Exam 10: B: Lifespan Development

Puberty is associated with the onset of __________.

At five years old,Sammy is better able to understand his friends' feelings as compared to when he was three years old.Sammy is acquiring a ___________.

Kisha understands her world by grasping,sucking,and physically handling objects in her path.Kisha is in Piaget's ________ stage of development.

A__________ period refers to the optimal time period when the normal development of a particular skill must take place.

The core knowledge hypothesis suggests that

Compared to unmarried people,people who are married

Jean Piaget is best known for his pioneering work in the area of ________ development.

Jonathan Haidt and his colleagues suggest that _______________ is a "moral emotion" that guides our moral reasoning.

According to Kohlberg,behaviour motivated by the avoidance of punishment represents ________ morality.

Some children who were observed in the strange situation scenario did not demonstrate one consistent attachment style,but instead seemed unable to decide how they should react to their mother and to new circumstances.Researchers have labeled this the insecure-__________ attachment style.

Which of the following is an example of a primary sex characteristic?

Which stage of cognitive development is characterized by understanding of symbols,pretend play,and mastery of the concept of conservation?

The cessation of menstruation is called ___________.

A friend of yours is pregnant and particularly afraid of her child dying from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)after he is born.What factor can you tell your friend puts her child at greater risk from dying from SIDS so she can make sure she avoids it?

Which of the following is true of the original research that suggested a relationship between the MMR vaccine and the development of autism?

Daniel is interested in studying how children's behaviour changes when they grow up in high-risk environments.He enlists 500 children and their parents to take part in his research,and observes these children once a year for 20 years.Although this research is time-consuming and expensive,it gives very good information about how the children age over time.This type of research is an example of a __________ study.

Young Jamal is asked whether it is right for a police officer to give a speeding ticket to a man who is driving his daughter to the hospital after a serious injury that left her with several broken bones.Which of the following answers would demonstrate the postconventional level of moral reasoning in Jamal?

Which is an example of a secondary sex trait?

The emotional bond that a newborn baby shares with his or her caregiver(s)is called ____________.

Emotional well-being tends to ___________ as adults age.