Question 1

Adolescence refers to the period of development between:

Accepted Answer

A) puberty and adulthood 
B) grade school and college 
C) age 13 and age 19 
D) high school and marriage 
A) puberty and adulthood 
B) grade school and college 
C) age 13 and age 19 
D) high school and marriage

Question 2

Socialization is the process by which children learn the behaviours,attitudes,and expectations required of them by their society or culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Piaget referred to the ability of individuals to react to new experiences on the basis of similarities to past experiences as:

Accepted Answer

A) conservation. 
B) assimilation. 
C) accommodation. 
D) centration. 
A) conservation. 
B) assimilation. 
C) accommodation. 
D) centration.

Question 4

A toddler smacks her lips to let her parents know that she wants food.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) a language acquisition device. 
B) parentese. 
C) a symbolic gesture. 
D) telegraphic speech. 
A) a language acquisition device. 
B) parentese. 
C) a symbolic gesture. 
D) telegraphic speech.

Question 5

Our concepts of the human life span have changed over time; the contemporary view includes the notion that:

Accepted Answer

A) childhood consists of formative years that determine what kind of adult the child will become. 
B) society is turning to the elderly as wise individuals who can model living through extensive change. 
C) life events occur in a predictable pattern due to improvements in health care. 
D) many people are experiencing life events out of order,if they are engaging in these events at all. 
A) childhood consists of formative years that determine what kind of adult the child will become. 
B) society is turning to the elderly as wise individuals who can model living through extensive change. 
C) life events occur in a predictable pattern due to improvements in health care. 
D) many people are experiencing life events out of order,if they are engaging in these events at all.

Question 6

During the germinal stage,the fertilized egg is called a:

Accepted Answer

A) fertilized egg. 
B) fetus. 
C) embryo. 
D) zygote. 
A) fertilized egg. 
B) fetus. 
C) embryo. 
D) zygote.

Question 7

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person:

Accepted Answer

A) becomes capable of sexual reproduction. 
B) experiences his or her growth spurt. 
C) enters middle school or junior high. 
D) begins to be treated in an adult manner. 
A) becomes capable of sexual reproduction. 
B) experiences his or her growth spurt. 
C) enters middle school or junior high. 
D) begins to be treated in an adult manner.

Question 8

Which of the following outcomes is associated with maternal exposure to lead during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A) increased likelihood of prematurity and low birth weight 
B) defects in the eye,ear,and heart 
C) attention problems and lower IQ 
D) mental retardation,blindness,and other physical disorders 
A) increased likelihood of prematurity and low birth weight 
B) defects in the eye,ear,and heart 
C) attention problems and lower IQ 
D) mental retardation,blindness,and other physical disorders

Question 9

Gender schemas reflect the status of men and women in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Adolescent girls who are lonely,depressed,worried,or angry tend to express these concerns in characteristic ways,that is,they:

Accepted Answer

A) externalize their problems and become aggressive and act out sexually. 
B) are more likely to attempt suicide. 
C) internalize their feelings and become withdrawn. 
D) externalize their problems and engage in rule-breaking and risk-taking behaviours. 
A) externalize their problems and become aggressive and act out sexually. 
B) are more likely to attempt suicide. 
C) internalize their feelings and become withdrawn. 
D) externalize their problems and engage in rule-breaking and risk-taking behaviours.

Question 11

When a mother is exposed to lead during pregnancy,fetal abnormalities and deformities can occur.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Ruth's parents use power assertion as their method of discipline.Ruth is most likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) develop a strong sense of moral feelings. 
B) have reduced empathy for others and behave more aggressively. 
C) be impulsive,unmotivated,and irresponsible. 
D) confess rather than lie when she misbehaves. 
A) develop a strong sense of moral feelings. 
B) have reduced empathy for others and behave more aggressively. 
C) be impulsive,unmotivated,and irresponsible. 
D) confess rather than lie when she misbehaves.

Question 13

Lev Vygotsky emphasized:

Accepted Answer

A) the anxiety babies and toddlers feel when separated from a primary caregiver. 
B) children's need for contact comfort on early attachment relationships. 
C) the sociocultural influences on children's cognitive development. 
D) the natural unfolding of a child's cognition,much like a flower grows and blooms. 
A) the anxiety babies and toddlers feel when separated from a primary caregiver. 
B) children's need for contact comfort on early attachment relationships. 
C) the sociocultural influences on children's cognitive development. 
D) the natural unfolding of a child's cognition,much like a flower grows and blooms.

Question 14

Match each name with the appropriate concept or theory.
-Laurence Kohlberg

Accepted Answer

A) private speech 
B) object permanence 
C) strange situation test 
D) moral development 
E) contact comfort 
A) private speech 
B) object permanence 
C) strange situation test 
D) moral development 
E) contact comfort

Question 15

Piaget overestimated the cognitive skills of young children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match each name with the appropriate concept or theory.
-Lev Vygotsky

Accepted Answer

A) private speech 
B) object permanence 
C) strange situation test 
D) moral development 
E) contact comfort 
A) private speech 
B) object permanence 
C) strange situation test 
D) moral development 
E) contact comfort

Question 17

Match the definitions with the appropriate terms.
-The understanding that an object continues to exist even when you cannot see it or touch it.

