Question 1

The rate of multiple births has increased dramatically because

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A)  there has been a great decrease in the amount of teratogens ingested by mothers. 
B)  improved health care for neonates increases the likelihood of survival of multiples. 
C)  of dietary changes in western food consumption. 
D)  of greater access to and use of fertility procedures. 
A)  there has been a great decrease in the amount of teratogens ingested by mothers. 
B)  improved health care for neonates increases the likelihood of survival of multiples. 
C)  of dietary changes in western food consumption. 
D)  of greater access to and use of fertility procedures.

Question 2

Jane's baby is quite small, has abnormal facial features and some organ damage, and is believed to have intellectual deficits. During pregnancy, Jane most likely

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A)  drank alcohol heavily. 
B)  smoked heavily. 
C)  drank large quantities of caffeinated coffee daily. 
D)  contracted rubella, or German measles, in her second trimester. 
A)  drank alcohol heavily. 
B)  smoked heavily. 
C)  drank large quantities of caffeinated coffee daily. 
D)  contracted rubella, or German measles, in her second trimester.

Question 3

The period of the fetus begins when

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A)  the major structures of the body form. 
B)  the developing organism attaches itself to the uterine wall. 
C)  internal organs begin to function. 
D)  bone cells begin to form. 
A)  the major structures of the body form. 
B)  the developing organism attaches itself to the uterine wall. 
C)  internal organs begin to function. 
D)  bone cells begin to form.

Question 4

Helmut operates at the conventional level and believes an action is good if

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A)  it meets his or her personal standards of morality. 
B)  it results in receiving a reward. 
C)  it results in avoidance of punishment. 
D)  other people approve of it. 
A)  it meets his or her personal standards of morality. 
B)  it results in receiving a reward. 
C)  it results in avoidance of punishment. 
D)  other people approve of it.

Question 5

Which of the following is a correct statement?

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A)  All eggs are X and all sperm are Y. 
B)  Half of both the eggs and sperm are X, and half are Y. 
C)  Half of the eggs are X and half are Y. 
D)  Half of the sperm are X and half are Y. 
A)  All eggs are X and all sperm are Y. 
B)  Half of both the eggs and sperm are X, and half are Y. 
C)  Half of the eggs are X and half are Y. 
D)  Half of the sperm are X and half are Y.

Question 6

Teratogens are agents in the prenatal environment that can cause serious problems for development, especially during critical periods.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The visual cliff apparatus is used to study

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A)  form perception. 
B)  depth perception. 
C)  colour perception. 
D)  infant fears. 
A)  form perception. 
B)  depth perception. 
C)  colour perception. 
D)  infant fears.

Question 8

Is development continuous or does it occur in stages? Give an example to support your statement.

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Changes in developmental variables occur

Question 9

In evaluating the cognitive abilities of infants and young children, Jean Piaget

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A)  tended to underestimate their abilities. 
B)  was highly accurate. 
C)  tended to overestimate their abilities. 
D)  was highly inaccurate. 
A)  tended to underestimate their abilities. 
B)  was highly accurate. 
C)  tended to overestimate their abilities. 
D)  was highly inaccurate.

Question 10

Studies by DeCasper and his colleagues, in which women read the Cat in the Hat to their fetuses every day during the last six and a half weeks of pregnancy, suggest that

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A)  the ability to process information and benefit from experience may already be operative prenatally. 
B)  very few of the fetuses were able to hear the story. 
C)  a fetus may pay more attention to a familiar pattern of sounds than to an unfamiliar one. 
D)  fetal heart rate decreases when an unfamiliar story is being read. 
A)  the ability to process information and benefit from experience may already be operative prenatally. 
B)  very few of the fetuses were able to hear the story. 
C)  a fetus may pay more attention to a familiar pattern of sounds than to an unfamiliar one. 
D)  fetal heart rate decreases when an unfamiliar story is being read.

Question 11

The textbook suggests that developmental changes in cognition or thinking are quantitative.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the most effective parenting style, according to Baumrind?

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

Question 13

Which of the following is not true about identical twins?

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A)  The twins are genetically identical. 
B)  The twins develop when two eggs are released during ovulation. 
C)  They are always the same sex. 
D)  They are also called monozygotic twins. 
A)  The twins are genetically identical. 
B)  The twins develop when two eggs are released during ovulation. 
C)  They are always the same sex. 
D)  They are also called monozygotic twins.

Question 14

Animistic thinking refers to a child's

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A)  belief that animals think like people. 
B)  attribution of human feelings and motives to inanimate objects. 
C)  belief that animated characters are alive and living in their television set. 
D)  ability to empathize with animals. 
A)  belief that animals think like people. 
B)  attribution of human feelings and motives to inanimate objects. 
C)  belief that animated characters are alive and living in their television set. 
D)  ability to empathize with animals.

Question 15

According to Erikson, if the basic conflict of a given stage is not resolved satisfactorily,

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A)  development at the next stage will be adversely affected. 
B)  one will be permanently damaged regardless of future experiences. 
C)  one will revert to the previous stage. 
D)  one will not enter the next stage. 
A)  development at the next stage will be adversely affected. 
B)  one will be permanently damaged regardless of future experiences. 
C)  one will revert to the previous stage. 
D)  one will not enter the next stage.

