Exam 3: Human Development

Eight-month-old Orlando uncovers and plays with the ball his father just hid under his blanket,showing that he knows the ball continues to exist even though he can't see it.Orlando has just demonstrated an understanding of ____.

What do Erikson's theory of psychosocial development and research on attachment have in common?

Fifteen-year-old Raza refuses to leave the house because he is convinced everyone will notice a minor blemish on his face.Raza's behavior illustrates ____.

Cataracts,retarded skeletal growth,and premature delivery are the harmful effects of ____.

The only ability that declines between age 25 and the early 40s is ____.

Piaget's influence on cognitive developmental theory is unmatched.However,it is now thought that children are ____ cognitively advanced and adults are ____ cognitively sophisticated than outlined by Piaget.

Which of the following is categorized as a primitive reflex?

According to Vygotsky,the lower limit of the zone of proximal development is the ____.

Which of the following is not a survival reflex?

In late adolescence,neurological development in the ____ allows teenagers to engage in the type of abstract thinking so crucial for complex scientific and moral reasoning.

When is stranger anxiety likely to peak?

Sharon found out that she had terminal lung cancer about three weeks ago and she is finally facing the reality of her situation.Right now,she finds herself continually asking God,"Why me?" Kübler-Ross would consider Sharon to be in the stage she calls ____.

The brain of a newborn weighs ____ percent of its adult weight.

Your new baby cousin tends to react positively to new situations and is generally good natured.She is displaying a(n)____ temperament and will most likely develop a(n)____ attachment style.

Researchers put rouge on babies' faces and placed them in front of a mirror to demonstrate the development of ____.

What is perceptual speed?

Social scientists ask a large sample of people from an individualist culture to complete the "Who Am I?" test.Based on previous research,the type of responses the scientists should find on their response sheets should be ____.

Explain secure and insecure attachment styles.

Which of the following statements about children of divorce is false?

According to the text,how does conformity to heterosexual masculinity foster less friendship intimacy among heterosexual men?