Exam 9: Lifespan Development

Psychological research has shown that the MOST important factor in determining whether day care will have negative effects on children in later life is:

Parents in all cultures tend to use a style of speech called infant-directed speech (also called motherese) when they address infants and toddlers.

An infant is capable of forming multiple attachments.

Physical strength tends to peak in:

In Erik Erikson's theory, the older adult who feels that his or her life has been meaningful has achieved a sense of what Erikson calls ego integrity.

According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, there are three levels of moral reasoning, and each level has two stages that represent different degrees of sophistication in moral reasoning.

A female has an _____ combination in the _____.

In late adulthood, the majority of older adults live healthy, active, and self-sufficient lives.

According to the Focus on Neuroscience box "Boosting the Aging Brain," dozens of studies have shown that remaining sedentary can improve cognitive functioning in old age.

When presented with an array of images that include pictures of brightly colored objects and human faces, the newborn will gaze the longest at the brightly colored objects.

Helga is in her fifth month of a healthy pregnancy, and sometimes she can feel the fetus moving, a common experience called quickening.

Janeen touches her newborn's cheek. Her baby turns toward Janeen's hand and opens her mouth. Janeen has triggered:

Men experience a gradual decline in testosterone levels, sometimes called andropause, which can cause changes in physical and psychological health.

During the sensorimotor stage, the infant acquires a basic understanding of what Piaget called conservation.

In a study in which children played with gender-neutral gadgets, some of which were labeled as "boy toys" and some of which were labeled as "girl toys," boys played more with "boy gadgets," and girls played more with "girl gadgets." A week later, both the boys and the girls remembered which toys were associated with each sex. This evidence most strongly supports the importance of _____ in learning and remembering new information.

In regard to temperament, about _____ of babies cannot be categorized as either easy, difficult, or slow-to-warm-up because they do not fit neatly into any of these categories.

Punishment and obedience are to the conventional level as legal principles are to the postconventional level in Kohlberg's theory of moral development.

Warm and responsive parenting is to _____ as neglectful and insensitive parenting is to _____.

In late adulthood, neurons appear to become more efficient at communicating with one another, and this seems to result in speeded cognitive performance.

According to developmental psychologist Jerome Kagan, high-reactive infants are likely to be: