Exam 9: Lifespan Development

According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, the key psychosocial conflict confronting the adolescent is industry versus inferiority.

The end of menstruation in women, marking the end of reproductive capacity, is called:

By the third week after conception, a sheet of primitive neural cells has formed:

According to Erikson, the two fundamental themes that dominate adulthood are love and work.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Some teratogens, such as cocaine, cigarette smoke, or alcohol, can damage the developing fetus during the germinal period and the fetal period but not during the embryonic period.

In industrialized countries middle adulthood is the stage of lifespan development from approximately the late teens to the mid- to late- twenties, which is characterized by exploration, instability, and flexibility in social roles, vocational choices, and relationships.

Moral reasoning at the postconventional level of Kohlberg's theory is not characterized by the idea that "right" is being a "good" person and that conforming to social expectations and following rules set by others will win their approval.

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross proposed that people who are dying invariably progress through the stages of (1) denial, (2) anger, (3) bargaining, (4) depression, and finally, (5) acceptance.

According to Erikson, the two fundamental themes that dominate adulthood are:

According to In Focus: Hooking Up on Campus, _____ have more permissive attitudes toward hooking up, and _____ report that hooking up is a more positive than negative experience.

By the third week after conception, a sheet of primitive neural cells has formed, which curls to form a hollow tube called the neural tube.

According to developmental psychologist Renée Baillargeon, infants younger than 6 months of age:

Even as toddlers, young children show sex differences in play behavior.

Menarche is a female's first menstrual period, which occurs during puberty.

Extending from the placenta on the mother's uterine wall to the embryo's abdominal area, the _____ delivers nourishment, oxygen, and water, and carries away carbon dioxide and other wastes.

Menopause signals the end of reproductive capacity in women.

During the peak periods of brain development in the prenatal period, new cells are being generated at the rate of 250,000 per minute.

Anthony is 29 years old, with a graduate degree from State University, and is now considering a number of career options. He is not married or in a long-term committed relationship and enjoys the flexibility that his single life allows. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true of Anthony?

Gender role refers to a person's psychological sense of being male or female.