Exam 7: Section 2: Developmental Psychology

Nathan's parents expect him to follow their rules and not ask questions about why a rule is necessary. Their parenting style is BEST described as _____.

When 18-month-old Logan sees his Uncle Brandon, he calls him "dada" along with any other man he sees. This BEST illustrates which of the following?

Which reflex appears to have survival value for the newborn infant?

In learning the meaning of new words, children often rely on which cue from adult speakers?

Lexi has a red ball that she enjoys playing with at home. When she went to her cousin's birthday party, she saw a balloon. Lexi pointed at the balloon and said, "Ball." Lexi's response BEST illustrates _____.

Piaget labeled the cognitive development stage that occurs from birth to 2 years the "sensorimotor" stage because during this period infants _____.

Rhonda finds that tapping her hand on her bath water is very different from her previous experiences of tapping on a table, her high chair, and the floor. According to Piaget, Rhonda will need to _____ her schema of "tapping."

According to Erikson, the final crisis of adulthood is _____.

Infants are born with the ability to detect nonnative phonemes. However, infants cannot easily detect these sounds by about _____ months of age if not exposed to them prior to this age.

At _____, Cary will not search for a toy that disappears, but when he is _____, he will look for a toy that has been completely hidden. This searching behavior provides evidence that Cary has acquired understanding of object permanence.

Which statement concerning follow-up studies of Piaget's theory of cognitive development is FALSE?

By 2 months of age, infants are using all but which of the following to communicate?

What is the primary problem with interpreting the results of cross-sectional studies of intelligence?

A secure attachment relationship is MOST likely to develop between an infant and a primary caregiver when _____.

Chloe knows that her father still exists even when he ducks behind a chair out of sight to play peek-a-boo, demonstrating she has developed _____.

The preoperational child has difficulty with conservation tasks because he or she has a tendency to use a thinking style known as _____.

Researchers subsequent to Piaget have determined that object permanence appears as early as 3 months of age. They determined this by observing infants' _____.

Sperm cells contain _____ chromosomes, and egg cells contain _____ chromosomes.

Which statement about factors that can affect prenatal development is FALSE?

Preconventional morality is to _____ as conventional morality is to _____.