Chapter 9

Is a long-standing connection or bond with others

Attachment

Children in the_ stage can use abstract thinking to problem solve, look at alternative solutions, and test these solutions.

Formal operational

During the elementary school stage (ages 6-12), children begin to compare themselves to their peers to see how they measure up. They either develop a sense of accomplishment or they feel inadequate when they don't measure up. What is the primary developmental task of this stage?

Industry vs. inferiority

Who believed that moral development, like cognitive development, follows a series of stages?

Lawrence Kohlberg

Carissa's parents let her stay up as late as she wants. She is allowed to pick out her own clothes and decide when and what she wants to eat. Her parents act more like her friends than authority figure. What kind of parenting style is this?

Permissive

development involves growth and changes in the body and brain, the senses, motor skills, and health and wellness

Physical

In the__ stage, children use words and images to represent things, but they lack logical reasoning

Preoperational

Which parenting style is most encouraged in modern America?

authoritative

Crawling, walking, writing, dressing, naming colors, speaking in sentences, and starting puberty are all examples of ________.

developmental milestones

Sigmund Freud believed that personality develops

during early childhood

Jory, a six year old, is picking out a card for his mother's birthday. He picks the card with a picture of Lightning McQueen, reasoning that since he loves Cars his mother does to. What does this exemplify?

egocentrism

What does nurture refer to in the nature vs. nurture debate?

environment and culture

Madeline is seven months old. Her mother is eating a cookie and Madeline wants some. Her mother hides the cookie under a napkin, but Madeline is not fooled. She knows the cookie is still there. What does this exemplify?

object permanence

What does nature refer to in Nature vs. Nurture debate

genes and biology

Adolescents (ages 12-18) experiment with and develop a sense of who they are and what roles they want to play. What is the primary developmental task of this stage?

identity vs confusion

After age 65, most people are attempting to assess their lives and make sense of life and the meaning of their contributions. What is the primary developmental task of this stage?

integrity vs despair

Who called the stages of development psychosexual stages?

Sigmund Freud

Begins as a one-cell structure that is created when a special and egg merge

Zygote

Francis takes his six-month-old daughter to daycare. A substitute provider is there, and his daughter begins crying. She clings to her father and hides her face. What does this exemplify?

stranger anxiety

Between birth and one year, infants are dependent on their caregivers; therefore, caregivers who are responsive and sensitive to their infant's needs help their baby to develop a sense of the world as a safe, predictable place. What is the primary developmental task of this stage?

trust vs mistrust