Exam 9: Lifespan Development

What gender-related differences emerge during childhood?

How do the meanings of the terms gender, gender role, gender identity, and sex differ?

According to the Focus on Neuroscience box on the adolescent brain, research has shown that the developing brain experiences two distinct spurts of brain development, during prenatal development and just before the beginning of puberty.

According to the Focus on Neuroscience box on the adolescent brain, the amount of gray matter in the brain peaks at about:

On the table were two pieces of string that were identical in length. As Markus watched, one string was rearranged in a circular pattern. Markus then confidently said that the straight piece of string was longer. Markus is:

Puberty is the stage of adolescence in which an individual reaches sexual maturity and becomes physiologically capable of sexual reproduction.

The three distinct levels of moral reasoning that Kohlberg proposed are:

Most five-year-olds cannot correctly solve the classic conservation task involving equal amounts of water in different-sized containers because their thinking is characterized by:

The Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget is best known for his:

The fetal period of prenatal development lasts from the ninth week until birth.

According to the social learning theory of gender-role development, children learn gender roles through reinforcement, punishment, and modeling.

Female college students have more favorable attitudes towards hooking up than male college students, according to the In Focus box "Hooking Up on Campus."

In preschool, four-year-old Daisy is likely to play with _____, and four-year-old Daniel is likely to play with _____.

DNA can be damaged by environmental factors, such as exposure to ultraviolet light, radiation, or chemical toxins, and genes can mutate, or change spontaneously, from one generation to the next.

Kyle is studying how language abilities change throughout childhood, and Kelly is studying cognitive changes in late adulthood. Both Kyle and Kelly are conducting studies in:

Within hours of being born, an infant displays a preference for his or her mother's _____ over that of a stranger.

List the main reasons why the "genetic blueprint" analogy of development is inaccurate.

List in the correct sequence the five stages in the dying process that Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified.

According to a national survey, about ____ of 12-year-olds and _____ of 15-year-olds reported having had a special romantic relationship.

Research shows that one of the most effective ways to enhance a child's cognitive development is to watch educational videos with him or her.