Exam 4: Development Across the Life Span

Rick and Stacy want to get a stimulating mobile for their newborn daughter's crib.If they want the baby to pay attention to the mobile,which of the following sounds should they record to play in the mobile?

Monique has noticed some hair growing on her armpits and that she is accumulating fat on her hips.These changes Monique is experiencing are most likely related to

Evan is in preschool and uses overregularization when speaking.Which of the following is he most likely to say?

Immediately after birth,Giada's son Maxwell was able to display the rooting reflex.Which of the following behaviors did Giada observe Maxwell doing?

Andre is writing an introductory psychology essay on Piaget's theory of cognitive development.He should criticize the original theory for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that

Ming is learning English and today learned that the word talking is made up of two units of meaning: talk and ing.Ming is learning about

Olivia begins menstruating at age eight.Which of the following is the most likely explanation for this occurrence?

Natalie was born and raised in France,whereas Min was born and raised in Vietnam.Describe the ways in which their development is similar through age seven.Be sure to include physical,socio- emotional,and cognitive developmental factors in your response.

Phillip cannot wait for his son Baxter to start saying words so that Phillip can finally understand what Baxter needs.Phillip knows that for most babies,this will occur at around ________ months.

Given what Naomi knows about physical development across the life span,which of the following people does she suspect will be the LEAST healthy at age 70?

Ralph is very upset.His infant daughter was born with a preventable birth defect because she was exposed to a teratogen.Ralph's daughter may have all of the following EXCEPT

Phil has been having trouble remembering where he left his keys,glasses,and favorite book.Now he also forgets to brush his teeth,comb his hair,and put clothes on in the morning.Phil is most likely experiencing

Five-year-old Simone is shown two evenly spaced rows of five nickels.When asked which row has "more," Simone responds that the rows are the same.Next,one of the rows of nickels is squished close together.When asked which has "more," Simone responds that the row that is still spaced out has more.In this example,Simone has displayed

Tom's young cousin is intellectually impaired.Tom just read an article about a twin study that found that intelligence is 60 percent genetic,so he complains that his cousin was born unintelligent because her parents are not intelligent and there is nothing she can do about it. A) Discuss whether you think Tom's conclusion is correct. B) What other explanations can you think of that would explain Tom's cousin's learning problems? (Hint: What could have happened to her prenatally to influence her mental abilities?)

Sampson is a physician who sees many elderly patients.He is likely to notice decreases in their cognitive functioning in all of the following ways EXCEPT

When trying to explain Piaget's theory of development to his roommate,Martin correctly states that development

Brian has three children with very different personality traits.Even with such different personality traits,Brian sees strong maturation effects.Which of the following has Brian most likely observed?

John and Danielle want to get a stimulating mobile for their newborn son's crib.If they want him to see the objects,what should they attach to the strings?

Jane is four months pregnant.When describing how her baby is developing,Jane is most likely talking about changes that occur during the ________ period.

Rachel is about to retire from her successful job as a high school teacher,has several grandchildren now in college,and is excited about picking up some hobbies with her newfound free time.Erikson would argue that Rachel is most likely experiencing