Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

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

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.

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

Megan just turned 32.She is keenly aware of biological changes that occur as she gets older.What's more,she measures the sensitivity of her senses and other physical characteristics by using sophisticated testing equipment.In which of the following areas is she likely to find some decline?

According to Erikson,if a middle-aged person is unable to focus outward and is still dealing with issues of intimacy or even identity,that person is experiencing _______.

Which of the following is defined as a gene that controls the appearance of a certain trait?

Brittany and Abby Hensel are _______.

Obedience to rules because of the fear of punishment is a characteristic of _______.

According to Mary Ainsworth's research on attachment,the four attachment styles are secure,ambivalent,avoidant,and disorganized-disoriented.

Which of Erik Erikson's psychosocial crises revolves around the child's learning to direct his or her own behavior?

Scaffolding involves a higher skilled person helping another lesser skilled person learn a new task.As the lesser skilled person becomes more masterful at the task,the higher skilled person withdraws his/her help as the lesser skilled person improves at the task.

A trait controlled by a dominant gene _______.

The tendency of teenagers to feel that they are always "on stage" and that they are the center of everyone else's world,just as they are the center of their own,is a phenomenon known as _______.

Infants typically begin to make vowel-like sounds at around the age of _______.

According to Piaget,the ability to understand that simply changing the appearance of an object does not change the object's nature is known as _______.

Which of the following illustrates Vygotsky's concept of scaffolding?

Recessive genes are more active in influencing a trait.

The local health department of a small town has hired a research firm to study the development of cancer in residents in the town due to a suspected cancer-causing agent and environmental pollution.The researcher will compare data on participants every ten years (e.g. ,at ages 10,20,30,etc. )to see if there are increasing rates of cancer in the town.This type of research study is called a _______.

Emily and her husband are thrilled as they peer into Emily's uterus by means of an ultrasound.The physician reports that the pregnancy appears normal,and that their baby's fingers,toes,heart,and circulatory system are developing as expected.The couple learns that the baby is only an inch long.Given this information,the current stage of prenatal development is the _______.

Leticia has just learned that she is terminally ill.She is now always irritable,often throws things on the floor,and yells at members of her family and the nurses who care for her.According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,Leticia is most likely in the _______ stage of dying.