Exam 11: The Developing Mind Life Span Development

The ectoderm develops into ____.

The average age at which each motor milestone is met ____.

A pattern of infant-caregiver bonding in which children explore confidently and return to the parent or caregiver for reassurance is called ____ attachment.

What is a teratogen?

What is Piaget's name for the stage of development that begins at the age of 2 years and ends at the age of 6 years and is characterized by use of symbols,egocentrism,and limits on the ability to reason logically?

How can adolescence best be described?

Lexi and Jamie are 14 years old.Jamie dares Lexi by saying,"Let's take a bottle of wine from your grandmother's house.It's okay,because she'll never notice and we won't be punished." According to Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning,this represents ____.

Describe the change in reproductive status that women undergo in midlife and the experience of menopause.Describe the change in reproductive status of men starting in midlife.

Which of the following is not a common teratogen?

Research suggests that African American and Hispanic youth who identify with an ethnic group during adolescence and young adulthood have ____ (Erol & Orth,2011).

Amie continued to drink heavily after work throughout her pregnancy.Her daughter,now four,has physical abnormalities,including an underdeveloped jaw and thin upper lip,and cognitive and behavioral problems.She most likely has ____.

Behavioral regulation involves

Mahatma Gandhi employed nonviolent civil disobedience in his efforts toward India's independence from foreign powers.His belief reflected the idea that there are standards of right and wrong that are higher than rules created by humans.These actions reflect Kohlberg's stage of ____ morality.

Justin is 19 years old.In the past,he shoplifted often.Now he believes it is in everybody's best interests to obey the law and pay for items from a store.According to Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning,this represents ____ morality.

Couples typically experience a drop in marital satisfaction after the birth of a first child.In a longitudinal study that followed two cohorts of participants (Lawrence et al. ,2008),marital satisfaction continued to drop up to ____.

Children begin to prefer sex-typed toys between the ages of

According to Lev Vygotsky's theory,cultures teach children not only what to think but also

Rosa is 15 months of age.A new babysitter came to the house so Rosa's mother could focus on her writing in her office upstairs.Rosa was fine while her mother was still in the room with them but cried and cried when she left.Her mother returned an hour later and Rosa ran over to her right away.What pattern of attachment is this?

Research has shown that young infants do not see detail at a distance as well as adults do and need more contrast than adults in order to see well.According to the text,what research method was used?

Penny has decided to nurse her newborn son instead of using bottles and formula.She noticed that her son nurses for different amounts of time based on what Penelope has eaten that day.Which of the following snacks would be likely to lead the baby to breastfeed for the longest amount of time?