Exam 5: The Developing Human

John Bowlby's attachment theory argued that to promote optimal development which of the following must occur?

Philip Shaw and colleagues (2006) demonstrated that the brains of highly intelligent children, as compared to the brains of children of average intelligence, showed which of the following?

Which of the following can be correctly concluded from research regarding musical training and the development of intelligence?

The formation of the brain, spinal cord, heart, ears, eyes, and palate all takes place in the ___________ stage of development.

Crockenberg and others (2007) showed that six-month-old babies who have witnessed aggressive interactions between their parents tend to do which of the following?

Neurons that do not receive stimulation are __________.

Research shows that if a mother contracts an infection at four to six weeks of pregnancy, this can increase the chance that the child will develop __________ later in life.

The transition period between childhood and adulthood is called _________.

In Piaget's ____________ stage of development, children learn about the world by coordinating sensory experiences with physical movement.

Howie watches his mom break his cookie into two pieces. He excitedly tells his mom, "Look, now I have two cookies!" Piagetian theory suggests that Howie does not yet understand __________.

Kohlberg (1981) developed the "Heinz dilemma" and several others to assess __________.

Preoperational children are _______________ thinkers, which means they cannot see the world from others' points of view.

As myelination occurs in the frontal lobes of the late adolescent brain, which of the following occurs?

Which of the following can be a teratogen?

Most people need reading glasses when they reach their __________.

By about day seven of pregnancy, which of the following occurs?

A patient who knows he is going to die tries to make a deal with the forces of nature for more time. He promises to be kinder to his family if he can live for another year. This patient is engaging in the stage of coping with death known as __________.

Making Connections in Development: Personality Across the Life Span Thomas and Chess (1977) reported that 40 percent of the children they studied had routine patterns, were happy, and were adaptable to new situations. They labeled these children __________.

The pediatrician is assessing three-year-old Chiara's motor development, which involves her __________.

Piaget argued that teens who can think abstractly and logically have entered what he called the _____________ stage of cognitive development.