Exam 8: Child Development

Shane is a happy and adaptable infant. He sleeps through the night and eats well. According to Thomas, Chess, and Birch, Shane is likely a(n) __________

Which of the following was NOT a finding of Harlow's studies of artificial monkey "mothers?"

At between 2 and 3 years of age children begin using three to four word sentences that contain only the words needed to communicate their meaning. These sentences are called __________

Terrell is one-and-a-half years old and loves to pound colored pegs with his wooden hammer. One day Terrell's dad brings home a set of plastic bolts, nuts and wrenches for Terrell to play with. Terrell picks up a wrench and starts to pound on pegs with it. Terrell is demonstrating which process?

Dr. Smith believes people who are very aggressive have become so because of their life experiences. Dr. Goldberg believes people are more or less aggressive from birth because of genetic factors. Which of the following terms best describes an issue in human development that is highlighted by their disagreement?

Helena is a model child at school who is popular with her peers. She has high standards for herself, but is realistic about attaining them. It is likely that her parents use a(n) __________ model for discipline.

According to Mary Ainsworth's research on attachment, the four attachment styles are secure, ambivalent, avoidant, and disorganized-disoriented.

Jose, growing up in Mexico, learns that the word casa comes before grande. Jack, growing up in New Mexico, learns that the word big comes before house. Both are examples of __________

Tameeka is at a point in her pregnancy during which she is experiencing muscle contractions and movement and kicks. Which period of prenatal development is Tameeka currently experiencing?

Which of the following is NOT one of Bronfenbrenner's layered contexts of development?

Initially, Tawilla's teacher would carefully guide her through tasks in her third grade class, at times going so far as to physically guide her. However, over time as Tawilla's performance and understanding had improved, her teacher gradually withdrew her assistance. According to Vygotsky, this kind of help is referred to as __________

Infant __________, evidenced by serious emotional distress at being away from the caregiver, usually peaks between 12 to 18 months of age.

The least functional of all the senses at birth is hearing.

Noam Chomsky conceptualizes this as enabling children to sort the stream of speech they hear in the environment in ways that allow them to discover grammar rules.

Four-year-old Kendra cannot understand that a "skinny" glass and a "fat" glass can hold the same amount of juice. She immediately grabs what she perceives as the glass containing more juice and leaves the other one for her little brother. Kendra is in the __________ stage of development and has not yet mastered the concept of __________

Biff and his twin brother Bernie, were part of a twins study. They were first observed by the researchers when they were 5 years old, and then again later when they were 10 years old. What type of a study were they in?

Which of the following is a limitation on the cognitive life of children in Piaget's preoperational stage?

Bronfenbrenner's contexts of development includes __________, which encompasses all aspects of the larger culture.

Which of the following describes the embryonic period?

What was Mary Ainsworth trying to determine when she devised an experimental method called the Strange Situation?