Question 1

Prenatal malnutrition can negatively affect development of the embryo and the fetus; it can have particularly harmful effects on brain development during

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A)  conception. 
B)  the first trimester. 
C)  the second trimester. 
D)  the final trimester. 
A)  conception. 
B)  the first trimester. 
C)  the second trimester. 
D)  the final trimester.

Question 2

A recessive gene is

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A)  expressed if it is paired with another recessive gene. 
B)  rarely passed on to offspring. 
C)  expressed regardless of whether it is paired with a recessive or a dominant gene. 
D)  expressed only if it is paired with a dominant gene. 
A)  expressed if it is paired with another recessive gene. 
B)  rarely passed on to offspring. 
C)  expressed regardless of whether it is paired with a recessive or a dominant gene. 
D)  expressed only if it is paired with a dominant gene.

Question 3

From the 20s to the 40s, intellectual performance tends to

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A)  increase. 
B)  remain the same. 
C)  show continuous fluctuation. 
D)  decrease. 
A)  increase. 
B)  remain the same. 
C)  show continuous fluctuation. 
D)  decrease.

Question 4

Which of the following is one of the forms of adolescent egocentrism?

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A)  centration 
B)  the dream 
C)  artificialism 
D)  the imaginary audience 
A)  centration 
B)  the dream 
C)  artificialism 
D)  the imaginary audience

Question 5

What new capability characterizes the formal operations stage?

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At the formal operations stage (11 and b

Question 6

What would it mean to say that intelligence is a polygenic trait?

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A)  This trait is determined by environmental influences and is not controlled by specific genes. 
B)  This trait is determined purely by specific genes and cannot be modified by the external environment. 
C)  This trait is the product of the interaction of many different genes, not the expression of a single gene. 
D)  This trait is controlled by genes on the sex chromosome, and so differs significantly between males and females. 
A)  This trait is determined by environmental influences and is not controlled by specific genes. 
B)  This trait is determined purely by specific genes and cannot be modified by the external environment. 
C)  This trait is the product of the interaction of many different genes, not the expression of a single gene. 
D)  This trait is controlled by genes on the sex chromosome, and so differs significantly between males and females.

Question 7

Permissive parents usually do all of the following, except

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A)  allow children to control their own behaviour. 
B)  make few rules. 
C)  allow children to make their own decisions. 
D)  enforce rules that are made. 
A)  allow children to control their own behaviour. 
B)  make few rules. 
C)  allow children to make their own decisions. 
D)  enforce rules that are made.

Question 8

According to Erikson, older people who feel that they did not reach many of their goals and contribute positively to others will experience

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A)  despair. 
B)  inferiority. 
C)  isolation. 
D)  stagnation. 
A)  despair. 
B)  inferiority. 
C)  isolation. 
D)  stagnation.

Question 9

The authoritative parenting style produces adolescents who

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A)  have lower self-esteem. 
B)  internalize moral standards. 
C)  have below-average grades. 
D)  are low in social competence. 
A)  have lower self-esteem. 
B)  internalize moral standards. 
C)  have below-average grades. 
D)  are low in social competence.

Question 10

From the point of view of a fifth grade teacher, discuss how an understanding of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development and Piaget's concrete operations stage might help you be more effective.

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Discuss how during Erikson's industry ve

Question 11

All of the following characterize the teenager's personal fable, except

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A)  a sense of oneness with the world. 
B)  a sense of personal uniqueness. 
C)  a belief in being indestructible and protected from misfortunes. 
D)  a belief that no one has ever felt so deeply before. 
A)  a sense of oneness with the world. 
B)  a sense of personal uniqueness. 
C)  a belief in being indestructible and protected from misfortunes. 
D)  a belief that no one has ever felt so deeply before.

Question 12

Twenty-two pairs of chromosomes are called ________ and the twenty-third pair is called ________.

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A)  complete; partial 
B)  X; Y 
C)  autosomes; sex chromosomes 
D)  sex chromosomes; autosomes 
A)  complete; partial 
B)  X; Y 
C)  autosomes; sex chromosomes 
D)  sex chromosomes; autosomes

Question 13

What did Harlow's studies reveal about maternal deprivation and attachment in infant monkeys?

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Harlow found that the basis of

Question 14

Authoritative parents do all of the following, except

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A)  enforce limits on behaviour. 
B)  set high but reasonable standards. 
C)  expect unquestioned obedience. 
D)  encourage open communication. 
A)  enforce limits on behaviour. 
B)  set high but reasonable standards. 
C)  expect unquestioned obedience. 
D)  encourage open communication.

Question 15

John Bowlby suggested that to grow up mentally healthy, infants and young children

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A)  should be taught how to be independent from their parents, from birth. 
B)  should experience a warm, intimate, and continuous relationship with their attachment figure. 
C)  should experience a wide range of relationship emotions, such as acceptance and rejection, from their attachment figure. 
D)  need to sleep away from their parents in their own bed. 
A)  should be taught how to be independent from their parents, from birth. 
B)  should experience a warm, intimate, and continuous relationship with their attachment figure. 
C)  should experience a wide range of relationship emotions, such as acceptance and rejection, from their attachment figure. 
D)  need to sleep away from their parents in their own bed.

