Exam 10: Human Development I: Physical, Cognitive, and Language Development

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Just like women experience chemical changes and a decline in fertility as they grow older,a process called menopause,men experience a version of this physical change called andropause.

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According to evolutionary biologists,the highest average life expectancy the human species will ever see is about ____ years of age.

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While watching television,perhaps you've seen a commercial advertising a program that helps kids with their reading skills.This program,called "Hooked on Phonics," works by teaching children the relationship between the letters and letter combinations that they see,and the basic sounds that they should make.In truth,the most accurate name for this program would have been "Hooked on __________."

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Which of the following research findings showed that babies learn and recognize the familiar scent of their mother within just a few days of birth?

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The smallest unit of meaning in a language is called a __________.It represents objects,events,ideas,characteristics,and relationships in that language's vocabulary.

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Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between culture and aging?

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Many women report that their menstrual periods are uncomfortable,inconvenient,and downright bothersome.During menopause,the menstrual periods stop.According to research,what do most women feel when this life change occurs?

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What is the age range bound by the four stages of Piaget's theory?

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Children learning how to use language tend to make the overextension error far more often than they make the underextension error.

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The __________ rule is the tendency for motor skills to emerge in sequence from inside to outside.

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Charmaine is interested in going to graduate school to gain expertise into the way in which people experience physical,cognitive,and social changes over the course of their lives.The type of program that Charmaine should be applying to is __________ psychology.

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When a baby is frightened or startled by a loud noise or by the sensation of falling,she will extend her arms out in a reflexive fashion.Though the exact purpose of this reaction is not well understood,it is called the __________ reflex.

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__________ psychologists study the physical,cognitive,and social changes that people experience throughout their lives.

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The __________ in a sentence are the basic units of meaning that are being communicated.

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By the time a child reaches about two months of age,(s)he is capable of producing pleasant sounds that are called __________.

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A person's __________ age refers to the amount of time (in years and months)that has passed since they were born.

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Based on the existing research,how much alcohol have researchers determined is "safe" for a mother to drink during pregnancy without risking harmful effects to the baby?

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A researcher who is investigating age changes is exploring the differences that exist between people of varying ages.

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When the National Council of Aging surveyed adults over 60,they found that ___% reported that they were satisfied with the amount of sex that they were having,and ___% reported that they wanted to have more sex.

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Which of the following physical changes is not associated with andropause in men?

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