Exam 13: Life-Span Development

To better understand the cognitive capabilities of infants, new methods were introduced. Which is NOT one of those methods?

Metamemory is believed to be associated with the:

Konrad Lorenz found that those goslings who were exposed to him at a certain point in life would follow him around wherever he went. This behavior is referred to as:

The notion of attachment first came from:

Periods of development characterized by special sensitivity to specific types of learning that shape the capacity for future development are referred to as:

According to your textbook, mental and physical capabilities are dependent on:

My niece, Lauren, is sitting and looking at a piece of a jigsaw puzzle. I can tell she is thinking of all the different places the piece could be put and whether it will fit. The processes occurring in her head are called:

Piaget defines _____ as the balancing of assimilation and accommodation to adapt to the world.

Your textbook describes "kangaroo care", which refers to a practice of carrying premature infants around in slings throughout the day. This practice, which is very successful in reducing mortality rates among premature infants, makes use of the phenomenon of

The idea that changes in behavior and body occur as a result of biologically based changes that follow an orderly sequence is referred to as:

If you had to put a number to the percentage of women who are likely to experience hot flashes, night sweats, aching joints, and irritability with menopause, which would you choose?

Lateralization of linguistic processes to the left hemisphere is thought to:

Which of the following is NOT a change that is likely to occur between 18 years old and the mid-30s?

Which is of the following is the best equivalent to the Ainsworth Strange Situation?

Which event is most likely to be recalled by an older person?

My mother leaves me alone in an unfamiliar setting when I am 9 months old. I freak out and begin to cry. As soon as she comes back in, I crawl to get close to her. I am displaying which type of attachment?

Secure attachment as infants leads to:

Conservation is considered to be the major achievement of which of Piaget's stages?

The last memory system to develop at birth, and the first memory system to be lost in old age is

Erikson's stages of development that are applicable to adulthood do NOT include