Question 1

The biochemical instructions that direct the transmission of all our hereditary traits which enable cells to perform specific functions in the human body are provided by

Accepted Answer

A)  zygotes. 
B)  sperm or ova. 
C)  genes. 
D)  gametes. 
A)  zygotes. 
B)  sperm or ova. 
C)  genes. 
D)  gametes.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

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 3

As the child enters adolescence, peer groups begin to

Accepted Answer

A)  break down and stop offering friendship to their members. 
B)  provide a vital source of emotional support and approval. 
C)  become less important to their development of an identity. 
D)  have some form of influence on us. 
A)  break down and stop offering friendship to their members. 
B)  provide a vital source of emotional support and approval. 
C)  become less important to their development of an identity. 
D)  have some form of influence on us.

Question 4

Imitation has been demonstrated in children within as few as

Accepted Answer

A)  42 weeks after birth. 
B)  42 days after birth. 
C)  42 minutes after birth. 
D)  42 hours after birth. 
A)  42 weeks after birth. 
B)  42 days after birth. 
C)  42 minutes after birth. 
D)  42 hours after birth.

Question 5

Laura, a teenager, has decided to become a physician. She is deeply concerned about the medical problems related to poverty and believes that few have ever been as passionate about them as she. Laura's sensibility is consistent with the form of adolescent egocentrism known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the personal fable. 
B)  the imaginary audience. 
C)  life fiction. 
D)  formal operations. 
A)  the personal fable. 
B)  the imaginary audience. 
C)  life fiction. 
D)  formal operations.

Question 6

What is developmental psychology?

Accepted Answer

It is the study of h

Question 7

In infancy, the primary factor influencing the attainment of the major motor milestones is

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

A number of research studies suggest that Piaget ________ the cognitive abilities of young children.

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A)  very accurately portrayed 
B)  underestimated 
C)  very inaccurately portrayed 
D)  overestimated 
A)  very accurately portrayed 
B)  underestimated 
C)  very inaccurately portrayed 
D)  overestimated

Question 9

The last of Jean Piaget's cognitive stages is called

Accepted Answer

A)  preoperational. 
B)  formal operations. 
C)  sensorimotor. 
D)  concrete operations. 
A)  preoperational. 
B)  formal operations. 
C)  sensorimotor. 
D)  concrete operations.

Question 10

________ are segments of DNA located on rod-shaped structures called ________ and found in the nuclei of the body cells.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chromosomes; genes 
B)  Nuclei; chromosomes 
C)  Nuclei; genes 
D)  Genes; chromosomes 
A)  Chromosomes; genes 
B)  Nuclei; chromosomes 
C)  Nuclei; genes 
D)  Genes; chromosomes

Question 11

What was Piaget's term for the realization that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight?

Accepted Answer

A)  mental representation 
B)  object permanence 
C)  conservation 
D)  centration 
A)  mental representation 
B)  object permanence 
C)  conservation 
D)  centration

Question 12

According to the text, the built-in responses to certain stimuli that are needed to ensure the survival of newborns are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  reflexes. 
B)  schemas. 
C)  habits. 
D)  instincts. 
A)  reflexes. 
B)  schemas. 
C)  habits. 
D)  instincts.

Question 13

Which of the following is a good example of egocentric thinking in a preoperational child?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sam thinks his teddy bear can experience emotions just like him. 
B)  Rahim thinks that others see whatever he sees. 
C)  Marcy doesn't distinguish between the world as she perceives it and the actual world. 
D)  Rebecca can't figure out why she can't see the same thing her mother sees. 
A)  Sam thinks his teddy bear can experience emotions just like him. 
B)  Rahim thinks that others see whatever he sees. 
C)  Marcy doesn't distinguish between the world as she perceives it and the actual world. 
D)  Rebecca can't figure out why she can't see the same thing her mother sees.

Question 14

According to Piaget, children live in the world of here and now during what stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A)  preoperational 
B)  sensorimotor 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  formal operations 
A)  preoperational 
B)  sensorimotor 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  formal operations

Question 15

Fraternal twins form when

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 16

Which of the following factors is not associated with good cognitive functioning in the elderly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher income 
B)  A higher number of children 
C)  A complex work environment 
D)  A long marriage to an intelligent spouse 
A)  Higher income 
B)  A higher number of children 
C)  A complex work environment 
D)  A long marriage to an intelligent spouse

Question 17

According to Kübler-Ross, what stages are experienced by terminally ill patients as they come to terms with death? Describe each stage.

