Exam 3: Human Development

According to Erikson's psychosocial stage theory, parents should encourage their children aged three to five years to ask questions and use their imaginations so the children will develop initiative rather than developing __________.

The study of changes in behavior from conception to death encompasses the field known as

Dr. Jones is a psychologist who specializes in the psychology of language and language development. Dr. Jones would be referred to as a

In this culture parents tend to be strict with a focus on obedience and a strong attachment to the mother. Parents also believe instilling self-reliance and resourcefulness are a necessity for their children. The ethnic community described above is most likely

The key to secure attachment involves parents

The concepts of reversibility and conservation develop during the __________ stage.

Between the ages of seven and 15, peak synaptic growth shifts from the frontal lobes to the occipital lobes.

Martha is planning on enrolling her young son in "The Wee Care Learning Center" day care in town, which has been owned and staffed for the last six years by five former elementary teachers. According to research discussed in the textbook, which of the following can Martha expect concerning the effects of the day care on her son?

A major scientific milestone was reached with the completion of the entire sequencing of three billion chemical base pairs of human DNA. This project was known as the __________ Project.

Zelda is talking to her grandmother on the phone. You know that Grandma has asked Zelda a question because Zelda begins nodding. You tell Zelda that Grandma cannot see her nodding, so Zelda just nods her head more vigorously. She later tries to "show" her grandmother her new doll by holding it up in front of the phone. Zelda's inability to see the world except from her own viewpoint is referred to as

According to Piaget's theory, since a child's intellect develops mainly through accommodation, parents should follow a teaching strategy known as the __________ strategy.

Abby's mother has watched Abby progress in her development from attempting to pick up a ball using her arms and torso, to using her whole hands, and finally to using her fingertips. This is an example of cephalocaudal development.

Discuss temperament, including the characteristics of the easy, difficult, and slow-to-warm-up child and how parenting can affect each of these temperaments.

According to Kübler-Ross, the generally-accepted order of emotional reactions in preparing for death is anger, depression, bargaining, denial and isolation, and acceptance.

At any stage of life, heredity, environment, and the person's individual behavior are the three factors that determine one's __________ level.

Which of the following is an adaptive infant reflex that is elicited by pressing an object into the neonate's palm and aids the neonate's survival by helping him or her to avoid falling?

You are about to start your first teaching job as a fourth grade teacher. Your sister teaches tenth grade social studies. Using Erikson's theory, describe the psychosocial dilemmas that most of the students will be facing in your class and in your sister's. In addition, explain the problems that may be faced by the adolescents of ethnic descent in your sister's class.

Identifiable patterns of parental caretaking and interaction with children are called __________.

Which of the following is a correct match between the psychosocial stage and its age range?

With aging comes a gradual decline of __________ abilities.