Exam 9: Section 2: Lifespan Development

According to the terminology discussed in the chapter, a person's psychological sense of being either male or female is called:

Kevin is anatomically male but wishes to become a female. Kevin is:

According to the latest findings the human genome consists of about _____ genes.

David Buss examined mate preferences between men and women in 37 different cultures. He found that women have different concerns than men when selecting a mate. Compared to men, women:

At the age of 45, Dr. Randy Pausch learned that he had pancreatic cancer and was given just a few months to live. Pausch reacted by delivering his now famous "Last Lecture," an upbeat and inspirational response to the question, "What would you say if you knew you were going to die?" According to your textbook, Pausch's response to impending death is an example of the fact that:

Most 5-year-olds cannot correctly solve the classic conservation task involving equal amounts of water in different-sized containers because their thinking is characterized by:

Janeen touches her newborn's cheek. Her baby turns toward Janeen's hand and opens her mouth. Janeen has triggered which reflex?

Which of the following represents the correct order of prenatal development?

Unlike researchers who focus on the distinct stages of cognitive development proposed by Piaget, _____ focus on the development of fundamental mental processes, such as attention, memory, and problem solving.

and Mrs. Belmont are the parents of 5-month-old Veronica. Although Veronica slept in the same bed as her parents for the first few months of life, she now sleeps in her own room. According to research on U.S. families, which of the following reasons explain why the Belmonts probably moved Veronica to her own bed?

Kyle is studying how language abilities change throughout childhood, and Kelly is studying cognitive changes in late adulthood. Both Kyle and Kelly are conducting studies in which area of psychology?

In his research Dr. Maxwell investigates how gene activity is regulated within a cell, which signals switch genes "on" or "off," and in particular, what determines whether a given cell will become a skin cell, a nerve cell, or a heart muscle cell. His area of research is called:

When parents are consistently warm and responsive to their infant, the infant is likely to develop a(n) _____ attachment to the parents.

Research indicates that the MOST important factor in determining whether child care will have negative effects on children in later life is:

The human genome:

Which of the following people developed gender schema theory to explain gender-role development?

Although he is more than a year old, Jason wakes up frequently during the night and is hard to soothe back to sleep. In general he cries easily, is a fussy eater, and rarely naps at the same time every day. Jason would most likely be categorized as:

Jonathan is a normal toddler who has just celebrated his second birthday. Jonathan's parents can reasonably expect that he will shortly enter which stage of language development?

The third and longest period of prenatal development, extending from the ninth week until birth, is called the _____ period.

In terms of physical and sexual maturation,