Question 1

The placenta serves all of the following functions in pregnancy EXCEPT the:

Accepted Answer

A) screening out of some,but not all,harmful substances. 
B) growing embryo's link for food from the mother. 
C) secretion of the hormone testosterone when the embryo is male. 
D) elimination of wastes from the embryo to the mother. 
A) screening out of some,but not all,harmful substances. 
B) growing embryo's link for food from the mother. 
C) secretion of the hormone testosterone when the embryo is male. 
D) elimination of wastes from the embryo to the mother.

Question 2

Mid-life is typically a time of all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) community involvement. 
B) productivity. 
C) good health. 
D) mid-life crisis. 
A) community involvement. 
B) productivity. 
C) good health. 
D) mid-life crisis.

Question 3

Imagine what it would be like to be a newborn human infant.You would probably be:

Accepted Answer

A) totally blind and deaf. 
B) totally helpless and confused. 
C) capable of responding to and influencing your environment. 
D) capable of making only a few simply responses. 
A) totally blind and deaf. 
B) totally helpless and confused. 
C) capable of responding to and influencing your environment. 
D) capable of making only a few simply responses.

Question 4

Harry learns the schema for a "dog" by playing with his golden retriever.On a trip to a farm,he sees a collie and points,saying,"Doggie!" Then he notices a lamb and says,"Doggie!" Explain Harry's schema using Piaget's concepts of assimilation and accommodation.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 5

Puberty is defined as the age at which:

Accepted Answer

A) a person reaches the peak of the adolescent growth spurt. 
B) the pituitary stimulates hormone production in the reproductive glands. 
C) a person becomes capable of sexual reproduction. 
D) secondary sex characteristics,such as pubic hair,begin to emerge. 
A) a person reaches the peak of the adolescent growth spurt. 
B) the pituitary stimulates hormone production in the reproductive glands. 
C) a person becomes capable of sexual reproduction. 
D) secondary sex characteristics,such as pubic hair,begin to emerge.

Question 6

Which of the following is true about the effects of culture on maturation?

Accepted Answer

A) Doctors now recommend that babies sleep on their stomachs so that they do not risk choking if they spit up during the night. 
B) Navaho babies who are strapped to cradle boards do not develop normal walking ability until they are two to three years old. 
C) Developmental milestones,such as the age at which crawling typically occurs,do not change. 
D) Mayan Indians,rural Italians,African villagers,and urban Japanese typically let the infant sleep with the mother for the first few years of life,waking every four hours to nurse. 
A) Doctors now recommend that babies sleep on their stomachs so that they do not risk choking if they spit up during the night. 
B) Navaho babies who are strapped to cradle boards do not develop normal walking ability until they are two to three years old. 
C) Developmental milestones,such as the age at which crawling typically occurs,do not change. 
D) Mayan Indians,rural Italians,African villagers,and urban Japanese typically let the infant sleep with the mother for the first few years of life,waking every four hours to nurse.

Question 7

Parents who use induction tend to be ________ parents.

Accepted Answer

A) permissive 
B) authoritarian 
C) neglectful 
D) authoritative 
A) permissive 
B) authoritarian 
C) neglectful 
D) authoritative

Question 8

Maturation 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 9

Boys who are lonely and depressed are more likely than girls who are lonely and depressed to become withdrawn and internalize their problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Parents who use induction tend to be overly permissive,letting children do anything that they want to do. 
B) When African-Canadian parents use stern discipline,their children tend to regard it as evidence of concern,not abusiveness. 
C) The temperament of the child affects how a parent treats the child and how the child responds to discipline. 
D) The context in which power assertion occurs makes an enormous difference in terms of the effect the discipline has on the child. 
A) Parents who use induction tend to be overly permissive,letting children do anything that they want to do. 
B) When African-Canadian parents use stern discipline,their children tend to regard it as evidence of concern,not abusiveness. 
C) The temperament of the child affects how a parent treats the child and how the child responds to discipline. 
D) The context in which power assertion occurs makes an enormous difference in terms of the effect the discipline has on the child.

Question 11

By the age of nine months,most babies can match female faces with female voices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

After greeting her relatives at the airport,Joey's mother leaves him with his grandma and gets the luggage.Eight-month-old Joey becomes fearful of the stranger holding him and begins to wail.This distress would be an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) avoidant attachment. 
B) sensorimotor thinking. 
C) separation anxiety. 
D) insecure attachment. 
A) avoidant attachment. 
B) sensorimotor thinking. 
C) separation anxiety. 
D) insecure attachment.

Question 13

Technically,the eighth week following conception marks the beginning stage of the:

Accepted Answer

A) prenatal period. 
B) fetus. 
C) zygote. 
D) embryo. 
A) prenatal period. 
B) fetus. 
C) zygote. 
D) embryo.

