Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan

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

Because of the stresses that accompany marriage and parenthood,studies around the globe find that married people experience less subjective well-being than unmarried adults.

People in their 40s have higher rates of divorce,suicide,depression,feelings of meaninglessness,and emotional instability than younger or older adults.

An infant is born with facial irregularities and a small,malformed brain.As the child grows up,she shows symptoms of mental retardation and tends to be both irritable and hostile.It is most likely that this infant's abnormalities are the product of:

Which of the following placements of a hypothetical third eye would be most characteristic of a child in the concrete operational stage?

When interpreting the results of studies which examine the child outcomes associated with different parenting styles;one important limitation to keep in mind is that:

If a zygote receives a Y chromosome from its father,this means that the egg:

The wide variety of environmental agents that cause abnormalities in prenatal development are called:

Charlie has thought very little about questions regarding his personal identity,the kind of person he would like to be,and the kind of life that he would like to live.Instead,he has adapted the values of his peer group without any real critical evaluation of them.The researcher James Marcia would most likely say that Charlie is in a state of identity:

According to research conducted on Diana Baumrind's parenting styles,which style is associated with the most positive childhood outcomes such as higher self-esteem,high academic achievement,fewer conduct problems,and consideration of others?

Which of the following statements regarding newborns and learning is TRUE? Newborns:

According to James Marcia,individuals who want to establish a clear identity,and are currently experiencing an identity crisis that is not yet resolved,are classified as having a(n)___________ status.

A father believes that certain behaviours are more appropriate for boys than for girls.His wife wonders whether his beliefs 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 ____________,whereas the fact that he treats his children differently depending on their gender demonstrates the concept of ______________.

The genetically programmed biological process that governs human growth is called:

Jake,a two-year-old toddler,is left with a babysitter while his parents go out to dinner.Surprisingly,he isn't particularly upset when they leave though he hangs onto his teddy bear.In addition to the fact that Jake has learned that his parents don't cease to exist when they are out of his sight,Jake's response is most likely a result of:

One likely reason that the Czechoslovakian twins may have recovered better from their isolation than Victor,the Wild Boy of Aveyron,is because:

Based on the results of studies examining marital satisfaction,during which of the following times would you predict that marital satisfaction would be highest?

Which of following statements about the attachment process is TRUE?

The phenomenon of imprinting is most relevant the concept of:

The stage in which children represent the world symbolically through words and mental images but do not yet understand basic mental operations or rules is called the: