Chapter 9: Lifespan Development Questions

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? Select one: a. industry vs. inferiority b. trust vs. mistrust c. autonomy vs. shame/doubt d. identity vs. confusion

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Developmental psychologists study human growth and development across three domains. Which of the following is not one of these domains? cognitive psychological physical psychosocial

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Specific normative events are also called ________. Select one: a. averages b. developmental milestones c. benchmarks d. age-related standards

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The idea that even if something is out of sight, it still exists is called ________. egocentrism object permanence conservation reversibility

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Using scissors to cut out paper shapes is an example of ________. gross motor skills fine motor skills large motor skills small motor skills

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Which people are better able to cope with death? a. people with no religious faith b. people with strong religious faith c. people who live in isolation and are disconnected from others d. people who have a lot of money

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Who created the very first modern hospice? Elizabeth Kübler-Ross Cicely Saunders Florence Wald Florence Nightingale

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According to Erikson's theory of psychosocial development, what is the main task of the adolescent? developing autonomy feeling competent forming an identity forming intimate relationships

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During Jean Piaget's ________ stage, the world is experienced through senses and actions. Select one: a. formal operational b. preoperational c. sensorimotor d. concrete operational

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Piaget's developmental theory focused on how humans grow? Socially Morally Cognitively Physically

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Researchers suggest that infancy's major social achievement is attachment. Childhood's major social achievement is developing Basic trust Intimacy A positive sense of self Object permanence

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The view that development is a cumulative process, gradually adding to the same type of skills is known as ________. nature nurture continuous development discontinuous development

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What begins as a single-cell structure that is created when a sperm and egg merge at conception? embryo fetus zygote infant

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Which of the following is the order of stages in Kübler-Ross's five-stage model of grief? denial, bargaining, anger, depression, acceptance anger, depression, bargaining, acceptance, denial denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance anger, acceptance, denial, depression, bargaining

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Which term refers to the adjustment of a schema by adding information similar to what is already known? Select one: a. egocentrism b. conservation c. assimilation d. reversibility

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________ development involves learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity. Select one: a. emotional b. artistic c. cognitive d. psychosocial

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The frontal lobes become fully developed ________. at birth at the beginning of adolescence at the end of adolescence by 25 years old

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What does nature refer to in the nature vs. nurture debate? Select one: a. cognitive capacity b. environment and culture c. language acquisition d. genes and biology

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Which of the following is the correct order of prenatal development? zygote, fetus, embryo fetus, embryo zygote fetus, zygote, embryo zygote, embryo, fetus

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Which theorist proposed that moral thinking proceeds through a series of stages? Sigmund Freud Erik Erikson John Watson Lawrence Kohlberg

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Who believed that moral development, like cognitive development, follows a series of stages? Select one: a. Erik Erikson b. Sigmund Freud c. Jean Piaget d. Lawrence Kohlberg

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Who called the stages of development psychosexual stages? Select one: a. Jean Piaget b. Erik Erikson c. Lawrence Kohlberg d. Sigmund Freud

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________ is a long-standing connection or bond with others. Select one: a. security b. regard c. nourishment d. attachment

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The child uses the parent as a base from which to explore her world in which attachment style? secure insecure avoidant insecure ambivalent-resistant disorganized

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The time during fetal growth when specific parts or organs develop is known as ________. critical period mitosis conception pregnancy

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What does nurture refer to in the nature vs. nurture debate? Select one: a. environment and culture b. genetics c. biology d. sexual preference

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According to Mary Ainsworth's research on attachment what would a child need most to become "securely attached"? Sensitive, responsive caregivers The right temperament A terry-cloth wrapped "surrogate" mother The right diet

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How is lifespan development defined? The study of how we grow and change from conception to death. The study of how we grow and change in infancy and childhood. The study of physical, cognitive, and psychosocial growth in children. The study of emotions, personality, and social relationships.

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