Exam 8: Development

Theories that suggest that the mechanical functions of the body simply stop working efficiently are called the _____________ theories of aging.

Jean Piaget's four stages of development,in the correct order,are:

A way of thinking in which a person views the world entirely from his or her own perspective is called ______________ thinking.

Two weeks after conception,the developing individual has a heart,a brain,and other organs and it is now called a(n)______________.

Unlearned,involuntary responses that occur automatically in the presence of certain stimuli are known as ______________.

If you are playing with a child and you drop a toy out of their sight,but they do not attempt to look for it,then they have not likely developed a sense of ______________.

List and describe Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Stages of Development.

When the zygote receives an extra chromosome at the moment of conception,the child will be born with ________________.

According to Lev Vygotsky,a developmental psychologist,we cannot understand cognitive development without taking into account the social aspects of learning.

_______________ processing is the way in which people take in,use,and store information.

In a theory developed by Freud,people pass through a series of stages in the evolution of their sense of justice and in the kind of reasoning they use to make moral judgments.

____________ parents show little interest in their children and are emotionally detached.They view parenting as nothing more than providing food,clothing,and shelter for children.

Illustrate the changing roles of men and women in the home.

The knowledge that quantity is unrelated to the arrangement and physical appearance of objects is called the ______________.

A developing individual,from eight weeks after conception until birth,is called a(n)___________.

For most people,early adulthood marks the peak of physical health.

____________ intelligence,which is based on the accumulation of information,skills,and strategies learned through experience,remains steady and in some cases actually improves.

___________ intelligence,which involves information-processing skills such as memory,calculations,and analogy solving,declines in late adulthood.

Identical twins are genetically identical.

If a child cannot produce an enzyme that is required for normal development,resulting in an accumulation of poisons that eventually cause profound intellectual disabilities,the child has a disease known as __________________.