Exam 9: Lifespan Development

Jon's son Matthew is 15 years old. Jon is worried because Matthew seems increasingly dependent upon the opinions of his friends, and Jon is afraid that Matthew's peers will be a bad influence on him. According to psychological research:

Which of the following statements about emerging adulthood is (are) FALSE?

Many women experience _____, which is defined as a renewed sense of energy, freedom, and happiness, once they no longer have to worry about becoming pregnant.

The term _____ refers to the characteristics that are actually observed in an organism, and these characteristics depend on which genes get expressed.

According to Erik Erikson, the key psychosocial tasks facing people during early and middle adulthood are autonomy versus doubt and industry versus inferiority.

Explain the four different parenting styles described by Diana Baumrind and other psychologists, and provide an example of each.

In general, researchers have found that people who are dying:

During the peak periods of brain development, new cells are being generated at the rate of _____ per minute.

The brain maturation that takes place during adolescence is largely the result of a sharp increase in the number of new neurons, which continues until early adulthood.

Girls who are very thin or who are involved in physically demanding sports can experience a delay of up to two years in menarche beyond the average age.

According to the discussion in the text, the finding that ______ has challenged Piaget's notion that his stages of cognitive development are universal.

This drawing depicts some of the key structures involved in the biological basis of heredity. After studying the image, identify the letter that labels deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA).

Which of the following statements regarding career development in adulthood is TRUE?

Nine-year-old Faith patiently helped her four-year-old brother, Cole, learn how to fold a piece of paper and cut it to make a paper snowflake. This example illustrates which of the following?

For some women, andropause involves hot flashes, disturbances in sex drive and sleep, and emotional instability.

Surveys of family sleeping arrangements in more than a hundred cultures around the world revealed that infants customarily slept in the same room or bed as their mothers in:

Discuss social development in adulthood, including the nature of intimate relationships and family structures, and describe some of the characteristics of career paths during adulthood.

One problem with the genotype-as-a-blueprint analogy is that:

With the exception of a few isolated societies, the practice of allowing an infant to sleep in the same bed with his parents is rare or nonexistent.

According to Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, the early childhood years from age three to six are characterized by the psychosocial conflict of: