Exam 12: Development

According to Erikson's theory,children between the age group of 6 to 12 are generally in the_____ stage.

Two children are participating in a memory research: Heather,a preschooler,and Illeana,a sixth-grader.When the children fail a recall task,the researcher asks each child what she might do to succeed at the task the next time.Heather suggests that she would simply try again; Illeana proposes that she might try to write the items down.The difference in the girls' responses most clearly illustrates an increase in _____ during childhood.

According to the _____ theory of aging,aging produces a gradual withdrawal from the world on physical,psychological,and social levels.

A researcher raises a sample of unrelated macaque monkeys in identical laboratory environments.He finds large differences among these monkeys in their preference for novel visual stimuli.What might the researcher legitimately conclude concerning the relative contributions of nature and nurture to the preference for visual novelty?

Dr.Edward is testing the same individuals repeatedly over time as part of a research study,while Dr.Janice is comparing the performance of different people of various ages at the same time.Dr.Edward is using a _____ research method; Dr.Janice is using a _____ method.

Which of the following figures best approximates the percentage of married women with school-age children who work outside the home?

When in school,Bernie failed to find his niche and drifted into an aimless life of odd jobs and drug use.In the context of Erikson's theory,it would be accurate to say that Bernie failed to solve the identity-versus- crisis.

A teratogen is:

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

Dennis's mother had consumed a substantial amount of alcohol during her pregnancy; Dennis's intelligence is below normal,his growth is slowed,and his facial features are slightly deformed.Ellis's mother had also consumed a small amount of alcohol,and Ellis shows some,but not all,of the problems Dennis displays.Dennis suffers from _____; Ellis suffers from _____.

According to Baumrind,_____parents value unquestioning obedience from their children.

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 technique of developmental researchers requires a significant expenditure of time as the researcher waits for the participants to get older?

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

Environmental agents that are potentially harmful to a developing fetus are termed as _____.

According to Piaget,mastery of the principle of conservation marks the beginning of the _____ stage of development.

Belinda is eight weeks' pregnant.Her developing baby is now called a(n)_____.

According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,which of the following is the stage in which a person aware of his impending death is likely to try to think of ways to postpone death and dedicate his or her life to religion?

Grace is a 19-year-old college sophomore.She is living away from home for the first time and is trying to decide on a major.Grace is in a phase of life that developmental psychologists term _____ adulthood.

Harry Harlow completed a number of studies in which baby rhesus monkeys were raised with two artificial mothers.One of the mothers was made of wire and delivered food; the other was made of cloth and provided no food.Harlow found that when the infant monkeys were startled or frightened,they: