Exam 9: Lifespan Development

When parents exercise control over their children's behavior yet are responsive to their children's desires and needs, their children are likely to be well adjusted in adolescence.

Declines in test scores of mental abilities in late adulthood are sometimes due to lack of practice with test items. Researchers have found that the test scores of most older adults can be improved by just a few hours of training.

Each human chromosome contains:

The fetal brain is constantly changing, forming as many as 2 million synaptic connections per second. Connections that are used are strengthened, while connections that remain unused are eventually:

The correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development is sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.

During which stage of development does formal operational thinking typically begin to emerge?

Which of the following factors is listed in your textbook as a possible trigger for gene activity?

A gene encodes the instructions for:

During the embryonic period:

In the United States, the median age at first marriage steadily increased from 1960 to 1990 but has gradually decreased from 1990 until today.

According to the Focus on Neuroscience box on the adolescent brain, a key process occurs as the brain matures during the adolescent years. What is that process?

Which of the following is (are) TRUE regarding the neural tube?

Early maturation can be advantageous for boys, but it is also associated with risks, such as being more prone to feelings of depression, problems in school, and engaging in drug or alcohol use.

There are stark cultural differences in the age at which adolescents begin to date. For example, _____ percent of Israeli 14-year-olds report some type of dating compared to _____ percent of North Americans of the same age.

In Focus: Hooking Up on Campus discusses studies in which about _____ percent of students reported hooking up at least once while they were in college.

Drs. Jaffe and Hyde dispute Carol Gilligan's idea that men and women have entirely different approaches to moral reasoning, but note that there is empirical support for her larger message that:

In terms of physical development, the basic sequence of motor development is universal:

The U.S. custom of putting young infants to sleep in a separate room from their parents seems to reflect:

Compared to now, by the year 2050 the number of Americans who will be 65 years of age or older will:

Generally, well-nourished and healthy children begin puberty _____ children who have experienced serious health problems or inadequate nutrition.