chp 4 psych

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 decided to boycott anything that is from the rapper. Abigail has entered the _____ stage of development.

concrete operational stage

According to Piaget, at which stage do children become capable of true logical thought?

29 men 27 women

Adolescents are taking more time to finish their education and establish careers. The average age for a first marriage in the United States has increased more than five years since 1960, to:

the sound of mothers singing

Based on research into the responses of infants immediately after they are born, we can be MOST certain that the human fetus would be aware of and learn to recognize:

250

During intercourse, human males release some __________ million sperm.

trust versus mistrust.

Erik Erikson proposed that at each stage of life we face a psychosocial task that needs resolution. The first task, the one infants wrestle with, is:

development of the frontal lobe and its connections with other parts of the brain.

Improved judgment, impulse control, and the ability to plan for the future develop during the late teens and early twenties, largely as a result of:

Assimilation

Interpreting new experiences in terms of existing schemas is known as:

postconventional

Mark believes that choosing to violate government laws is morally justifiable if it is done to protect the lives of innocent people. Lawrence Kohlberg would suggest that this illustrates _____ morality.

generativity

Olivia is 46. She has the intense desire to create a mentoring program at her company. According to Erik Erikson, she is likely experiencing _____.

20

Only a small proportion, about _____ percent, of U.S. teens wish they were someone else.

later adulthood

People differ the most in their learning and memory abilities during:

inborn interest in new stimuli

Sam, a 3-month-old baby, is staring intently at the new person who just came to sit beside him and his dad. Why is he staring so intently?

Zygote

The _____ is the fertilized egg that after a 2-week period of rapid cell division develops into an embryo

identity

The process of developing a sense of _____ during adolescence was highlighted by Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory.

integrity

Wilbur is 68 years old and is sitting in his recliner reflecting on the mistakes he made in his life as well as the dreams that went unfulfilled. According to Erik Erikson, Wilbur is in the stage of development called _____ versus despair.

Dr. Joachim warns a pregnant patient that her recreational use of a particular drug may cause harm to her fetus. The drug is classified as:

a teratogen.

Schemas are:

concepts or mental molds into which we pour our experiences.

Mark thinks that language development over the life span requires a slow but steady shaping process. His belief is MOST directly relevant to the issue of:

continuity and stages

Dr. Cole's major research interest is the long-term effects of child-raising practices on the psychological adjustment of offspring. It is MOST likely that Dr. Cole is a _____ psychologist.

developmental

The MOST immediate and direct function of the rooting reflex is the facilitation of:

feeding

Janet is nine weeks pregnant; her developing baby is called a(n):

fetus

Which of these major issues is NOT among those emphasized by developmental psychologists?

person and situation

The conclusion of many researchers regarding the stability versus change developmental issue is that:

while some characteristics are stable, both stability and change are part of development.

The correct order of prenatal development is:

zygote, embryo, fetus.