Exam 9: Life Span Development I

_____ studies are the most time efficient method, whereas _____ studies provide the most in-depth information per participant.

Julia tells her mother than she must use all of the crayons in the box, or some of them may have hurt feelings. This is an example of:

This is the first stage of prenatal development (from conception to implantation), characterized by rapid cell division.

The first motor movements a newborn exhibits are limited to _____.

This has been used as an independent variable in infant sensory-perceptual research.

This refers to biological changes during adolescence that lead to an adult-sized body and sexual maturity.

Teratogens are _____ that can cause birth defects.

Dr. Johan tends to believe in the _____ model of development, which says that changes occur at a relatively uniform pace. Dr. Ziback tends to believe in the _____ model, which says that there are periods of rapid and abrupt change that are separated by periods of very little change.

Assimilation occurs when new information is _____.

The first motor movements a newborn exhibits are _____.

Thomas believes he is uniquely invulnerable to the consequences of drinking and driving. His thinking reflects _____.

In Ainsworth's studies on infant attachment, the _____ infants resists when the mother returns or departs.

A strong emotional bond with special others that endures over time is called attachment. This can occur between a child and his/her:

What conclusions can be drawn from infant-attachment and adult relationship studies?

Describe Baumrind's parenting styles, as well as the criticisms about her research.

According to Baumrind, the _____ parenting style is most likely to produce self-reliant and high achieving children.

An intense investment in one's own thoughts and feelings, which are believed to be unique, is MOST characteristic of _____.

Mitzy said, "The car wants to go to the park." Mitzy's attribution of motivation to the car is called _____.

Which of the following physical changes is NOT associated with late adulthood?

Mr. and Mrs. Miaki think that children should be seen and not heard. They stress obedience, physical punishment and mature behavior in their children. Baumrind would classify the Miakis as _____ parents.