Question 1

Little Archibald calls all adult males "daddy" and is therefore using the process that Piaget called

Accepted Answer

A)  chaining. 
B)  decentration. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  assimilation. 
A)  chaining. 
B)  decentration. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  assimilation.

Question 2

Because human infants are born helpless and dependent, they form strong bonds with their caregivers. The technical term for the bond is

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional cementing. 
B)  reflexive love. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  attachment. 
A)  emotional cementing. 
B)  reflexive love. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  attachment.

Question 3

All human hereditary traits are transmitted on the 23rd pair of chromosomes known as the sex chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All of the following are identified in the textbook as negative influences on prenatal development, except

Accepted Answer

A)  certain prescription and non-prescription drugs. 
B)  maternal infections and illnesses. 
C)  maternal inactivity. 
D)  poor maternal nutrition. 
A)  certain prescription and non-prescription drugs. 
B)  maternal infections and illnesses. 
C)  maternal inactivity. 
D)  poor maternal nutrition.

Question 5

When individuals are operating at Kohlberg's preconventional level of moral reasoning, moral judgements of right and wrong are based on

Accepted Answer

A)  conscience. 
B)  personal values. 
C)  the anticipation of social approval. 
D)  the anticipation of reward and punishment. 
A)  conscience. 
B)  personal values. 
C)  the anticipation of social approval. 
D)  the anticipation of reward and punishment.

Question 6

According to Erikson, people who become self-absorbed in middle adulthood are better able to sustain their mental health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The imaginary audience is a teenager's tendency to

Accepted Answer

A)  feel special and unique. 
B)  speak to himself or herself. 
C)  feel indestructible. 
D)  feel as if he or she is always on stage. 
A)  feel special and unique. 
B)  speak to himself or herself. 
C)  feel indestructible. 
D)  feel as if he or she is always on stage.

Question 8

The second stage of prenatal development is known as the period of the fetus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The three parenting styles described by Diane Baumrind are autonomous, authoritative, and permissive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is developmental psychology?

Accepted Answer

It is the study of h

Question 11

When a subject becomes accustomed to a stimulus and stops responding to it, ________ is said to have occurred.

Accepted Answer

A)  schematization 
B)  reflex cessation 
C)  inhibition 
D)  habituation 
A)  schematization 
B)  reflex cessation 
C)  inhibition 
D)  habituation

Question 12

Which of the following responses best describes the sensory ability of the newborn?

Accepted Answer

A)  All of the newborn's senses are functional at birth. 
B)  The neonate does not yet have preference for certain tastes or sounds. 
C)  All of the newborn's senses are fully developed at birth. 
D)  None of the newborn's senses are functional at birth. 
A)  All of the newborn's senses are functional at birth. 
B)  The neonate does not yet have preference for certain tastes or sounds. 
C)  All of the newborn's senses are fully developed at birth. 
D)  None of the newborn's senses are functional at birth.

Question 13

Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development identifies stages that evolve on the basis of a fundamental conflict between the individual and the social environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Piaget called the cognitive structures or concepts that are used to identify and interpret objects, events and other information in its environment

Accepted Answer

A)  concepts. 
B)  schemas. 
C)  operations. 
D)  stages. 
A)  concepts. 
B)  schemas. 
C)  operations. 
D)  stages.

Question 15

In a study by DeCasper and Spence, pregnant women read The Cat in the Hat to their developing fetuses twice a day during the final 6.5 weeks of pregnancy. What was the finding of this study?

Accepted Answer

A)  The fetuses showed decreased heart rates during the reading, indicating a recognition of external stimuli. 
B)  The infants retained a preference for the story they had heard prenatally over a new story, indicating that familiarity from the prenatal environment can be retained. 
C)  The fetuses habituated to the story, and showed no reaction to continued readings after the third week. 
D)  The infants did not show familiarity to the story after birth, indicating habituation had taken place. 
A)  The fetuses showed decreased heart rates during the reading, indicating a recognition of external stimuli. 
B)  The infants retained a preference for the story they had heard prenatally over a new story, indicating that familiarity from the prenatal environment can be retained. 
C)  The fetuses habituated to the story, and showed no reaction to continued readings after the third week. 
D)  The infants did not show familiarity to the story after birth, indicating habituation had taken place.

Question 16

Adolescence is defined as beginning

Accepted Answer

A)  at age 13. 
B)  at age 12. 
C)  at the onset of puberty. 
D)  when children reach the stage of formal operational thinking. 
A)  at age 13. 
B)  at age 12. 
C)  at the onset of puberty. 
D)  when children reach the stage of formal operational thinking.

