Exam 9: Lifespan Development

How might adolescents' tendency to engage in such risky behaviors as street racing and experimental drug use reflect brain development phenomena?

________ refers to heredity and __________ refers to environmental influences.

During which specific period of pregnancy will teratogens have their most negative impact?

A baby's language that consists of repetition of consonant-vowel combinations is called:

A ________ period begins and ends abruptly at specific ages,and they are the "now or never" times when specific skills must emerge.

The reckless risk taking found among many adolescents is most likely due to the effects of:

Walter's parents strongly believe that Walter should make his own decisions,so they set very few rules about homework,bedtime,and household chores.Because they believe that freedom and responsibility are important,they patiently tolerate all of Walter's behavior,whether childish or mature.The parenting style adopted by Walter's parents is termed:

The study of growth and changes that occur over the course of the entire lifespan is called ________ psychology.

And grew up in the relative affluence of 1950s "baby boom" America.To the extent that their ideas about life are tied to their time and culture of birth,the differences that exist between George's and Martha's attitudes and values can be largely attributed to ________ differences.

Chester is irritable,loud,and negative most of the time.He doesn't like it when new people pick him up,and he has irregular sleeping,eating,and waking schedules.What temperament does he exhibit?

A teratogen is an environmental toxin that can interrupt normal prenatal development.

Based on your textbook's discussion of motor development in infancy and early childhood,which of the following conclusions seems most reasonable?

Two weeks after conception,the developing fertilized egg is called a(n):

Emily's child has facial deformities and displays some mental impairment.If these defects can be traced to a teratogen used by Emily when she was pregnant,which was she most likely abusing?

Young infants cannot appreciate the carnival game in which a pea seems to disappear from under a walnut because they have not yet developed a sense of:

Maura and Trish are eighth graders who have been caught smoking.Maura's parents yell at her,ground her for a month,and take away her television and iPhone for two months.Trish's parents talk to her about their disappointment and concern; additionally,they make her spend every afternoon for a week at the library researching the dangers of smoking and discussing her findings with them each night at dinner.Most likely,Maura's parents are __________ and Trish's are __________.

And 7 years of age,in which the child learns to use language as a means of exploring the world,is the ______ stage.

Developmental psychologists are known for stage theories.Which of the following psychologists is CORRECTLY matched with the process for which they proposed a stage theory?

Beluga has just been told that he has a rare form of cancer.He insists that there has been a mistake and asks his physician to retake his medical tests.According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,Mr.Beluga is most likely in the _________ stage of dying.

Erikson saw the major challenge of young adulthood as that of: