Exam 9: Lifespan Development

Although all humans have the same basic set of genes, these genes can come in different versions called alleles.

Attitudes toward death in old age show the same diversity thatis reflected in other aspects of adult development.

A female has an _____ combination in the _____.

Describe Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's stage theory of dying, and discuss its accuracy.

Warm and responsive parenting is to _____ as neglectful and insensitive parenting is to _____.

How does the child who is in the concrete operational stage of development differ from the child who is in the formal operational stage of cognitive development?

According to psychological research, what are the long-term effects of day care on attachment and development?

Many women experience _____, which is defined as a renewed sense of energy, freedom, and happiness, once they no longer have to worry about becoming pregnant.

In late adulthood, the majority of older adults live healthy,active, and self-sufficient lives.

The normal age range for menopause to occur is:

Describe how a zygote develops into a full-term fetus, noting the characteristics of the three stages of prenatal development.

As people make the transition from one stage of the lifespan to another, they always undergo sudden, age-related changes in physical, mental, and social development.

Moral reasoning is defined as the aspect of cognitive development that has to do with how an individual reasons about moral decisions.

The best known, although not the most common, pattern of allele variation is the simple:

Within hours of being born, an infant displays a preference forhis or her mother's _____ over that of a stranger.

Kyle is 8 years old. When playing games with his classmates,he believes that they should all obey the rules of the games sothat it is fair for everyone. Kyle is in the preconventional stage of Kohlberg's moral development model.