Exam 4: Developmg Through the Life Span

When teased by his older sister, 9-year-old Waldo does not cry because he has learned that boys are not supposed to cry. Waldo's behavior best illustrates the importance of

Women are more likely than men to

Compared with women, men are more likely to

Parents should not take too much blame for the failures and shortcomings of their children because

A human sperm cell contains

A molecular geneticist would be most interested in studying

Evolutionary psychologists are most directly concerned with the impact of ________ on behavior.

Children's English accents are more likely to be influenced by their

Lynnae is usually timid and fearful, whereas her sister Eileen is typically relaxed and cheerful. The two sisters are most strikingly different in their

Ginger wants to marry someone who will provide financial security for her children to-be. Evolutionary psychologists would most likely attribute Ginger's motivation to

Voluntary migration, a sparsely populated environment, and shift to a capitalist economy have most clearly fostered

A baby girl receives a(n)

Compared with those in cultures that value individualism, people in collectivist cultures are especially likely to value personal

Twin studies suggest that a strong influence on emotional instability comes from

Two individuals are most likely to differ in personality if they are

Over the past decades, women have been increasingly expected to take responsibility for political leadership. This best illustrates a change in

Professor Assad suggested that a cautious attitude toward sexual encounters has proven to be more reproductively advantageous to women than to men because the birth process is more time-consuming for women than for men. This suggestion best illustrates the logic of a(n) ________ theory of sexual behavior.

The dramatic increase in Americans' premarital sexual activity over the past half- century best illustrates that sexual behavior is influenced by

One would not observe unusually high rates of divorce in cultures that promote

Interdependence is to ________ as independence is to ________.