Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

At birth,newborns seem most responsive to _______.

Brad is 18 and is looking into career options.He is currently deciding whether he wants to become a gourmet chef or a race car driver.Brad is at what stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial development?

Harlow's study involving rhesus monkeys demonstrated that contact comfort is important in attachment.

Egbert is a quiet child who is very slow to adapt to change.However,if he is introduced gradually to new people or situations,then eventually he will accept them without too much distress.Thomas and Chess would say his temperament is _______.

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 _______.

_______ develop when two eggs each get fertilized by two different sperm,resulting in two zygotes in the uterus at the same time.

Centration is Piaget's concept,which is the inability to see the world through another person's eyes.

The most common time for a spontaneous abortion,or miscarriage,is during the third trimester.

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 _______.

The theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier if they remain active in some way,such as volunteering or developing a hobby,is called _______.

The emotional bond that forms between an infant and a primary caregiver is called _______.

What relatively new field investigates the influence of genes and heredity on a person's actions?

According to Vygotsky,which of these is a key factor in a child's cognitive development?

Which of the following describes the way in which monozygotic twins occur?

Menopause is the cessation of the menstrual cycle and ovulation.

In Piaget's theory,the stage of cognitive development between 7 and 12 years of age,in which an individual becomes capable of logical thought processes but is not yet capable of abstract thinking,is the _______ stage.

Most people's vision and hearing remain at peak functioning until around age 50.

Infant reflexes are _______.

Rod-shaped structures in the cell nucleus that contain genes are referred to as _______.

At what point during infancy can babies tell the difference between their own mother's milk scent and another woman's milk scent?