According to Erickson, if a developmental stage is not as well managed, maladaptation, and malignancies that can endanger all our future development may emerge. Sarah has been sheltered by her parents and is extremely dependent upon them. She is also extremely dependent on her partner for direction in every day life. Erickson would indicate which of the following about Sarah that she has what?

Blake is teaching his six-year-old son to ride a two-wheeled bicycle. Initially, he has his son just sit on the bike and try to balance. Then he pushes the bike around the yard with his son sitting on it. When his son becomes more confident, Blake lets go of the bike for short distances but catches it before his son falls. Blake is using _____________ to help his son learn to ride.  

Henry has Kearns-Sayre syndrome, a mitochondrial syndrome causing hearing loss and eye problems. He has two children, Millie and Allie. His sister, Shelia also has Kearns-Sayre syndrome. Shelia has two children, Anthony and Brian. Which of the following is true?

Josh, a ten year old boy, has been watching his older brother practice putting together a disassembled piece of machinery. Josh has been paying close attention to what Seth did when assembling the item. Josh has the ability to remember what Josh did and remembers the steps his brother took to assemble the machine. Although Josh would like to put together such a machine himself, Josh does not have the physical strength or the dexterity at his age to complete such a task. Josh is unable to do complete which of Bandura’s requirements?  

Three-year-old Tara is concentrating mightily on creating a picture for her granddad. She is clutching a crayon in her little fist and swirling loops on her paper and connecting them with lines. She will later tell him it’s a picture of her and her dog. This type of drawing is called what?  

Oliver a two year old child attributes human-creating to all things, the sky, the moon, the sun, animals, and the tree outside his window. His mother is disturbed by his ideas, but we know that this passing phase of preoperational thought is called what?    

Nathan, five years old, has grown very curious about all the things around him. He asks his mom, “Why is the sky blue? Why is the grass green? Why does granddaddy have hair on his face?” Nathan is also using his newly emerged reasoning skills. His reasoning skills prompt him to try to understand why things are the way they are. Nathan is in which of Piaget’s stages?  

You may use the following tables to answer questions involving the Normal curve. Normal Curve Tables

The amount of time required for each of 100 mice to navigate through a maze was recorded.  The histogram below shows the distribution of times, in seconds, for the 100 mice.   Which of the following values is the best estimate of the standard deviation of the 100 times?

A survey of a large college class asked four questions.  Each histogram below summarizes the student responses to one of the questions. Match each histogram to its corresponding survey question.