Exam 13: Life-Span Development

Children with _____ attachments become very upset by their mother's departure.

According to Harlow, the crucial element to forming attachments is:

Which is NOT true of the Piagetians and neo-Piagetians?

According to Erikson, three to six year old children are concerned with developmental tasks of

My colleague has a great deal of difficulty speaking about his parents, who both died early in his life. His story of his childhood is very confusing to follow, as he talks about being close but not close to his parents. I worry that his confusion over his parents' love will influence his own relationships with his children. My colleague can likely be classified as having which attachment style?

Your textbook mentions a famous case involving a girl named Genie who was locked in a closet and deprived of contact from approximately age one to age thirteen. Genie,

The study that involved the word "young" or "old" being presented so quickly that it could not be consciously recognized but could influence the reaction time of classifying adjectives as positive or negative was taken as support for the notion that:

My niece and I have two piles of candy of equal amounts. However, I have mine spread out and she complains that I have more. She does not possess:

Your book described a study of severely deprived children from Romanian orphanages who were adopted before age two into homes in the United Kingdom. The children were able to make substantial improvements, but the longer they experienced the deprived environment the more severe their cognitive impairments remained four to six years later. These data suggest

According to Case, the factor most responsible for qualitative changes in cognitive development is:

What type of agents that harm the embryo or fetus are referred to as teratogens?

According to Kohlberg, at the third level of moral development, postconventional morality, individuals:

Attachment includes which one of the following?

The term _____ refers to the set of rules that people use to balance the conflicting interests of themselves and others.

Babies' first recognizable speech sounds are referred to as:

Male menopause refers to

Research suggests that development during childhood appears to be more _____ than it is in adulthood.

As I am driving through a school zone, I slow my car down. I find that as I get older, I am more willing to adhere to the law. In terms of Kohlberg's stages of moral development, at which of the 5 stages (NOT levels) am I?

Kowalski and Westen mention in your textbook that a number of people have criticized Kohlberg and his theory of moral development. All of the following, except one, are criticisms. Which one is NOT a criticism?

Which attachment style is associated with elementary children being categorized as impulsive, disruptive, and aggressive?