Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

Juan and Carlos are identical twins who were accidentally separated at birth, and then reunited when they were 15. Juan is very intelligent but does poorly in school because he isn't too motivated. Carlos is also intelligent but makes straight A's because of his parent's influence on his study habits. What do you think accounts for the differences in their academic performance?

The theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier if they remain active in some way, such as volunteering or developing a hobby, is called _______.

Which of the following is true of the original research that suggested a relationship between the MMR vaccine and the development of autism?

According to Thomas and Chess, a child that is very irregular in sleeping and eating, resists change, and tends to be loud is labeled a(n)_____________ child.

Which of Erik Erikson's psychosocial crises revolves around the child's learning to direct his or her own behavior?

Which of the following couples are MOST likely to have a happy, stable marriage, all other factors being equal?

Which of the following is the correct order for Piaget's four stages of cognitive development?

Which of these physical skills typically develops LAST?

The correct sequence of the five stages of death and dying postulated by Kübler-Ross is _______.

One criticism of Ainsworth's study on attachment styles was that

When infants are presented with a sound at one side of their heads, they __________.

Which of the following is a weakness associated with longitudinal research?

According to Piaget, children learn to retrace their thoughts, correct themselves, see more than one dimension to a problem, but cannot yet handle abstract concepts during the __________ stage.

According to Erikson, middle adulthood is the time when individuals struggle with generativity versus stagnation.

Simone's family does not have a lot of money. Simone's mom buys her clothing from the local super store. Simone believes that other students notice that she doesn't wear brand name clothes. This is an example of _______.

Erikson saw the major challenge of young adulthood as that of _______.

According to Kohlberg, children interpret behavior in terms of concrete consequences at the __________ level of moral development.

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified exactly three stages of dying: anger, depression, and acceptance.

Men experience __________ in testosterone levels between the ages of 48 and 70.

Dr. Kahn measures how long baby Lydia looks at a particular stimulus. The technique is known as