Exam 4: Developing Through the Life Span

Claims that adult personality traits are completely determined by childhood experiences are most clearly disputed by the _____ perspective.

Children who recover from adversity, as did most of the surviving children of the Holocaust, most clearly illustrate

Abused children exhibit ________ to angry faces. As adults, they exhibit ________ than normal startle responses.

According to Erikson, adolescence is to identity as late adulthood is to

Cocaine use during Shanda's pregnancy damaged her developing fetus. The cocaine was a(n)

The heart begins to beat during the ________ period of prenatal development.

Carlos was born with cataracts in both eyes, which were removed when he was 5. However, because Carlos lacked visual experiences during early childhood, he

Even though Alicia was busy playing when her mother came to pick her up from her baby-sitter, she quickly ran to her mother, gesturing to be held. Alicia most clearly showed signs of

Mr. and Mrs. Batson can't wait to begin toilet training their year-old daughter. The Batsons most clearly need to be informed about the importance of

Dr. Joan Goodman is studying how memory changes as people get older. She is most likely a(n) ________ psychologist.

Sperm cells release ________ that eat away a mature egg cell's protective coating.

During which of Piaget's stages does a person develop an awareness that things continue to exist even when they are not perceived?

Physical abilities such as muscular strength, reaction time, sensory keenness, and cardiac output reach their peak during

Two characteristics of authoritarian parents are that they

Infants with an anxious and inhibited temperament have heart rates that tend to be relatively

ASD has differing levels of severity. Those who have normal intelligence but lack social and communication skills are said to

Psychologists David Premack and Guy Woodruff described chimpanzees' seeming ability to read intentions as indicative of

Adults are ________ likely to divorce in their early forties than in their early twenties. They are ________ likely to commit suicide in their early forties than in their early seventies.

According to Erikson, engaging in productive work that contributes to the world provides adults with a sense of

Three-year-olds were shown a model of a room with a miniature stuffed dog placed behind a miniature couch. By using the model to locate an actual stuffed dog behind a couch in a real room, the children demonstrated their capacity for