Developing Through the Life Span

survival

A developmental psychologist studies the responses of a newborn. She puts her finger in the baby's fist. The baby grasps it. Then she strokes the baby's palm and the baby puts his fist in his mouth and sucks. The psychologist is testing the baby's _____ instincts.

40s

A serious life event may trigger difficulty during one's _____.

formal operational

Abigail is disgusted at the album cover for a rapper's new album The cover displays the rapper in a pose showing off her backside, wearing nothing but a G-string. Abigail believes that this is a sexualized portrayal of the rapper and believes that young girls who are fans will see this form of self-objectification as acceptable. Abigail has vouched to boycott anything that is from the rapper. Abigail has entered the _____ stage of development.

SIDS

Babies should be put to sleep on their backs to prevent:

late adulthood

Birdie frequently experiences the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon where she knows either a word or a memory she is looking for but is unable to recall it at the moment. It is literally at the tip of her tongue. Birdie is most likely in which of the following stages of development?

chance event

Christy had other plans, but her friend convinced her they should go to the movies, so Christy went along. That was the night she met her husband, John. They have now been married for 18 years. This is an example of which of the following?

75-80

Clay has always had a strong sexual desire for his wife. Recently, though, his desire has reduced. What age range is Clay likely in?

temperament

Concerning the stability and change developmental issue, our _____ is more predictable than our social attitudes.

Development is a direct result of experience and learning

Dr. Gracia believes that everyone passes through the same stages of development in the same order. Since this is Dr. Garcia's view, which of the following is he most likely to disagree with?

fetus

Due to complications from diabetes, Molly's pregnancy had to be terminated during the third month in order to save her life. She had the termination during the _____ stage of prenatal development.

scaffold

Every time 2-year old Rosa goes near the stove, her mother stops her and says, "No, hot!" Rosa's mother is providing her with a _____ to help her internalize.

habituated

Jake is a 3-month-old baby who is no longer as interested in a puppet head as he once was. This is probably because he has become _____.

keep your mind active.

John is 58 years old and is worried about Alzheimer's disease. He asks what he can do to prevent it. You give him the following advice:

write a note to herself

Judy has Leukemia and has been prescribed a series of medications to help treat the condition. However, she regularly forgets to take her medication. What could she do to help remember to take her medication on time?

generativity

Marcia has the intense desire to create a mentoring program at her company. According to Erik Erikson, she is likely experiencing the_____versus stagnation stage.

become a normal adult with average intelligence

Marcus is the son of a teenage mother. She could not handle taking care of him and put him up for adoption when he was 4 weeks old. Marcus was adopted by a family that loves and cares for him. It is most likely that Marcus will:

addiction

Mark is seventeen years old and drinks heavily. His father keeps alcohol in the house and is gone most of the time leaving Mark with the opportunity to drink, which he does. Which of the following is Mark likely to experience as an adult?

maturation

Mary's inability to toilet train her 10-month-old infant is most likely due to _____.

Erikson

Maura just celebrated her 25th anniversary at the company and was given a gold watch. She felt that her gold watch was just a meaningless trinket and was glad that she balanced her work with family life. According to the psychologist _____, Maura is in the stage of development called generativity vs. stagnation.

egocentrism

Michelle is hiding under her blanket so that she is invisible. She believes that if she cannot see her parents they cannot see her. Michelle is demonstrating:

breast buds

Monique is nine years old and is going through her adolescent growth spurt. What is she likely to experience next in terms of pubertal development?

preconventional

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

a sense of purpose.

Peter just celebrated his 25th anniversary at the company and was given a gold watch. He feels that this gold watch is just a meaningless trinket and is glad that he is able to balance his work with family life. According to Erik Erikson, Peter is probably feeling:

social clock

Stephanie is 33 years old. She has a full-time career and is not married. She does not have any children. Stephanie's grandmother keeps asking her when she will get married and have children, insisting that Stephanie should be married and a mother by now. She also insists that Stephanie should not focus on her career because once she is married she should not be working. Stephanie's grandmother is referring to the _____ of her generation.

sectional

The National Institute of Mental Health is conducting a study on older adults (50 to 75 years of age) regarding memory and response time in relation to timed tasks. They are bringing in all age groups at once to compare the differences. This is a(n) cross-_____ study.

atrophy

teen impulsivity is to frontal lobe development, as old age bluntness is to frontal lobe _____.