Exam 5: The Developing Human

The _____________ begin developing in the third week of pregnancy and this process continues for almost the entire gestation.

Vince, who is 27 years old, has been playing guitar since he was 5. Which of the following is likely true about his brain?

Myelination proceeds from the __________.

_______________ focus on palliative, end-of-life care rather than curative care.

The study of human development involves examining __________.

Harry Harlow's studies with baby rhesus monkeys demonstrated the importance of ____________ in promoting optimal development.

Children begin to play with each other at about age __________.

Gibson and Walk (1960) created the visual cliff to assess infants' __________.

Svetlana understands that volume remains the same, even if it changes shape. Svetlana must be in which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

François and Stefan, who are both boys, would most likely prefer to engage in which type of play?

Having close friends at adolescence is associated with __________.

The average age for first sexual intercourse for men and women is about __________.

Alzheimer's disease has been likened to low levels of which of the following neurotransmitters?

Candace has largely lost her sense of smell as she has aged. Because of its relatedness to the sense of smell, Candace is also likely to have experienced a decreased ability to __________.

Newborn Gregory's least developed sense is __________.

Epigenetic effects are those in which __________.

About ____________ of adolescents report bring predominantly heterosexual.

Gay, lesbian, and bisexual youth are ________.

Erikson theorized that the primary psychosocial task faced by individuals in their 20s is to establish __________.

_______________, or the ability to control one's emotions and gauge proper emotional responses, probably emerges around preschool age.