Exam 6: Growing and Developing

Which of the following statements accurately expresses the relationship with age of scores on measures of fluid intelligence, on the one hand, and scores on measures of crystallized intelligence, on the other

Which of the following is a description of Piaget's formal operational stage

How might adolescents' tendency to engage in such risky behaviors as unsafe sex and experimental drug use reflect brain development during childhood and adolescence

Charles has been told that he has lung cancer that is beyond treatment. His doctor tells him that he will probably die within a year. Charles suddenly starts to laugh and tells the doctor that the lab must have mixed up the test results. Charles is most likely in the stage of grieving identified by Kübler-Ross as:

Which of the following is a description of Piaget's preoperational stage

A child demonstrates object permanence, egocentrism, and a failure to conserve. She is most likely in which Piagetian stage

Walter's parents strongly believe that Walter should make his own decisions so they set very few rules about homework, bedtime, and household chores. Since they believe that freedom and responsibility are important, they patiently tolerate all of Walter's behavior, whether childish or mature. The parenting style adopted by Walter's parents is termed:

Dementia and Alzheimer's disease is associated with a decline in the production of the neurotransmitter __________.

Which of the following is a description of Piaget's sensorimotor stage

Psychologists use the term ________ to refer to the physiological, behavioral, cognitive, and social changes that occur throughout life.

In Erikson's theory, the developmental challenge faced by adolescents is one of:

Dawn is a graduate student investigating the development of fine motor skills. She selects one group of children and assesses their fine motor skills every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Dawn is using a __________ research design

Menopause usually occurs around the age of 50.

Gilles is currently 8 months old. According to Piaget, Gilles is in the _________ stage of cognitive development.

Charles, a high-school senior, is actively exploring potential career paths but has not yet made a commitment about which one to choose. In Marcia's terms, Charles reflects the _________ stage of identity development.

A teratogen is: