Exam 13: Life-Span Development

During prenatal development, during which period is the individual capable of sustaining life on its own?

The experimental procedure referred to as the "Strange Situation" was proposed by:

The life-span developmental perspective arose:

In terms of male menopause, physical changes:

Lately, I have been feeling that all the things that I thought I would accomplish by the time I reach 40 will not happen. It does not help that I consider my job and marriage dull. Which concept related to Erikson's theory of development applies to me?

Early exposure to a second language will be particularly important in speaking fluently if

I heard the story that when I was about 10 months old, my mother left me alone for a few seconds in a supermarket and I started crying loudly. As soon as she came, I acted like she wasn't even there. I am displaying which type of attachment?

The ability to manipulate abstract and concrete objects, events, and ideas mentally occurs during the _____ stage.

The type of attachment style associated with high-risk individuals is:

The bulk of research suggests that Piaget was correct in many of the broad strokes he used to describe cognitive development, including his proposal that:

Based on what you read from your textbook, the best and most healthy type of attachment style is:

The changes in interpersonal thought, feeling and behavior that occur throughout the life span refer to:

I get to my sister's house and see my 5 year old nephew putting together a jigsaw puzzle. I ask him if he wants help. He declines my offer and informs me that he started the task and that he will complete it. He is in which stage of Erikson's theory of development?

Erikson was one of the first theorists to take seriously the notion of development beyond adolescence. Erikson described the developmental tasks confronting young adults as:

After the fall semester has ended, I fly to Florida so that I can spend the holidays with my family. Once there, my 8 year old niece immediately tells me she can read and says, "Wait. I'll show you." She proceeds to get a few books and reads each one to me. In Erikson's theory of development, which stage is she in?

The fact that infants show a defensive reaction to a looming object was taken as support for the notion that:

In terms of intermodal processing, which is NOT true?

According to the information-processing approach to cognitive development, _____ refers to the process of executing mental processes with increasing efficiency.

A professor friend of mine and I were talking about our experience when we were children. He mentions that he had a great relationship with his parents but he was never able to provide me with any examples. Interestingly, he then states that it doesn't matter since parental relationships are not that important anyway. My friend can likely be categorized as having which adult attachment style?

The authors of your textbook state that John Bowlby's theory of attachment relies on: