Exam 3: Extension B: Human Development

In the late teens, the brain actively destroys unneeded connections, especially in the _____ lobes.This pruning of synapses sharpens the brain's capacity for abstract thinking.

Five-year-old Allie is asked if she has a sister, and she says "Yes, Sarah's my sister." Allie is then asked if Sarah has a sister, and Allie says, "no." This verbal exchange illustrates that Allie's thinking lacks

Parents can begin to assist children in learning the concept of conservation by demonstrating with liquids, beads, and clay during the _____ stage.At this stage touching and seeing continue to be more useful than verbal explanations.

When interacting with their children, fathers tend to _____ than mothers do.

A child might begin to question the idea that Santa Claus's sack could carry millions of toys when the child has grasped the concept of

Forced teaching

Jordan seems very immature, unable to make his own decisions, and always seems to be getting into some kind of trouble.He was probably raised by _____ parents.

In early language development, any behaviors, such as touching, vocalizing, gazing, or smiling, that allow non-verbal interaction and turn-taking between parent and child are known as

Connie is 20 months old and is able to point and name several objects, such as "ball," "doggie," and "cookie" and says "go" and "play." Connie is most likely in the _____ stage of language development.

Adolescents who are capable of inductive and deductive reasoning, can consider hypothetical possibilities, and can comprehend such subjects as physics, philosophy, and psychology are most likely in which stage of cognitive development?

The mental ability to change the shape or form of a substance and realize that its volume remains the same is termed

Nat likes to "lay down the law" and takes no arguments from his children.According to the research on parenting styles by Diana Baumrind, Nat is exhibiting _____ parenting.

A good way to encourage development of a child's intellectual capacity is to

Elisha is an early maturing girl.Compared to the late maturing girls, we can expect Elisha to

Regarding adolescence and puberty, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Moral development

Jamal wants to know how many baseball cards he has.His mother helps him stack and count the cards, moving each card to a new stack as it is counted.She then shows him how to write the number on a slip of paper so he can remember it.Jamal's mother is

Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky believed that cognitive development is strongly influenced by

Early maturation in boys

Regarding crying, which of the following statements is TRUE?