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What kind of memory is relatively intact at birth and typically remains so through old age?
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The following disease causes premature physical signs of aging:
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Physical deformities, as well as learning disabilities, behavior problems, and attention difficulties are associated with prenatal exposure to
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When older adults are asked to recall memories of events they experienced (episodic memories), they tend to call up those from when they were:
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Piaget referred to the process of modifying schemas to fit reality as
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Little Stacey loves playing peek-a-boo. Her favorite part is to cover her eyes with her hands and then call out "Nobody can see me!". Stacey is likely in which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
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During which stage are children first able to readily solve hypothetical problems?
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Children's understanding of the way they, themselves, perform cognitive tasks, such as remembering, learning, and solving problems, is referred to as
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The problems older people have with long-term memory appear largely to be in the
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| retrieval of explicit memories |
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About ___ percent of people reach the postconventional level of moral development.
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| characteristics of motherese |
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exaggerated intonation
slow rate of speech
high pitch |
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Sally was very upset when her mother left her alone in the Strange Situation. When her mother returned, Sally was angry and rejecting, yet at the same time sought to be close to her. Sally's attachment pattern is best described as
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Harlow's monkeys chose to spend the most time with
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When one child tries to change the rules to a game of marbles, the child she is playing with gets very upset, shouting "You're not allowed to break the rules!" The second child is likely at which of Kohlberg's levels of moral development?
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Which of the following practices has been found to significantly decrease the rate of mortality in premature infants?
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| According to Erikson, ________ occurs when an individual fails to develop a coherent and enduring sense of self, and has difficulty committing to roles, values, people, and occupational choices. |
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Predictable changes in interpersonal thought, feeling and behavior over the lifespan is known as
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Sue is 2 years old. When her mother leaves the room she becomes very upset. Psychologists would say that she is experiencing
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Many theorists believe that development occurs in stages, meaning development is characterized by:
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| discreet steps through which everyone progresses |
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| Prenatal development includes |
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