Question 1

_____ is widely considered to be the father of modern developmental psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) Harry Harlow 
B) Wilhelm Wundt 
C) Jean Piaget 
D) Lawrence Kohlberg 
A) Harry Harlow 
B) Wilhelm Wundt 
C) Jean Piaget 
D) Lawrence Kohlberg

Question 2

Well over 50% of Canadian infants display a secure attachment style.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Motor reflexes are specific patterns of motor responses that are:

Accepted Answer

A) the result of classical conditioning. 
B) triggered by physiological processes. 
C) triggered by specific patterns of sensory stimulation. 
D) acquired early in life. 
A) the result of classical conditioning. 
B) triggered by physiological processes. 
C) triggered by specific patterns of sensory stimulation. 
D) acquired early in life.

Question 4

According to socioemotional selectivity theory,younger adults are generally oriented towards acquiring information useful to them in the future,and older adults are generally oriented towards information that:

Accepted Answer

A) increases their understanding of the past. 
B) gives them satisfaction in the present. 
C) is relevant to their work. 
D) validates the role they previously played in society. 
A) increases their understanding of the past. 
B) gives them satisfaction in the present. 
C) is relevant to their work. 
D) validates the role they previously played in society.

Question 5

Sunil,who had a very low birth weight,shows problems with attention,perception,and learning deficits in school.Sunil was probably exposed to which teratogen?

Accepted Answer

A) alcohol 
B) tobacco smoke 
C) thalidomide 
D) mercury 
A) alcohol 
B) tobacco smoke 
C) thalidomide 
D) mercury

Question 6

Recent research on the brains of adolescents indicates that development in the prefrontal cortex undergoes a _____ just before puberty and a(n)_____ during adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) growth spurt;additional growth spurt 
B) synaptic proliferation;synaptic pruning 
C) synaptic pruning;synaptic proliferation 
D) reduction in neurotransmitters;further reduction 
A) growth spurt;additional growth spurt 
B) synaptic proliferation;synaptic pruning 
C) synaptic pruning;synaptic proliferation 
D) reduction in neurotransmitters;further reduction

Question 7

According to Erik Erikson,the major task of adolescence is:

Accepted Answer

A) learning to do things well in comparison with a standard or with others. 
B) developing a sense of self in relationship to others and to one's internal thoughts and desires. 
C) developing the ability to give and receive love and form relationships. 
D) learning to explore,imagine,and feel remorse for actions. 
A) learning to do things well in comparison with a standard or with others. 
B) developing a sense of self in relationship to others and to one's internal thoughts and desires. 
C) developing the ability to give and receive love and form relationships. 
D) learning to explore,imagine,and feel remorse for actions.

Question 8

Couples with children tend to be happier in their marriage than are couples without children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Throughout adolescence,people spend _____ time with opposite-sex peers and _____ time with same-sex peers.

Accepted Answer

A) less;more 
B) less;maintain the amount of 
C) more;less 
D) more;maintain the amount of 
A) less;more 
B) less;maintain the amount of 
C) more;less 
D) more;maintain the amount of

Question 10

In the 1940s and 1950s,psychoanalytic theorists stressed the importance of _____ as the major determinant of homosexuality.

Accepted Answer

A) birth order 
B) parenting style 
C) biology 
D) peer socialization 
A) birth order 
B) parenting style 
C) biology 
D) peer socialization

Question 11

Which statement given to expectant parents is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The fetus is more vulnerable to teratogens than is the embryo. 
B) There is no medical consensus as to a "safe" amount of alcohol consumption for pregnant women. 
C) Prenatal exposure to secondhand smoke can result in deficits in learning and attention. 
D) Pregnant women should avoid eating fish containing large amounts of mercury. 
A) The fetus is more vulnerable to teratogens than is the embryo. 
B) There is no medical consensus as to a "safe" amount of alcohol consumption for pregnant women. 
C) Prenatal exposure to secondhand smoke can result in deficits in learning and attention. 
D) Pregnant women should avoid eating fish containing large amounts of mercury.

Question 12

The heart first begins to beat in the embryonic stage of prenatal development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Developmental psychology is the study of continuity and change during the prenatal stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which statement about adolescents is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The relationship between parents and adolescents becomes closer. 
B) Adolescents and their parents tend to disagree about the age at which certain adult behaviours become permissible. 
C) Adolescents argue with their parents most often over minor issues such as clothing and language. 
D) Adolescents argue more with their mothers than with their fathers. 
A) The relationship between parents and adolescents becomes closer. 
B) Adolescents and their parents tend to disagree about the age at which certain adult behaviours become permissible. 
C) Adolescents argue with their parents most often over minor issues such as clothing and language. 
D) Adolescents argue more with their mothers than with their fathers.

Question 15

Sex education during adolescence:

Accepted Answer

A) eliminates sexual activity among teenagers. 
B) can decrease the number of teenage pregnancies. 
C) increases the number of sexually transmitted diseases among teenagers. 
D) has no effect on sexual activity among teenagers. 
A) eliminates sexual activity among teenagers. 
B) can decrease the number of teenage pregnancies. 
C) increases the number of sexually transmitted diseases among teenagers. 
D) has no effect on sexual activity among teenagers.

Question 16

The identical twin of a gay man has about a _____% chance of being gay.

Accepted Answer

A) 15 
B) 50 
C) 75 
D) 90 
A) 15 
B) 50 
C) 75 
D) 90

Question 17

Which statement is NOT a reason why,according to Piaget,young children cannot grasp the notion of conservation? Young children:

Accepted Answer

A) fail to distinguish between the objective and the subjective. 
B) believe that the world is as it seems. 
C) distinguish between appearances and realities. 
D) do not understand the difference between the world and their mental representation of it. 
A) fail to distinguish between the objective and the subjective. 
B) believe that the world is as it seems. 
C) distinguish between appearances and realities. 
D) do not understand the difference between the world and their mental representation of it.

