Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

How many pairs of chromosomes are normally in each cell of the human body?

After finally being able to raise the head and chest,the infant is likely to develop the motor skill of sitting up without support next in the six identified motor milestones.

Hector is 70 years old and has just retired from a career as a lawyer.He is now spending time looking back on his life and is recognizing,as well as coming to terms with,mistakes,regrets,and unfinished business.Hector is engaging in a process called___________.

Research on the stability of temperament indicates that it is _______________.

List and define the three stages of prenatal development.

Javier was born 3 days ago.His parents have noticed that he has several reflexes which the doctors have been testing.Which of the following is not a reflex exhibited by healthy newborns?

Vision is not very well developed at birth.As a result,which statement is NOT true about vision at birth?

Mary and Juan are twins who developed from two separate fertilized ova that were fertilized by two different sperm.What type of twins are they?

Shelby is very adaptable to change.She is on a regular sleeping,eating,and waking schedule.Thomas and Chess would describe Shelby as being a(n)_________child.

Psychologists say that an elderly person who is looking back over his or her life and coming to terms with the actions of that life is engaging in ___________.

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

Abby and Brittany Hensel ________.

Abe just got his driver's license.He loves to speed around town going more than 20 miles per hour above the speed limit.He believes that he can speed through red lights due to his perfect timing.This is an example of ________.

The activity theory suggests that the more involved adolescents stay in hobbies until they turn into adults,the more likely they are to be happy.

Unlike other types of research,a cross-sequential design allows researchers to_________.

The cessation of menstruation and ovulation is called ______.

By about 12 months,most infants ____________________.

Menopause is cessation of the menstrual cycle and ovulation.

By the time a child enters the concrete operational stage of cognitive development he or she is capable of grasping the concept of conservation.

The _______theory of aging suggests that unstable oxygen molecules cause damage to the structure of cells,increasing with age.