Exam 4: Developing Through the Life Span

Human personality shows the greatest stability during

At age 12, Sean is happy, self-reliant, and has a positive self-image. It is most likely that Sean's parents are

Newborns vigorously root for a nipple when

Dr. Matsuko's major research interest is the long-term effects of child-rearing practices on the psychological adjustment of offspring. It is most likely that Dr. Matsuko is a ________ psychologist.

Parent-child conflict during the transition to adolescence tends to be ________ with first-born rather than second-born children. The conflict tends to be ________ between children and their mothers than between children and their fathers.

Killing one person in order to save five by throwing a switch that diverts a runaway trolley is judged as more morally acceptable than killing one person in order to save five by pushing a stranger directly into the path of the oncoming trolley. This best illustrates that moral judgments may reflect

Erikson would have suggested that adolescents can most effectively develop a sense of identity by

Three-year-old Zara calls all four-legged animals "kitties." Her tendency to fit all four-legged animals into her existing conception of a kitten illustrates the process of

Children's emerging ability to tease, empathize, and persuade is a sign that they are developing a theory of mind and that they are not completely

A mother who consistently responds supportively to her infant's cries for care and protection is most likely to encourage

The processes of assimilation and accommodation were most clearly highlighted by

Which of the following was not found by the Harlows in socially deprived monkeys?

Which theory would most likely suggest that children often take turns passing and shooting a basketball because they want to avoid having others angry at them, whereas adolescents often do so because they want to play the game the way it's supposed to be played?

Our enduring personality traits are first evident in our differing

Characteristics of autism spectrum disorder include deficient communication and social interaction skills, as well as

When tethered to a mobile, infants learned the association between

Erik Erikson suggested that children with a secure attachment to their parents are especially likely to experience

An integrated understanding of successful aging in terms of appropriate nutrition, family support, and an optimistic outlook is most clearly provided by

Mark believes that choosing to violate government laws is morally justifiable if it is done to protect the lives of innocent people. Kohlberg would suggest that this illustrates ________ morality.

As people progress into late adulthood, they increasingly use words that convey ________ emotions, and the amygdala shows diminishing activity in response to ________ events.