Exam 3: Human Development

According to developmental psychologists,when children develop ____,they can predict how other people will behave in specific situations.

The most serious criticism of Piaget's theory is that cognitive development does not occur in the ____ that Piaget proposed,but rather ____.

Mothers with active herpes have cesarean deliveries.Why?

In which of Piaget's stages do children begin to engage in make-believe play?

Many people would agree that a growth spurt triggered by an increased secretion of the growth hormone from the pituitary gland marks the beginning of ____.

Mothers with insecurely attached babies often ____.

Longitudinal studies show that verbal ability,mathematical ability and reasoning show the most improvement during ____.

How does the hormonal change characterizing puberty influence the brain?

Among second-generation Mexican-American children,high self-esteem is associated with ____,possibly because their parents have taught them ____ values.

What is the most common cause of dementia?

What causes fetal alcohol syndrome and what problems do babies with this syndrome experience?

An expectant mother with genital herpes can pass this disease on to her child ____.

Briefly summarize a baby's prenatal development through the germinal,embryonic,and fetal stages.

Which of the following is NOT typical during the embryonic stage?

The ability to orient ourselves in our environment is called ____.

Neo-Piagetian theorists combine the insights of Piaget,information processing theory,and ____ to form their view of cognitive development.

In Piaget's theory of cognitive development,an organized cluster of knowledge that people use to understand and interpret information is referred to as a(n)____.

Which of the following is a possible reason for women living longer than men throughout the world?

Which of the following is not true of stranger anxiety?

At age ____,the brain/body adult percentages are at 90 percent and 35 percent,respectively.