Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

The wear-and-tear theory of aging suggests that unstable oxygen molecules cause damage to the structure of cells,increasing with age.

To summarize the research on "nature versus nurture," all that people are,and all that people become,is the product of an interaction between nature and nurture.

On big moral issues,parents and teens tend to _______.

Professor Rashad is interested in studying cognitive development.He collects and compares data from a group of 6-year-olds and a group of 10-year-olds.Five years later,he compares these two groups to each other again as well as to their own performance in the study five years ago.What type of research design is Professor Grant using?

Most young adolescents,especially those who receive a formal high school education,are at the level of thinking that Piaget described as _______.

Ethan,a three year old,asks his mom to cut a pizza pie into twelve rather than eight pieces because he is "really hungry." On the basis of this example,it is most appropriate to conclude that Ethan _______.

A gene that actively controls the expression of a trait is called a _______ gene.

Who was the physician who first published research suggesting a relationship between the MMR vaccine and the development of autism?

Abby and Brittany Hensel _______.

Isabelle's baby was born blind,deaf,and with heart defects and brain damage.Most likely Isabelle was exposed to _______ during her pregnancy.

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the longitudinal design?

The growth spurt for girls typically begins at what age?