Question 14

Girls who are lonely and depressed are more likely than boys who are lonely and depressed to become withdrawn and internalize their problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The frequency of intense negative emotions is highest among people aged:

Accepted Answer

A) 18 to 34 years. 
B) 35 to 45 years. 
C) 46 to 55 years. 
D) 56 to 65 years. 
A) 18 to 34 years. 
B) 35 to 45 years. 
C) 46 to 55 years. 
D) 56 to 65 years.

Question 16

The fundamental sense of being male or female,independent of whether you conform to the social rules of gender,is called gender:

Accepted Answer

A) typing. 
B) schema. 
C) identity. 
D) development. 
A) typing. 
B) schema. 
C) identity. 
D) development.

Question 17

Extreme turmoil and unhappiness during adolescence are the exception,not the rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Julia finds out from her physician that she needs a vaccination for rubella.Why is it important for her to be vaccinated before she plans to become pregnant?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the

Question 19

During the fetal stage of development,which begins at ________,further development of the organs and systems that existed in rudimentary form in the embryonic stage occurs.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 weeks 
B) 6 weeks 
C) 8 weeks 
D) 2 weeks 
A) 10 weeks 
B) 6 weeks 
C) 8 weeks 
D) 2 weeks

Question 20

Match each crisis with the stage in which it occurs.
-trust vs.mistrust

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

The placenta serves all of the following functions in pregnancy EXCEPT the:

Mid-life is typically a time of all of the following EXCEPT:

Imagine what it would be like to be a newborn human infant.You would probably be:

Harry learns the schema for a "dog" by playing with his golden retriever.On a trip to a farm,he sees a collie and points,saying,"Doggie!" Then he notices a lamb and says,"Doggie!" Explain Harry's schema using Piaget's concepts of assimilation and accommodation.

Puberty is defined as the age at which:

Which of the following is true about the effects of culture on maturation?

Parents who use induction tend to be ________ parents.

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

Boys who are lonely and depressed are more likely than girls who are lonely and depressed to become withdrawn and internalize their problems.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

By the age of nine months,most babies can match female faces with female voices.

After greeting her relatives at the airport,Joey's mother leaves him with his grandma and gets the luggage.Eight-month-old Joey becomes fearful of the stranger holding him and begins to wail.This distress would be an example of:

Technically,the eighth week following conception marks the beginning stage of the:

Girls who are lonely and depressed are more likely than boys who are lonely and depressed to become withdrawn and internalize their problems.

The frequency of intense negative emotions is highest among people aged:

The fundamental sense of being male or female,independent of whether you conform to the social rules of gender,is called gender:

Extreme turmoil and unhappiness during adolescence are the exception,not the rule.

Julia finds out from her physician that she needs a vaccination for rubella.Why is it important for her to be vaccinated before she plans to become pregnant?

During the fetal stage of development,which begins at ________,further development of the organs and systems that existed in rudimentary form in the embryonic stage occurs.

Match each crisis with the stage in which it occurs. -trust vs.mistrust

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Exam 13: Development Over the Life Span

The placenta serves all of the following functions in pregnancy EXCEPT the:

Mid-life is typically a time of all of the following EXCEPT:

Imagine what it would be like to be a newborn human infant.You would probably be:

Harry learns the schema for a "dog" by playing with his golden retriever.On a trip to a farm,he sees a collie and points,saying,"Doggie!" Then he notices a lamb and says,"Doggie!" Explain Harry's schema using Piaget's concepts of assimilation and accommodation.

Puberty is defined as the age at which:

Which of the following is true about the effects of culture on maturation?

Parents who use induction tend to be ________ parents.

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

Boys who are lonely and depressed are more likely than girls who are lonely and depressed to become withdrawn and internalize their problems.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

By the age of nine months,most babies can match female faces with female voices.

After greeting her relatives at the airport,Joey's mother leaves him with his grandma and gets the luggage.Eight-month-old Joey becomes fearful of the stranger holding him and begins to wail.This distress would be an example of:

Technically,the eighth week following conception marks the beginning stage of the:

Girls who are lonely and depressed are more likely than boys who are lonely and depressed to become withdrawn and internalize their problems.

The frequency of intense negative emotions is highest among people aged:

The fundamental sense of being male or female,independent of whether you conform to the social rules of gender,is called gender:

Extreme turmoil and unhappiness during adolescence are the exception,not the rule.

Julia finds out from her physician that she needs a vaccination for rubella.Why is it important for her to be vaccinated before she plans to become pregnant?

During the fetal stage of development,which begins at ________,further development of the organs and systems that existed in rudimentary form in the embryonic stage occurs.

Match each crisis with the stage in which it occurs. -trust vs.mistrust

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