Exam 8: C: Development Across the Life Span

According to Piaget,which of the following is crucial to cognitive development at the sensory-motor stage?

The typical sequence of the five stages of dying postulated by Kubler-Ross is __________.

Mary's physician is trying to test her visual perception.She shows six-month old Mary a picture of a boat until Mary no longer pays any attention to it.Then she shows Mary a picture of a house and immediately Mary begins to stare at the picture in entranced curiosity.Mary's physician was using the _______________ to test her visual perception.

Facial hair in boys and breast development in girls are both signs of:

Important nerve coverings that are lacking or not fully developed at birth are called _________.

The observation that infant attachment occurs in a variety of cultures supports the idea that ______ play(s)a role in attachment.

The description and explanation of behavior changes in the individual and the differences between individuals from conception to death is called __________.

Research indicates that onset of puberty _______________.

Kubler-Ross is associated with research on:

Which of the following is true of newborns?

What major shift in emphasis has taken place in developmental psychology across the last 20 years?

According to Erik Erikson,the crucial task confronting a person approaching death is that of establishing or attaining _______.

Dr.Cross is studying whether the psychological trait of dependency vs.independence changes as one gets older.He collects data from first,fourth,and ninth graders.Dr.Cross is studying the relationship between age and dependency/independence using _______ research.

Piaget attributed cognitive development to the interaction of what two processes?

Most young adolescents are at the level of thinking which Piaget described as __________.

A man beat up two men who had raped his daughter.If you were asked,"Was the old man right to do this?" which answer would be HIGHEST according to Kohlberg's level of moral development?

The cessation of menstruation is called __________.

Which of the following concepts was NOT used by Piaget?

Erik is a newborn.According to Erikson,his main task will be to develop a sense of __________.

A psychologist spends his entire career studying how and why changes occur in people as they get older.This psychologist is most likely a(n)__________ psychologist.