Exam 4: Developing Through the Life Span

A researcher who administers a personality test to the same children every 3 years as they progress through school is conducting a(n) ________ study.

"Facebook fatigue" is most likely to be experienced by adolescents who become overly absorbed by

Animations that grafted emotion-conveying faces onto toy trains have been developed to alleviate symptoms of

Olivia understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects. Olivia is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage.

Research findings on infant motor development are consistent with the idea that

Giving up immediate rewards to achieve longer-term goals is called

The first time that 4-year-old Sarah saw her older brother play a flute, she thought it was simply a large whistle. Sarah's initial understanding of the flute best illustrates the process of

A telomere is a region at the end of a

The ability to think logically about hypothetical situations is indicative of the ________ stage of development.

Mrs. Wilson is 78 years old and over the past few years she has become increasingly susceptible to bouts of pneumonia. This can most clearly be attributed to

Before Piaget, people were more likely to believe that

Although Adam didn't care for the taste of fried green tomatoes, he began eating them when he saw that his classmates were doing so. His behavior best illustrates the importance of

Jarrud thinks he should obey his teachers only if they are carefully watching him. Kohlberg would suggest that Jarrud demonstrates a(n) ________ morality.

Compared with non-cohabiting couples, which of the following is true of couples who live together before marriage?

In late adulthood, Mr. Klondike has become increasingly likely to make a socially impolite remarks about other people's appearance or mannerisms. His blunt comments are most likely to indicate late life atrophy of the _____ lobes.

In comparison to parental influence, peer influence is

A preference for our mother's voice over our father's voice has been detected as early as

Three-year-old Dimitri frequently takes other children's toys from them, showing little concern for their feelings, even when they cry. When he does this, his mother tells him to "imagine how other kids feel when they lose their toys." Use your understanding of cognitive development to explain Dimitri's antisocial behavior. Why is his mother's comment unlikely to influence his behavior? How would you encourage Dimitri to stop behaving this way?

Fourteen-year-old Lisa was asked, "What would happen if everyone in the world suddenly went blind?" She responded, "Those who had previously been blind would become leaders." Lisa's answer indicates she is in the ________ stage of development.

Newborns have been observed to show the greatest visual interest in a