Question 1

The false-belief task is used to assess whether a child has developed __________.

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Question 2

Failure to resolve the tasks of middle adulthood leads a person to be concerned for only his or her own needs and comforts, which Erikson referred to as __________.

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Question 3

Discrimination or prejudice on the basis of age is called __________.

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Question 4

A specialist in the psychology of language is called a(n)__________.

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Question 5

A pattern of speech used when talking to infants that is marked by a higher-pitched voice; short, simple sentences; repetition; slower speech; and exaggerated voice inflections is known as __________.

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Question 6

In this culture, parenting tends to be lenient and permissive for the first few years. Then, after age five, these parents begin to expect respect, obedience, self-control, and self-discipline from their children. The parents also tend to act as teachers who encourage hard work, moral behavior, and achievement as well as setting aside one's own desires when the greater good of the family is at stake. This type of parenting is most often shown by the __________-American culture.

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Question 7

According to Arnett, a new social status or age period now stretches from the late teens to the mid-twenties during which young people take longer to settle into their adult roles. This new age period is referred to as __________ adulthood.

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Question 8

Thought that is self-centered and fails to consider the viewpoints of others is called __________ thought.

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Question 9

According to Piaget, the concepts of reversibility and conservation develop during the __________ stage.

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Question 10

According to Piaget, when a person uses existing mental patterns in new situations, this person is using the process of __________.

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Question 11

According to Kohlberg, older children and most adults exhibit moral development at the __________ level.

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Question 12

Zach likes to "lay down the law" and takes no arguments from his children. According to the research on parenting styles by Diana Baumrind, Zach is exhibiting the pattern of parenting known as __________ parenting.

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Question 13

Infants have a remarkable capacity for rapid learning, which is referred to as __________ intelligence.

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Question 14

According to Vygotsky's sociocultural theory, the range of tasks a child cannot yet master alone but that she or he can accomplish with the guidance of a more capable partner is referred to as the __________.

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Question 15

Your baby is about two months old and says "oo" over and over as you hold her. Your baby is exhibiting __________.

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Question 16

According to Ryff, autonomy (personal freedom), self-acceptance, and environmental mastery are three of the six elements of __________ during adulthood.

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Question 17

According to Erikson's psychosocial stage theory, parents should encourage their children aged three to five years to ask questions and use their imaginations so the children will develop initiative rather than developing __________.

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Question 18

According to Kübler-Ross, the reaction to impending death in which the person is neither happy nor sad, but is at peace with the inevitable is referred to as the stage of __________.

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Question 19

One cost of early maturation during adolescence is that it may force premature __________ formation.

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Question 20

Identifiable patterns of parental caretaking and interaction with children are called __________.

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Quiz 3: Human Development