Question 1

Erikson believes the main task in young adulthood is to

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A)  develop generativity. 
B)  form an intimate relationship. 
C)  start a family. 
D)  forge an identity. 
A)  develop generativity. 
B)  form an intimate relationship. 
C)  start a family. 
D)  forge an identity.

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

You and three of your friends are considering designing and running a day care centre for children aged two to six and you want to incorporate some of Piaget's ideas. Explain the cognitive abilities and limitations of this age group and offer some appropriate educational play activities.

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Answers should give a good description o

Question 4

What is Piaget's sensorimotor stage, and what is the major achievement of this stage?

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During the sensorimotor stage, infants l

Question 5

Cross-cultural research on Kohlberg's theory found

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A)  no society managed to produce people who reasoned in the sixth level of morality. 
B)  that Stage 5 was absent in all of the tribal or village societies studied. 
C)  that Stage 5 was the highest stage obtained by non-college graduates. 
D)  Stages 6 and 5 were often reversed for societies in developing nations. 
A)  no society managed to produce people who reasoned in the sixth level of morality. 
B)  that Stage 5 was absent in all of the tribal or village societies studied. 
C)  that Stage 5 was the highest stage obtained by non-college graduates. 
D)  Stages 6 and 5 were often reversed for societies in developing nations.

Question 6

What is the term Piaget used to refer to the ability to recognize that matter can be rearranged or changed in appearance but remains the same in quantity if nothing has been added or taken away?

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A)  enumeration 
B)  invariance 
C)  conservation 
D)  decentration 
A)  enumeration 
B)  invariance 
C)  conservation 
D)  decentration

Question 7

In the sequence of changes that take place during puberty, the first change in girls and boys is usually

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A)  a spurt in growth. 
B)  growth of underarm hair. 
C)  the appearance of pubic hair. 
D)  enlargement of breasts and testes. 
A)  a spurt in growth. 
B)  growth of underarm hair. 
C)  the appearance of pubic hair. 
D)  enlargement of breasts and testes.

Question 8

Teenaged Wendy's excessive primping in front of the mirror and her great concern about her clothes and her manners is at least partly due to

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A)  the imaginary audience. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  her new ability to engage in abstract thinking. 
D)  the personal fable. 
A)  the imaginary audience. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  her new ability to engage in abstract thinking. 
D)  the personal fable.

Question 9

When Erik reorganizes his filing system to adapt to new information, what he is doing is analogous to the process Piaget called

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

Question 10

For the first two weeks after conception, the human organism is called the

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A)  neonate. 
B)  fetus. 
C)  embryo. 
D)  zygote. 
A)  neonate. 
B)  fetus. 
C)  embryo. 
D)  zygote.

Question 11

The neonate's built-in responses like sucking, blinking, and grasping are called

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A)  habits. 
B)  sensory capacities. 
C)  neonatal skills. 
D)  reflexes. 
A)  habits. 
B)  sensory capacities. 
C)  neonatal skills. 
D)  reflexes.

Question 12

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 13

Research on the attachment between mother and child suggests that it

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A)  happens only when babies do not cry. 
B)  is innate. 
C)  depends on the mutual satisfaction of mother and child. 
D)  is initiated by the baby, but completed by the mother. 
A)  happens only when babies do not cry. 
B)  is innate. 
C)  depends on the mutual satisfaction of mother and child. 
D)  is initiated by the baby, but completed by the mother.

Question 14

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 15

According to Gilligan, Kohlberg not only failed to include female subjects in his studies, but his highest level emphasizes justice and equality rather than

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A)  intellectual achievement. 
B)  freedom. 
C)  social skills. 
D)  compassion and concern for others. 
A)  intellectual achievement. 
B)  freedom. 
C)  social skills. 
D)  compassion and concern for others.

Question 16

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?

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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 17

The period of the embryo can be characterized as

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A)  involving rapid growth and further development of body structures and systems. 
B)  the first half of prenatal development. 
C)  the first two weeks of life. 
D)  involving the formation of the major systems, organs, and structures of the body. 
A)  involving rapid growth and further development of body structures and systems. 
B)  the first half of prenatal development. 
C)  the first two weeks of life. 
D)  involving the formation of the major systems, organs, and structures of the body.

Question 18

The period when major systems, organs, and structures are formed is called the period of the

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A)  ovum. 
B)  fetus. 
C)  embryo. 
D)  zygote. 
A)  ovum. 
B)  fetus. 
C)  embryo. 
D)  zygote.

Question 19

Contact comfort refers to

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A)  the knowledge that the parent is available for contact. 
B)  the comfort supplied by bodily contact. 
C)  the infants need to be held in a comfortable position. 
D)  bonding via reciprocal communication. 
A)  the knowledge that the parent is available for contact. 
B)  the comfort supplied by bodily contact. 
C)  the infants need to be held in a comfortable position. 
D)  bonding via reciprocal communication.

Question 20

What types of learning occur in the first few days of life?

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Newborns are capable of habituation, whi

Erikson believes the main task in young adulthood is to

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

You and three of your friends are considering designing and running a day care centre for children aged two to six and you want to incorporate some of Piaget's ideas. Explain the cognitive abilities and limitations of this age group and offer some appropriate educational play activities.

What is Piaget's sensorimotor stage, and what is the major achievement of this stage?

Cross-cultural research on Kohlberg's theory found

What is the term Piaget used to refer to the ability to recognize that matter can be rearranged or changed in appearance but remains the same in quantity if nothing has been added or taken away?

In the sequence of changes that take place during puberty, the first change in girls and boys is usually

Teenaged Wendy's excessive primping in front of the mirror and her great concern about her clothes and her manners is at least partly due to

When Erik reorganizes his filing system to adapt to new information, what he is doing is analogous to the process Piaget called

For the first two weeks after conception, the human organism is called the

The neonate's built-in responses like sucking, blinking, and grasping are called

Permissive parents usually do all of the following, except

Research on the attachment between mother and child suggests that it

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

According to Gilligan, Kohlberg not only failed to include female subjects in his studies, but his highest level emphasizes justice and equality rather than

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?

The period of the embryo can be characterized as

The period when major systems, organs, and structures are formed is called the period of the

Contact comfort refers to

What types of learning occur in the first few days of life?

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Exam 8: Development

Erikson believes the main task in young adulthood is to

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

You and three of your friends are considering designing and running a day care centre for children aged two to six and you want to incorporate some of Piaget's ideas. Explain the cognitive abilities and limitations of this age group and offer some appropriate educational play activities.

What is Piaget's sensorimotor stage, and what is the major achievement of this stage?

Cross-cultural research on Kohlberg's theory found

What is the term Piaget used to refer to the ability to recognize that matter can be rearranged or changed in appearance but remains the same in quantity if nothing has been added or taken away?

In the sequence of changes that take place during puberty, the first change in girls and boys is usually

Teenaged Wendy's excessive primping in front of the mirror and her great concern about her clothes and her manners is at least partly due to

When Erik reorganizes his filing system to adapt to new information, what he is doing is analogous to the process Piaget called

For the first two weeks after conception, the human organism is called the

The neonate's built-in responses like sucking, blinking, and grasping are called

Permissive parents usually do all of the following, except

Research on the attachment between mother and child suggests that it

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

According to Gilligan, Kohlberg not only failed to include female subjects in his studies, but his highest level emphasizes justice and equality rather than

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?

The period of the embryo can be characterized as

The period when major systems, organs, and structures are formed is called the period of the

Contact comfort refers to

What types of learning occur in the first few days of life?

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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