Exam 9: Human Development

Nurse Ross Millhouse works in an assisted living facility where he cares for residents over the age of 85. Assuming the residents are typical of people of their age, about what percentage of the residents under Millhouse's care would be expected to suffer from Alzheimer's disease?

Pedro just began lifting his chin and bringing objects to his mouth. What age would you guess Pedro to be?

Twenty-three-year-old Venetia is thinking about getting pregnant. Her doctor recommends that Venetia begin taking folic acid supplements in order to reduce the risk of ______ in her offspring.

Regarding adult crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence, which of the following statements is TRUE?

If Maury's son's development is normal, Maury can expect that his son will develop depth perception by about what age?

Moral reasoning based on conformity with social rules is characteristic of which level of moral development?

According to Erikson, middle adulthood is to ______ as early adulthood is to _______.

Joshua is a normal, six-day-old baby. He can be expected to do which of the following?

In Piaget's terminology, changing existing schemas to incorporate new information is called

Sharon is in the fourth week of her pregnancy. At which stage of prenatal development is her offspring?

Francesca, who is pregnant, has just felt the first movements of her developing offspring. Given what you know about prenatal development, at which month of pregnancy would you estimate Francesca to be?

Generalizing from the Greek word on which it is based, "teras," which of the following words best describes the nature of a teratogen?

Murray has a condition that has caused him to experience a major deterioration of his mental abilities. He has lost much of his reasoning and judgment abilities, and he has great difficulty carrying out purposeful behavior. Based on this description, what is Murray's condition most likely to be?

Maternal smoking is associated with increased risk in the offspring with all of the following EXCEPT

The biological unfolding of an organism according to its underlying genetic code is called

Research on attachment suggests that children who showed more secure attachments as infants are more likely than their less securely attached peers to show all but which of the following?

Marietta, who is terminally ill, promises to go to church every Sunday if God will let her live to see the birth of her first grandchild. Marietta reflects which stage of death and dying?

Gregor weighed 7 pounds at birth. About how much is he likely to weigh on his first birthday?

The ability to solve abstract problems best describes someone at which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Of the five senses, which is the slowest to develop?