Exam 9: Lifespan Development

In an experiment, it was found that newborn rats who were genetically predisposed to be skittish, nervous, and high-strung would develop into calm, exploratory, and stress-resistant adult rats when raised by genetically unrelated, attentive mothers. Although the rats' DNA did not change, the chemicals that controlled their gene expression did change, a phenomenon called:

Dominant and recessive genes are examples of:

During the embryonic period, the:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the thinking of a child in the preoperational stage of cognitive development?

The normal age range for menopause to occur is:

The fact that most parents in the United States do not dress their newborn boys in pink clothes illustrates the:

If Gerry's genotype contains a copy of the dominant "freckles" gene:

Geraldine is almost 30 years old, has a graduate degree in business administration, and is now considering a number of career options. She is not married or in a long-term committed relationship and enjoys the flexibility that her single life allows. Which of the following statements is most likely to be true of Geraldine?

The newborn's senses are most keenly attuned to:

How did researchers Alexander Thomas and Stella Chess classify the temperamental patterns of infants?

Describe Renée Baillargeon's research, and explain how it challenged some of Piaget's conclusions.

Nicholas is just over a year old, but he is immensely curious about his surroundings. When his father takes Nicholas along to the grocery store or on other errands, Nicholas smiles and waves at the people they encounter and is quite fearless about being in a strange environment. In terms of Jerome Kagan's temperament classification system, Nicholas is probably:

A structure called the neural tube eventually thickens into three bulges that will form the three main regions of the brain: the hindbrain, the midbrain, and the forebrain.

Humans carry all of the genes necessary to develop a tail, but we typically don't develop tails because:

The zone of proximal development is an important element in:

Stem cells are long, threadlike structures composed of twisted parallel strands of deoxyribonucleic acid.

More than half of first marriages end in divorce, and remarrying and starting a second family later in life is not uncommon.

A gene is a segment on a chromosome containing the DNA instructions for manufacturing a particular protein.

When Ryan brings home his spelling and math papers from the second grade, Ryan's stepmother expresses pride in his work and posts the papers on the refrigerator for the other family members to see. In terms of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, Ryan's stepmother is fostering a sense of _____ in Ryan.

According to the terminology discussed in the chapter, a person's psychological sense of being either male or female is called: