Exam 8: Development

The textbook suggests that developmental changes in cognition or thinking are quantitative.

When individuals are operating at Kohlberg's preconventional level of moral reasoning, moral judgements of right and wrong are based on

Prenatal malnutrition can negatively affect development of the embryo and the fetus; it can have particularly harmful effects on brain development during

When a child incorporates new information, a new experience, or new objects into an existing mental framework or schema, the process that takes place is called

Six-month-old Jordi enjoys play, is distressed when he is separated from his mother, and happy when he is reunited with her. According to Ainsworth, Jordi would be said to have what type of attachment pattern?

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

The "visual cliff" is

Which of the following is the term for the developing human organism during the six-week period after the zygote becomes implanted in the wall of the uterus?

Joan is neglected in her first year of life. She receives little love or affection. According to Erikson, Joan is likely to develop a sense of

Older people perform better than younger people on tests measuring all of the following, except

Piaget called the cognitive structures or concepts that are used to identify and interpret objects, events and other information in its environment

Infants possess a number of simple reflexes at birth, including all of the following, except

Physical abnormalities are most likely to result when there are harmful agents in the prenatal environment during

At what age do children first have preferences for certain odours, tastes, and sounds?

If researchers compare different groups of subjects of different ages on various characteristics, the study would be described as

Sixteen-year-old Brent takes steroids to build up his muscles. Knowing that steroids pose a serious health threat but somehow thinking that no harm will come to him is an example of

Newborns prefer salty solutions over sweet solutions.

Which of the following colours is not one of the top four preferred by a three-month-old infant?

What is adolescent egocentrism?

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