Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan

Hawkeye has attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). It is likely that his corpus callosum will

What is the "zone of proximal development" and why is it important?

As was discussed in the textbook, the type of parenting that is associated with high control and high warmth, and the best outcomes for children is the

Professor Sandis is interested in the development of cognitive abilities. So he designs a research study using a cross-sectional design. When interpreting the study, he needs to remember that the results may be biased because

To what degree are attachment styles transmitted across generations?

While Piaget only investigated children's independent exploration of the physical world, Vygotsky investigated how ___________.

The primary difference between Lawrence Kohlberg's stage 3 and stage 4 moral reasoning is that in stage 3, children base their decisions on social expectations, while in stage 4 they base them on ____________.

All of the following are stage theories EXCEPT

You are asked to comment which style of parenting will result in the WORST developmental outcome for children. Based on what you know about social development, which style would you choose?

In developmental research, cohort effects may confound any changes due to age, contributing to a problem with any research design except _________ designs.

A teenager who says to herself that nobody else could possibly comprehend the struggles and difficulties she has been through is best demonstrating one of the two presumed parts of adolescent egocentrism called

The understanding that gender is a permanent characteristic, and it usually develops in children by the time they are 6 or 7 years old, is referred to as _____________.

When parents interact with their one- to eight-year-old children at science exhibits, they are much more likely to explain the details of how the exhibits work to their sons rather than their daughters even though their sons do not show any more interest in the exhibits than their daughters. This type of parental behaviour demonstrates

A broad issue that is investigated in developmental research includes examining to what extent our development is the product of heredity or the product of the environment. This broad issue is called ___________.

The type of developmental research design that compares different age groups of children to one another is the __________ design.

A teenager has not really experienced an identity crisis, but had already committed to his parent's values. According to Marcia's work on the search for identity, this teenager is in a state of

Imagine a parent is trying to show a child how to tie their shoes. The child is not able to do so on their own but with close supervision and instruction can often manage to get their shoe tied eventually. What concept does this illustrate?

Which of the following lists the three stages of prenatal development in the proper order (from earliest to latest)?

The strong emotional bond that develops between human children and their primary caregivers is called __________. Its creation appears to be governed by a ___________ period, because it is most easily established during the first one to two years of a child's life.

Children who are classified as anxious-avoidant exhibit little separation anxiety, whereas children classified as _______________ show a great deal of distress when separated from primary caregiver.