Question 1

What percentage of women report regret at reaching menopause?

Accepted Answer

A) 3% 
B) 27% 
C) 17% 
D) 53% 
A) 3% 
B) 27% 
C) 17% 
D) 53%

Question 2

Piaget underestimated the cognitive skills of adults.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Menarche is defined as the onset of menstruation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The research of Harlow and Harlow supported the hypothesis that ________ was the basis for the attachment of infants to their parents.

Accepted Answer

A) feeding 
B) proximity 
C) eye contact 
D) contact comfort 
A) feeding 
B) proximity 
C) eye contact 
D) contact comfort

Question 5

Erikson's work was important because he:

Accepted Answer

A) identified essential crises that define the process of aging. 
B) identified universal stages of life-span development. 
C) placed adult development in the context of family and society. 
D) placed life-span development in the context of cultural social clocks. 
A) identified essential crises that define the process of aging. 
B) identified universal stages of life-span development. 
C) placed adult development in the context of family and society. 
D) placed life-span development in the context of cultural social clocks.

Question 6

Preschoolers are not as egocentric as Piaget thought.In fact,most three- and four-year-olds can take another person's perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A child is in the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.If Piaget's model is correct,the child will next move to the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) formal operational 
B) abstract operational 
C) concrete operational 
D) preoperational 
A) formal operational 
B) abstract operational 
C) concrete operational 
D) preoperational

Question 8

Maturation is defined as the unfolding of genetically influenced behaviours and physical characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Time spent in good daycare has no effect on the security of a child's attachment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In a study that is described in the textbook,Baillargeon showed that when infants as young as two and a half to three and a half months are faced with a possible physical event and an impossible physical event,they:

Accepted Answer

A) cannot understand the difference between a possible and an impossible event. 
B) show surprise when witnessing both types of events. 
C) show more surprise when witnessing the impossible event. 
D) show more surprise when witnessing the possible event. 
A) cannot understand the difference between a possible and an impossible event. 
B) show surprise when witnessing both types of events. 
C) show more surprise when witnessing the impossible event. 
D) show more surprise when witnessing the possible event.

Question 11

One of the most common ways for parents to enforce moral standards and good behaviour is ________,which includes threats,physical punishment,and depriving the child of privileges.

Accepted Answer

A) justice-based reasoning 
B) power assertion 
C) the authoritative parental style 
D) induction 
A) justice-based reasoning 
B) power assertion 
C) the authoritative parental style 
D) induction

Question 12

When infant rhesus monkeys were raised with an artificial "wire mother" and an artificial "cloth mother," they:

Accepted Answer

A) avoided both mothers except when they were hungry. 
B) would not eat or drink,and soon died. 
C) would cling to the "cloth mother," especially when they were frightened or startled. 
D) became attached to the artificial mother that supplied milk. 
A) avoided both mothers except when they were hungry. 
B) would not eat or drink,and soon died. 
C) would cling to the "cloth mother," especially when they were frightened or startled. 
D) became attached to the artificial mother that supplied milk.

Question 13

The negative effects of ________ may show up long after birth in the increased rates of infant sickness,sudden infant death syndrome,hyperactivity,and learning difficulties.

Accepted Answer

A) German measles (rubella) 
B) cigarette smoking 
C) X-rays or other radiation 
D) fetal alcohol syndrome 
A) German measles (rubella) 
B) cigarette smoking 
C) X-rays or other radiation 
D) fetal alcohol syndrome

Question 14

Until the preschool years,children tend to acquire new words slowly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Piaget was a pioneer in the study of cognitive development and in the study of:

Accepted Answer

A) moral reasoning. 
B) parental discipline. 
C) emotional attachment. 
D) language acquisition. 
A) moral reasoning. 
B) parental discipline. 
C) emotional attachment. 
D) language acquisition.

Question 16

Which of the following statements about attachment is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Most children,all over the world,form a secure attachment to their mothers in spite of wide variations in child-rearing practices. 
B) Children who are in daycare more than 30 hours a week tend to develop insecure attachment. 
C) A child who lives in a large,extended family may not become avoidant in the Strange Situation because she or he does not panic when the mother leaves. 
D) There is only a modest correlation between the mother's sensitivity and a child's secure attachment. 
A) Most children,all over the world,form a secure attachment to their mothers in spite of wide variations in child-rearing practices. 
B) Children who are in daycare more than 30 hours a week tend to develop insecure attachment. 
C) A child who lives in a large,extended family may not become avoidant in the Strange Situation because she or he does not panic when the mother leaves. 
D) There is only a modest correlation between the mother's sensitivity and a child's secure attachment.