Accepted Answer

The five stages experienced ar

Question 18

Describe the research on attachment conducted by Mary Ainsworth and by Harry Harlow, including the design of the studies and the research findings.

Accepted Answer

In relation to Harlow's research, explai

Question 19

Children experience the world primarily through their senses, actions, and body movements in what cognitive stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  formal operations 
B)  concrete operations 
C)  preoperational 
D)  sensorimotor 
A)  formal operations 
B)  concrete operations 
C)  preoperational 
D)  sensorimotor

Question 20

According to Piaget's theory, altering existing schemas or creating new ones in order to incorporate new information, experiences, or objects is called

Accepted Answer

A)  centration. 
B)  approximation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  accommodation. 
A)  centration. 
B)  approximation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  accommodation.

The biochemical instructions that direct the transmission of all our hereditary traits which enable cells to perform specific functions in the human body are provided by

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

As the child enters adolescence, peer groups begin to

Imitation has been demonstrated in children within as few as

Laura, a teenager, has decided to become a physician. She is deeply concerned about the medical problems related to poverty and believes that few have ever been as passionate about them as she. Laura's sensibility is consistent with the form of adolescent egocentrism known as

What is developmental psychology?

In infancy, the primary factor influencing the attainment of the major motor milestones is

A number of research studies suggest that Piaget ________ the cognitive abilities of young children.

The last of Jean Piaget's cognitive stages is called

are segments of DNA located on rod-shaped structures called and found in the nuclei of the body cells.

What was Piaget's term for the realization that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight?

According to the text, the built-in responses to certain stimuli that are needed to ensure the survival of newborns are known as

Which of the following is a good example of egocentric thinking in a preoperational child?

According to Piaget, children live in the world of here and now during what stage of development?

Fraternal twins form when

Which of the following factors is not associated with good cognitive functioning in the elderly?

According to Kübler-Ross, what stages are experienced by terminally ill patients as they come to terms with death? Describe each stage.

Describe the research on attachment conducted by Mary Ainsworth and by Harry Harlow, including the design of the studies and the research findings.

Children experience the world primarily through their senses, actions, and body movements in what cognitive stage?

According to Piaget's theory, altering existing schemas or creating new ones in order to incorporate new information, experiences, or objects is called

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Exam 8: Development

The biochemical instructions that direct the transmission of all our hereditary traits which enable cells to perform specific functions in the human body are provided by

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

As the child enters adolescence, peer groups begin to

Imitation has been demonstrated in children within as few as

Laura, a teenager, has decided to become a physician. She is deeply concerned about the medical problems related to poverty and believes that few have ever been as passionate about them as she. Laura's sensibility is consistent with the form of adolescent egocentrism known as

What is developmental psychology?

In infancy, the primary factor influencing the attainment of the major motor milestones is

A number of research studies suggest that Piaget ________ the cognitive abilities of young children.

The last of Jean Piaget's cognitive stages is called

________ are segments of DNA located on rod-shaped structures called ________ and found in the nuclei of the body cells.

What was Piaget's term for the realization that objects continue to exist even when they are out of sight?

According to the text, the built-in responses to certain stimuli that are needed to ensure the survival of newborns are known as

Which of the following is a good example of egocentric thinking in a preoperational child?

According to Piaget, children live in the world of here and now during what stage of development?

Fraternal twins form when

Which of the following factors is not associated with good cognitive functioning in the elderly?

According to Kübler-Ross, what stages are experienced by terminally ill patients as they come to terms with death? Describe each stage.

Describe the research on attachment conducted by Mary Ainsworth and by Harry Harlow, including the design of the studies and the research findings.

Children experience the world primarily through their senses, actions, and body movements in what cognitive stage?

According to Piaget's theory, altering existing schemas or creating new ones in order to incorporate new information, experiences, or objects is called

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

are segments of DNA located on rod-shaped structures called and found in the nuclei of the body cells.