Exam 9: Human Development

Infantile amnesia refers to the observation that:

The New York Longitudinal Study of social development found that the most important variable affecting a child's development is:

Which of the following statements is an example of telegraphic speech?

In their analyses of language acquisition,Chomsky and Vygotsky differ in the emphasis they place on:

According to your textbook,one of the limitations of Piaget's analysis of child development is that it:

The case of Genie,discussed in your textbook,illustrates:

Your brother's child has just learned to organize his blocks according to their relative sizes.What stage of development would Piaget say he has reached?

Which is likely to be the most critical period of fetal development and why?

Very few synaptic connections between neurons will be made in the brain if:

In front of Chris,Tasha pours the same amount of water into a short,fat glass and a tall,thin glass.She then asks Chris which glass has more water.If Chris is at the concrete operational stage,he is likely to answer:

The concept of a "sensitive period" for language learning in humans means that:

In terms of the influence of peers and parents on children's development and personality,psychologists tend to agree that:

What is the name of the developmental stage that occurs from approximately 2 weeks after conception to approximately 2 months?

A child seen playing at the beach has first poured a bucket of sand into a short,fat container and then another bucket into a tall,thin container.When asked which container holds more sand,the child points to the tall,thin container.This response suggests that she is at Piaget's _____ stage of cognitive development.

When visiting your sister,you notice that her infant enjoys watching a mobile that hangs over his head.Of the various objects hanging on the mobile,which ones are likely to get more of his attention?

Young children often have trouble knowing where they learned something.This phenomenon is referred to as:

Given an ambiguous ethical dilemma,a particular child uses complex reasoning about abstract principles and values rather than conforming to the rules of law and order and focusing on others' disapproval of the behavior.According to Kohlberg's stage theory,in which stage is this child most likely functioning?

Recent research suggests that children are capable of learning the concepts of more than and less than even earlier than suggested by Piaget.At what age are children now believed to be capable of demonstrating these concepts?

If your mother was emotionally or behaviorally inconsistent with you,you are likely to have a(n)_____ attachment style.

How are marriage and health related?