Exam 7: Section 2: Developmental Psychology

Identical twins are to _____ as fraternal twins are to _____.

Fetal alcohol syndrome contributes to which teratogenic effects?

Lauren's children have grown and left home, and occasionally she feels like her life has lost its meaning. Recently she has begun volunteering at a nearby elementary school and is beginning to feel useful again. According to Erikson's psychosocial theory, Lauren is MOST likely in which stage of adult development?

Young infants show a preference for parentese, a style of speech characterized by _____.

In her research using the strange situation, Mary Ainsworth found that approximately _____ of children have insecure attachments.

Pearse judges the following reasoning-"If cats are bigger than horses and horses are bigger than mice, then cats are bigger than mice"-to be faulty because the first relationship does not hold in real life. It is likely that Pearse is in which stage of development?

Although Hannah understands the principle of conservation and basic mathematical operations, she has difficulty understanding hypothetical questions and attempts to solve problems unsystematically, by trial and error. According to Piaget, Hannah has not yet attained the cognitive skills characteristic of the _____ stage.

The scientific study of how and why humans change as they get older is called _____.

Piaget's cognitive theory incorporated two of his interests, _____.

Which statement about prenatal development is FALSE?

Karen attends church because she wants to gain the approval of her friends who attend church regularly, displaying the _____ orientation, characteristic of Kohlberg's _____ morality.

Sally, a 7-month-old infant, is shown a toy she has not seen previously. As the toy continues to be presented, which is LEAST likely to occur?

When Natalie asks her mother for an extra hundred dollars to go shopping at the mall, her mother responds, "Of course, dear, are you sure that will be enough? I want you to get whatever you feel you need." It is likely that Natalie's mother has a(n) _____ parenting style.

Language acquisition seems to be the same across cultures with very different languages, supporting the role of _____ in language development. Without exposure to human speech, a child cannot develop normal speech, supporting the role of _____ in language development.

Which is the correct ordering of the successful resolutions to the later stages of Erikson's psychosocial theory?

Lawrence Kohlberg studied moral reasoning using which methodology?

According to Erikson, the first crisis of psychosocial development is _____.

The MOST important factor in determining the attachment relationship is _____.

To encourage her students to learn to work independently, Mrs. King works individually with each of them, adjusting the amount and type of assistance to each student's needs. Mrs. King's teaching style is known as _____.

By himself, Isaac can begin to solve a mathematical problem, but he cannot complete it unless a friend helps him. According to Vygotsky, the difference between what Isaac can do by himself and what he can do with his friend's help represents the zone of _____.