Visual acuity reaches adult levels in a typical child by the time they are
of age. This development depends on the child’s
At what age will a
... [Show More] baby have a nearly adult level of auditory perception?
The results of Harlow’s research with infant monkeys:
Which of the following items are considered potential teratogens?
You would expect infants in Kenya and Thailand to reach developmental milestones:
Infants show signs of beginning to develop social attachments:
From Erikson’s point of view, what is the major goal of development during the adolescent period?
When adults interact with infants, all of the following behaviors are typically shown EXCEPT:
Recently, in Florida, a 7-year-old girl was found to have suffered much of the same types of neglect and abuse that Genie suffered, as described in your text. Given the Florida girl’s age, you would expect
The New York Longitudinal Study of social development found that the most important variable affecting a child’s development is:
Piaget’s conclusion that young children have no inherent sense of mathematical principles:
As part of a science project, you hatched a baby duckling and are raising it. The duckling follows you even when other adult ducks are around. The duckling’s behavior is an example of:
Imagine you are paying for something at a store and the clerk gives you too much change. If you are operating at the conventional level of moral development, you are likely to:
The difference between empathy and sympathy is that:
In comparing memory processes in young adults versus the elderly, we find that:
Which one of the following characteristics describes someone who has formed a bicultural identity?
According to Piaget, what is a similarity between assimilation and accommodation?
Given an ambiguous ethical dilemma, Joey considers all perspectives of people who will be affected by his decision and is able to use abstract reasoning to determine whether the behavior is “right” or “wrong.” According to Kohlberg’s stage theory, in which stage is this child most likely functioning?
Which of the following domains of development did Piaget virtually ignore in his theories that his contemporaries emphasized as an important contributor to development?
Recent research suggests that children are capable of learning the concepts of more than and less than even earlier than suggested by Piaget. At what age are children now believed to be capable of demonstrating these concepts?
Theory of mind is important to social development because:
According to Piaget, in which stage of development do children come to understand the law of conservation and quantity?
Imagine you are paying for something at a store and the clerk gives you too much change. If you are operating at the postconventional level of moral development, you are likely to:
Joey can sort objects on the basis of their color, their shape, or both at the same time. Piaget would say that Joey is in the stage, because he no longer suffers from the limitation known as
John sees his aunt coming out of the hairdresser’s one day. He thinks his aunt looks really funny, because the hairdresser cut her hair much too short. When his aunt asks him, “What do you think of my hair?” what will he respond? A child who has achieved theory of mind will
Dina is a 23-year old graduate student who enjoys reading books, spending time with her family, and running. Julie is a 52-year old mother of three who works in marketing and enjoys fishing in her spare time. Dina and Julie are likely to have similar levels of:
The embryonic stage of development ends at approximately weeks of prenatal development.
Infantile amnesia refers to the observation that:
Studies have shown that when infants begin to crawl, they:
Michael is a 4-year-old boy who enjoys playing with dolls and wearing dresses, despite knowing that he is a boy. Which of the following would characterize his gender identity and gender role based on this description alone?
Which of the following tests assesses theory of mind?
Karen and Dan are ninth graders who just started dating. Even though they’re in the same grade, which one is likely to be at the more advanced pubertal developmental stage?
In which of the following cultures is identity development especially linked to social development?
What is the name of the developmental stage that occurs from conception to approximately 2 weeks after conception?
Why would you think that Erikson emphasized the importance of the psychosocial crisis of adolescence?
Attachment is all of the following EXCEPT:
The zygotic stage of prenatal development ends at weeks of prenatal development.
If your infant was securely attached to you, as defined by Ainsworth, when placed in the strange-situation test he would:
The development of morality is different from the development of theory of mind because:
Comparisons across cultures regarding when children achieve particular developmental milestones indicate that:
Young children are able to perceive visual stimuli with the same precision as adults:
Which of the following statements would someone in Kohlberg’s preconventional stage of moral reasoning agree with?
Kai’s mom hides his pacifier because she does not want him to use it anymore. But Kai knows that the pacifier exists even though it is hidden from sight, and he cries for it. What is the earliest stage of cognitive development that Kai could be in?
Dementia is a condition characterized by:
Typically children begin to give attention to their peers:
In front of Mikey, Kristin pours 8 ounces of water from a measuring cup into both a short, fat glass and a tall, thin glass. She then asks Mikey which glass has more water. If Mikey is at the concrete operational stage, he is likely to answer:
What is the major challenge of Erikson’s final stage of adult development?
An elderly adult who has specific knowledge regarding important events during World War II is using his:
What is the name of the developmental stage that occurs from approximately 2 weeks after conception to approximately 2 months of prenatal development?
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