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PSYC-101 Chapter 9
Which of the following characteristics apply to the developmental period of emerging
adulthood
It is the transition period between
adolescence and adult hood.
It is a period when physical skills begin to decline.
It is characterized by experimentation and
It is the transition period between adolescence and adult hood.
exploration.
It is characterized by experimentation and exploration.
Emerging ______________________________________________ adulthood is the transition from adolescence to adulthood.
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lasts from birth to about 2 years of age, during which time a child has little capacity to
Sensorimotor Stage
represent the environment with language or other symbols?
Rank the prenatal developmental stages in the correct order.
1. Germinal
2. Embryonic Germinal period
3. Fetal Fetal period
Embryonic period
Longitudinal research essentially involves studying the same participants over time
the period of physical development, typically occurring during adolescence, during
Puberty
which sexual organs mature.
Which of the following statements are true regarding "resilience"?
A person who is resilience never experiences anxiety or distress under difficult
This term is used to describe someone who
circumstances.
can recover from or adapt to difficult
circumstances
This term is used to describe someone who can recover from or adapt to difficult
circumstances
Resilience involves making the most out of
life.
It is an individual's behavioral style and characteristic way of responding
Resilience involves making the most out of life.
Resilience A person's ability to recover from or adapt to difficult times
In a research study, Dr. Lopez asked people ages 20, 40, and 60 about their levels of
happiness. This is research is best described as
longitudinal
cross-sectional
preferential
pre-operational
cross-sectional
Which of the following examples illustrate the concept of adolescent egocentrism?
A boy texts while driving because he thinks A boy texts while driving because he thinks he's a better driver than most, and therefore
he's a better driver than most, and therefore won't crash.
won't crash.
A girl is embarrassed about a small stain on her shirt, because she thinks everyone else
A girl is embarrassed about a small stain on will focus on it.
her shirt, because she thinks everyone else
will focus on it. A boy has not yet developed a solid sense of identity
A girl think it is immoral for a lawyer to turn away a client who lacks money for payment.
A restrictive, punitive style in which the parent exhorts the child to follow the parent's
Authoritarian Parenting
decision.
Nurture In developmental psychology, ______ refers to an organism's environmental experiences.
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