Exam 8: Development

Children who have entered the formal operations stage are able to comprehend abstract knowledge and hypothetical situations.

Human infants who are given adequate food and medical attention, but little or no human contact, fail to grow and develop psychologically in normal ways.

What are the three parenting styles discussed by Baumrind, and which did she find most effective?

What types of learning occur in the first few days of life?

Harlow's studies found that the strongest attachment formed in infant monkeys was to the surrogate mother that provided the food rather than the physical comfort.

According to Kübler-Ross, what stages are experienced by terminally ill patients as they come to terms with death? Describe each stage.

Which of the following is a good example of egocentric thinking in a preoperational child?

In infancy, the primary factor influencing the attainment of the major motor milestones is

Which is not true of children at the stage of concrete operations?

One of your friends has just found out that she will be having a baby, and she has asked you what you know about something she thinks was called a teratogen. Define that term for her and inform her about some of the common teratogens and when they are the greatest threat to the developing organism.

Describe Kohlberg's three levels of moral reasoning?

Which of the following is most accurate?

What are the perceptual abilities of the newborn?

For dominant genes to be expressed, they must be paired with another dominant gene expressing the same characteristic the same way.

By the term "secondary sex characteristics," psychologists mean the physical characteristics that distinguish the mature male and mature female but play no direct role in reproduction.

Two-year-old Shawn is overprotected and punished when he tries to express his will or explore the environment. According to Erikson, Shawn is likely to develop a sense of

Which of the following statements about infant sensory development is not true?

Most teratogens are most harmful to the developing fetus during the first trimester because

Jake watches as water is poured from a low, large glass, to a tall, thin glass. He says the tall, thin glass has more than the low large glass has. What has he done when watching the problem?

For adolescents, permissive parenting style is most effective, and the authoritarian parenting style is least effective.