Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

Gloria was born prematurely. Gloria may be able to live out of her mother's body if:

By about 12 months, most infants _______.

In _______ syndrome, the 23^rd pair of chromosomes is missing an X, resulting in short, infertile, and sexually underdeveloped females.

The five stages of dying postulated by Kubler-Ross is _______.

The study of psychological and physical changes from conception to death is _______ psychology.

A special molecule, _______, contains the genetic material of the organism.

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

Which of the following is NOT incompletely developed at birth?

A developmental psychologist believes that increased TV watching by young children is responsible for a decline in reading scores when these children enter school. To explore her hypothesis, she records the TV watching habits of toddlers in a suburban community. She examines these habits again when the children enter kindergarten and once more when they complete first grade. This method is _______.

The local health department of a small town has hired a research firm to study the development of cancer in residents in the town due to a suspected cancer-causing agent and environmental pollution. The researcher will compare data on participants every ten years (e.g., at ages 10, 20, 30, etc.) to see if there are increasing rates of cancer in the town. This type of research study is called a _______.

Summarize Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development and the major milestones accomplished and limitations at each stage.

If a child can tell you what "Y" is equal to when you give her the equation X = Y + 10, then she is in the _______ stage of cognitive development.

Genetics is defined as _______.

The cessation of menstruation and ovulation is called _______.

Conjoined twins are _______.

Klinefelter's syndrome is a chromosome disorder resulting from an XXY pattern of the 23rd chromosomes, causing reduced male characteristics and obesity.

Fifteen-year-old Todd is writing an impassioned novel about growing up in America. In his novel, he describes his experiences in a way that portrays them as unique, such that no one has ever thought such deep thoughts or experienced such ecstasy before. Todd's writings most clearly reflect _______.

By what age do infants develop a preference for salty tastes?

A gene that actively controls the expression of a trait is called a _______ gene.

Give an example of social learning theory as it applies to gender development.