Exam 5: The Developing Human

By about _________ babies can sit by themselves, unassisted.

After the frontal lobes have developed more fully, which of the following occurs?

The first major organ to form is the __________.

Thirteen-month-old David sees that his older brother is afraid of something on television, and David begins to cry because he, too, is now scared. David has engaged in __________.

Becky, who is pregnant, will most likely feel the fetus moving for the first time at about

How would a child whose thought is at the conventional level of moral reasoning respond to the Heinz dilemma?

Four-year-old Sandy thinks it is raining because the clouds are sad and crying. According to Jean Piaget's theory, Sandy is demonstrating __________.

A strong, emotional bond between an infant and a caregiver is known as __________.

Rene Baillargeon and colleagues (1991) showed which of the following with respect to object permanence?

In aging adults, "use it or lose it" refers to and advises which of the following?

Entrance into the preoperational stage of thought is marked by __________.

Tiffany Field and colleagues (1986) reported that premature babies who received ______________ therapy gained more weight than those who did not receive the therapy.

A newborn baby's brain weighs _________ of what an adult's brain weighs.

Derek, who is twelve, is experiencing new growth of facial and pubic hair, a deepening of his voice, and a widening of his shoulders in a process mediated primarily by which of the following hormones?

Deb and Mike's developing baby has entered the fetal stage. The key factor in determining that their baby has entered this stage is the formation of __________.

According to Mary Ainsworth, the healthiest form of attachment is called __________.

Death is __________.

Research shows that fetuses prefer the sound of their _____________ voice to other voices.

Another name for the blastocyst is __________.

Jamaica's mother has left the room, but she is aware that her mother continues to exist independently of her ability to see her or hear her. According to Piaget, Jamaica has developed __________.