Question 1

According to Vygotsky,children's private speech is first spoken aloud.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In a study that used Kohlberg's dilemmas,most of the participants' scores reflected a single stage of moral reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Match the descriptions of language development with the age at which they occur.
-They begin to recognize key vowel and consonant sounds of their native language.

Accepted Answer

A) 6 months to 1 year 
B) 18 to 24 months 
C) 4 to 6 months 
D) end of first year 
E) 2 to 6 years 
A) 6 months to 1 year 
B) 18 to 24 months 
C) 4 to 6 months 
D) end of first year 
E) 2 to 6 years

Question 4

Given the information on alcohol and its effects on the developing baby,what advice would you give to a pregnant friend regarding alcoholic drinks? What evidence could you cite from the text to support your view?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 5

Mothers who are sensitive and responsive to their babies' needs create securely attached infants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person enters middle school or junior high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A developmental psychologist who stresses the importance of the social clock would be likely to agree that:

Accepted Answer

A) the transitions of life themselves are less important than whether the transitions are shared with others of one's generation. 
B) life occurs in a series of predictable stages set by the norms of each culture and of each historical period. 
C) the universal crisis of the adolescent years occurs as teens worldwide decide what they hope to make of their lives. 
D) the mid-life crisis of men is due to the culture's social clock but the negative reactions of women to menopause are biological. 
A) the transitions of life themselves are less important than whether the transitions are shared with others of one's generation. 
B) life occurs in a series of predictable stages set by the norms of each culture and of each historical period. 
C) the universal crisis of the adolescent years occurs as teens worldwide decide what they hope to make of their lives. 
D) the mid-life crisis of men is due to the culture's social clock but the negative reactions of women to menopause are biological.

Question 8

Emily calls her husband into the living room saying,"I'm just sure that the baby recognized the word mommy!" Emily's baby is most likely:

Accepted Answer

A) 1 to 3 months of age. 
B) 4 to 6 months of age. 
C) 7 to 9 months of age. 
D) 10 to 12 months of age. 
A) 1 to 3 months of age. 
B) 4 to 6 months of age. 
C) 7 to 9 months of age. 
D) 10 to 12 months of age.

Question 9

Explain the ways in which children can understand far more than Piaget gave them credit for.Include in your essay the research on babies' responses to "impossible" and "possible" events.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 10

All of the following would be considered "gender differences" EXCEPT for the difference between men and women in regard to:

Accepted Answer

A) reading romance novels. 
B) sexual attitudes. 
C) doing laundry. 
D) colour blindness. 
A) reading romance novels. 
B) sexual attitudes. 
C) doing laundry. 
D) colour blindness.

Question 11

Psychologists studying the acquisition of language have found that:

Accepted Answer

A) at 6 months of age,babies begin to respond to the pitch and sound of language. 
B) the process begins in the first months,with crying and cooing. 
C) the process begins when babies recognize the sound structure of their native language. 
D) at 12 months of age,babies begin to recognize their own names. 
A) at 6 months of age,babies begin to respond to the pitch and sound of language. 
B) the process begins in the first months,with crying and cooing. 
C) the process begins when babies recognize the sound structure of their native language. 
D) at 12 months of age,babies begin to recognize their own names.

Question 12

Which of the following aspects of cognitive development is NOT a challenge to Piaget's theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive development depends on the child's education and culture. 
B) New reasoning abilities depend on the emergence of previous abilities. 
C) Babies seem to understand basic principles of physics during the first year of life. 
D) Cognitive abilities develop in overlapping waves rather than in discrete steps. 
A) Cognitive development depends on the child's education and culture. 
B) New reasoning abilities depend on the emergence of previous abilities. 
C) Babies seem to understand basic principles of physics during the first year of life. 
D) Cognitive abilities develop in overlapping waves rather than in discrete steps.

Question 13

Babies become attached to their mothers because their mothers provide them with food and warmth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Piaget's theory,the process of modifying existing cognitive structures in response to experience and new information is called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Parents who listen to the child's concerns and set reasonable limits are:

Accepted Answer

A) inconsistent parents. 
B) authoritative parents. 
C) authoritarian parents. 
D) permissive parents. 
A) inconsistent parents. 
B) authoritative parents. 
C) authoritarian parents. 
D) permissive parents.

