Question 1

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 2

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 3

According to Piaget's theory, since a child's intellect develops mainly through accommodation, parents should follow a teaching strategy known as the __________ strategy.

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Question 4

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

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Question 5

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 6

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 7

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

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Question 8

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 9

Morgan's mother leaves the room, and when she returns, Morgan runs up to her but then kicks and squirms to get away from her mother.According to Mary Ainsworth's research, Morgan is exhibiting an insecure-__________ attachment.

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Question 10

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

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Question 11

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 12

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

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Question 13

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 14

When parents combine praise, recognition, approval, rules, and reasoning to encourage desirable behavior in their children, they are using a type of discipline known as _________ techniques.

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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

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

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Question 17

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

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Question 18

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

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Question 19

Distress displayed by infants when away from their parents or principal caregivers is called __________.

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Question 20

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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Quiz 3: Human Development