Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

In humans, the machinery for perceiving the world:

According to Erikson's theory, the _______ stage of development occurs in old age.

Mary and Juan are twins who developed from two separate fertilized ova that were fertilized by two different sperm. What type of twins are they?

According to Erikson, if a middle-aged person is unable to focus outward and is still dealing with issues of intimacy or even identity, that person is experiencing _______.

A characteristic that first shows up in the formal operational stage is _______.

Dizygotic twins develop when a fertilized egg divides into two parts that develop into separate embryos.

A set of physical characteristics that defines individuals as boys and men or girls and women is called ________.

Drugs that can distort the prenatal organism's physical development are called ___________.

Mary is an adolescent who currently has a small pimple on her cheek that is causing her to be overly self-conscious. She is convinced that everyone she meets stares at and talks about her pimple. Mary's behavior exhibits _______.

Abe just got his driver's license. He loves to speed around town going more than 20 miles per hour above the speed limit. He believes that he can speed through red lights due to his perfect timing. This is an example of _______.

Erikson's theory of social development viewed the ages of three to six, his third stage, as being characterized by the major challenge of __________.

In which of Piaget's stages does the child develop conservation?

Which of the following is directly concerned with reproduction?

A reflex crucial to an infant's survival is __________.

Kohlberg's stages of moral development are concrete operational, formal operational, and sensorimotor.

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of __________.

At fertilization, the chromosomes from the father's sperm unite with the chromosomes from the mother's egg, creating a new cell called a(n) _______.

Sue sees her mother knitting a sweater. Later, Sue takes out a ball of yarn and some knitting needles from her mother's supplies and tries to do the same. This is a good example of the ________ of gender development.

Professor Grant is interested in studying the development of a sense of humor. She collects data from groups of 6-year-olds, 16-year-olds, 26-year-olds, and 36-year-olds. What type of research design is Professor Grant using?

The thinking and attitudes of many who survived the Great Depression of the 1930s changed them for the rest of their lives. This would be an example of a