Psych week 4

A single act of intercourse is half as likely to produce a pregnancy for a woman between the ages of _____ to _____ as compared to a woman aged 19 to 26.

35-39

Mary Ainsworth devised the strange situation to assess:

Attachment

Leon's parents set firm rules, but are responsive to his needs. They give him a chance to explain himself, and also explain their position on why they cannot allow him to stay out past midnight. Leon's parents exemplify Baumrind's _____ parenting style.

Authoritative

Humans have the MOST brain cells they will ever have at:

Birth

Lester is 59. He has just celebrated his twenty-fifth anniversary at his company. He feels that his gold watch is just a meaningless trinket and is glad that he balanced his work with family life. According to Erik Erikson, Lester is in the stage of development called _____ versus stagnation.

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 _____.

Generativity

Nadine hears a television talk show guest remark, "A baby's mother provides it with food, and that's the basis for attachment." Nadine immediately realizes that this statement is false because she is familiar with:

Harlows work with monkeys

Moral feelings precede moral reasoning" is an idea stated by:

Hiadt

In grade school, Jessica thought boys had cooties and refused to be within inches of them. Now in high school, she flirts with boys and is anticipating dancing close with some of them at an upcoming dance. Her attitude toward boys represents the _____ side of the _____ developmental issue.

change; stability and change

According to Jean Piaget, abstract logic and the potential for mature moral reasoning are formed during the _____ stage of cognitive development.

formal operational

Following the death of a local teenager, Melissa came to believe that the teen had been profiled as a potential threat because he was an African American youth. She decided to join in the protests and actively engaged in public demonstrations in her community and high school. According to Piaget, Melissa has entered the _____ stage of development.

formal operational

Peyton and Riley are each arrested and charged for possessing small amounts of cocaine. Peyton feels sorry that they were busted; Riley feels sorry that they let their families down. Kohlberg would describe Peyton's moral reasoning as _____ and Riley's as _____.

preconventional; conventional

Preoperational children know that objects exist even when they are not visible. They can also:

pretend that one object is another.

An example of prospective memory is:

remembering to buy bread at the store

Which description is matched with the correct parenting style?

responsive, demanding—authoritative

Launched in 1994 in the United States, the Back to Sleep campaign:

resulted in far fewer babies sleeping on their stomachs, and a concomitant drop in the rate of crib death.