Exam 9: Development

According to Mary Ainsworth,when a child with avoidant attachment style is exposed to the strange situation experiment,he/she will:

Elaborate on the various stages of cognitive development put forward by Piaget.

Baby Lisa automatically turns her head in the direction of a touch on the cheek.This is the _____ reflex.

To stop baby Rudy fussing for a sharp knife on the kitchen table,Rudy's mother put it in her apron pocket."Out of sight,out of mind," she said,and it worked.Rudy's mother has capitalized on his lack of the concept of:

For children from poor,disadvantaged homes,high-quality out-of-home child care is associated with:

Unlearned automatic responses to particular stimuli are called .

Bonnie is three months old.Her parents are inconsistent in attending to her needs.Sometimes they are very attentive,feeding her promptly when she cries and comforting her when she seems upset.At other times,Bonnie cries for a long time before her parents attend to her.Based on Erikson's theory,it is likely that Bonnie will develop:

According to Erikson,the first stage of a child's psychosocial development is the _____ stage.

is a broad,imprecise term typically applied to older adults who experience progressive deterioration of mental abilities,including memory loss,disorientation to time and place,and general confusion.

Maura and Trish are eighth graders who have been caught smoking.Maura's parents yell at her and refuse to let her explain things.They ground her for a month and take away her television and Internet privileges for two months.Trish's parents talk to her about their disappointment and concern;additionally,they make her spend every afternoon for a week at the library,researching the dangers of smoking and discussing her findings with them each night at dinner.Most likely,Maura's parents are _____ and Trish's are _____.

The longest part of a pregnancy,from the 8^th week through to birth,is the _____ period.

Define the term attachment as it is used in psychology.Explain how attachment reflects a dynamic interplay between an infant and his/her caregiver.Finally,describe the behavior of securely attached infants in Ainsworth's strange situation.

Which of the following sequences accurately reflects the order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development,from birth through adolescence?

Which of the following sequences accurately reflects the order of the stages of prenatal development?

Derwood is 8 years old and he likes to do art projects at school.However,the projects he has completed so far have not received good grades,and in several instances his friends have made fun of his work.Based on Erikson's theory,Derwood is most likely to develop:

Discuss the risks associated with longitudinal research studies.

Which of the following figures best approximates the percentage of families in which the father stays home to care for preschool children?

Rebecca takes her 1-year-old son,Adam,to visit an infant-toddler program in which she hopes to enroll him.Adam appears very anxious and is unwilling to explore and play with the toys,even though Rebecca is close by.When Rebecca leaves the room to fill out some forms,Adam becomes extremely upset and remains inconsolable.When Rebecca returns,Adam stays close to her,holding onto her leg.However,Adam makes it very clear he does not want her to touch him or pick him up.In fact,he starts kicking and hitting her.In the context of the findings of Mary Ainsworth,which term best describes Adam's attachment style?

Which genetic or chromosomal abnormality below is correctly matched with its description?

Denise is in her mid-40s;she is not married and is childless.Her job is routine and she feels as if she has not really done much to contribute to society's future.In Erikson's terms,Denise is in the _____ stage.