Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

In _______ syndrome, the 21^st pair of chromosomes contains an extra chromosome resulting in symptoms such as wide-set almond-shaped eyes and intellectual disability

The most likely time for a miscarriage is during the _______ months.

In __________ syndrome, the 23rd pair of chromosomes consists of an XXY pairing, resulting in reduced masculine characteristics and excessive height.

Who interviewed terminally ill patients and concluded they went through a series of stages in dealing with their impending deaths?

The most obvious change ushering in adolescence is _______.

The second stage of the grief process is:

George, at age 42, lost his job, was divorced by his wife, and couldn't seem to keep friends for very long. George came more and more to feel that he was accomplishing nothing with his life. According to Erikson, George is probably:

Which of the following states has as a main theme the ability to consider many possible solutions to a problem and the ability to systematically test those possibilities?

What are some of the common consequences to a child whose mother smoked cigarettes while pregnant?

Attachment usually takes place within the first _______ of life.

A weakness of longitudinal studies is that they _______.

The major turning point in most adults' lives is __________.

The specialized organ that provides nourishment and filters away waste products from the developing baby is called the _______.

Egbert is a quiet child who is very slow to adapt to change. However, if he is introduced gradually to new people or situations, then eventually he will accept them without too much distress. Thomas and Chess would say his temperament is _______.

Scaffolding involves a higher skilled person helping another lesser skilled person learn a new task. As the lesser skilled person becomes more masterful at the task, the higher skilled person withdraws his/her help as the lesser skilled person improves at the task.

In Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development between 7 and 12 years of age, in which an individual becomes capable of logical thought processes but is not yet capable of abstract thinking, is the _______ stage.

Lawrence Kohlberg is noted for his theories of __________ development.

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people as they get older. This psychologist is most likely a(n) __________ psychologist.

Collecting the responses of different people at different ages all at the same time characterizes _______ research.

Define and explain Piaget's sensorimotor stage and the milestones of this stage.