Exam 9: Lifespan Development

Describe Renée Baillargeon's research, and explain how it challenged some of Piaget's conclusions.

This drawing depicts some of the key structures involved in the biological basis of heredity. After studying the image, identify the letter that labels deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

According to the Science Versus Pseudoscience box, "Can a DVD Program Your Baby to be a Genius?," the best predictor of infant language is the amount of time children watch educational DVDs.

According to the Focus on Neuroscience box, "Boosting the Aging Brain," dozens of studies have shown that remaining sedentary can improve cognitive functioning in old age.

A normal human genotype is made up of:

If Claudia wishes to make sure that her newborn infant can see her face as clearly as possible, Claudia should position her face so that she is about _____ away from her newborn's face.

The newborn's senses are most keenly attuned to what sort of stimuli?

Explain the consequences of early and late maturation inadolescence, and describe how these consequences differ for boys and girls. A.

Moral reasoning at the postconventional level of Kohlberg'stheory is characterized by the idea that "right" is being a"good" person and that conforming to social expectations and following rules set by others will win their approval.

The branch of psychology that studies how people change overthe lifespan is called developmental psychology.

A unit of DNA on a chromosome that encodes instructions for making a particular protein molecule is the definition of:

Worries about death tend to _____ in middle adulthood and_____ in late adulthood.

The two-word sentences of the infant or young child usually follow a grammatically correct sequence.

Discuss the function of alleles, specify what the best-known pattern of allele variation is, and give an example to illustratethe concept of dominant and recessive genes.

The term _____ refers to the characteristics that are actually observed in an organism and these characteristics depend on which genes get expressed.

Most developmental psychologists today agree that:

Between the ages of 15 and 20 there is a surge of cortical gray matter production as the adolescent brain reaches full maturity.

A meta-analysis of studies on gender differences in moral reasoning found there are only slight differences in male andfemale responses to moral dilemmas. Both males and females use a mix of justice and care perspectives.

Men experience a gradual decline in testosterone levels,sometimes called and ropause, which can cause changes inphysical and psychological health.

Describe the research that examines the effect of educational baby videos on language development and indicate whether the research supports the claim that baby videos work to accelerate language and cognitive development.