Exam 5: Growth and Lifespan Development

Emotional expression in children develops gradually after birth. A one-year-old who becomes excited when her mother is excited is demonstrating which of the following?

M. Holden explores impediments to persona, and transpersonal development. Holden posits a major barrier to development is cognitive immaturity, which examines an individual's consideration, and awareness of one's own __________ .

Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most prevalent diagnosis for children under the age of ten. What is something (besides hyperactivity) a parent could look out for in a child who may have ADHD. Choose all that apply.

Mary Ainsworth studied the attachment relationship between infants and caregivers and identified three levels of attachment. Which of the following is not one of the types of attachment identified by Ainsworth?

Piaget's concrete operational stage of development is known as a turning point for a person's cognitive development. This is because it indicates the start of __________ thinking.

James Marcia's theory of identity achievement claims that there are two distinct parts to adolescent identity development: time of choosing or crisis and commitment. He proposed four identity statuses based on this theory. A teenager who has committed to a goal without exploring alternatives is in which state?

Physical development is largely determined by genetic heredity. Some physical development is environment-specific, while other genes will express as physical characteristics in all environments. How is the feature of having blue eyes described?

Diana Baumrind studied socialization in the context of the parent-child relationship, and identified three parenting patterns. Which of the following is not one of those patterns?

James Marcia's theory of identity achievement claims that there are two distinct parts to adolescent identity development: time of choosing (or crisis) and commitment. He proposed four identity statuses of psychological identity development based on this theory. Which of those statuses refers to someone who is in the midst of a crisis but has not made commitments?

What does socioeconomic status (SES) have to do with aging and health? Choose all that apply.

According to Erikson's trust vs. mistrust stage of development, why might a child grow up transferring a feeling of mistrust from relationship to relationship?

Rett's disorder, a pattern of developmental regression that results in permanent behavioral and communicative problems, becomes apparent in childhood. How long after birth is development typically normal before signs of the disorder manifest?