Exam 4: Development Across the Life Span

In front of Chris,Tasha pours the same amount of water into a short,fat glass and a tall,thin glass.She then asks Chris which glass has more water.If Chris is six years old,he is most likely to answer that

Jonathan has noticed that even though he lifts the same amount of weights each week,he is losing muscle mass and putting on a few extra pounds.Jonathan is most likely ________ years old.

Shayne works as a researcher conducting studies in developmental psychology.Which of the research questions is Shayne LEAST likely to address in his work?

McKenzie is new at observing infant behavior in the strange-situation test and is uncertain how to assess baby Stephan's actions.If she guesses that he is securely attached,he most likely

Think back to your high school experience. A) Define clique,and name and describe at least three different friend groups that were present at your school. B) Why are these groups valuable for adolescent socio-emotional development?

Wyatt has noticed some recent changes in his 10-month-old daughter,Cosette's,behavior.Ever since she started crawling a few weeks ago,she

Kendall lives in a remote part of the jungle with a group of fellow ecologists.Her campsite gets raided by a militant group,and she and her eight coworkers are taken hostage.One member of the militant group is willing to help the hostages escape,but as an act of good faith,he wants Kendall to kill one of her fellow hostages.If Kendall does not comply,the entire group will be killed. A) Describe the preconventional stage of moral reasoning.If Kendall used preconventional moral reasoning,how would she act in this situation? B) Describe the postconventional stage of moral reasoning.If Kendall used postconventional moral reasoning,how would she act in this situation? C) What are moral emotions and how might they affect Kendall's decision?

Your friend Lisa is pregnant and worries the baby will negatively affect her relationship with her husband,Mike.Which of the following statements is the best advice you could give her in this situation?

Taylor was in a car accident when she was six months pregnant.Her doctors are worried that the accident may have caused problems with prenatal development because she is in the ________ period.

Paul is babysitting Pamela for the first time.When Pamela's mom leaves,Pamela cries.When her mom returns,Pamela reaches for her but then pushes away from her.Paul assumes Pamela has a(n)________ attachment.

Justin's mother believes that Justin,a nine-month-old,is still in Piaget's sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.To test this belief,which of the following could she try?

When his sister becomes pregnant,Tyrone learns the effect of teratogens,which include all of the following EXCEPT

Ernst is jealous that several of his friends are going through puberty but he has not started yet.He eagerly keeps checking for signs that his body is changing.Ernst knows he should be experiencing all of the following EXCEPT

Giovanni is having difficulty learning English.He keeps putting verbs at the end of sentences.For example,instead of saying "The dog ate the bone," he says,"The dog the bone ate." Giovanni is having trouble with

Your son is getting bullied at school.You are trying to explain some of the reasons why bullying happens.According to the experts,each of the following is true EXCEPT that

The XYZ Company wants to market a new electronic product to teens using a series of commercials.Suggest a strategy to the company to appeal to this adolescent age group using your knowledge about A) physical development B) socio-emotional development.

Peipei has a great group of American friends,is active in her school's theater,and works at a restaurant.Peipei also spends time helping out her extended Chinese family,who only speak Mandarin,by taking them to doctor appointments and translating for them.Peipei has successfully developed a(n)

Kara explains to her roommate why Harry Harlow's experiments were so important to explaining an infant's socio-emotional development.Kara correctly says that his results demonstrate that

Lila is not an alcoholic and never drinks to excess.However,she does have wine with dinner every evening.When Lila is two weeks pregnant,she asks you whether this can injure her baby.What correct response can you give her?

When his sister becomes pregnant,Graham gives her a mini-lesson in prenatal care based on what he learned in his introductory psychology class.He should tell her all of the following EXCEPT that