Exam 6: Growing and Developing

Juanita is 16 years old and she wants to study chemical engineering when she gets to college. Her parents think Juanita is being too ambitious and they are pressuring her to complete a business degree instead. Meanwhile, her boyfriend is talking about marriage and he doesn't want her to even start college. Based on Erikson's theory, it is likely that Juanita will:

In Piaget's theory, understanding the principle of __________ marks the transition from preoperational to concrete operational thought.

In Kubler-Ross' theory, acceptance of loss or death is most immediately preceded by:

In Erikson's view, adolescent development is largely defined by the search for ________.

The culturally preferred "right time" for such major life events as getting married or buying a house is termed the ________.

Typically, children at the concrete operational stage of development will fail to conserve a basic quantity even if they see the change taking place.

Alice takes her 1-year-old son, Derek, to visit an infant-toddler program in which she hopes to enroll him. Derek eagerly explores the room as long as Alice is present. When Alice leaves the room to fill out some forms, Derek becomes somewhat upset. When she returns, though, Derek quickly calms down. Which term best describes Derek's attachment style

Krystal is visiting her friend Hillary. Hillary's mom gives each of the children a can of juice and a glass. Krystal's glass is a short, fat glass, and when she pours her juice into the glass she is convinced that Hillary has more juice. Krystal would clearly be in Piaget's _______ stage of cognitive development.

The habituation technique for studying infant perception is based on the finding that infants will:

Which of the following physical developments during puberty is accurately labeled as a primary or secondary sex characteristic

Which alternative correctly pairs a prenatal structure with its description

Harry Harlow completed a number of studies in which baby rhesus monkeys were raised with two artificial mothers. One of the mothers was made of wire and delivered food, while the other was made of cloth and provided no food. Harlow was interested in which of the mothers the infant monkeys would seek out when they were startled or frightened. In these studies the dependent variable was:

Beginning sometime in high school, Bernie lost his way. He failed to find his niche and drifted into an aimless life of odd jobs and drug use. In Erikson's terms, Bernie failed to solve the identity versus _________ crisis.

Which of the following is the correct definition of the blink reflex

According to Erikson, the major goal of adolescent development is:

Which of the following is the very first of Kubler-Ross' stages

Recall the Eriksonian challenges that occur during development. Which is correctly matched with the appropriate ages below

In Erikson's theory, children in elementary school are generally facing the key challenge of __________

Which alternative is the definition of the placenta

According to Piaget, the process of changing or modifying existing schemas in order to make sense of new experiences is called _________.