Exam 11: Human Development

If a ball that a five-month-old infant is playing with rolls under a chair (and out of sight), the infant will not look for it. Piaget believed that this occurs because the infant

How do children develop special attachments to their mothers, according to John Bowlby?

For Erikson, the stage during which toilet training occurs is

Which of the following statements regarding personality changes in adulthood is MOST accurate?

Typically, individuals concerned with the crisis of trust versus mistrust are in the ____ stage of cognitive development.

Charlie Brown of the "Peanuts" cartoon strip is always trying to kick the football; however, he never seems to succeed. According to Erikson, Charlie will most likely develop the basic characteristic of

Preschool children who had secure attachments during infancy tend to display all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

General changes in the timing of puberty have been observed in males but not in females.

If the only information you have concerning one-year-old Janelle is that she is wary or hesitant when having a new experience, MOST likely you should predict that Janelle has

Children gain control of their movements in a head-to-foot direction according to the ____ trend and they gain control in a centre-outward direction according to the ____ trend.

During which stage of development do the heart, spine, and brain emerge?

During Erikson's crisis of autonomy versus shame and doubt, a child should begin to take some responsibility for his feeding and dressing. As a result, the child should gain a sense of self-sufficiency. This stage occurs from ____ years of age.

Jocelyn is 25 years old and she feels very insecure about some of the personal and career choices she has made so far. Consequently, at this point in her life she is unwilling to form a serious, committed relationship with another person. Based on Erikson's theory, Jocelyn may

Drastic mental declines is not part of the normal aging process; however fifteen to twenty per cent of adults over age 75 will show some form of a cognitive deficit known as ____________________.

The characteristic mood, activity level, and emotional reactivity of an infant refers to the infant's

Timmy believes he can avoid getting any older by not having any more birthday parties. Timmy is probably in which stage of cognitive development?

Kathy takes her one-year-old son, Dylan, to visit a day-care centre where she plans to enroll him. Dylan appears very anxious and is unwilling to explore the playroom, even though Kathy is close by. When his mom leaves the room to fill out some forms, Dylan becomes extremely upset. When Kathy returns he clings to her leg, but does not calm down and continues to sob. This is the type of interaction you might observe between a child and a parent who

Hennie has always been a vital and active individual, however, recently he has begun having difficulty remembering newly learned information after brief periods of time. What disorder are his symptoms indicative of?

The correct order or sequence of Piaget's stages is

During which stage in Piaget's system is the child first able to handle conservation problems and hierarchical classification problems?