Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

Like any 4-month-old, Amy depends on her parents to feed her and to change her diapers. When Amy cries, her devoted parents quickly respond to her needs. According to Erikson, Amy is developing a sense of ________.

Javier was born three days ago. His parents have noticed that he has several reflexes that the doctors have been testing. Which of the following is NOT a reflex exhibited by a healthy newborn?

Erik Erikson saw the major challenge of middle adulthood as that of ________.

Juan and Carlos are identical twins. Juan was raised by his father and mother, and Carlos was accidentally placed with another family after a "mix up" at the hospital. At the age of 15, both boys "ran into each other" at a football game and noticed how they appeared to be "mirror images of each other." After proving they were twins by genetic testing, the families discussed some of the differences between the boys. Juan is very athletic and intelligent and excels in basketball but does not take school seriously and has F's in all subjects. Carlos is also athletic and intelligent, and excels in baseball and makes straight A's as a result of his strict home life and study routine. Although they are identical twins, what do you think accounts for the differences in their academic performance based on the research?

What term is used to describe a child's inability to see the world through anyone else's eyes except his or her own?

The period of five to ten years during which a woman's reproductive system begins to decline is called ________.

The major turning point in most adults' lives is ________.

At fertilization, the chromosomes from the father's sperm unite with the chromosomes from the mother's egg, creating a new cell called a(n) ________.

Which of the following theories sees aging as a process whereby cells are assumed to have a limitation on the number of times they can reproduce to repair damage?

What is the cause of Down syndrome?

According to the most recent evidence, what can be said of Piaget's findings?

Betty and Bob are 12-year-old twins. Which of the following is probably an accurate statement about their physical development?

According to Erikson, middle adulthood is the time when individuals struggle with generativity versus stagnation.

Ron, a toddler, is holding a picture and puts it to the receiver of a phone in order to "show" it to his grandmother. This example illustrates ________.

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people throughout their lives. This psychologist is most likely working in the field of ________.

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of ________.

Which of the following is defined as a gene that controls the appearance of a certain trait?

Diseases carried by recessive genes are inherited when ________.

In contrast to Piaget, Vygotsky emphasized the role of ________ during development.

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people as they get older. This psychologist is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.