Question 1

According to Donald Super people in their mid-twenties to mid-forties often enter a(n)_______________________ phase during which they begin to make their mark.

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Question 2

Studies comparing older adults and young adults suggest that older adults are actually better at ___________ reasoning tasks than younger adults are.

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Question 3

What is a cross-sectional design and how is it different from a longitudinal design and a sequential design? Briefly describe how each design could be used to examine how marital satisfaction changes with age.

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Question 4

Kübler-Ross suggested that the final stage that people went through in dealing with impending death was ___________,a stage that was typified by a sense of peacefulness.

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Question 5

What is the strange situation and what child development variable does it assess? What three types of classifications does Mary Ainsworth make using the strange situation and how are these classifications related to childhood adjustment?

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Question 6

According to Diana Baumrind,what are the two primary dimensions of parenting and what are the four possible types of parenting styles? Briefly describe each of the styles and some of the characteristics of children raised with each of these styles.

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Question 7

contradict Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development.

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Question 8

Research indicates that _________ are more likely to experience gaps in their careers.One of the major causes of these gaps is ___________.

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Question 9

Identify and describe the four stages of identity formation that occur during adolescence.

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Question 10

Outline the four major issues that are the focus of developmental research.

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Question 11

What are Lawrence Kohlberg's three levels of moral reasoning and what types of moral reasoning are typical in each of the three stages? Briefly describe the research evidence regarding Kohlberg's theory.

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Question 12

_____________ intelligence refers specifically to the ability to perform mental operations such as abstract reasoning and logically solving problems.

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Question 13

Some developmental researchers argue for the existence of a "fifth stage" of cognitive development called ______________,which is thought to occur during adulthood.

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Question 14

List and describe Jean Piaget's four primary stages of cognitive development.Be sure to define and discuss the relevance of schemas,object permanence,and conservation.

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Question 15

Having an above average education and having a cognitively stimulating job are two of the factors thought to contribute to the ___________ of cognitive abilities in old age.

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Question 16

List and describe Erik Erickson's stages of psychosocial development that have relevance to the personality and social development of young children.

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Question 17

Discuss the important cognitive and intellectual changes that are associated with progressing from middle to late adulthood? What are some of the factors associated with retaining cognitive functioning or at least slowing down these changes?

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Question 18

What are the characteristics of successful marriages? How has the phenomenon of cohabitation changed in the last 40 years and how is this factor related to marital outcomes? Describe how marital satisfaction typically changes from the time a couple gets married to the years after their children have left home.

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Question 19

One of the cognitive abilities that decreases with age is ____________,which most likely accounts for why it usually takes older adults longer to visually identify and evaluate stimuli.

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Question 20

An adult who is reviewing and reflecting on how he handled the major life events he has encountered in his life is most likely in Erik Erickson's _____________ stage of psychosocial development.

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Quiz 11: Motivation and Emotion