Question 17

Object permanence is important in a child's cognitive development because it marks the beginning of the child's ability to:

Accepted Answer

A) accommodate without assimilating. 
B) mentally represent objects that are not physically present. 
C) assimilate without accommodating. 
D) mentally reverse an action or operation. 
A) accommodate without assimilating. 
B) mentally represent objects that are not physically present. 
C) assimilate without accommodating. 
D) mentally reverse an action or operation.

Question 18

Moral reasoning is based on the fear of punishment for ________ children.

Accepted Answer

A) very young 
B) all 
C) latency aged 
D) teenaged 
A) very young 
B) all 
C) latency aged 
D) teenaged

Question 19

Object permanence develops during the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor 
B) concrete operations 
C) preoperational 
D) formal operations 
A) sensorimotor 
B) concrete operations 
C) preoperational 
D) formal operations

Question 20

Describe the distinction emphasized by the use of the terms sex and gender.Give an example of a "sex difference" and a "gender difference."

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

What percentage of women report regret at reaching menopause?

Piaget underestimated the cognitive skills of adults.

Menarche is defined as the onset of menstruation.

The research of Harlow and Harlow supported the hypothesis that ________ was the basis for the attachment of infants to their parents.

Erikson's work was important because he:

Preschoolers are not as egocentric as Piaget thought.In fact,most three- and four-year-olds can take another person's perspective.

A child is in the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.If Piaget's model is correct,the child will next move to the ________ stage.

Maturation is defined as the unfolding of genetically influenced behaviours and physical characteristics.

Time spent in good daycare has no effect on the security of a child's attachment.

In a study that is described in the textbook,Baillargeon showed that when infants as young as two and a half to three and a half months are faced with a possible physical event and an impossible physical event,they:

One of the most common ways for parents to enforce moral standards and good behaviour is ________,which includes threats,physical punishment,and depriving the child of privileges.

When infant rhesus monkeys were raised with an artificial "wire mother" and an artificial "cloth mother," they:

The negative effects of ________ may show up long after birth in the increased rates of infant sickness,sudden infant death syndrome,hyperactivity,and learning difficulties.

Until the preschool years,children tend to acquire new words slowly.

Piaget was a pioneer in the study of cognitive development and in the study of:

Which of the following statements about attachment is NOT true?

Object permanence is important in a child's cognitive development because it marks the beginning of the child's ability to:

Moral reasoning is based on the fear of punishment for ________ children.

Object permanence develops during the ________ stage.

Describe the distinction emphasized by the use of the terms sex and gender.Give an example of a "sex difference" and a "gender difference."

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Exam 13: Development Over the Life Span

What percentage of women report regret at reaching menopause?

Piaget underestimated the cognitive skills of adults.

Menarche is defined as the onset of menstruation.

The research of Harlow and Harlow supported the hypothesis that ________ was the basis for the attachment of infants to their parents.

Erikson's work was important because he:

Preschoolers are not as egocentric as Piaget thought.In fact,most three- and four-year-olds can take another person's perspective.

A child is in the sensorimotor stage of cognitive development.If Piaget's model is correct,the child will next move to the ________ stage.

Maturation is defined as the unfolding of genetically influenced behaviours and physical characteristics.

Time spent in good daycare has no effect on the security of a child's attachment.

In a study that is described in the textbook,Baillargeon showed that when infants as young as two and a half to three and a half months are faced with a possible physical event and an impossible physical event,they:

One of the most common ways for parents to enforce moral standards and good behaviour is ________,which includes threats,physical punishment,and depriving the child of privileges.

When infant rhesus monkeys were raised with an artificial "wire mother" and an artificial "cloth mother," they:

The negative effects of ________ may show up long after birth in the increased rates of infant sickness,sudden infant death syndrome,hyperactivity,and learning difficulties.

Until the preschool years,children tend to acquire new words slowly.

Piaget was a pioneer in the study of cognitive development and in the study of:

Which of the following statements about attachment is NOT true?

Object permanence is important in a child's cognitive development because it marks the beginning of the child's ability to:

Moral reasoning is based on the fear of punishment for ________ children.

Object permanence develops during the ________ stage.

Describe the distinction emphasized by the use of the terms sex and gender.Give an example of a "sex difference" and a "gender difference."

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