CHAPTER 10: HUMAN DEVELOPMENT ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN
(PRACTICE TEST)|VERIFIED ANSWERS 100%|2025
The stage of prenatal development during which the development organism is most
vulnerable to injury is the __________.-✓✓embryonic stage
The cephalocaudal trend in the motor development of children can be described
simply as a __________.-✓✓head-to-foot direction
Developmental norms indicate__________.-✓✓the average age at which individuals
reach various developmental milestones
When the development of the same subjects is studied over a period of time, the
study is called a __________.-✓✓longitudinal study
The quality of infant-caregiver attachment depends __________.-✓✓on the direction
between the infant's temperament and the caregiver's responsiveness
During the second year of life, toddlers begin to take some personal responsibility for
feeding, dressing, and bathing themselves in an attempt to establish what Erikson
calls a sense of __________.-✓✓autonomy
5-year old David watches as you pour water from a short, wide glass into a tall,
narrow one. He says there is now more water than before. This response
demonstrates that __________.-✓✓David does not understand the concept of
conservation
__________ is not one of the criticisms of Piaget's theory of cognitive development.-
✓✓Evidence for the theory is based on children's answers to questions
If a child's primary reason for not drawing pictures on the living room wall with
crayons is to avoid the punishment that would inevitably follow this behavior, she
would be said to be at the __________ level of moral development.-
✓✓preconventional
The portion of the brain that appears to be the last area to mature fully is the
__________.-✓✓prefrontal cortex
Girls who mature __________ and boys who mature __________ seem to
experience more subjective distress and emotional difficulties with the transition to
adolescence.-✓✓early; late
16-year old Foster wants to spend a few years experimenting with different lifestyles
and careers before he settles on who and what he wants to be. Foster's behavior
illustrates the identity status of __________.-✓✓identity moratorium
__________ does not decline with age.-✓✓Crystallized intelligence
