Exam 11: Development

Gardner and Steinberg (2005)arranged a study in which adolescents and older adults played a simulated driving game either alone or with peers.The researchers measured risky behaviour in terms of the number of crashes that occurred during the game.They found that the presence of peers:

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Question 21

When infants apply their schemas in novel situations,they are engaging in:

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Question 22

According to Piaget,the formal operational stage of cognitive development begins around age _____ years.

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Question 23

Enlargement of the breasts in girls is a primary sex characteristic that occurs during puberty.

(True/False)

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Question 24

Older people are more likely to attend to information that brings emotional satisfaction than to information that is useful for achieving a particular goal.

(True/False)

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Question 25

The timing of motor development in infants is NOT influenced by the infants':

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Question 26

_____ development refers to the emergence of the ability to execute physical actions.

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Question 27

Marriage tends to _ happiness,and having children tends to _ marital satisfaction.

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Question 28

What is the CORRECT order of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

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Question 29

The ability to reason about abstract concepts,such as freedom and love,occurs during the _____ stage.

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Question 30

German infants exhibit more ambivalent attachment styles than they do avoidant attachment styles.

(True/False)

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Question 31

Serena is convinced that a child who deliberately broke 1 cup did a worse thing did than a child who accidentally broke 12 cups.According to Piaget,Serena is judging morality in terms of its:

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Question 32

Formal operational thinking is distinguished from concrete operations by the ability to:

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Question 33

In Lawrence Kohlberg's preconventional stage of moral development,children tend to focus on how actions conform to social norms.

(True/False)

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Question 34

The quality of attachment between child and caregiver is dependent on both the caregiver's behaviour and the child's temperament.

(True/False)

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Question 35

The process of myelination in the brain:

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Question 36

In just 3 or 4 years,the average adolescent gains about _ pounds,and grows about _ inches.

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Question 37

Relative to a younger adult,an older adult will probably perform similarly to a younger adult on which task?

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Question 38

The age at which the onset of menstruation occurs in girls decreased by about _____ year(s)between the 19th and 20th centuries.

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Question 39

Lev Vygotsky talked about the cultural tools that exert influence on cognitive development.Which choice is the BEST example of a cultural tool?

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Gardner and Steinberg (2005)arranged a study in which adolescents and older adults played a simulated driving game either alone or with peers.The researchers measured risky behaviour in terms of the number of crashes that occurred during the game.They found that the presence of peers:

When infants apply their schemas in novel situations,they are engaging in:

According to Piaget,the formal operational stage of cognitive development begins around age _____ years.

Enlargement of the breasts in girls is a primary sex characteristic that occurs during puberty.

Older people are more likely to attend to information that brings emotional satisfaction than to information that is useful for achieving a particular goal.

The timing of motor development in infants is NOT influenced by the infants':

_____ development refers to the emergence of the ability to execute physical actions.

Marriage tends to _ happiness,and having children tends to _ marital satisfaction.

What is the CORRECT order of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

The ability to reason about abstract concepts,such as freedom and love,occurs during the _____ stage.

German infants exhibit more ambivalent attachment styles than they do avoidant attachment styles.

Serena is convinced that a child who deliberately broke 1 cup did a worse thing did than a child who accidentally broke 12 cups.According to Piaget,Serena is judging morality in terms of its:

Formal operational thinking is distinguished from concrete operations by the ability to:

In Lawrence Kohlberg's preconventional stage of moral development,children tend to focus on how actions conform to social norms.

The quality of attachment between child and caregiver is dependent on both the caregiver's behaviour and the child's temperament.

The process of myelination in the brain:

In just 3 or 4 years,the average adolescent gains about _ pounds,and grows about _ inches.

Relative to a younger adult,an older adult will probably perform similarly to a younger adult on which task?

The age at which the onset of menstruation occurs in girls decreased by about _____ year(s)between the 19th and 20th centuries.

Lev Vygotsky talked about the cultural tools that exert influence on cognitive development.Which choice is the BEST example of a cultural tool?

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Exam 11: Development

Gardner and Steinberg (2005)arranged a study in which adolescents and older adults played a simulated driving game either alone or with peers.The researchers measured risky behaviour in terms of the number of crashes that occurred during the game.They found that the presence of peers:

When infants apply their schemas in novel situations,they are engaging in:

According to Piaget,the formal operational stage of cognitive development begins around age _____ years.

Enlargement of the breasts in girls is a primary sex characteristic that occurs during puberty.

Older people are more likely to attend to information that brings emotional satisfaction than to information that is useful for achieving a particular goal.

The timing of motor development in infants is NOT influenced by the infants':

_____ development refers to the emergence of the ability to execute physical actions.

Marriage tends to _____ happiness,and having children tends to _____ marital satisfaction.

What is the CORRECT order of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

The ability to reason about abstract concepts,such as freedom and love,occurs during the _____ stage.

German infants exhibit more ambivalent attachment styles than they do avoidant attachment styles.

Serena is convinced that a child who deliberately broke 1 cup did a worse thing did than a child who accidentally broke 12 cups.According to Piaget,Serena is judging morality in terms of its:

Formal operational thinking is distinguished from concrete operations by the ability to:

In Lawrence Kohlberg's preconventional stage of moral development,children tend to focus on how actions conform to social norms.

The quality of attachment between child and caregiver is dependent on both the caregiver's behaviour and the child's temperament.

The process of myelination in the brain:

In just 3 or 4 years,the average adolescent gains about _____ pounds,and grows about _____ inches.

Relative to a younger adult,an older adult will probably perform similarly to a younger adult on which task?

The age at which the onset of menstruation occurs in girls decreased by about _____ year(s)between the 19th and 20th centuries.

Lev Vygotsky talked about the cultural tools that exert influence on cognitive development.Which choice is the BEST example of a cultural tool?

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

Integrative Questions

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Marriage tends to _ happiness,and having children tends to _ marital satisfaction.

In just 3 or 4 years,the average adolescent gains about _ pounds,and grows about _ inches.