Exam 9: Development

One baby receives an X chromosome from its mother and an X chromosome from its father;it will develop as a _____.A second baby receives an X chromosome from its mother and a Y chromosome from its father;it will develop as a _____.

Distinguish between cross-sectional and longitudinal research methods.Provide an example of each.Identify at least one advantage and one disadvantage of each type of method.

Age-related declines are more apparent in _____ memory than in _____ memory.

_____ is the period at which maturation of the sexual organs occurs,beginning at about age 11 or 12 for girls and 13 or 14 for boys.

As compared to Piaget,Vygotsky placed _____ emphasis on the _____ bases of cognitive development.

_____ is the positive emotional bond that develops between a child and a particular individual.

Elizabeth is 5 years old,and she likes to help her mother in preparing supper.However,at the end of the day,her mother often loses her temper easily,and ends up scolding Elizabeth.She tells Elizabeth to stay out of the kitchen as rather than helping her,she makes more of a mess.Based on Erikson's theory,Elizabeth is most likely to develop:

Which alternative below best approximates the frequency of adolescent suicide?

Which infant reflex is correctly matched with its description?

Jacques is 13 years old.On Monday,Jacques announces to his parents that he wants to be called "Jack." On Wednesday,he says he wants to drop out of school.On Friday,he says he wants to get a tattoo and become an architect.In Erikson's terms,Jacques is most likely experiencing the _____ crisis.

Jack registered as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War.He believes that it is wrong to take human life.He is willing to serve time in jail,rather than take part in an armed conflict.Jack's reasons for not going to war reflect the _____ stage of moral reasoning established by Kohlberg.

Compared to ambivalent or avoidant children,children who are securely attached during infancy:

From eight weeks after conception,until birth,the developing fertilized egg is called a(n):

Write two different vignettes,or brief case studies,each describing an adolescent displaying at least three suicide warning signs.In your vignettes,demonstrate your knowledge of the demographic influences on and the potential risk factors for suicide attempts.

Which of the following is most likely to be true of sensitive or critical periods in development?

During the concrete operational period,children learn to undo operations in their minds.Piaget termed this ability as the principle.

In the context of the experiments conducted by Mary Ainsworth,the _____ attachment style describes an infant who exhibits distress at his mother's departure in the strange situation,but who is easily soothed on her return.