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Pregunta 1
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Those who emphasize _____ over stability would suggest that the first two years of life provide a poor basis for predicting a person's eventual traits.
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Change
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nothing
Pregunta 2
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The most immediate and direct function of the _____ reflex is the facilitation of food consumption.
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rooting
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Pregunta 3
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Mark thinks that language development over the life span requires a slow but steady shaping process. His belief is most directly relevant to the issue of:
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continuity or stage development.
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Pregunta 4
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You just found out that your sister conceived about seven days ago. You rush to find a book on pregnancy so that you can learn more about it. What will the book say is happening around the seventh day of pregnancy?
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The cells of the zygote are beginning to differentiate.
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Pregunta 5
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Biological maturation is best reflected in which of the following?
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stages
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Pregunta 6
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A school psychologist works with a teenage student who has lower intelligence, is hyperactive, and has behavior problems. The psychologist suspects the student also has a problem with _____.
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alcholo
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Pregunta 7
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Those who emphasize continuity over stages would choose which of the following as an example?
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Students learn new facts about history from taking a school course.
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Pregunta 8
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Juan's son was just arrested for setting the school's outdoor shed on fire. Juan and his wife admitted to the police that their son has always had an aggressive streak. This example represents
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the stability side of the "stability and change" developmental issue.
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Pregunta 9
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Concerning the stability and change developmental issue, our _____ is more predictable than our social attitudes.
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temperament
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Pregunta 10
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You read about a woman who is seven months pregnant and has been reciting poems and singing to her fetus. Is she wasting her time?
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No, she is not wasting her time. Her baby can hear her and will likely recognize her voice immediately after birth.
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Pregunta 11
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Due to complications from diabetes, Molly's pregnancy had to be terminated during the third month in order to save her life. She had the termination during the _____ stage of prenatal development.
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Fetus
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Pregunta 12
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Research on _____'s theory indicates that development does not seem to progress exactly through the series of fixed steps as he indicated. In other words, there is doubt that we develop in neatly defined stages.
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Erikson
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Pregunta 13
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All of the following represent biological maturation EXCEPT
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vocabulary development.
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Pregunta 14
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Delayed _____ is a trait that is associated with becoming more socially responsible and productive.
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gratification
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Pregunta 15
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The process of developing a sense of identity during adolescence was highlighted by:
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Erik Erikson's psychosocial development theory.
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Pregunta 16
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_____ is to a girl's sexual development as _____ is to a boy's sexual development.
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Menarche; spermarche
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Pregunta 17
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Jeb believes that choosing to violate government laws is morally justifiable if it is done to protect the lives of innocent people. Lawrence Kohlberg would suggest that this illustrates ______ morality.
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postconventional
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Pregunta 18
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According to Erik Erikson, one positive outcome of the struggle for identity is a comfortable sense of who one is and a developing capacity for:
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intimacy with others.
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Pregunta 19
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Kevin is a tall and popular 16-year old. He is also starting to use alcohol. It is likely that Kevin matured at a(n) _____ age.
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early
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Pregunta 20
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Marcus has decided to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity this summer. He has come to realize that he is very lucky. He wants to give back to people who are not as fortunate. Marcus has probably reached the _____ stage of moral development.
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postconventional
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blannk
Pregunta 21
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John is a star basketball player on the high school team. He is very tall. He is also very popular with both boys and girls. John is more likely to be:
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sexual active
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Pregunta 22
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Malcolm was contemplating dropping out of high school when he was asked to enroll in a volunteer program. Every week he worked in a local daycare center, helping the children with their projects. The children appreciated his help. After a few months, it is likely that Malcolm will:
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feel better about himself and not drop out.
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Pregunta 23
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Maura just celebrated her 25th anniversary at the company. She felt that her gold watch was just a meaningless trinket and was glad that she balanced her work with family life. According to the psychologist _____, Maura is in the stage of development called generativity vs. stagnation.
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Erikson
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Pregunta 24
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Peter just retired from his job. He feels that his gold watch is just a meaningless trinket. He is sad that he spent so much time at work and missed important family events. Most likely Peter is struggling with issues of _____.
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despair
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Pregunta 25
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Arthur is 68 years old and is sitting in his recliner reflecting on the mistakes he made in his life as well as the dreams that went unfulfilled. According to Erik Erikson, Arthur is in the stage of development called integrity vs. _____.
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despair
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Pregunta 26
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Shannon is 15 years old. She has stopped going to church with her family. She does not agree with everything the church preaches. She doesn't understand how her parents still go every weekend, when they don't always practice their religion during the week. Shannon has become able to see the _____ in her parents' lives
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hypocrisy
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Pregunta 27
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From ages _____ to _____, the brain's neural network is sprouting most rapidly in the _____ lobes.
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3 to 6
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Pregunta 28
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In Jean Piaget's account of the sensorimotor stage, children acquire a:
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sense of object permanence.
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Pregunta 29
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In the United States, about _____ percent of all babies are walking by age 11 months, 50 percent are walking within a week after their first birthday, and about 90 percent are walking by age 15 months.
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25
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Pregunta 30
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Two sealed, pyramid-shaped beakers contain what are clearly identical amounts of a liquid. However, a child suddenly judges them as holding different amounts of liquid after one beaker is inverted. The child apparently lacks a:
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concept of conservation.
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Pregunta 31
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Beginning at around _____ months, children may greet strangers by crying and reaching for their familiar caregivers.
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8 month
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Pregunta 32
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The local hospital has publicized for years that new parents should have their babies sleep on their backs and not their stomachs in order to reduce incidences of _____.
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sids
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Pregunta 33
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10-year old Marie is sad. She is crying. Her older brother Paul looks at her and then continues watching TV. Paul may be showing signs of _____.