Question 16

Teratogens during the second trimester are more likely to cause

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A)  social impairments. 
B)  either intellectual or social impairments. 
C)  physical abnormalities. 
D)  intellectual impairments. 
A)  social impairments. 
B)  either intellectual or social impairments. 
C)  physical abnormalities. 
D)  intellectual impairments.

Question 17

When a child incorporates new information, a new experience, or new objects into an existing mental framework or schema, the process that takes place is called

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

Question 18

Stanley, a middle-aged businessman, serves as a mentor for some of the younger employees in the corporation. This behaviour pattern is typical of those in which of Erikson's stages?

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A)  competence versus inferiority 
B)  generativity versus stagnation 
C)  identity versus role confusion 
D)  intimacy versus isolation 
A)  competence versus inferiority 
B)  generativity versus stagnation 
C)  identity versus role confusion 
D)  intimacy versus isolation

Question 19

Which statement about Kohlberg's conventional level of moral reasoning is false?

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A)  "Right" is whatever is consistent with the laws of society. 
B)  "Right" is whatever helps or is approved of by others. 
C)  It is based on the internalized standards of others. 
D)  It involves weighing moral alternatives. 
A)  "Right" is whatever is consistent with the laws of society. 
B)  "Right" is whatever helps or is approved of by others. 
C)  It is based on the internalized standards of others. 
D)  It involves weighing moral alternatives.

Question 20

Fraternal twins form when

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A)  a sperm splits in half and fertilizes two eggs that have been released at the same time. 
B)  a single egg that is fertilized by two different sperm splits in half and develops into two fetuses. 
C)  two eggs are released at once and fertilized by two different sperm. 
D)  a single egg, fertilized by a sperm, splits in half and develops into two fetuses. 
A)  a sperm splits in half and fertilizes two eggs that have been released at the same time. 
B)  a single egg that is fertilized by two different sperm splits in half and develops into two fetuses. 
C)  two eggs are released at once and fertilized by two different sperm. 
D)  a single egg, fertilized by a sperm, splits in half and develops into two fetuses.

The rate of multiple births has increased dramatically because

Jane's baby is quite small, has abnormal facial features and some organ damage, and is believed to have intellectual deficits. During pregnancy, Jane most likely

The period of the fetus begins when

Helmut operates at the conventional level and believes an action is good if

Which of the following is a correct statement?

Teratogens are agents in the prenatal environment that can cause serious problems for development, especially during critical periods.

The visual cliff apparatus is used to study

Is development continuous or does it occur in stages? Give an example to support your statement.

In evaluating the cognitive abilities of infants and young children, Jean Piaget

Studies by DeCasper and his colleagues, in which women read the Cat in the Hat to their fetuses every day during the last six and a half weeks of pregnancy, suggest that

The textbook suggests that developmental changes in cognition or thinking are quantitative.

What is the most effective parenting style, according to Baumrind?

Which of the following is not true about identical twins?

Animistic thinking refers to a child's

According to Erikson, if the basic conflict of a given stage is not resolved satisfactorily,

Teratogens during the second trimester are more likely to cause

When a child incorporates new information, a new experience, or new objects into an existing mental framework or schema, the process that takes place is called

Stanley, a middle-aged businessman, serves as a mentor for some of the younger employees in the corporation. This behaviour pattern is typical of those in which of Erikson's stages?

Which statement about Kohlberg's conventional level of moral reasoning is false?

Fraternal twins form when

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Exam 8: Development

The rate of multiple births has increased dramatically because

Jane's baby is quite small, has abnormal facial features and some organ damage, and is believed to have intellectual deficits. During pregnancy, Jane most likely

The period of the fetus begins when

Helmut operates at the conventional level and believes an action is good if

Which of the following is a correct statement?

Teratogens are agents in the prenatal environment that can cause serious problems for development, especially during critical periods.

The visual cliff apparatus is used to study

Is development continuous or does it occur in stages? Give an example to support your statement.

In evaluating the cognitive abilities of infants and young children, Jean Piaget

Studies by DeCasper and his colleagues, in which women read the Cat in the Hat to their fetuses every day during the last six and a half weeks of pregnancy, suggest that

The textbook suggests that developmental changes in cognition or thinking are quantitative.

What is the most effective parenting style, according to Baumrind?

Which of the following is not true about identical twins?

Animistic thinking refers to a child's

According to Erikson, if the basic conflict of a given stage is not resolved satisfactorily,

Teratogens during the second trimester are more likely to cause

When a child incorporates new information, a new experience, or new objects into an existing mental framework or schema, the process that takes place is called

Stanley, a middle-aged businessman, serves as a mentor for some of the younger employees in the corporation. This behaviour pattern is typical of those in which of Erikson's stages?

Which statement about Kohlberg's conventional level of moral reasoning is false?

Fraternal twins form when

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

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