Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan

Arnett examined what it takes to become an adult. He found that regardless of age group, the most important quality associated with adulthood was:

A study found that children over age 3 who grew up with older brothers or sisters performed better on a cognitive task than did children with no siblings or younger siblings. This is consistent with the concept of _.

A graduate student decides to replicate the famous Harlow experiment with infant monkeys. The monkeys are isolated from birth and are raised with either a cloth surrogate mother or a wire surrogate mother that provides nourishment. The student predicts that the infant monkeys will be attached to the cloth surrogate mother. This prediction is based on the concept of

In developmental research, cohort effects may confound any changes due to age, contributing to a problem with any research design except designs.

At the mall, you notice a mother with her one-year-old child. A man sits down beside her and mom has to leave to make a phone call. The child is distressed when she leaves, calmed when she returns. According to Ainsworth, this child is

Abby is three years-old. Abby and her mother meet friends for lunch at a neighbourhood coffee shop. In the coffee shop the owner has designated a children's play area, in which there are many toy trucks, cars, and several dolls to play with. Research on the development of sex-typing indicates that Abby most likely:

According to Piaget, young children who show egocentrism are in the

The principle of proximodistal development is consistent with all of the following observations EXCEPT:

During this stage of cognitive development, children are able to easily solve the conservation problems that confused them earlier in life. This is the stage of development.

It has been found that the presence of the on axons increases their speed.

Mrs. Lee has just found out that she has stage 4 cancer and will probably not live for another year. She really wants to see her new grandchild who will be born in 5 months and would be willing to give up any additional time if she can just make it that long. According to Kubler-Ross's theory about death, Mrs. Lee is engaging in

Which of the following is associated with Jean Piaget's sensorimotor stage of cognitive development?

Jean Piaget defined an organized pattern of thought and action that guide children's interactions with the world as a:

You suspect that a young child is in Piaget's formal operational stage. Which of the following would you look for to confirm your suspicion?

Which of the following lists the correct order of progression for Donald Super's vocational stages?

All of the following are characteristic of the cognitive development that occurs during adolescence EXCEPT:

A young girl driving past a farm sees a cow and says, "doggie!" Her older brother, who used to do the same thing when he was her age, informs her that this isn't a dog but is actually a cow. In fitting the cow into a pre-existing schema, the sister shows that she is using the process of _.

Which of the below statements about newborn visual preferences is NOT true?

The tendency for some species of birds and mammals to follow and attach to the first thing that moves after they are born is called:

A teenager who says to herself that nobody else could possibly comprehend the struggles and difficulties she has been through is best demonstrating one of the two presumed parts of adolescent egocentrism called: