Exam 10: D: Lifespan Development

The strange situation procedure,in which researchers unobtrusively watch an infant in the presence or absence of several combinations of the child,caretaker,and stranger,is used to study _________.

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Question 41

A gradual and inevitable decline in the life processes begins in __________.

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Question 42

Which of the following theorists believe that people go through stages,each of which has a "crisis" associated with it?

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Question 43

Piaget's stage theory assumes that

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Question 44

In which way do most contemporary theories of cognitive development differ from Piagetian theory?

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Question 45

Three-year-old Nick agrees to trade his dime for a nickel because the nickel is bigger.Which stage of cognitive development is being characterized?

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Question 46

A developmental psychologist is interested in the trait of neuroticism and wants to study how the trait develops over a particular person's lifespan.Which term best characterizes this type of study?

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Question 47

Which of the following states has as a main theme the ability to consider many possible solutions to a problem and the ability to systematically test those possibilities?

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Question 48

The cessation of menstruation is called __________.

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Question 49

A child talks to herself as she draws a picture.How would Vygotsky most likely interpret this behaviour?

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Question 50

A child learns that his father is called "Daddy." The next day,he calls his uncle "Daddy." Which term best captures this behaviour?

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Question 51

The drug most abused by pregnant women is __________.

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Question 52

In which stage of cognitive development does the conservation concept first appear?

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Question 53

The emotional bond formed during the first year of life that makes human babies cling to their caretakers is called __________.

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Question 54

The belief that one is the centre of the world is called by Piaget:

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Question 55

According to Piaget,what are the ages for the formal operational stage?

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Question 56

In Harlow's studies with young monkeys,the monkeys were exposed to a wire mother with a bottle and a cloth mother without a bottle.The young monkeys spent their non-feeding time

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Question 57

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

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Question 58

Which of the following reflexes are related to feeding?

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Question 59

Three-year-old Zara calls all four-legged animals "kitties." Her tendency to fit all four-legged animals into her existing conception of a kitten illustrates the process of

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Exam 10: D: Lifespan Development

The strange situation procedure,in which researchers unobtrusively watch an infant in the presence or absence of several combinations of the child,caretaker,and stranger,is used to study _________.

A gradual and inevitable decline in the life processes begins in __________.

Which of the following theorists believe that people go through stages,each of which has a "crisis" associated with it?

Piaget's stage theory assumes that

In which way do most contemporary theories of cognitive development differ from Piagetian theory?

Three-year-old Nick agrees to trade his dime for a nickel because the nickel is bigger.Which stage of cognitive development is being characterized?

A developmental psychologist is interested in the trait of neuroticism and wants to study how the trait develops over a particular person's lifespan.Which term best characterizes this type of study?

Which of the following states has as a main theme the ability to consider many possible solutions to a problem and the ability to systematically test those possibilities?

The cessation of menstruation is called __________.

A child talks to herself as she draws a picture.How would Vygotsky most likely interpret this behaviour?

A child learns that his father is called "Daddy." The next day,he calls his uncle "Daddy." Which term best captures this behaviour?

The drug most abused by pregnant women is __________.

In which stage of cognitive development does the conservation concept first appear?

The emotional bond formed during the first year of life that makes human babies cling to their caretakers is called __________.

The belief that one is the centre of the world is called by Piaget:

According to Piaget,what are the ages for the formal operational stage?

In Harlow's studies with young monkeys,the monkeys were exposed to a wire mother with a bottle and a cloth mother without a bottle.The young monkeys spent their non-feeding time

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

Which of the following reflexes are related to feeding?

Three-year-old Zara calls all four-legged animals "kitties." Her tendency to fit all four-legged animals into her existing conception of a kitten illustrates the process of

A: Introducing Psychological Science

B: Introducing Psychological Science

C: Introducing Psychological Science

D: Introducing Psychological Science

E: Introducing Psychological Science

A: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

B: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

C: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

D: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

E: Reading and Evaluating Scientific Research

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

E: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

E: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

E: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

E: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

E: Memory

A: Thought and Language

B: Thought and Language

C: Thought and Language

D: Thought and Language

E: Thought and Language

A: Intelligence Testing

B: Intelligence Testing

C: Intelligence Testing

D: Intelligence Testing

E: Intelligence Testing

A: Lifespan Development

B: Lifespan Development

C: Lifespan Development

E: Lifespan Development

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

Emotivation and Emotion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

E: Personality