Question 16

Match each crisis with the stage in which it occurs.
-intimacy vs.isolation

Accepted Answer

A) Stage 1: Baby's first year 
B) Stage 2: The toddler years 
C) Stage 7: Middle adulthood 
D) Stage 4: The school years 
E) Stage 6: Young adulthood 
A) Stage 1: Baby's first year 
B) Stage 2: The toddler years 
C) Stage 7: Middle adulthood 
D) Stage 4: The school years 
E) Stage 6: Young adulthood

Question 17

A child in Piaget's preoperational stage of cognitive development will be able to:

Accepted Answer

A) judge liquid by its quantity rather than by changes in its appearance. 
B) understand that 2 × 6 = 12 is the reverse operation of 12 ÷ 2 = 6. 
C) reason that the number of pennies stays the same whether spread out or stacked. 
D) pretend to drink juice out of toy buckets in the sandbox. 
A) judge liquid by its quantity rather than by changes in its appearance. 
B) understand that 2 × 6 = 12 is the reverse operation of 12 ÷ 2 = 6. 
C) reason that the number of pennies stays the same whether spread out or stacked. 
D) pretend to drink juice out of toy buckets in the sandbox.

Question 18

Babies begin to love the game of peekaboo once they have attained object permanence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Match the definitions with the appropriate terms.
-A method of child rearing in which the parent uses punishment and authority to correct the child's misbehaviour.

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 20

In what ways are the two- or three-word combinations spoken by a toddler similar to the speech found in a telegram?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

According to Vygotsky,children's private speech is first spoken aloud.

In a study that used Kohlberg's dilemmas,most of the participants' scores reflected a single stage of moral reasoning.

Match the descriptions of language development with the age at which they occur. -They begin to recognize key vowel and consonant sounds of their native language.

Given the information on alcohol and its effects on the developing baby,what advice would you give to a pregnant friend regarding alcoholic drinks? What evidence could you cite from the text to support your view?

Mothers who are sensitive and responsive to their babies' needs create securely attached infants.

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person enters middle school or junior high.

A developmental psychologist who stresses the importance of the social clock would be likely to agree that:

Emily calls her husband into the living room saying,"I'm just sure that the baby recognized the word mommy!" Emily's baby is most likely:

Explain the ways in which children can understand far more than Piaget gave them credit for.Include in your essay the research on babies' responses to "impossible" and "possible" events.

All of the following would be considered "gender differences" EXCEPT for the difference between men and women in regard to:

Psychologists studying the acquisition of language have found that:

Which of the following aspects of cognitive development is NOT a challenge to Piaget's theory?

Babies become attached to their mothers because their mothers provide them with food and warmth.

In Piaget's theory,the process of modifying existing cognitive structures in response to experience and new information is called:

Parents who listen to the child's concerns and set reasonable limits are:

Match each crisis with the stage in which it occurs. -intimacy vs.isolation

A child in Piaget's preoperational stage of cognitive development will be able to:

Babies begin to love the game of peekaboo once they have attained object permanence.

Match the definitions with the appropriate terms. -A method of child rearing in which the parent uses punishment and authority to correct the child's misbehaviour.

In what ways are the two- or three-word combinations spoken by a toddler similar to the speech found in a telegram?

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Exam 13: Development Over the Life Span

According to Vygotsky,children's private speech is first spoken aloud.

In a study that used Kohlberg's dilemmas,most of the participants' scores reflected a single stage of moral reasoning.

Match the descriptions of language development with the age at which they occur. -They begin to recognize key vowel and consonant sounds of their native language.

Given the information on alcohol and its effects on the developing baby,what advice would you give to a pregnant friend regarding alcoholic drinks? What evidence could you cite from the text to support your view?

Mothers who are sensitive and responsive to their babies' needs create securely attached infants.

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person enters middle school or junior high.

A developmental psychologist who stresses the importance of the social clock would be likely to agree that:

Emily calls her husband into the living room saying,"I'm just sure that the baby recognized the word mommy!" Emily's baby is most likely:

Explain the ways in which children can understand far more than Piaget gave them credit for.Include in your essay the research on babies' responses to "impossible" and "possible" events.

All of the following would be considered "gender differences" EXCEPT for the difference between men and women in regard to:

Psychologists studying the acquisition of language have found that:

Which of the following aspects of cognitive development is NOT a challenge to Piaget's theory?

Babies become attached to their mothers because their mothers provide them with food and warmth.

In Piaget's theory,the process of modifying existing cognitive structures in response to experience and new information is called:

Parents who listen to the child's concerns and set reasonable limits are:

Match each crisis with the stage in which it occurs. -intimacy vs.isolation

A child in Piaget's preoperational stage of cognitive development will be able to:

Babies begin to love the game of peekaboo once they have attained object permanence.

Match the definitions with the appropriate terms. -A method of child rearing in which the parent uses punishment and authority to correct the child's misbehaviour.

In what ways are the two- or three-word combinations spoken by a toddler similar to the speech found in a telegram?

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