Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

Greta's child has learning difficulties and delayed growth.If these defects can be traced to a teratogen used by Greta when she was pregnant,which was she most likely abusing?

Shelby is very adaptable to change.She is on a regular sleeping,eating,and waking schedule.Thomas and Chess would describe Shelby as being a/an _________ child.

Your little sister picks up objects,feels every part of them,and then puts them in her mouth.What stage of Jean Piaget's model of cognitive development does this behaviour suggest she is in?

Older adults who look back on their lives with regrets,wishing they could relive their lives,have not successfully resolved Erikson's psychosocial crisis of:

Which sense is the LEAST functional at birth?

The union of the ovum and sperm is called:

All of the following are reasons that middle-aged adults experience changes in memory EXCEPT:

On big moral issues,parents and teens tend to:

According to Erikson,if an elementary school child fails to succeed in learning new skills and knowledge,the result may be the development of a sense of:

A/an ______________________ is a section of DNA containing a sequence of amines.

In the _________ stage of reaction to death and dying,a person may promise to do everything the doctor says if the doctor will say that the person can live a little longer.

Infant reflexes are:

When faced with a conflict between law and conscience,Liz follows her conscience despite the personal risk.This would be characteristic of __________ morality.

Piaget's concept of "schemas" are central to the social learning theory of gender development.

One major danger of barbiturates is:

Developing a person's sense of being male or female is called gender:

The study of heredity is called:

The emotional bond that forms between an infant and a primary caregiver is called:

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of ______ development.

Your little brother has a big ball of clay.While he watches,you roll the ball of clay into a long,snakelike shape.He begins to cry because he thinks he has less clay now.Which of Piaget's stages is your brother likely to be in?