Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

A researcher tries to reconstruct a person's past by interviewing the person and by consulting various other sources that relate to the person's life.This method of conducting research is called the _______________ approach.

The second stage of the grief process is:

A disorder common in late adulthood that is characterized by losses in memory and cognition,and changes in personality,and that is believed to be caused by deterioration of the brain's structure and function is __________.

According to Piaget,which of the following is crucial to cognitive development at the sensory-motor stage?

A researcher who studies a fixed group of people over a long period of time is,by definition,using the __________.

Which of the following is a weakness associated with longitudinal research?

The most obvious change ushering in adolescence is __________.

Each of the following is a main theme of one of Kubler-Ross' five stages in accepting one's own death except _______.

The description and explanation of behavior changes in the individual and the differences between individuals from conception to death is called __________.

The period of development from conception to birth is called the __________.

The ability to see the world in three dimensions is called __________.

Dr.Halk is studying the influence of getting older on intelligence.He tests a group of first graders,a group of third graders,and a group of sixth graders.They are all tested in one day.This is an example of _______ research.

At birth,babies ______________.

Which of the following concepts was NOT used by Piaget?

Which of the following statements is true?

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

Toxic substances such as alcohol and nicotine that cross the placenta and may result in birth defects are called __________.

Which of the following is a false statement?

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

The most severe challenge to be faced during adulthood is probably __________.