Human Growth and Development Test
Which theory of human development was proposed by Jean Piaget?
Cognitive developmental theory
When psychologists speak of life-span development, they are referring to an approach
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Human Growth and Development Test
Which theory of human development was proposed by Jean Piaget?
Cognitive developmental theory
When psychologists speak of life-span development, they are referring to an approach that emphasizes
the periods of the human life span involving both growth and decline
Erikson's stage for children in early childhood is
initiative vs. guilt
The upper boundary of the human life span has historically been, and continues to be, __________ years.
122
In early childhood, children tend to think of themselves in terms of a(n) __________ self.
physical and active
A researcher is gathering information for a study to determine if adolescents experience depression more than middle-aged adults. The researcher observes and records behavior exhibited by both groups.
Which research design does this exemplify?
Descriptive research
Between 2 and 4 years of age, children are learning
the cause and consequences of feelings.
During the 20th century, life expectancy increased _________ years.
30
__________ is Piaget's first stage of moral development in which rules are conceived of as unchangeable properties of the world.
Heteronomous morality
Unusual occurrences that have a major impact on an individual's life and are usually not applicable to many people are called
non-normative life events.
__________ is a set of expectations that prescribe how females or males should think, act, and feel.
Gender role
Baltes and his colleagues assert that the mastery of life often involves conflicts and competition among three goals of human development:
growth, maintenance, and regulation of loss.
Which statement best describes the explanation given by the social cognitive theory of gender?
Children learn expected gender behaviors through rewards and punishments, as well as through observation and imitation of models.
Which statement characterizes the debate about the nature-nurture issue?
It involves the extent to which heredity and the environment influence development.
__________ parenting involves encouraging children to be independent, placing limits and controls on their actions while allowing verbal exchange.
Authoritative
In 2006, _____ of U.S. children were living in families below the poverty line.
17.4%
__________ play involves the repetition of behavior when new skills are being learned.
Practice
The Minnesota Family Investment Program was designed to
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