Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

The __________ theory sees aging as a process in which cells are assumed to have a limitation on the number of times they can reproduce to repair damage.

The local health department of a small town has hired a research firm to study the development of cancer in residents in the town due to a suspected cancer-causing agent and environmental pollution. The researchers will compare data on participants every 10 years (e.g., at ages 10, 20, 30, etc.) to see if there are increasing rates of cancer in the town. This type of research study is called a __________ design.

The emotional bond that forms between an infant and a primary caregiver is called __________.

In puberty, only the primary sex characteristics in the body reach their peak.

Times during which some environmental influences can have a major impact on development are called __________ periods.

According to Erik Erikson, the crucial task confronting a person approaching death is that of establishing or attaining __________.

Harlow's study involving rhesus monkeys demonstrated that contact comfort is important in attachment.

According to Erikson, an emotional and psychological closeness that is based on the ability to trust, share, and care while still maintaining one's sense of self is called __________.

The type of research design that compares various participants at several points in time to examine age-related differences and changes is called a __________ design.

Sienna is 30 years old and has difficulty forming meaningful relationships with others. According to Erikson, she is most likely in the __________ stage of development.

Comparing the same group of people on the same measure(s) over a lengthy time period defines __________ research.

What is the most noticeable cognitive change in middle-aged adults?

Julia's child has facial deformities, a smaller-than-normal head, intellectual disability, learning difficulties, and delayed growth. If these defects can be traced to a teratogen used by Julia when she was pregnant, which was she most likely abusing?

On big moral issues, parents and teens tend to __________.

The reckless risk-taking found among many adolescents is most likely due to the effects of __________.

According to Erikson, the last stage of development involves the crisis of __________.

Ashley and Mary-Kate are twins who are genetically identical. What type of twins are they?

Hugo is 18 and is looking into career options. He is currently deciding whether he wants to become a gourmet chef or a racecar driver. Hugo is at what stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial development?

In Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development between 7 and 12 years of age, in which an individual becomes capable of logical thought processes but is not yet capable of abstract thinking, is the __________ stage.

The most likely cause of a miscarriage during the first 3 months of pregnancy is __________.