Marisol is an infant. Her mother picks her up and gently strokes the side of her cheek, which makes Marisol turn her head to the side of the cheek that was stroked. This is an example of the __________ reflex.

Which of Erik Erikson’s psychosocial stages are experienced by middle-aged adults?

Louann is expecting her first child and her best friend asks her how far along in the pregnancy she is. “I’ll give you a hint,” Louann says. “I’m in the prenatal period that is a critical time for organ formation.” Louann’s friend has taken a course in developmental psychology, so she knows that the baby is in the __________ period.

Mercedes takes her 14-month-old son, Justice, to a playground. While he is in the sandbox a stranger begins to play with him, and Justice seems to prefer playing with the stranger to playing with his mother. Moreover, when Mercedes leaves Justice to play in the sandbox and takes a seat on a nearby bench, Justice does not become upset and does not look in her general direction. Justice’s behavior indicates that he and Mercedes

When Marcia and Stanley drop their 12-month-old son off at day care, he does not seem at all disturbed that they are leaving. He prefers to play by himself or with other kids. When they show up later to pick him up, he crawls away from them. Based on this, the toddler is most likely demonstrating a(n) __________ attachment to his parents.

Which of Erik Erikson’s stages of development do teens experience? 

Katrice is 86 years old. She has never been married, has no children, and lives alone. She has only one or two friends whom she rarely sees, and as she thinks back over her life, she realizes that she never did most of the things she wanted to do. She now is full of regret and feels that she has wasted her life. According to Erikson, Katrice is most likely experiencing the psychosocial crisis of

Tashina is studying the process of prenatal development and is interested in the way the environment affects a baby’s prenatal development. She spends time studying how birth defects can occur in a developing baby due to environmental influences called

Which of Erikson’s psychosocial crises revolves around the child’s learning to direct his or her own will?

Devon worked for a major corporation for 20 years but recently switched jobs because she wanted to make a larger contribution to her community and help young people who are disadvantaged. Now she works for a nonprofit organization that promotes public awareness of teenage runaways. According to Erikson, Devon is working through the developmental stage of