Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

Piaget's theory of intellectual development assumes that:

List and describe the symptoms of at least three different sexually transmitted infections (STIs), making sure that your answer includes at least one viral and at least one bacterial STI.

By the time a child enters the concrete operational stage of cognitive development, he or she is capable of grasping the concept of conservation.

The tendency of teenagers to feel that they are always "on stage" and that they are the center of everyone else's world, just as they are the center of their own, is a phenomenon known as _______.

Professor Sanchez is interested in studying development of motor skills. She collects data from 200 one-year-olds and follows and assesses them for a period of five years. What type of research design is Professor Sanchez using?

The development of formal operations in adolescence leads to _______.

A scheme is a mental concept formed through experiences with objects and events.

The pattern of events that is repeated in each new generation is referred to as the __________.

A researcher tries to reconstruct a person's past by interviewing the person and by consulting various other sources that relate to the person's life. This method of conducting research is called the _______________ approach.

Which of the following are newborn humans capable of doing?

What is the critical period? What are teratogens? List four common teratogens and discuss their effects on development.

The science of heredity is called _______.

Your little brother has a big ball of clay. While he watches, you roll the ball of clay into a long snake-like shape. He begins to cry because he thinks he has less clay now. Which of Piaget's stages is your brother likely to be in?

In one study, a little more than half of the elderly people surveyed reported being __________ as when they were younger.

From the second week until the third month after conception, the developing organism is called a(n) __________.

Between the ages of 5 and 12, children strive to develop a sense of competence arising from their work and effort. Erikson refers to this stage of life as _______.

The prenatal period during which tremendous growth occurs and the organs continue to develop and become functional is called the _______ period.

________ is a biological phenomenon, while ________ is a psychological phenomenon.

How one develops is determined by continuous interaction between _________ and __________.

What term is used to describe a child's inability to see the world through anyone else's eyes except his or her own?