Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan
Exam 1: Psychology: the Science of Behaviour158 Questions
Exam 2: Studying Behaviour Scientifically144 Questions
Exam 3: Biological Foundations of Behaviour141 Questions
Exam 4: Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour183 Questions
Exam 5: Sensation and Perception135 Questions
Exam 6: States of Consciousness135 Questions
Exam 7: Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience134 Questions
Exam 8: Memory149 Questions
Exam 9: Language and Thinking173 Questions
Exam 10: Intelligence184 Questions
Exam 11: Motivation and Emotion148 Questions
Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan129 Questions
Exam 13: Behaviour in a Social Context127 Questions
Exam 14: Personality154 Questions
Exam 15: Stress, Coping, and Health150 Questions
Exam 16: Psychological Disorders141 Questions
Exam 17: Treatment of Psychological Disorders139 Questions
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A teenager who says to herself that nobody else could possibly comprehend the struggles and difficulties she has been through is best demonstrating the concept of ____________,which is one of the two presumed parts of _______________.
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Studies on infant attachment across most cultures indicate that which percentage of infants are securely attached?
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A young child who is showing a great deal of interest in and curiosity about the world would most likely be said to be in Erik Erikson's _____________ stage.
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Auditory pattern perception is _____________ in young infants,who can detect tiny changes in adult speech sounds that differentiate one word from another (called phonemes)by ___________ of age.
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A broad issue that is investigated in developmental research includes examining to what extent our development is the product of heredity or the product of the environment.This broad issue is called:
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Diana Baumrind identified two key dimensions of parental behaviour which are referred to as,"warmth versus hostility" and,"restrictiveness versus permissiveness".Which of the of the following is NOT one of the parenting styles associated with child development?
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All of the following could be considered as examples of cognitive limitations that are characteristic of Jean Piaget's preoperational stage,EXCEPT:
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The last stage of death and dying outlined by Kübler-Ross is ________ in which the individual experiences a resigned sense of peacefulness.
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The primary difference between Lawrence Kohlberg's stage 3 and stage 4 moral reasoning is that in stage 3,children base their decisions on ___________,whereas in stage 4 they base them on ____________.
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James Marcia (1966,2002)proposed that people could be classified as having an "identity status." Individuals who seem unconcerned or even cynical about identity issues,and are not committed to a coherent set of values,are classified as having a(n)__________ status.
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Harry Harlow found that when isolated monkeys were returned to the colony,they were likely to show any of the following characteristics,EXCEPT:
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In their research investigating the impact of temperament on psychological development,Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess found that infants who they classified as _________ were more likely to suffer from behavioural and emotional problems over a 10-year period
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Dennis is a middle-aged man who is very concerned about giving something back to his community.He has joined the Big Brother program and spends a couple of hours each week volunteering at a local shelter for homeless teens.Dennis's behaviours are most relevant to which of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development?
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Results from studies examining the information-processing abilities of young children are often used to argue that cognitive development is _____________.
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As a researcher,Dr.Drahota wants to test a sample of 10-year-olds and then retest them every five years,up to the age of 40,to ensure that everyone is exposed to the same historical time frame.This type of research design is called:
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Although Jean Piaget assumed that children under the age of _______ have great difficulty understanding other people's mental states,recent studies have suggested that children have some understanding that other people's perspectives can differ from their own by the age of ________.
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Children are able to easily solve the conservation problems that confused them earlier in life during the _______________ stage of cognitive development.
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Kohlberg called the type of moral reasoning based on conformity to social expectations,laws,and duties,_________ moral reasoning.
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The organ that develops most dramatically during infancy and early childhood is the:
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In young infants,the 'walking reflex' refers to the behavioural process where an infant will:
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