Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

In Erikson's theory of social development, the period from ages 3 to 5, his third stage, is characterized by the major challenge of __________.

Toxic substances such as alcohol and nicotine that cross the placenta and may result in birth defects are called __________.

__________ is most famous for his theory that all children go through a series of sequential intellectual stages.

Studies by Harry Harlow showed that the most important element to developing attachment is __________.

According to Erikson, the primary task of early adulthood is __________.

Which of the following accurately describes the fetal period?

Explain the terms climacteric, perimenopause, and menopause.

Kohlberg's stages of moral development are concrete operations, formal operations, and sensorimotor.

Erik Erikson found that each stage in personality development has a particular __________.

A gene that only influences the expression of a trait when paired with another less active gene is called __________.

List and explain the three types of temperament described by Chess and Thomas.

The period of life from about age 13 to the early 20s, during which a young person is no longer physically a child but is not yet an independent, self-supporting adult, is called __________.