Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

A child from which of the following parenting types would be most likely to lack social skills later in life?

Last night, Allie's mom gave her a haircut. As she walked into her high school, she felt like everyone could tell that her bangs were a little uneven. This example illustrates the belief of a(n) _______.

Whereas Piaget saw cognitive development as a result of individual discovery and a child's interaction with objects, Vygotsky attributed cognitive development to _______.

The twenties is a time of _______.

Describe two reflexes that are present at birth.

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

Several weeks of diagnostic tests have revealed that cancer has spread throughout Barry's body. His physician suggested that he "take care of important matters." Barry realizes his family's home needs repairs, so he arranges to have that done right away. To relieve his family of the agony of planning his funeral, he has made all the arrangements. Barry tells his minister he has had a good life and just wants to make sure he provides for his family after his death. This description fits the stage Kübler-Ross called _______.

At birth, the infant's nervous system is best described as _________.

Shelley and Julie are mothers who both have a three-month-old infant. Shelley tells Julie, "My son is so fussy," to which Julie replies, "That's funny-my son is so easy." It appears that Shelley and Julie are discussing their newborns' _______.

A permissive, neglectful parent is often overly involved with their children.

Humans have a total of _______ chromosomes in normal developmental cases.

Suppose that you show a small boy two bars of fresh fudge that are equal on all dimensions (exactly the same size, shape, and weight). You ask him if the two bars are the same, and he says "Yes." You then cut one of the bars into 10 chunks as he watches. You are surprised when he now asks if he can have the cut up fudge because it has more candy than the intact bar. This episode illustrates that the youngster:

Megan just turned 32. She is keenly aware of biological changes that occur as she gets older. What's more, she measures the sensitivity of her senses and other physical characteristics by using sophisticated testing equipment. In which of the following areas is she likely to find some decline?

In Piaget's theory, the stage of development between birth and 2 years of age, in which the individual uses senses and motor abilities to interact with objects in the environment, is called the _______ stage.

"Experience is the key to all knowledge" is associated with ___________.

Explain the wear-and-tear theory of aging.

_______ is most famous for his theory that all children go through a series of sequential intellectual stages.

Which of the following sequences of Piagetian stages is the correct order?

The mother of a young child who didn't like to drink juice was trying to coax him to drink some. Taking the glass of juice, she poured it all into a smaller cup and said, "There! Now you won't have to drink so much." She would never have fooled the child if he had not been in the _______ stage.

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of _______.