Exam 9: Life-Span Development

The most severe challenge to be faced during adulthood is probably ________.

Research on moral development in boys and girls has found that boys tend to base their moral judgments on ________.

Studies of children's growth over their first 21 months have found that most children show no growth ________ percent of the time.

When young adolescents are asked what they most dislike about themselves, ________ is mentioned more than anything else.

Which of the following people will be most eager to retire?

According to Piaget, children begin to develop concepts and the ability to think in terms of abstractions in the ________ stage.

Kohlberg theorized that morality is innate.

Children begin to speak words at about 12 months of age.

Summarize research findings on temperament in infants and children. How much is temperament determined by genetic inheritance versus environmental learning?

The major turning point in most adults' lives is ________.

Infants are particularly adept at differentiating ________ sounds.

A network of same-aged friends and acquaintances who give one another emotional and social support to each other is known as a ________.

It has been reported that average scores on national exams, such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), have declined in recent years. Researchers interested in exploring this intensively interview students who have just taken the exam, those who will take it next year, and those who took it five years ago. This method is ________.

The majority of older adults are orgasmic and enjoy sex.

Current estimates indicate that about ________ percent of people over age 85 suffer from Alzheimer's disease.

Gender constancy is the realization that gender changes with age.

Matteo was born in 1953 and grew up in the relative affluence of 1950s "baby boom" America. Antonio was born in 1986 and is a part of the "millennial" generation, finding it more difficult to get a job after college with full time employment, as he graduated during the 2008 recession. To the extent that their ideas about life are tied to their time and culture of birth, the differences that exist between Matteo and Antonio's attitudes and values can be largely attributed to ________ differences.

Describe the research on the senses of vision, taste, smell, and hearing in neonates.

Mental images or symbols (such as words) used to think about or remember an object, a person, or an event, are called ________.

Knowledge of what behavior is appropriate for each gender is called ________.