Exam 9: Lifespan Development

The children of parents who practice the permissive-indulgent parenting style tend to develop effective self-control strategies early in life and are more achievement-oriented than the children of authoritarian or authoritative parents.

The beginning of dating coincides more strongly with an adolescent's degree of physical maturation than with cultural and social expectations and norms.

Although some emerging adults find the instability of this period unsettling, several studies have found that well-being and self-esteem rise steadily during emerging adulthood.

Two crucial factors in the relationship between genotype and phenotype are interactions among genes and interactions between genotype and environmental influences. Which of the following does your textbook NOT list as important in considering the relationship between genotype and phenotype?

A couple's degree of satisfaction with their marital relationship tends to greatly increase after the birth of their first child.

Examples of teratogens include alcohol, cocaine, heroin, and industrial chemicals such as PCBs and mercury.

Define genotype and phenotype and explain what factors are important in the relationship between the two.

What characterizes the relationships between adolescents and their parents?

Law and order are to the _____ level as internalized universal moral principles are to the _____ level in Kohlberg's theory of moral development.

The research of psychologist _____ demonstrated that infants acquire object permanence at a much younger age than Piaget believed.

For the first few months after birth, an infant can distinguish among the speech sounds of all the world's languages.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

The research of psychologist Renée Baillargeon suggests that infants achieve an understanding of object permanence much earlier than Piaget's theory states. Why did Piaget underestimate the cognitive abilities of very young infants?

Rob has put all of his energies into his job as a stockbroker, often working 12 or more hours a day and usually working on weekends. Because of this self-absorption and a preoccupation with his own needs, Rob has been very successful and, by the age of 45, has already amassed what amounts to a small fortune. Although he continues to put in long hours at work, he is beginning to feel dissatisfied and bored with his life. According to Erikson's theory, Rob is probably facing the psychosocial conflict of _____ and is likely to develop _____.

List the eight stages of lifespan development and the age range of each.

Harrison is 15 years old and has gained both height and weight, some body hair, and a deeper voice during the past year. These changes are examples of:

While writing a paper on the development of moral reasoning, Hugh read that there is not much evidence to support Carol Gilligan's idea that men and women have entirely different approaches to moral reasoning. However, he found that there is empirical evidence that:

Which of the following people developed gender schema theory to explain gender-role development?

Some people are obsessed with issues of life and death from adolescence or early adulthood onward.

Psychological research shows that among healthy older adults, ______ experience the LARGEST declines in mental abilities.