Life Span Development EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A child who cannot see something from another person's perspective or point of view is
showing - ANS egocentrism
A key to preventing obesity in children is to - ANS have individual servings of appropriate
portions
A pattern of late bedtimes and oversleeping in the morning can contribute to - ANS insomnia
A reason cited for the decline of teenage suicides in the United States is - ANS restriction of
children's access to guns
A young child is alone in a room, trying to put together a difficult puzzle. The child says out
loud, "Maybe if you look for the pieces with the flat side first, it will be easier to finish the
outside part." This pattern of private speech is most consistent with ______________ view of
the function of this kind of speech. - ANS Vygotsky's
A young child may have difficulty answering questions accurately about a specific instance of
abuse, even though the child accurately remembers a(n)_____________________ of abuse -
ANS pattern
According to Erikson's theory, a virtue that arises from resolution of the identity crisis in
adolescence is - ANS fidelity
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, According to Erikson, a child who feels comfortable trying new things, without excessive guilt or
fear, is said to have acquired the virtue of - ANS purpose
According to Erikson, adolescents are in the crisis of - ANS identity vs. identity confusion
According to Erikson, cliquishness and intolerance of differences in adolescence are -
ANS defenses against identity confusion
According to Erikson, the conflict between young children's urge to pursue goals and their
moral judgments about those urges is - ANS initiative vs. guilt
According to Erikson, which of the following is the central issue of early childhood? -
ANS initiative vs. guilt
According to Gardner, Carolina, an aspiring gymnast, will rely most heavily on which type of
intelligence while on the balance beam? - ANS bodily-kinesthetic
According to Gardner, Monette, who is a salesperson for a prominent retail store, will rely most
heavily on which type of intelligence at her job? - ANS interpersonal
According to Gilligan, females develop self-esteem in the context of relationships with their
peers, whereas for males, self-esteem is linked to - ANS achievement
According to Gilligan, the moral reasoning of males focuses on _______________, whereas the
moral reasoning of females is concerned with ______. - ANS justice; showing of care
According to James Marcia, which identity status is characterized by both crisis and
commitment? - ANS identity achievement
According to Kohlberg, children learn their gender through - ANS their own active mental
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classification and organization of behavior to be consistent with that cognitive image.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
A child who cannot see something from another person's perspective or point of view is
showing - ANS egocentrism
A key to preventing obesity in children is to - ANS have individual servings of appropriate
portions
A pattern of late bedtimes and oversleeping in the morning can contribute to - ANS insomnia
A reason cited for the decline of teenage suicides in the United States is - ANS restriction of
children's access to guns
A young child is alone in a room, trying to put together a difficult puzzle. The child says out
loud, "Maybe if you look for the pieces with the flat side first, it will be easier to finish the
outside part." This pattern of private speech is most consistent with ______________ view of
the function of this kind of speech. - ANS Vygotsky's
A young child may have difficulty answering questions accurately about a specific instance of
abuse, even though the child accurately remembers a(n)_____________________ of abuse -
ANS pattern
According to Erikson's theory, a virtue that arises from resolution of the identity crisis in
adolescence is - ANS fidelity
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, According to Erikson, a child who feels comfortable trying new things, without excessive guilt or
fear, is said to have acquired the virtue of - ANS purpose
According to Erikson, adolescents are in the crisis of - ANS identity vs. identity confusion
According to Erikson, cliquishness and intolerance of differences in adolescence are -
ANS defenses against identity confusion
According to Erikson, the conflict between young children's urge to pursue goals and their
moral judgments about those urges is - ANS initiative vs. guilt
According to Erikson, which of the following is the central issue of early childhood? -
ANS initiative vs. guilt
According to Gardner, Carolina, an aspiring gymnast, will rely most heavily on which type of
intelligence while on the balance beam? - ANS bodily-kinesthetic
According to Gardner, Monette, who is a salesperson for a prominent retail store, will rely most
heavily on which type of intelligence at her job? - ANS interpersonal
According to Gilligan, females develop self-esteem in the context of relationships with their
peers, whereas for males, self-esteem is linked to - ANS achievement
According to Gilligan, the moral reasoning of males focuses on _______________, whereas the
moral reasoning of females is concerned with ______. - ANS justice; showing of care
According to James Marcia, which identity status is characterized by both crisis and
commitment? - ANS identity achievement
According to Kohlberg, children learn their gender through - ANS their own active mental
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classification and organization of behavior to be consistent with that cognitive image.
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