Exam 4: Developing Through the Life Span

Nuria is usually timid and fearful, whereas her sister Kyra is typically relaxed and cheerful. The two sisters are most strikingly different in

Connie and Andrew's infant son usually showed little reaction to being left with various church nursery caregivers during weekly worship services. But when he was almost 9 months old, the baby began crying whenever his parents placed him in the arms of a nursery caregiver. The baby's crying best illustrates an emerging

Infants develop a fear of strangers after about 8 months of age because they can't assimilate unfamiliar faces into their

Recognizing whether someone's facial expression is conveying a happy smile or a self-satisfied smirk is especially difficult for those with

Research on the American family indicates that

Erik Erikson maintained that the two basic aspects of life that dominate adulthood are

Which of the following best describes adolescent self-esteem?

When surrounded by men, a woman may become mindful of her gender because ________ often forms around one's distinctiveness.

A teratogen is a(n)

According to Vygotsky, parents who say "No, no!" when pulling a child's hand away from a cake are giving the child a tool for

Cross-cultural research on human development indicates that

Five-year-olds who were surprised to discover that a Band-Aids box contained pencils were able to anticipate their friend's false belief about the contents of the box. This best illustrates that the children had developed a

Unused neural connections in the brain's association areas are reduced through a process of

Piaget is best known for his interest in the process of ________ development.

Marie feels socially useful in her career as a financial investment advisor. Erik Erikson would have suggested that Marie experiences a sense of

Branden is so apathetic about his occupational future that within two years of his high school graduation he had already been fired by four different employers. According to Erikson, Branden best illustrates

Researchers who emphasize learning and experience tend to view development as

Four weeks after having been exposed to a vibrating, honking device placed on its mother's abdomen, a fetus demonstrates

Aging cells may die without being replaced due to the shortening of

According to Erikson, adolescents who are unable to develop a sense of identity experience