Exam 9: Lifespan Development

Katie is just nine months old. If she is like most normal infants her age, she will be able to stand while holding on to a chair or some other support structure.

Which of the following is TRUE of the placenta?

The main difference between Piaget's and Vygotsky's theories of development is that:

Kyle is eight years old, and when playing games with his classmates, he believes that they should all obey the rules of the games so that it is fair for everyone. Kyle's beliefs reflect which level in Kohlberg's model of moral reasoning?

A century and a half ago, in the United States and in other developed countries, the average age of menarche was 17.

The term sex typically refers to whether someone is biologically male or female.

As Tim was swinging his toy hammer, the hammer flew out of his hand and landed behind the couch and out of view. Rather than look for it, Tim acted as though the hammer no longer existed. Tim's behavior suggests that he is in the _____ of cognitive development.

Mark was upset because he only got half a sandwich while his older sister got two halves of a sandwich. After his mother cut his half sandwich into two pieces, Mark was perfectly happy. Mark is probably in the _____ stage of cognitive development.

Define social learning theory and gender schema theory, and discuss how each theory explains the development of gender roles.

Lawrence Kohlberg is best known for:

Which of the following statements best represents contemporary thinking on the nature-nurture issue?

Infants acquire production vocabulary almost twice as fast as they acquire comprehension vocabulary.

Carol Gilligan's main criticism of Kohlberg's theory of moral development is that:

Renée Baillargeon has conducted research on the cognitive abilities of very young infants. Baillargeon's research is based on which of the following premises?

The term proximodistal trend refers to the:

Between the ages of five and eight months, infants are able to stand alone without support.

The best known, although not the most common, pattern of allele variation is the simple:

In Kohlberg's theory of the development of moral reasoning, the postconventional level is characterized by moral reasoning guided by conformity to social roles, rules, obligations, and expectations.

According to Erik Erikson, what critical psychosocial conflict does the adolescent face, and how is the psychosocial conflict successfully resolved?

In adolescence, personal identity tends to shift from the _____ self-descriptions that characterize childhood to more _____ self-descriptions.