Exam 3: B: Human Development

The life stage known as adolescence is

You are playing the game of Monopoly with your sister Amelia.Although Amelia understands the basic instructions and will play by the rules,she is not capable of understanding the complex transactions dealing with mortgages,loans,and special pacts with other players.Amelia is most likely in which stage of cognitive development?

Derrick is seven months old has begun to use the consonant sounds of b,d,m,and g in combination with vowel sounds,such as saying "ba-ba-ba." Derrick has entered the language stage known as

Eleven-year-old Jason wants to go to the movies with his friends but his parents say that he can't.When he asks why,his parents respond that "As long as he's living under their roof,he will do what he's told and not ask any questions." This style of parenting will most likely lead Jason to be a(n)

Which parental style is characterized by the child having rights similar to an adult's but with few responsibilities?

Regarding adolescence and puberty,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Teens who take pride in their ethnic heritage are more likely to

You place five pennies in a row and then take five more pennies and place them in a row directly below the other,so that the pennies in the two rows are paired.Your five-year-old son tells you that there are the same number of pennies in each row.You then spread out the pennies on the bottom row so that it looks longer.Your son now thinks that the bottom row has more pennies,showing that he lacks

Typically,in affluent Western societies a period of time known as emerging adulthood is becoming increasingly common in which young people are

Regarding early language development,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Although children are first beginning to use generalizations,they still need specific examples to understand many ideas during which stage of cognitive development? .

The cultures that value individual effort and independence are the __________ cultures.

Jordan seems very immature,unable to make his own decisions,and always seems to be getting into some kind of trouble.He was probably raised by __________ parents.

A child and her father are walking.The child knows there are such things as birds.Upon seeing a butterfly,she says,"See the birdie," and her father replies,"No,that's a butterfly; see how small it is." The child learns about butterflies.This example demonstrates

In the concrete operational stage (7-11 yr.),Piaget suggests that the most useful teaching techniques involve

Babies begin to coo

Jake is playing hide-and-seek with his mother.Jake runs over to the couch and hides his head under a pillow.Because Jake cannot see anything,he doesn't think his mother can see him.Jake is exhibiting a behavioral characteristic of which of Piaget's cognitive stages of development?

Research has shown that most infants are unable to recognize their own images shown on television video until they are at least __________ months of age.

Which linguist claimed that humans have a biological predisposition to develop language?

Eighteen-month-old Marty is pointing at objects in the park and trying to name them.His mother praises him for his correct labeling,and she tells Marty the correct name for objects he mislabels.This scene illustrates the importance of which of the following in language acquisition?