Question 18

As children watched,Dr.Vallance poured the same amount of juice into two identical glasses.Then she poured the juice from one of those glasses into a taller,narrower glass.When asked which glass now has more juice,children in the concrete operational stage say that:

Accepted Answer

A) the tall glass has more. 
B) both glasses have the same amount. 
C) they don't know. 
D) the tall glass has less. 
A) the tall glass has more. 
B) both glasses have the same amount. 
C) they don't know. 
D) the tall glass has less.

Question 19

Which statement about working models of internal relationships is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants with an ambivalent style of attachment are not sure if their caregivers will respond when they are feeling insecure. 
B) Securely attached children tend to remember more happy events than do insecurely attached children. 
C) Securely attached children will stare longer at a cartoon in which a mother is comforting instead of ignoring her child. 
D) Infants with a disorganized style of attachment seem to be confused about their caregivers. 
A) Infants with an ambivalent style of attachment are not sure if their caregivers will respond when they are feeling insecure. 
B) Securely attached children tend to remember more happy events than do insecurely attached children. 
C) Securely attached children will stare longer at a cartoon in which a mother is comforting instead of ignoring her child. 
D) Infants with a disorganized style of attachment seem to be confused about their caregivers.

Question 20

Research has indicated that the notion that "storm and stress" are inevitable components of adolescence is:

Accepted Answer

A) greatly exaggerated. 
B) true only in industrialized nations. 
C) more true for girls than it is for boys. 
D) especially true for children who reach puberty later than do their peers. 
A) greatly exaggerated. 
B) true only in industrialized nations. 
C) more true for girls than it is for boys. 
D) especially true for children who reach puberty later than do their peers.

_____ is widely considered to be the father of modern developmental psychology.

Well over 50% of Canadian infants display a secure attachment style.

Motor reflexes are specific patterns of motor responses that are:

According to socioemotional selectivity theory,younger adults are generally oriented towards acquiring information useful to them in the future,and older adults are generally oriented towards information that:

Sunil,who had a very low birth weight,shows problems with attention,perception,and learning deficits in school.Sunil was probably exposed to which teratogen?

Recent research on the brains of adolescents indicates that development in the prefrontal cortex undergoes a _ just before puberty and a(n)_ during adolescence.

According to Erik Erikson,the major task of adolescence is:

Couples with children tend to be happier in their marriage than are couples without children.

Throughout adolescence,people spend _ time with opposite-sex peers and _ time with same-sex peers.

In the 1940s and 1950s,psychoanalytic theorists stressed the importance of _____ as the major determinant of homosexuality.

Which statement given to expectant parents is FALSE?

The heart first begins to beat in the embryonic stage of prenatal development.

Developmental psychology is the study of continuity and change during the prenatal stage of development.

Which statement about adolescents is FALSE?

Sex education during adolescence:

The identical twin of a gay man has about a _____% chance of being gay.

Which statement is NOT a reason why,according to Piaget,young children cannot grasp the notion of conservation? Young children:

As children watched,Dr.Vallance poured the same amount of juice into two identical glasses.Then she poured the juice from one of those glasses into a taller,narrower glass.When asked which glass now has more juice,children in the concrete operational stage say that:

Which statement about working models of internal relationships is FALSE?

Research has indicated that the notion that "storm and stress" are inevitable components of adolescence is:

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Exam 11: Development

_____ is widely considered to be the father of modern developmental psychology.

Well over 50% of Canadian infants display a secure attachment style.

Motor reflexes are specific patterns of motor responses that are:

According to socioemotional selectivity theory,younger adults are generally oriented towards acquiring information useful to them in the future,and older adults are generally oriented towards information that:

Sunil,who had a very low birth weight,shows problems with attention,perception,and learning deficits in school.Sunil was probably exposed to which teratogen?

Recent research on the brains of adolescents indicates that development in the prefrontal cortex undergoes a _____ just before puberty and a(n)_____ during adolescence.

According to Erik Erikson,the major task of adolescence is:

Couples with children tend to be happier in their marriage than are couples without children.

Throughout adolescence,people spend _____ time with opposite-sex peers and _____ time with same-sex peers.

In the 1940s and 1950s,psychoanalytic theorists stressed the importance of _____ as the major determinant of homosexuality.

Which statement given to expectant parents is FALSE?

The heart first begins to beat in the embryonic stage of prenatal development.

Developmental psychology is the study of continuity and change during the prenatal stage of development.

Which statement about adolescents is FALSE?

Sex education during adolescence:

The identical twin of a gay man has about a _____% chance of being gay.

Which statement is NOT a reason why,according to Piaget,young children cannot grasp the notion of conservation? Young children:

As children watched,Dr.Vallance poured the same amount of juice into two identical glasses.Then she poured the juice from one of those glasses into a taller,narrower glass.When asked which glass now has more juice,children in the concrete operational stage say that:

Which statement about working models of internal relationships is FALSE?

Research has indicated that the notion that "storm and stress" are inevitable components of adolescence is:

Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Methods in Psychology

Neuroscience and Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Memory

Learning

Emotion and Motivation

Language and Thought

Intelligence

Personality

Social Psychology

Stress and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Recent research on the brains of adolescents indicates that development in the prefrontal cortex undergoes a _ just before puberty and a(n)_ during adolescence.

Throughout adolescence,people spend _ time with opposite-sex peers and _ time with same-sex peers.