Exam 6: Growing and Developing

Which of the following is NOT a primary sexual characteristic

Which of the following sequences correctly orders the first three of Erikson's stages of development

Which alternative is the definition of the amniotic sac

Which of the following best defines social identity

According to Erikson, the first challenge in a child's development is that of:

A four-year-old looks at a picture of a dragon while on the telephone with her grandfather. If Piaget's claims of egocentrism are correct, the child is likely to:

Twelve-year-old Callie had her first menstrual period today: Callie has experience _________.

During the Vietnam War, Michael moved from the United States to Canada to avoid the draft. He didn't want to go to war because he was afraid he might be killed or seriously injured. Michael's example reflects Kohlberg's stage of _________ moral reasoning.

Nearly half of all pregnancies end in a miscarriage.

Research examining the perceptual abilities of newborn and very young infants has:

Dr. Connaught asks young, middle-aged, and older adults to describe one memory from their work lives, one memory related to a significant other, and one memory from childhood. Dr. Connaught is conducting a(n) __________ study. The topic of the memory is a(n) _________ variable.

Tom rarely acts nervous in strange situations and pays little attention to his mother's presence or absence. Tom would most likely be classified as having a(n) ___________ attachment pattern.

A four-year-old child is shown a row of seven red checkers. He is asked to place a black checker immediately above each red one. On doing so, the child agrees that there are as many red as black checkers. The experimenter then spreads out the black checkers so that the line they form is longer than that formed by the red checkers. The experimenter asks whether there are more red checkers or more black checkers in order to determine whether the child:

Mr. Eseston asks Colin if he wants his sandwich in one piece, or cut into two pieces. Colin asks him to keep it in one piece because he isn't hungry enough to eat two pieces. Colin's answer suggests that he

Development is primarily a product of nurture.

In females, puberty is triggered by ________; in males, it is initiated by __________.

Joan's Mom and Dad believe that parents know best. They expect Joan to obey all parental rules without question, and they are quick to impose stern punishments if she does not. In terms of the parenting styles discussed in your text, Joan's parents are:

In order, the first two stages in Kubler-Ross's theory of the acceptance of impending death are:

Which of the following best expresses the relationship between an adolescent's social identity and her self-concept

Concerning the development of the brain during childhood and adolescence, which of the following statements is true