Exam 3: Developing Through the Life Span

According to Piaget,an egocentric child can best be described as

Contemporary research suggests that Piaget identified fairly accurately ________ of major cognitive developmental milestones.

Because Marla is the first girl in her fourth-grade class to sexually mature,she is sometimes teased and rejected by her classmates.Marla's sense of social isolation and embarrassment result from the interaction of

Questions about the extent to which maladaptive habits learned in childhood can be overcome in adulthood are most directly relevant to the issue of

Much of our psychological reasoning occurs on the "low road" of automatic unconscious thinking.This is best illustrated by our

Even young infants will at least temporarily look for a toy where they saw it hidden a moment before.This suggests that Piaget

According to Erikson,achieving a sense of identity is the special task of the

Adolescence is typically a time of

Regis thinks it's wrong to drive over the speed limit simply because he might get punished for doing so.He is demonstrating Kohlberg's ________ stage of morality.

Two characteristics of authoritarian parents are that they

Compared with time spent looking at the scene of a ball falling,infants spend ________ time looking at a ball stopping in midair.Compared with time spent looking at the scene of a moving car,infants spend ________ time looking at a moving car seeming to pass through a solid object.

According to Piaget,a person develops an awareness that things continue to exist even when they are not perceived during the ________ stage

Psychologists describe child raising in which rules are imposed without explanation as a(n)________ parenting style.

Boys who are stronger and more athletic during their early teen years tend to be ________ independent and ________ at risk for alcohol use and delinquency.

People experience rapid physical development and sexual maturation

According to Piaget,a person first comprehends that division is the reverse of multiplication during the ________ stage.

Five-year-old Karen can't consciously recall any experiences of the first two years of her life.This best illustrates that

Upon hearing a loud noise,3-week-old Mia's arms and legs sprang out and her fist clenched.Her reaction best illustrated

Physical exercise helps maintain the ________ that protect the ends of chromosomes.

Evidence that preschoolers develop a theory of mind suggests that Piaget overestimated young children's