All of the following are Erikson’s stages EXCEPT:
Menopause refers to:
When placed in strange situations without their artificial mothers, Harlow’s infant monkeys demonstrated signs of:
Sally has trouble solving for X in her Algebra class. She can’t quite grasp the idea of:
Which type of intelligence seems to decline with age?
At about age two children begin to use two word sentences. This is known as_____speech.
The area of the brain which undergoes the greatest change from puberty into young adulthood is the:
Which process is at work when a toddler learns to use a sippy cup when all he knew before was a bottle?
All of the following stages in Piaget’s cognitive development EXCEPT:
The mile stone in the concrete operational stage is that children master:
When something touches the newborn’s cheek the infant will turn toward it. This is known as the_______reflex.
The visual cliff experiment was design to test:
Yasmin has decided to try a different restaurant. Instead of going to McDonalds like she usually does, she decides to go to KFC: Yasmin figures the two places are similar. According to Piaget, to Yasmin this new experience is an example of:
Instead of happily exploring the attractive toys located in the pediatrician’s waiting room, little Saima most clearly shows sign of:
Fetal alcohol syndrome is most serve if the mother drinks during which period of pregnancy?
Despite huge legal costs and social disapproval, Mr. Lambers refuses to pay Income taxes because his conscience will not allow him to support a government that spends billion of dollars on military weapons. Mr. Lambers’ reasoning best illustrate Kohiberg’s______stage.
Those who believe emotions are inherited or inborn say that the infant begins with the emotion of:
Habituation refers to the:
Authoritative parents are likely to have children who:
After living together for a year, Surriya and Fahim have decided to marry. Research on premarital cohabitation most strongly suggests that:
The Russian psychologist Vygotsky suggested their children’s ability to solve problems is enhanced by:
The child is very egocentric during which of Piaget’s stages?
An on going study of 1100 children in 10 American cities has found that those who had spent the most time in day care facilities had:
The ability to learn a new computer software program is to be____as knowledge of state capitals is to______.
Mariam is blond with blue eyes and curly hair. She also has A blood type and dark skin. This is a description of Mariam’s:
Which of the following is not one of the criticisms of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?
If a child’s primary reason for not drawing pictures on the living room wall with crayons is avoid the punishment that would inevitably follow this behavior, she would be said to be at which level of moral development?
The quality of infant-caregiver attachment depends:
During the second year of life, toddlers begin to take some personal responsibility for feeding, dressing, and bathing themselves in an attempt to establish what Erikson calls a sense of:
Five-year-old David watches as you pour water from a short, wide glass into a tall, narrow one. He says there is now more water than before. This response demonstrates that:
Developmental norms:
When the development of the same subjects is studied over a period of time, the study is called a:
The symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome are most likely to include:
The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from:
The stage of prenatal development during which the developing organism is most vulnerable to injury is the:
The cephalocaudal trend in the motor development of children can be described simply as a:
Tanvir is a graduate student who is studying identity formation. He selects a group of 5-year-olds, a group of 10-years-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and interviews each group asking them what they plan to be when they finish school. In this example, Tanvir is using:
Javaid is a graduate student who is studying the way in which selective attention develops during the preadolescent years. He selected a group of 10-years-olds, and he assesses their selective attention every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Javaid is using:
Two characteristics of authoritarian parents are that they demonstrate:
Alzheimer’s disease involves a deterioration of neurons that produce:
Jamil and Qasim are identical twins, reared in different homes after their birth, due to the death of their parents. They are nineteen years of age and have personalities that differ sharply from each other. The reason of this difference in personality is most likely due to:
Dr. Jamshed wants to see if person’s IQ changes as they get older. To do this he takes three groups of subjects. Group i is made up of 10 years old, and Group III of 25 years old. Dr. Jamshed tests all three groups of their IQ level. The design of this experiment is called:
Babies will imitate actions they see when mothers show joy or interest because of:
A child has learned to get his or her way with a younger sibling by using physical intimidation. If her or she uses the same tactics on peers, this demonstrates:
Most human characteristics are the result of many genes working in combination. This is referred to as:
Cephalocaudal means:
Each cell possesses 46______that are responsible for all the genetic information passed from parents to children.
If an infant is startled by a loud sound, it makes movement similar to an embrace. This is called a______reflex.
Physical growth and development is called:
Substances capable of causing birth defects are known as:
Piaget is mainly known for studying:

The onset of puberty:

A. begins approximately eight years earlier on the average in girls than in boys
B. begins approximately four years earlier on the average in boys than in girls
C. is about the same time for boys and girls
D. begins approximately two years earlier on the average in girls than in boys

Correct Answer: begins approximately two years earlier on the average in girls than in boys ✔

Last Updated: May 06, 2024