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Autism spectrum disorder
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Pregunta 34
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"I don't care whether you want to wash the dishes; you will do so because I said so!" This statement is most representative of a(n) _____ parenting style.
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authoritarian
Pregunta 35
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Hussein is concerned because he cannot remember events before he was about 4 years old. This is called infantile _____.
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amnesia
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Pregunta 36
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Tommy was at the park with his father and excitedly pointed to the squirrel and exclaimed, "Kitty, kitty." His father pointed out that this was a squirrel, not a kitty. This best illustrates the process of:
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assimilation
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Pregunta 37
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3-year-old Adam happily explores the attractive toys located in the dentist's waiting room while his mother is in the room. However, if she briefly leaves and then returns, he will periodically go to her side for brief moments. Adam most clearly displays signs of:
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secure attachment.
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yes
Pregunta 38
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Marissa resents the burden and constraints of caring for her infant daughter. She frequently ignores her daughter's cries for attention. As a consequence, her daughter is most likely to display signs of _____ attachment.
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insecure
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no
Pregunta 39
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Hussein is concerned because he cannot remember events before he was about 4 years old. What is the most likely cause for this infantile amnesia?
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His hippocampus was not developed enough.
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bob
Pregunta 40
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After Nadia learned that penguins cannot fly, she had to modify her existing concept of birds. This best illustrates the process of:
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accommodation.
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you
Pregunta 41
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Tommy was at the park with his father and excitedly pointed to the squirrel and exclaimed, "Kitty, kitty." His father pointed out that this was a squirrel, not a kitty. This best illustrates the process of _____.
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assimilation
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no
Pregunta 42
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3-year old Sam is talking to his grandmother on the phone. He says, "Look what I got today." Sam's mom explains that his grandmother can't see him. Is Sam's mom wasting her time explaining?
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Yes, Sam has not developed a theory of mind yet.
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block
Pregunta 43
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Two sealed, pyramid-shaped beakers contain what are clearly identical amounts of a liquid. However, a child suddenly judges them as holding different amounts of liquid after one beaker is inverted. The child apparently lacks a:
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concept of conservation.
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np
Pregunta 44
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A young child who sees a cow for the first time calls it a "doggie." This illustrates the process of:
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assimilation.
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Pregunta 45
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A child's mental framework for interpreting reality becomes increasingly complex through the process of:
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accommodation.
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Pregunta 46
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A young child is shown two identical balls of clay. When one is rolled into a long rope, the child perceives it to contain more clay. This child is unable to understand:
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conservation
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blanking
Pregunta 47
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Lisa's incorrect responses to the checkers problem indicate that she is still in the ________ stage of cognitive development.
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preoperational
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Pregunta 48
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Both Mike and Leah respond correctly to the waterjar problem. This illustrates that they have developed what Piaget calls:
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reversible thinking.
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blanking
Pregunta 49
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This clip suggests that, in contrast to 7-year olds, 5-year-olds may believe that the volume of a liquid changes as its __________ changes.
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appearance
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Pregunta 50
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For both children, the experimenter refers to the liquid in the containers as:
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apple juices
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Pregunta 51
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This clip suggests that children master the principle of conservation of liquid between ages ____ and ____.
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5,7
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Pregunta 52
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The psychologist who popularized the notion that identity formation was the chief challenge of adolescence was:
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Erik Erikson.
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Pregunta 53
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James Marcia built on Erikson's work by proposing that identity formation consists of exploration and:
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commitment.
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Pregunta 54
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Eighteen-year-old Mae can't understand how her older brother could be so sure of his religious beliefs and the direction he wants his life to take. She has been reading about different faiths, but she certainly hasn't made up her mind about what she believes or what she would like to do with her life. Marcia would say that she is in the ________ category of identity formation.
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moratorium
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Pregunta 55
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Adolescents who automatically adopt a view opposite to their parents without carefully considering their own opinions can be said to have formed a _______ identity.
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negative
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Pregunta 56
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Researchers have found that diffusion and ________ are common in early adolescence.
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foreclosure
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Pregunta 57
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___________________ are the body structures that make sexual reproduction possible.
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Primary sex characteristics
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Pregunta 58
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Early maturation in boys tends to produce boys who are:
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more self-assured, popular, and independent.
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Pregunta 59
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Female breasts are to ___________ as male testes are to ___________.
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secondary sex characteristics; primary sex characteristics
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Pregunta 60
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According to Kohlberg, those who develop an abstract level of reasoning, wherein they perceive basic ethical principles and the moral good as more important than their own self, have developed what is known as __________________.
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ostconventional morality
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Pregunta 61
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Mark believes that choosing to violate government laws is morally justifiable if it is done to protect the lives of innocent people. Kohlberg would suggest that this illustrates _____________ morality.
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postconventional
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Pregunta 62
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Jarrud thinks he should obey his teachers only if they are carefully watching him. Kohlberg would suggest that Jarrud demonstrates a(n) ________ morality.
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preconventional
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Pregunta 63
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According to Erikson, one positive outcome of the struggle for identity is a comfortable sense of who one is and a developing capacity for:
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intimacy with others.
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blank
Pregunta 64
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Erik Erikson proposed that at each stage of life we face a psychosocial task that needs resolution. The first task that infants wrestle with is:
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trust vs. mistrust.
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Pregunta 65
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The period of adolescence is lengthening in industrialized cultures such as in Europe, the U.S., and Australia. Adolescents are taking more time to finish their education and establish careers. The average age at first marriage in the U.S. has increased more than four years since 1960, to _______ for men and _______ for
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28,26
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klol
Pregunta 66
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Javier is 20 years old and still very much dependent on his parents. They are paying for his college tuition as well as his living expenses. He spends his school holidays at home with them. He is in the phase of life known as:
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emerging adulthood.
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loh
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