Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

Elijah is a 3-year boy who likes to spread his peas and carrots all over his plate.After spreading out his food,he asks for more.His mom pushes all the food together and Elijah continues to eat.Which period of cognitive development is Elijah in?

The correct sequence of the five stages of death and dying postulated by Kübler-Ross is _______.

The period of life from about age 13 to the early twenties,during which a young person is no longer physically a child but is not yet an independent,self-supporting adult,is called _______.

Larry,a ten year old,first sees two identical glasses with water at the same level;then,the water from one of the short,wide glasses is poured into a taller,thinner glass.Larry will likely conclude that _______.

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

Critical periods are times when the environment can influence the development of the embryo.

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified exactly three stages of dying: anger,depression,and acceptance.

Juan and Carlos are identical twins.Juan was raised by his father and mother,and Carlos was accidentally placed with another family after a "mix up" at the hospital.At the age of 15,both boys "ran into each other" at a football game and noticed how they appeared to be "mirror images of each other." After proving they were twins by genetic testing,the families discussed some of the differences between the boys.Juan is very athletic and intelligent and excels in basketball but does not take school seriously and has F's in all subjects.Carlos is also athletic and intelligent,and excels in baseball and makes straight A's as a result of his strict home life and study routine.Although they are identical twins,what do you think accounts for the differences in their academic performance based on the research?

A special molecule,_______,contains the genetic material of the organism.

According to Piaget,the stage of cognitive development between 2 and 7 years of age,in which the child learns to use words,images,or actions to understand the world,is the _______ stage.

The scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception to death is called ________.

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

Around age 40,adults _______.

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?

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

Edmund is a Boy Scout.While on a camping trip,the scout leader tells the boys to stay away from the lake.Some of the scouts ignore the leader and go fishing by the lake anyway.Edmund wants to do what the leader tells him and believes that good behaviors are rewarded while bad behaviors are punished.Which level of moral reasoning is he in?

Aaron is a middle-aged physician.He gives back to the community by acting as a mentor to teenagers interested in entering the medical profession.Erikson would say that Aaron is experiencing _______.

The development of formal operations in adolescence leads to _______.

Mr.Beluga has just been told that he has a rare form of cancer.He insists that there has been a mistake and asks his physician to retake his medical tests.According to Elisabeth Kübler-Ross,Mr.Beluga is most likely in the _______ stage of dying.

Which of the following stages of psychosocial development appears in adulthood rather than in childhood?