Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

The Strange Situation procedure, in which researchers unobtrusively watch an infant in the presence or absence of several combinations of the child, caretaker, and stranger, is used to study __________.

What term is used to describe a child's inability to see the world through anyone else's eyes except his or her own?

The first stage of Erikson's developmental theory is known as __________.

According to Piaget, which of the following is developed by the end of the sensorimotor stage?

In Piaget's theory, the stage of development between birth and 2 years of age, in which the infant uses senses and motor abilities to interact with objects in the environment, is called the __________ stage.

Which type of thought does not begin until the formal operations stage?

Lawrence Kohlberg is noted for his theories of __________ development.

What does research on the stability of temperament indicate?

Which of the following does NOT happen in the germinal period?

According to Erikson, an identity crisis is most likely to be experienced at which of the following stages?

According to Piaget, children begin to understand concepts and develop the ability to think in terms of abstractions in the __________ stage.

In Erikson's theory, children between the ages of 3 and 5 are concerned with the issue of __________.

A change in the body of young boys such as the appearance and growth of body hair is considered __________.

Summarize Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's five stages of death and dying. How are they experienced?

According to Erikson, the task of the adolescent is to __________.

Dr. Hassan is studying the influence of getting older on intelligence. He tests a group of first graders, a group of third graders, and a group of sixth graders. They are all tested in one day. This is an example of __________ research.

In order to make the transition from dependence on parents to dependence on one's self, the adolescent must develop a stable sense of __________.

The text defines puberty as the __________.

Your little sister picks up objects, feels every part of them, and then puts them in her mouth. What stage of Jean Piaget's model of cognitive development does this behavior suggest she is in?

From 2 weeks to 8 weeks after conception, the developing organism is called a(n) __________.