to latest)?

Individuals who have not yet experienced an identity crisis would be classified as having the identity status of __________.

Which of the below statements about newborn visual preferences is NOT true?

An individual who has committed to an identity and set of values before going through an identity crisis would be classified as having what type of identity status?

A child is told a story about Bobby,who puts his teddy bear under his bed and then goes outside to play.While he is gone,Bobby's mother comes in to clean his room,finds his teddy bear,and puts it in the closet.When asked where Bobby will look for his teddy bear when he returns,most 2- and 3-year olds will say that Bobby will look ____________,and most 4-year olds will say __________.

All of the following would be considered examples of fluid intelligence EXCEPT:

According to Donald Super people in their mid-twenties to mid-forties often enter a(n)_______________________ phase during which they begin to make their mark.