Question 1

The developmental stage of adolescence is likely to be briefest in cultures where teens are

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A) preoccupied with peer approval. 
B) seldom married. 
C) experiencing role confusion. 
D) financially self-supporting. 
A) preoccupied with peer approval. 
B) seldom married. 
C) experiencing role confusion. 
D) financially self-supporting.

Question 2

Madison drank contaminated water,which contained toxic molecules that blocked the expression of some of her genes.As a result,she is now highly allergic to certain foods.This best illustrates the impact of

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A) digestive enzymes. 
B) stress hormones. 
C) epigenetic marks. 
D) natural selection. 
A) digestive enzymes. 
B) stress hormones. 
C) epigenetic marks. 
D) natural selection.

Question 3

Critics have noted that Kohlberg's ________ level of moral reasoning is culturally limited,appearing mostly among people who prize individualism.

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A) preconventional 
B) postconventional 
C) intuitionist 
D) conventional 
A) preconventional 
B) postconventional 
C) intuitionist 
D) conventional

Question 4

Current research on cognitive development indicates that

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A) Piaget overestimated the cognitive competence of young children. 
B) symbolic thinking develops earlier than Piaget believed. 
C) Piaget's theory may apply only to middle-class male children. 
D) Piaget overlooked the importance of schemas in cognitive development. 
A) Piaget overestimated the cognitive competence of young children. 
B) symbolic thinking develops earlier than Piaget believed. 
C) Piaget's theory may apply only to middle-class male children. 
D) Piaget overlooked the importance of schemas in cognitive development.

Question 5

Instead of happily exploring the attractive toys in the pediatrician's waiting room,little Sandra tenaciously clings to her mother's skirt.Sandra most clearly shows signs of

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A) conservation. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) insecure attachment. 
D) accommodation. 
A) conservation. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) insecure attachment. 
D) accommodation.

Question 6

A shortening of telomeres is accelerated by

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A) aerobic exercise. 
B) sexual intercourse. 
C) neurogenesis. 
D) obesity. 
A) aerobic exercise. 
B) sexual intercourse. 
C) neurogenesis. 
D) obesity.

Question 7

Authoritarian parents are especially likely to be

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A) coercive. 
B) confrontive. 
C) unrestraining. 
D) uninvolved. 
A) coercive. 
B) confrontive. 
C) unrestraining. 
D) uninvolved.

Question 8

Research on teen social relationships indicates that most adolescents

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A) like their parents. 
B) frequently include their parents in their Facebook postings. 
C) want to avoid emotionally close relationships with peers. 
D) experience positive relationships with peers and negative relationships with parents. 
A) like their parents. 
B) frequently include their parents in their Facebook postings. 
C) want to avoid emotionally close relationships with peers. 
D) experience positive relationships with peers and negative relationships with parents.

Question 9

Temperament is an individual's characteristic

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A) social connectedness. 
B) emotional reactivity and intensity. 
C) physical health. 
D) intelligence. 
A) social connectedness. 
B) emotional reactivity and intensity. 
C) physical health. 
D) intelligence.

Question 10

The relative lack of brain maturation during the first two years of life is most likely to contribute to

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A) infantile amnesia. 
B) object permanence. 
C) insecure attachment. 
D) stranger anxiety. 
A) infantile amnesia. 
B) object permanence. 
C) insecure attachment. 
D) stranger anxiety.

Question 11

A reflex refers to

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A) an emotional tie to another person. 
B) an epigenetic effect that is observable at birth. 
C) an automatic response to sensory stimulation. 
D) the consistency of temperament over time. 
A) an emotional tie to another person. 
B) an epigenetic effect that is observable at birth. 
C) an automatic response to sensory stimulation. 
D) the consistency of temperament over time.

Question 12

Lawrence Kohlberg focused on the development of

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A) a sense of identity. 
B) self-awareness. 
C) moral reasoning. 
D) moral intuitions. 
A) a sense of identity. 
B) self-awareness. 
C) moral reasoning. 
D) moral intuitions.

Question 13

The Harlows' infant monkeys developed ___________ for their artificial cloth mothers.

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A) a fear of 
B) an attachment to 
C) aggressive responses to 
D) a sense of indifference to 
A) a fear of 
B) an attachment to 
C) aggressive responses to 
D) a sense of indifference to

Question 14

One's biologically rooted temperament helps form one's enduring

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A) genome. 
B) personality. 
C) chromosomes. 
D) epigenetic marks. 
A) genome. 
B) personality. 
C) chromosomes. 
D) epigenetic marks.

Question 15

Erikson would have suggested that adolescents can most effectively develop a sense of identity by

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A) seeking a lifelong romantic relationship. 
B) severing the emotional ties between themselves and their childhood friends. 
C) investigating the personal suitability of various occupational and social roles. 
D) adopting whatever values and expectations their parents recommend. 
A) seeking a lifelong romantic relationship. 
B) severing the emotional ties between themselves and their childhood friends. 
C) investigating the personal suitability of various occupational and social roles. 
D) adopting whatever values and expectations their parents recommend.

