Human Life Span & Development Quiz 1

The _____ issue involves the degree to which early traits and characteristics persist through life or alter.

stability-change

According to your text, for observations to be effective they must be:

systematic

The longitudinal method of research consists of studying:

the same individuals over a long period of time.

Dr. Drew is a scientist interested in the effects of music on cognitive development. Which of the following describes the sequence he should go through?

Conceptualize a process or problem to be studied, collect data, analyze data, and draw conclusions.

Hidalgo, 8, is very good at addition and subtraction, but he has a hard time understanding the complex algebraic problems that his 14-year-old sister does. Hidalgo is currently in which of Jean Piaget's stages of development?

Concrete operational

Mary is 3 years old and in preschool. Identify the development period that Mary is currently in.

Early childhood

One of the differences between Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson is that:

Erikson emphasized the importance of both early and later experiences.

Which of the following is NOT one of the questions researchers using the observation technique must answer prior to conducting their research?

Is this a nature or nurture issue?

Identify the correct sequence of the five stages of psychosexual development described in Freud's theory of development.

Oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital

Determining _____ age involves knowing the functional capacities of a person's vital organs.

biological

Sixty-year-old Betty is in great physical shape. Her bones are strong with no sign of osteoporosis, and her internal organs are in near perfect condition. This means that Betty is young in terms of her _____ age.

biological

In terms of studying ethnicity, recent research has focused on:

discrimination and prejudice that many minority youth face

Erik Erikson's developmental theory consists of _____ stages that last from the first year of life to:

eight; late adulthood.

In the continuity-discontinuity issue in development, continuity refers to _____, while discontinuity implies:

gradual change; distinct stages.

Dr. Berenstein holds the view that behavior is merely a surface characteristic and that a true understanding of development requires analyzing the symbolic meanings of behavior and the deep inner workings of the mind. Dr. Berenstein can be described as a(n):

psychoanalytic theorist