Psychology Chapter 9: Lifespan Quiz

Children who are developing disorganized attachment to their caregivers most likely have been ________.

abused

In a(an) ________, developmental psychologists collect a great deal of information from one individual in order to better understand physical and psychological changes over the lifespan.

case study

________ development involves learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity.

cognitive

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

formal operational

During the ________ stage, children understand events and analogies logically, and they can perform simple mathematical operations.

preoperational

Umberto is a one year old, and his mother is sensitive and responsive to his needs. He is distressed when his mother leaves him, and he is happy to see her when she returns. What kind of attachment is this?

secure

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Socioemotional discrimination theory suggests that our social support and friendships dwindle in number as we get older, but they remain as close, if not more close, than in our earlier years.

the word "discrimination" should be changed to the word "selectivity."

Stage theories hold that the sequence of development is ________.

universal

Which of the following is not one of the reasons for the new lifespan development category called emerging adulthood?

younger average age for marriage

Children whose parents have an authoritarian parenting style can be ________.

anxious, withdrawn, and unhappy