Exam 7: Development Over the Lifespan

Aaron is a middle-aged physician. He gives back to the community by acting as a mentor to teenagers interested in entering the medical profession. Erikson would say that Aaron is experiencing

As noted in the book Man (Dis)connected by Zimbardo and Coulombe, ________% of American children today are born to unwed mothers, and an absence of a stable father figure has significant implications for young boys.

Erikson believed that you cannot move into the period of generativity until you have

Jane displayed no distress toward her mother when she left nor any happiness when she returned. This is best explained by which form of attachment?

Saul believes in the Golden Rule and desperately wants people to view him as a good person. Most likely, he is in which level of moral development?

A 4-year-old child who insists on choosing and putting on her clothes without any assistance from her mother would be classified by Erikson as being in the ________ stage.

A key research interest in developmental psychology is to

Three-month-old Brianna would be expected to have the lowest skin temperature when she is

A child that says, "We eated pizza for dinner," has made the error of

The despair of a person who is in Erikson's final psychosocial crisis is most likely caused by

What was Mary Ainsworth trying to determine when she devised an experimental method called the Strange Situation?

Assimilation is to accommodation as

Sally has been smoking cigarettes for 10 years. She is now pregnant. Her doctor explained that maternal smoking carries a greater risk of

Describe the transitions that are characteristic of adolescence, including changes that occur involving physical maturation and sexuality.

Anna, a 1-year-old, fears being away from her mother. It appears that Anna has

Which of the following is an example of animistic thought?

A child that is just beginning to produce speechlike sounds is most likely in the ________ stage of speech production.

If a child is exposed to the "Strange Situation," then he or she

Rico is quite relaxed with his caregivers and is able to interact with strangers quite well. This is best explained by which form of attachment?

Javier was born 3 days ago. His parents have noticed that he has several reflexes, which the doctors have been testing. Which of the following is NOT a reflex exhibited by healthy newborns?