Exam 9: Section 2: Lifespan Development

Janeen enters the playroom of the psychology lab with her 1-year-old daughter, Peggy. Initially, Peggy clings to her mother but then becomes interested in the attractive toys in the playroom. She picks up a toy and brings it back to her mother, then drops it and approaches the toy box again. Peggy cries when Janeen leaves the room, but quickly calms down again when her mother returns. Peggy would most likely be classified as:

The term _____ is used to describe an individual who undergoes hormonal treatments and sex-change surgery to physically transform his or her body into the opposite sex.

Which of the following statements BEST characterizes the typical course of human development?

As children grow older, girls become _____ in their views of gender-appropriate activities and attributes, and boys become _____ in their views of gender-appropriate activities and attributes.

Many women experience _____, which is defined as a renewed sense of energy, freedom, and happiness, once they no longer have to worry about becoming pregnant.

The most effective form of discipline is _____, which involves combining control of behavior with _____.

The theory that gender roles are acquired through the basic processes of learning, including reinforcement, punishment, and modeling, is called _____ theory.

Videos developed for infants and toddlers have claimed that they promote brain development. However, a study by Zimmerman and colleagues showed that viewing baby media was _____ with vocabulary growth in infants.

At his 85th birthday party, Mr. Torttorici told many stories to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren about his childhood in Sicily, how he immigrated to the United States as a young adult, his wartime experiences, and what he has learned over the past half-century. You could describe Mr. Torttorici's story-telling more formally as:

Phenotype is to genotype as:

Little Taylor wants to be a scientist when she grows up. However, when she told her junior high school guidance counselor about this goal, he discouraged her from pursuing science, saying, "Girls aren't logical." The counselor's statement is an example of:

A female has an _____ combination in the _____.

Frank always buys a fishing license before going fishing because authorities established the fishing laws. He believes laws should be obeyed. In terms of Kohlberg's theory, Frank is at the _____ level of moral reasoning.

According to the text studies examining the impact of early stress on epigenetic changes in humans have shown that childhood stress or adversity:

Studies that compared attachment in infants who attended child care with attachment in infants who were cared for by a parent at home showed that:

Humans carry all of the genes necessary to develop a tail, but we typically don't develop tails because:

When Diana talks to her baby, she uses simple words and short sentences, a high-pitched voice, and exaggerated intonation and expression. Diana is using a form of speech that is formally called:

The zone of proximal development is an important element in:

Children with _____ parents are more likely to rebel, while children with _____ parents are more likely to lack self-control.

A group of 5-year-old children are shown pictures of children engaged in activities that violate common gender stereotypes, such as girls playing with toy vehicles and boys playing with dolls. If the children are questioned a few days later, gender schema theory would predict that they will: