Chapter 1

Question 1

A persons adaptive capacities compared with those of other individuals of the same chronological age are reflected in their __________ age.

Answer 1

Psychological

Question 2

Each stage in Eriksons theory presents a crisis that must be resolved. These crises are:

Answer 2

Developmental turning points with both increased vulnerability and enhanced potentials

Question 3

Which theory most strongly emphasizes the role biology and evolution in development?

Answer 3

Ethnological

Question 4

Ben has repressed his sexual urges and has started to develop social and intellectual skills. Ben is in the psychosexual stage called the __________ stage.

Answer 4

Latency

Question 5

Anna attributes her thriftiness to having been raised during the Great Depression. This is an example of:

Answer 5

Normative history graded influence

Question 6

At age 3, Jillian is beginning to engage her imagination. This is the __________ process of jillians life span development.

Answer 6

Cognitive

Question 7

A major common characteristic shared by behavioral and social cognitive theories is:

Answer 7

Environmental influences on behavior

Question 8

Eriksons theory emphasizes which of the following aspects of human development?

Answer 8

Psychosocial

Question 9

An eclectic theoretical orientation assumes that:

Answer 9

No single theory can account for all of human development

Question 10

A researcher chooses to study one pregnant teen in threat detail by taking frequent measures of her behavior, thoughts, and feelings. Which method does this researcher use?

Answer 10

Case study

Question 11

Which of the following is manipulated during an experiment?

Answer 11

Independent variable

Question 12

Which research method is used to determine casuality?

Answer 12

Experimental

Question 13

Most traditional undergraduate college students are experiencing which of the following developmental periods?

Answer 13

Emerging adulthood