Accepted Answer

A) induction 
B) power assertion 
C) object permanence 
D) contact comfort 
E) conservation 
A) induction 
B) power assertion 
C) object permanence 
D) contact comfort 
E) conservation

Question 18

Developmental psychologists,neuroscientists,social psychologists,and others claim that:

Accepted Answer

A) changes in the brain,such as development of the cerebellum and the hypothalamus,do not occur until late adolescence,so adolescents younger than 16 do not have the cognitive abilities of an adult. 
B) the brain is not fully mature until the early to mid-twenties,so adolescents should not be held fully responsible for violent acts that they commit before that time. 
C) adolescents should be considered as adults in the eyes of the law as soon as they have completed puberty,because physically they are adults at that point. 
D) adolescents who commit violent crimes should be tried as adults because their cognitive abilities and moral reasoning abilities are like those of an adult. 
A) changes in the brain,such as development of the cerebellum and the hypothalamus,do not occur until late adolescence,so adolescents younger than 16 do not have the cognitive abilities of an adult. 
B) the brain is not fully mature until the early to mid-twenties,so adolescents should not be held fully responsible for violent acts that they commit before that time. 
C) adolescents should be considered as adults in the eyes of the law as soon as they have completed puberty,because physically they are adults at that point. 
D) adolescents who commit violent crimes should be tried as adults because their cognitive abilities and moral reasoning abilities are like those of an adult.

Question 19

Dr.Cutcher states that,as they mature,children develop a mental network of beliefs explaining what it means to be male or female.Dr.Cutcher is most likely a:

Accepted Answer

A) social-cognitive learning theorist. 
B) behavioural theorist. 
C) cognitive psychologist. 
D) biological psychologist. 
A) social-cognitive learning theorist. 
B) behavioural theorist. 
C) cognitive psychologist. 
D) biological psychologist.

Question 20

Match each name with the appropriate concept or theory.
-Mary Ainsworth

Accepted Answer

A) private speech 
B) object permanence 
C) strange situation test 
D) moral development 
E) contact comfort 
A) private speech 
B) object permanence 
C) strange situation test 
D) moral development 
E) contact comfort

Adolescence refers to the period of development between:

Socialization is the process by which children learn the behaviours,attitudes,and expectations required of them by their society or culture.

Piaget referred to the ability of individuals to react to new experiences on the basis of similarities to past experiences as:

A toddler smacks her lips to let her parents know that she wants food.This is an example of:

Our concepts of the human life span have changed over time; the contemporary view includes the notion that:

During the germinal stage,the fertilized egg is called a:

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person:

Which of the following outcomes is associated with maternal exposure to lead during pregnancy?

Gender schemas reflect the status of men and women in society.

Adolescent girls who are lonely,depressed,worried,or angry tend to express these concerns in characteristic ways,that is,they:

When a mother is exposed to lead during pregnancy,fetal abnormalities and deformities can occur.

Ruth's parents use power assertion as their method of discipline.Ruth is most likely to:

Lev Vygotsky emphasized:

Match each name with the appropriate concept or theory. -Laurence Kohlberg

Piaget overestimated the cognitive skills of young children.

Match each name with the appropriate concept or theory. -Lev Vygotsky

Match the definitions with the appropriate terms. -The understanding that an object continues to exist even when you cannot see it or touch it.

Developmental psychologists,neuroscientists,social psychologists,and others claim that:

Dr.Cutcher states that,as they mature,children develop a mental network of beliefs explaining what it means to be male or female.Dr.Cutcher is most likely a:

Match each name with the appropriate concept or theory. -Mary Ainsworth

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Exam 13: Development Over the Life Span

Adolescence refers to the period of development between:

Socialization is the process by which children learn the behaviours,attitudes,and expectations required of them by their society or culture.

Piaget referred to the ability of individuals to react to new experiences on the basis of similarities to past experiences as:

A toddler smacks her lips to let her parents know that she wants food.This is an example of:

Our concepts of the human life span have changed over time; the contemporary view includes the notion that:

During the germinal stage,the fertilized egg is called a:

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person:

Which of the following outcomes is associated with maternal exposure to lead during pregnancy?

Gender schemas reflect the status of men and women in society.

Adolescent girls who are lonely,depressed,worried,or angry tend to express these concerns in characteristic ways,that is,they:

When a mother is exposed to lead during pregnancy,fetal abnormalities and deformities can occur.

Ruth's parents use power assertion as their method of discipline.Ruth is most likely to:

Lev Vygotsky emphasized:

Match each name with the appropriate concept or theory. -Laurence Kohlberg

Piaget overestimated the cognitive skills of young children.

Match each name with the appropriate concept or theory. -Lev Vygotsky

Match the definitions with the appropriate terms. -The understanding that an object continues to exist even when you cannot see it or touch it.

Developmental psychologists,neuroscientists,social psychologists,and others claim that:

Dr.Cutcher states that,as they mature,children develop a mental network of beliefs explaining what it means to be male or female.Dr.Cutcher is most likely a:

Match each name with the appropriate concept or theory. -Mary Ainsworth

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes,evolution,and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion,stress,and Health

Motivation

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Filters