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Question 101

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A consensus is building that Kohlberg's theory led to a constricted focus on ​

A) the development of prosocial behavior.
B) the significance of moral emotions.
C) the emergence of conscience.
D) interpersonal conflicts.

E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

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Question 102

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Stage theories of development assume that ​

A) individuals progress through specified stages in a particular order because each stage builds on the previous stage.
B) environmental circumstances can sometimes cause individuals to skip stages early on and return to them later.
C) progress through the sequence of stages is not related to age.
D) there are few, if any, discontinuities in development.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Suggesting that a poor man who stole food to feed his family was right because human life takes precedence over rules is an example of ​

Felicia is pregnant, and her blood pressure has become dangerously high. Her doctor wants to deliver her baby by Cesarean section, even though Felicia is only 26 weeks pregnant. If Felicia's baby is delivered at this point in her pregnancy, the baby will have

Which of the following statements regarding marital satisfaction is NOT accurate?

Briefly describe the major events of puberty, and discuss the impact of the timing of the onset of puberty in males and females.

Kyler is nine years old and likes to draw and paint. However, he doesn't receive very good grades on his art projects, and his friends often laugh at the pictures he creates. Based on Erikson's theory, Kyler will likely develop

Kara takes her one-year-old son, Delaney, to visit a day-care center where she plans to enroll him. Delaney appears very anxious and is unwilling to explore the playroom, even though Kara is close by. When his mom leaves the room to fill out some forms, Delaney becomes extremely upset. When Kara returns, he clings to her leg but does not calm down and continues to sob. This is the type of interaction you might observe between a child and a parent who

Cognitive theories of gender-role development emphasize

Separation anxiety typically develops when infants are about _____ months old and peaks at around _____ months.

Describe the cultural variations observed in cross-cultural studies of motor development.

Piaget believed that children began to understand the concept of object permanence beginning around the age of

The period of cognitive development that lasts from approximately birth to age two is the _____ stage.

The sequence of age-related changes that occur as a person progresses from conception to death is known as

Gender differences in the cognitive domain show that _____ tend to exhibit slightly better verbal skills, while _____ show a slight advantage in mathematical ability beginning in high school.

If a baby is born with a small head, heart defects, and retarded mental and motor development, the mother is MOST likely to have ​

Maternal _____ during the prenatal period has been linked to birth complications.

Harry has always been a vital and active individual, but recently he has begun having difficulty remembering newly learned information after brief periods of time. His symptoms are indicative of which of the following disorders?

Lane is currently attending preschool. According to the stages outlined by Piaget, Lane would MOST likely be in the _____ period of cognitive development.

Eight-year-old Eric watches as you flatten one of two equal-sized balls of clay into a pancake. Eric says they both still have the same amount of clay. When he is asked how he knows that the ball and the pancake have the same amount of clay, he points out that the pancake could once again be rolled up into a ball, demonstrating that he ​