Exam 13: Development Over the Life Span

The authors note that many clinicians have difficulty accepting the results of studies showing the numbers of children who prove to be resilient,triumphing over early adverse experiences.Explain why this would occur.What information backs up the notion of resiliency?

Between the ages of ________,children begin to show separation anxiety.

Match the descriptions of language development with the age at which they occur. -Their familiarity with the sound structure of their native language increases; they can eventually recognize the same word when it is spoken by different people.

For Jean Piaget,the mistakes or errors children make:

Babies who are ________ will turn their heads to watch a drawing of a face if it moves in front of them,but they will not turn if the "face" consists of scrambled features.

Newborn babies have many perceptual and motor abilities.Describe the motor reflexes of the newborn as well as the inborn perceptual abilities.Why is the newborn's visual focus especially adaptive in facilitating parent-child attachment?

Assimilation occurs when you fit new information into your present system of knowledge and beliefs.