Question 16

The term bonding has been used to describe mutual

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A)  learning. 
B)  maturation. 
C)  habituation. 
D)  attachment. 
A)  learning. 
B)  maturation. 
C)  habituation. 
D)  attachment.

Question 17

For the majority of women, menopause

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A)  involves much physical discomfort. 
B)  is the most stressful experience of their lives. 
C)  signals the end of being a sexually active woman. 
D)  is accompanied by hot flashes. 
A)  involves much physical discomfort. 
B)  is the most stressful experience of their lives. 
C)  signals the end of being a sexually active woman. 
D)  is accompanied by hot flashes.

Question 18

Alexander, an 18-month-old toddler, is left by his father with his usual sitter. Within a few minutes he is screaming, flailing his arms and legs, and apparently inconsolable. Alexander is experiencing

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A)  stranger anxiety. 
B)  accommodation. 
C)  insecure attachment. 
D)  separation anxiety. 
A)  stranger anxiety. 
B)  accommodation. 
C)  insecure attachment. 
D)  separation anxiety.

Question 19

Explain the five stages Kübler-Ross believes people experience when coming to terms with a terminal illness. How might knowledge of these stages have a positive or negative impact on the ill person and his or her family?

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The five steps are denial, anger, bargai

Question 20

Harlow found that when the infant monkeys were given a choice between a wire-mesh surrogate mother that dispensed milk and a soft terrycloth surrogate that did not, they

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A)  divided their time equally between the two surrogates. 
B)  spent almost all their time clinging to the terrycloth surrogate. 
C)  spent almost all their time clinging to the wire, milk-giving surrogate. 
D)  avoided contact with both the wire and the terrycloth surrogates. 
A)  divided their time equally between the two surrogates. 
B)  spent almost all their time clinging to the terrycloth surrogate. 
C)  spent almost all their time clinging to the wire, milk-giving surrogate. 
D)  avoided contact with both the wire and the terrycloth surrogates.

Prenatal malnutrition can negatively affect development of the embryo and the fetus; it can have particularly harmful effects on brain development during

A recessive gene is

From the 20s to the 40s, intellectual performance tends to

Which of the following is one of the forms of adolescent egocentrism?

What new capability characterizes the formal operations stage?

What would it mean to say that intelligence is a polygenic trait?

Permissive parents usually do all of the following, except

According to Erikson, older people who feel that they did not reach many of their goals and contribute positively to others will experience

The authoritative parenting style produces adolescents who

From the point of view of a fifth grade teacher, discuss how an understanding of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development and Piaget's concrete operations stage might help you be more effective.

All of the following characterize the teenager's personal fable, except

Twenty-two pairs of chromosomes are called and the twenty-third pair is called .

What did Harlow's studies reveal about maternal deprivation and attachment in infant monkeys?

Authoritative parents do all of the following, except

John Bowlby suggested that to grow up mentally healthy, infants and young children

The term bonding has been used to describe mutual

For the majority of women, menopause

Alexander, an 18-month-old toddler, is left by his father with his usual sitter. Within a few minutes he is screaming, flailing his arms and legs, and apparently inconsolable. Alexander is experiencing

Explain the five stages Kübler-Ross believes people experience when coming to terms with a terminal illness. How might knowledge of these stages have a positive or negative impact on the ill person and his or her family?

Harlow found that when the infant monkeys were given a choice between a wire-mesh surrogate mother that dispensed milk and a soft terrycloth surrogate that did not, they

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Exam 8: Development

Prenatal malnutrition can negatively affect development of the embryo and the fetus; it can have particularly harmful effects on brain development during

A recessive gene is

From the 20s to the 40s, intellectual performance tends to

Which of the following is one of the forms of adolescent egocentrism?

What new capability characterizes the formal operations stage?

What would it mean to say that intelligence is a polygenic trait?

Permissive parents usually do all of the following, except

According to Erikson, older people who feel that they did not reach many of their goals and contribute positively to others will experience

The authoritative parenting style produces adolescents who

From the point of view of a fifth grade teacher, discuss how an understanding of Erikson's theory of psychosocial development and Piaget's concrete operations stage might help you be more effective.

All of the following characterize the teenager's personal fable, except

Twenty-two pairs of chromosomes are called ________ and the twenty-third pair is called ________.

What did Harlow's studies reveal about maternal deprivation and attachment in infant monkeys?

Authoritative parents do all of the following, except

John Bowlby suggested that to grow up mentally healthy, infants and young children

The term bonding has been used to describe mutual

For the majority of women, menopause

Alexander, an 18-month-old toddler, is left by his father with his usual sitter. Within a few minutes he is screaming, flailing his arms and legs, and apparently inconsolable. Alexander is experiencing

Explain the five stages Kübler-Ross believes people experience when coming to terms with a terminal illness. How might knowledge of these stages have a positive or negative impact on the ill person and his or her family?

Harlow found that when the infant monkeys were given a choice between a wire-mesh surrogate mother that dispensed milk and a soft terrycloth surrogate that did not, they

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality, Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Filters

Twenty-two pairs of chromosomes are called and the twenty-third pair is called .