Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan

A child who makes moral decisions based on the desire to gain people's approval is most likely in Lawrence Kohlberg's preconventional level of moral reasoning.

Which of the following is most characteristic of a child born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)?

Suzy primarily attempts to understand things in terms of the physical interaction she has with objects. Almost anything that she can put into her mouth she calls a "pacifier." Just recently, she realized that objects don't "disappear" when they are hidden and so she now continues to look for them when they are under blankets and behind barriers. It is most likely that Suzy is in Jean Piaget's

Juan is a middle-aged man who is very concerned about giving something back to his community. He has joined the Big Brother program and spends a couple of hours each week volunteering at a local shelter for homeless teens. According to Erik Erikson, Juan would most likely be classified as being in the _____________ stage of psychosocial development.

In comparison to their peers, boys will be more popular and have more positive body images if they reach puberty _____________ their peers.

In a sequential research design, there is repeated testing of _______________.

When a baby is capable of standing up alone and easily then roughly what age milestone has been reached.

Although he previously showed no problems with strangers, little Joey has become more apprehensive around them when he's upset, and he frequently is inconsolable until his mother or father picks him up. John Bowl by would most likely classify Joey as being in the __________ attachment behaviour phase.

A researcher is interested in examining the development and effects of shyness. To do this, she identifies a group of 100 shy children at age 10, and then follows them for the next 10 years, checking in periodically to gather additional information. This design is best described as

Robert and Chris have recently married, and Robert brings with him two children from a previous marriage. Studies suggest that Robert's kids will show the highest levels of adjustment if

Peers tend to have greater influence over __________ whereas parents tend to have greater influence over ___________.

You suspect that a young child is in Piaget's sensorimotor stage. Which of the following would you look for to confirm your suspicion?

At the mall, you notice a mother with her one-year-old child. A man sits down beside her and mom has to leave to make a phone call. The child seems fearful when mom was present and is highly distressed when she left. According to Ainsworth, this child is

A researcher is interested in the development of stereotypes in children. He collects data from 5-, 7-, 9-, and 11-year-olds during the fall of one year. He then waits two years and collects data again from the same participants, and then again after another two years. He can then compare children across the different age groups as well as the development of stereotypes within the children themselves across three different time periods. This is an example of what type of design?

Research on newborns' visual acuity indicates that they

The Propaganda Corporation wants to know whether 10-year-olds, 12-year-olds, or 14-year-olds are most likely to respond to a new advertising approach. Which of the following research designs will provide the most useful results?

What is the "Strange Situation Test"? Describe the styles of attachment identified by this procedure.

What are some of the major bodily changes that occur from early through late adulthood?

At this stage of psychosocial development in Erik Erikson's model, how a person's needs are met and how much love they receive determine the amount of faith that they have in the world. This stage is called

Which of the following would be most representative of a child in Jean Piaget's preoperational stage of development?