Deck 12: Lifespan Development II: Social and Emotional Development

Question 1

At seven months, Xiang could sit up by herself, at 9 months she could stand with an adult's support, at 13 months she could stand alone, and at 15 months she could walk alone. The process that allows Xiang's motor skills to develop at the same rate as other children's is called

A) the proximodistal principle.
B) the cephalocaudal principle.
C) maturation.
D) accommodation.

Answer 1

maturation.

Question 2

Ryan's family has a beagle, so when he sees any small, four-legged furry creature he says "doggie." Grandmother and Ryan go for a walk in the park and pass a collie. Ryan says "Grandma, doggie,"and Grandmother says, "Yes, that is a doggie."Ryan adds the collie's appearance to his understandingof "doggie."In other words, he __________ the concept.

A) schemes
B) assimilates
C) accommodates
D) consolidates

Answer 2

assimilates

Question 3

Ryan's family has a beagle, so when he sees any small, four-legged furry creature he says "doggie." Grandmother and Ryan go for a walk in the park and pass a cat. Ryan says "Grandma, doggie,"and Grandmother says, "No, that animal is a cat."Understanding that "doggie"and "cat"are not the same thing, Ryan creates a new mental category for, or __________, the idea of "cat."

A) schemes
B) assimilates
C) accommodates
D) consolidates

Answer 3

accommodates

Question 4

Eliska is nine months old. One of her favorite games is peek-a-boo, and recently she has begun to pry at her mother's fingers when Mother covers her face. Eliska has developed __________, theunderstanding that Mother is still behind her hands even when Eliska can't see her.

A) sensory operations
B) concrete operations
C) conservation
D) object permanence

Question 5

Four-year-old Alonzo's older sister, Kaylen, is in a high school play. Her character pretends to be a boy, so at one point she goes backstage and changes out of her elaborate dress and into a peasant boy's clothes. After she does this, Alonzo asks his mother when Kaylen will come back on the stage. When Mother points to Kaylen, Alonzo says, "No, that's a boy, and Kaylen is a girl."Mother tries to explain that Kaylen's clothes have changed but she is still a girl, but Alonzo doesn't understand because he hasn't yet developed

A) preconventional reasoning.
B) postconventional reasoning.
C) gender constancy.
D) gender identity.

Question 6

Jaeden thinks the speed limit is lower than it should be and doesn't feel bad when he drives faster than the posted limit. He owns a radar detector, so he can slow down if the police are ticketing, because, although he doesn't think he's doing anything wrong, he doesn't want to be ticketed. Based on this information, we can be sure

A) that Jaeden almost always reasons at the preconventional level.
B) that Jaeden never reasons at the conventional level.
C) that Jaeden sometimes reasons at the postconventional level.
D) of nothing, because a person's moral judgment on one issue is not always indicative of his overall level or stage.

Question 7

Sixteen-year-old Yasmeen let a friend cut her hair, but she cut off more than Yasmeen wanted. Now she has an appointment to have her hair fixed, but it is after school and Yasmeen's mother won't let her stay home from school until her hair is fixed. Though Yasmeen's mother says that the uneven cut isn't noticeable when Yasmeen puts her hair in a ponytail, Yasmeen is convinced that everyone at school will know and talk about her behind her back. Yasmeen may be reacting to a/an

A) role confusion task.
B) personal fable.
C) imaginary audience.
D) moratorium.

Question 8

At age 42, Obadiah is realizing that he may not reach all the goals he set when he was a younger man. He probably will never be rich or famous, and his relationships with his children and wife are not always as smooth as he would like them to be. In an effort to deny that he will have to let some dreams go and accept the life he has built for himself, he begins spending time with men who are half his age and squandering money as if he did not have a family to help support. Annoyed, his wife tells their friends that Obadiah is going through a/an

A) growth stage.
B) decline stage.
C) midlife crisis.
D) postconventional crisis.