Question 17

Four-year-old Kendra rolls a ball of clay into a sausage shape to make "more" clay. Her actions demonstrate that she has not acquired the concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  centration. 
B)  animism. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  reversibility. 
A)  centration. 
B)  animism. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  reversibility.

Question 18

Men experience a gradual decline in their testosterone levels from

Accepted Answer

A)  birth. 
B)  about age 20. 
C)  their middle years. 
D)  age 60 onward. 
A)  birth. 
B)  about age 20. 
C)  their middle years. 
D)  age 60 onward.

Question 19

Authoritarian parents do all of the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  value obedience to authority. 
B)  make the rules. 
C)  punish misbehaviour. 
D)  give a rationale for rules. 
A)  value obedience to authority. 
B)  make the rules. 
C)  punish misbehaviour. 
D)  give a rationale for rules.

Question 20

Which of the following is not one of the three parenting styles discussed by Baumrind?

Accepted Answer

A)  Congruent 
B)  Permissive 
C)  Authoritative 
D)  Authoritarian 
A)  Congruent 
B)  Permissive 
C)  Authoritative 
D)  Authoritarian

Little Archibald calls all adult males "daddy" and is therefore using the process that Piaget called

Because human infants are born helpless and dependent, they form strong bonds with their caregivers. The technical term for the bond is

All human hereditary traits are transmitted on the 23rd pair of chromosomes known as the sex chromosomes.

All of the following are identified in the textbook as negative influences on prenatal development, except

When individuals are operating at Kohlberg's preconventional level of moral reasoning, moral judgements of right and wrong are based on

According to Erikson, people who become self-absorbed in middle adulthood are better able to sustain their mental health.

The imaginary audience is a teenager's tendency to

The second stage of prenatal development is known as the period of the fetus.

The three parenting styles described by Diane Baumrind are autonomous, authoritative, and permissive.

What is developmental psychology?

When a subject becomes accustomed to a stimulus and stops responding to it, ________ is said to have occurred.

Which of the following responses best describes the sensory ability of the newborn?

Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development identifies stages that evolve on the basis of a fundamental conflict between the individual and the social environment.

Piaget called the cognitive structures or concepts that are used to identify and interpret objects, events and other information in its environment

In a study by DeCasper and Spence, pregnant women read The Cat in the Hat to their developing fetuses twice a day during the final 6.5 weeks of pregnancy. What was the finding of this study?

Adolescence is defined as beginning

Four-year-old Kendra rolls a ball of clay into a sausage shape to make "more" clay. Her actions demonstrate that she has not acquired the concept of

Men experience a gradual decline in their testosterone levels from

Authoritarian parents do all of the following, except

Which of the following is not one of the three parenting styles discussed by Baumrind?

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Exam 8: Development

Little Archibald calls all adult males "daddy" and is therefore using the process that Piaget called

Because human infants are born helpless and dependent, they form strong bonds with their caregivers. The technical term for the bond is

All human hereditary traits are transmitted on the 23rd pair of chromosomes known as the sex chromosomes.

All of the following are identified in the textbook as negative influences on prenatal development, except

When individuals are operating at Kohlberg's preconventional level of moral reasoning, moral judgements of right and wrong are based on

According to Erikson, people who become self-absorbed in middle adulthood are better able to sustain their mental health.

The imaginary audience is a teenager's tendency to

The second stage of prenatal development is known as the period of the fetus.

The three parenting styles described by Diane Baumrind are autonomous, authoritative, and permissive.

What is developmental psychology?

When a subject becomes accustomed to a stimulus and stops responding to it, ________ is said to have occurred.

Which of the following responses best describes the sensory ability of the newborn?

Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development identifies stages that evolve on the basis of a fundamental conflict between the individual and the social environment.

Piaget called the cognitive structures or concepts that are used to identify and interpret objects, events and other information in its environment

In a study by DeCasper and Spence, pregnant women read The Cat in the Hat to their developing fetuses twice a day during the final 6.5 weeks of pregnancy. What was the finding of this study?

Adolescence is defined as beginning

Four-year-old Kendra rolls a ball of clay into a sausage shape to make "more" clay. Her actions demonstrate that she has not acquired the concept of

Men experience a gradual decline in their testosterone levels from

Authoritarian parents do all of the following, except

Which of the following is not one of the three parenting styles discussed by Baumrind?

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

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Personality, Theory and Assessment

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