Exam 9: Human Development

Amy teaches four-year-old preschool.After taking her college developmental psychology class,Amy determines that the majority of her students will be dealing with which psychosocial crisis?

Instead of focusing on what she is no longer able to do,80-year-old Pauline uses her time and money to make up for the shortcomings associated with aging,focusing on activities that are meaningful and important to her.Pauline demonstrates which characteristic associated with successful aging?

Disbelief that one is really dying is characteristic of which stage of death and dying?

Kohlberg's postconventional level of moral development consists of which stages?

According to Piaget,full cognitive maturity occurs in which stage of cognitive development?

The formation of a strong bond of a newborn animal to the first moving object seen after birth is called

Psychologists use the term _____ to describe a characteristic style of behavior or disposition.

Moral reasoning based on conformity with social rules is characteristic of which level of moral development?

Francesca,who is pregnant,has just felt the first movements of her developing offspring.Given what you know about prenatal development,at which month of pregnancy would you estimate Francesca to be?

In a cross-cultural study of moral reasoning in Americans and Indians reported in the text,which of the following was found?

Pierre's second-grade teacher is very critical of all his work.She rarely praises him and frequently ridicules even his best efforts.As a result,Pierre is reluctant to attempt new tasks.Erikson's theory predicts that Pierre is likely to end up with a sense of

All but which of the following have been put forth as criticisms of Piaget's theory?

Fluid intelligence is to _____ as crystallized intelligence is to ________,

The New York Longitudinal Study identified ______ types of temperament,and they are called ______.

Sharon is in the fourth week of her pregnancy.At which stage of prenatal development is her offspring?

A medical doctor believes that terminally ill people have the right to control the time and circumstances of their death.Despite the fact that assisting a suicide is illegal,the doctor provides the means for many terminally ill people to end their lives.The doctor's actions best fit which level of moral reasoning?

Eleven-year-old Jorge looks forward to "becoming a man." What is the first sign of puberty that Jorge will experience?

Gregor weighed 7 pounds at birth.About how much is he likely to weigh on his first birthday?

The ability to think abstractly and flexibly in solving problems is referred to as

Celia smokes heavily throughout her pregnancy.Celia is increasing the risk of ______ in her offspring.