Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

Which of the following is a TRUE statement about newborns?

Erikson's intimacy versus isolation crisis would most likely be associated with which of the following events in the family cycle?

When adults are surprised by a loud noise, they often show the startle reflex. In infants, the same reflex is called the __________ reflex.

Diseases carried by recessive genes are inherited when a child __________.

Which of the following is a disorder resulting from recessive inheritance?

Erik Erikson saw the major challenge of middle adulthood as that of __________.

Generativity or stagnation are two feelings that may dominate a person's life during __________.

The theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier if they remain active in some way, such as volunteering or developing a hobby, is called __________ theory.

If a person has one gene influencing blue eyes but actually has brown eyes, blue eyes must be a __________ trait.

Piaget's term for the knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is __________.

In a __________ design, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages.

In a __________ design, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages.

Erikson saw the major challenge of young adulthood as that of __________.

Kübler-Ross identified denial as the __________ stage in the adjustment to dying process.

Avery is very adaptable to change. She is on a regular sleeping, eating, and waking schedule. Thomas and Chess would describe Avery as being a(n) __________ child.

The first 2 weeks of pregnancy are called the __________ period.

In __________ syndrome, the 23rd pair of chromosomes consists of an XXY pairing, resulting in reduced masculine characteristics and excessive height.

What cognitive changes occurring during middle adulthood are the most noticeable?

Ginny is an adolescent who currently has a small pimple on her cheek that is causing her to be overly self-conscious. She is convinced that everyone she meets stares at and talks about her pimple. Ginny's behavior illustrates which concept?

Suppose that you show a small boy, Finn, two bars of fresh fudge that are equal on all dimensions (exactly the same size, shape, and weight). You ask Finn if the two bars are the same, and he says, "Yes." You then cut one of the bars into 10 chunks as he watches. You are surprised when Finn now asks if he can have the cut-up bar because it has more fudge than the intact bar. This episode illustrates that Finn __________.