Question 16

Every nongenetic influence on our development,from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us,is an aspect of our

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A) temperament. 
B) genome. 
C) environment. 
D) heredity. 
A) temperament. 
B) genome. 
C) environment. 
D) heredity.

Question 17

Mistakenly assuming that the instructions for assembling a model ship would be clear to your brother because they are clear to you best illustrates

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A) egocentrism. 
B) role confusion. 
C) conservation. 
D) object permanence. 
A) egocentrism. 
B) role confusion. 
C) conservation. 
D) object permanence.

Question 18

Jarrud thinks he should obey his teachers only if they are carefully watching him.Kohlberg would suggest that Jarrud demonstrates a(n)________ morality.

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A) conventional 
B) unconventional 
C) preconventional 
D) postconventional 
A) conventional 
B) unconventional 
C) preconventional 
D) postconventional

Question 19

During their early teen years,girls who are more physically mature than most other girls their age are most likely to experience higher levels of

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A) conventional morality. 
B) formal operational thinking. 
C) sexual harassment. 
D) egocentrism. 
A) conventional morality. 
B) formal operational thinking. 
C) sexual harassment. 
D) egocentrism.

Question 20

Compared with noncohabiting couples,which of the following is true of couples who live together before engagement and marriage?

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A) They are initially more committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly more marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
B) They are initially less committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly more marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
C) They are initially more committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly less marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
D) They are initially less committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly less marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
A) They are initially more committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly more marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
B) They are initially less committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly more marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
C) They are initially more committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly less marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
D) They are initially less committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly less marriage-supportive while cohabiting.

The developmental stage of adolescence is likely to be briefest in cultures where teens are

Madison drank contaminated water,which contained toxic molecules that blocked the expression of some of her genes.As a result,she is now highly allergic to certain foods.This best illustrates the impact of

Critics have noted that Kohlberg's ________ level of moral reasoning is culturally limited,appearing mostly among people who prize individualism.

Current research on cognitive development indicates that

Instead of happily exploring the attractive toys in the pediatrician's waiting room,little Sandra tenaciously clings to her mother's skirt.Sandra most clearly shows signs of

A shortening of telomeres is accelerated by

Authoritarian parents are especially likely to be

Research on teen social relationships indicates that most adolescents

Temperament is an individual's characteristic

The relative lack of brain maturation during the first two years of life is most likely to contribute to

A reflex refers to

Lawrence Kohlberg focused on the development of

The Harlows' infant monkeys developed ___________ for their artificial cloth mothers.

One's biologically rooted temperament helps form one's enduring

Erikson would have suggested that adolescents can most effectively develop a sense of identity by

Every nongenetic influence on our development,from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us,is an aspect of our

Mistakenly assuming that the instructions for assembling a model ship would be clear to your brother because they are clear to you best illustrates

Jarrud thinks he should obey his teachers only if they are carefully watching him.Kohlberg would suggest that Jarrud demonstrates a(n)________ morality.

During their early teen years,girls who are more physically mature than most other girls their age are most likely to experience higher levels of

Compared with noncohabiting couples,which of the following is true of couples who live together before engagement and marriage?

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Exam 3: Developing Through the Life Span

The developmental stage of adolescence is likely to be briefest in cultures where teens are

Madison drank contaminated water,which contained toxic molecules that blocked the expression of some of her genes.As a result,she is now highly allergic to certain foods.This best illustrates the impact of

Critics have noted that Kohlberg's ________ level of moral reasoning is culturally limited,appearing mostly among people who prize individualism.

Current research on cognitive development indicates that

Instead of happily exploring the attractive toys in the pediatrician's waiting room,little Sandra tenaciously clings to her mother's skirt.Sandra most clearly shows signs of

A shortening of telomeres is accelerated by

Authoritarian parents are especially likely to be

Research on teen social relationships indicates that most adolescents

Temperament is an individual's characteristic

The relative lack of brain maturation during the first two years of life is most likely to contribute to

A reflex refers to

Lawrence Kohlberg focused on the development of

The Harlows' infant monkeys developed ___________ for their artificial cloth mothers.

One's biologically rooted temperament helps form one's enduring

Erikson would have suggested that adolescents can most effectively develop a sense of identity by

Every nongenetic influence on our development,from prenatal nutrition to the people and things around us,is an aspect of our

Mistakenly assuming that the instructions for assembling a model ship would be clear to your brother because they are clear to you best illustrates

Jarrud thinks he should obey his teachers only if they are carefully watching him.Kohlberg would suggest that Jarrud demonstrates a(n)________ morality.

During their early teen years,girls who are more physically mature than most other girls their age are most likely to experience higher levels of

Compared with noncohabiting couples,which of the following is true of couples who live together before engagement and marriage?

Psychologys Roots, Big Ideas, and Critical Thinking Tools

The Biology of Mind and Consciousness

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

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Psychology at Work

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