Exam 9: Lifespan Development

Stem cells can divide indefinitely, renew themselves, and give rise to a variety of other types of cells.

While writing a paper on the development of moral reasoning,Hugh read that there is not much evidence to support Carol Gilligan's idea that men and women have entirely different approaches to moral reasoning. However, he found that thereis empirical evidence that:

Chronic stress, depression, and anxiety during pregnancy are associated with:

The fetal brain is constantly changing, forming as many as 2million synaptic connections per second. Connections that are used are strengthened, while connections that remain unused are eventually:

Explain how the brain develops from childhood through adolescence to full maturity in adulthood.

Permissive parenting may have benefits in some cultures,including countries in South America and Southern Europe.

Parents with a(n) _____ style are demanding but unresponsive to their children's needs or wishes.

According to psychoanalyst Erik Erikson, each stage of the lifespan is marked by a particular conflict that can be resolvedin either a psychologically positive or negative way.

Developmental psychologist Robert Zimmerman and colleagues found that babies who never watched "educational"videos knew more words than babies who did.

The neural tube is formed from a sheet of primitive neural cells and is lined with stem cells.

This drawing depicts some of the key structures involved in the biological basis of heredity. After studying the image, identify the letter that labels a chromosome.

In an experiment, it was found that newborn rats who were genetically predisposed to be skittish, nervous, and high-strung would develop into calm, exploratory, and stress-resistant adultrats when raised by genetically unrelated, attentive mothers.The researchers concluded that:

In the United States, average life expectancy for men is about_____ years, whereas average life expectancy for women is about _____ years.

During the peak periods of brain development, new cells are being generated at the rate of _____ per minute.

The term proximodistal trend refers to the tendency of infants to develop motor control from the center of their bodies outwards.

When 8-year-old Jack is asked by his mother to tidy up hisroom and put his toys away, he does so because he knows that she will stop nagging. Kohlberg would say that Jack is operating at the preconventional level of moral reasoning.

The correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development are sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.

Young Angelo can roll over and grasp his rattle, but is not yet able to sit up without support. In terms of physical development, he is approximately 15 months old.

Some aspects of development, such as prenatal development and language development, are closely tied to _____ which are periods during which a child is maximally sensitive to environmental influences.

Lawrence Kohlberg is best known for his research withinfants, showing that they develop event-specific expectations rather than general principles, and that object permanence emerges at an earlier age than believed.