Exam 9: Lifespan Development

According to research by Renée Baillargeon, infants display an understanding of object permanence more than six months later than the age at which Piaget believed infants first show evidence of object permanence.

Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development holds that:

Of the following statements about attitudes toward death and dying, which is TRUE?

The germinal period of prenatal development is the third and longest period, extending from the ninth week until birth.

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

According to Carol Gilligan's model of moral development:

The _____ style of parenting is associated with a wide variety of long-term psychological and behavioral benefits in the development of children.

Throughout any given person's lifespan, there is ongoing interaction between hereditary and environmental factors, each influencing the other.

According to Erik Erikson, older adults face what psychosocial conflict?

The term psychologists use to describe and measure the emotional bond between an infant and his or her caregiver is:

The physical process of attaining sexual maturation and reproductive capacity that begins during the early adolescent years:

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

Dr. Galindro has conducted numerous studies on gender-role development, and based on the results of those studies has concluded that children actively develop cognitive categories for masculinity and femininity. He contends that these mental representations influence how children perceive, interpret, and remember representations of gender-appropriate behavior. Dr. Galindro's views are most consistent with the _____ theory of gender-role development.

_____ influence how people pay attention to, perceive, interpret, and remember gender-relevant behavior.

According to Erikson, the primary psychosocial task of early adulthood is _____, and for middle adulthood it is _____.

In Kohlberg's theory of the development of moral reasoning, the conventional level is characterized by:

Which of the following represents the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

According to the Critical Thinking box, "The Effects of Child Care on Attachment and Development," the majority of children under the age of five in the United States are in some type of child care. On average, how much time per week do they spend in child care?

Lila likes helping her teacher with classroom chores, and enjoys the praise she gets for being a good student and for following the rules. Kohlberg would say that Lila is operating at the conventional level of moral reasoning.

According to the Focus on Neuroscience box "Boosting the Aging Brain" if older adults engage in _____, it can improve their memory and increase the volume of their hippocampus.