Exam 9: Life-Span Development

Tevin is a good-natured baby. When his mother is out of the room, he appears secure in spending time with other family members. He is easy to care for, and easy to please, rarely crying. Thomas and Chess would say that this is a(n) ________ child.

Hundreds of case histories collected by researchers indicate that the first stirrings of sexual interest begin in the ________.

The emotional bond formed during the first year of life that makes human babies cling to their caretakers is called ________.

The country with the highest teen birth rate in the industrialized world is ________.

Not all adolescents reach the stage of formal operations.

Children's behavior is marked by egocentrism during the concrete-operational stage.

The quality of adult thinking differs markedly from adolescent thinking.

From the second month after conception until birth, the developing organism is known as a(n) ________.

During the first two years of life, the number of interconnections between neurons ________.

In order to make the transition from dependence on parents to dependence upon one's self, the adolescent must develop a stable sense of ________.

Dean roughhouses with his friends, and is noisy in class. He believes that is how a boy is supposed to act. His behavior is an example of ________.

General beliefs about characteristics that men and women are presumed to have are referred to as ________.

Bethany is 6 years old and in first grade. According to Erikson, her main task is to develop a sense of ________.

A condition characterized by facial deformities, heart defects, stunted growth, and cognitive impairments, is called ________ spectrum disorder.

Discuss the adolescent search for identity. List and explain James Marcia's four possible outcomes of this search. Finally, discuss the importance of parents, friends, and peers in the search for identity.

The head completes virtually all of its growth by age ________.

The study of how people change from birth through old age is called gerontology.

Explain Kohlberg's theory of moral development. Also, present some of the criticisms of Kohlberg's theory and summarize research findings in support of or refuting the theory.

The period of intense self-examination and decision making that is part of the process of identity formation is called ________.

A disorder common in late adulthood that is characterized by losses in memory and cognition and changes in personality and that is believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain's structure and function is ________.