Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

Vision is not very well developed at birth. As a result, which statement is NOT true about vision at birth?

The development of secondary sexual characteristics:

Erikson's intimacy vs. isolation crisis would most likely be associated with which event in the family cycle?

According to Erikson, an emotional and psychological closeness that is based on the ability to trust, share, and care, while still maintaining one's sense of self, is called ________.

The growth spurt for boys typically begins at age ________.

Which of the following is the term that refers to the difference between what a child can do alone and what that child can do with the help of a teacher?

A special molecule, ________, contains the genetic material of the organism.

According to Piaget, ________ represents the beginning of the child's language development and symbolic thought.

Mary is an adolescent who currently has a small pimple on her cheek that is causing her to be overly self-conscious. She is convinced that everyone she meets stares at and talks about her pimple. Mary's behavior exhibits ________.

According to Erik Erikson, the crucial task confronting a person approaching death is that of establishing or attaining ________.

The correct sequence of the five stages of death and dying postulated by Kübler-Ross is ________.

According to Erikson, a conflict of identity vs. role confusion occurs during:

Last night, Allie's mom gave her a haircut. As she walked into her high school, she felt like everyone could tell that her bangs were a little uneven. This example illustrates the belief of a(n) ________.

Which of the following stages of psychosocial development appears in adulthood rather than in childhood?

Harlow's study involving rhesus monkeys demonstrated that contact comfort is important in attachment.

Erikson saw the major challenge of young adulthood as that of ________.

At what point during infancy can babies tell the difference between their own mother's milk scent and another woman's milk scent?

After finally being able to raise the head and chest, the infant is likely to develop next the motor skill of sitting up without support, according to the six identified motor milestones.

At birth, newborns seem most responsive to ________.

Most people's vision and hearing remain at peak functioning until around age 50.