Question 1

Which of the following is an example of animistic thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  "People are just better-educated and less well-behaved than other animals." 
B)  "I like dogs better than cats." 
C)  "Listen, Mommy, I can growl like a tiger-grrrrr!" 
D)  "Daddy, that mean sidewalk tripped me." 
A)  "People are just better-educated and less well-behaved than other animals." 
B)  "I like dogs better than cats." 
C)  "Listen, Mommy, I can growl like a tiger-grrrrr!" 
D)  "Daddy, that mean sidewalk tripped me."

Question 2

Physical and motor development that occurs naturally according to the infant's own genetically determined, biological timetable of development, is said to result from

Accepted Answer

A)  learning. 
B)  maturation. 
C)  habits. 
D)  reflexes. 
A)  learning. 
B)  maturation. 
C)  habits. 
D)  reflexes.

Question 3

Authoritative parents do all of the following, except

Accepted Answer

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 4

Which of the following is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women live longer than men, on average, and show less cognitive decline. 
B)  Women live longer than men, on average, but show more cognitive decline. 
C)  Men live longer than women, on average, and show less cognitive decline. 
D)  Men live longer than women, on average, and show more cognitive decline. 
A)  Women live longer than men, on average, and show less cognitive decline. 
B)  Women live longer than men, on average, but show more cognitive decline. 
C)  Men live longer than women, on average, and show less cognitive decline. 
D)  Men live longer than women, on average, and show more cognitive decline.

Question 5

One of the controversies that face developmental psychology today is the extent to which personality characteristics are permanent over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

For adolescents, permissive parenting style is most effective, and the authoritarian parenting style is least effective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A decrease in response or attention to a stimulus as an infant becomes accustomed to it probably indicates

Accepted Answer

A)  that habituation has occurred. 
B)  less than average intelligence. 
C)  a short attention span. 
D)  an attention deficit disorder. 
A)  that habituation has occurred. 
B)  less than average intelligence. 
C)  a short attention span. 
D)  an attention deficit disorder.

Question 8

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 9

Harlow's studies found that the strongest attachment formed in infant monkeys was to the surrogate mother that provided the food rather than the physical comfort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Carol Gilligan suggests that the content of moral reasoning differs between the sexes, but

Accepted Answer

A)  males and females do not differ in the complexity of their moral reasoning. 
B)  the final decisions arrived at by men and women are the same. 
C)  women are able to consider what happens to others more than men. 
D)  this should not affect how we teach moral behaviour to people. 
A)  males and females do not differ in the complexity of their moral reasoning. 
B)  the final decisions arrived at by men and women are the same. 
C)  women are able to consider what happens to others more than men. 
D)  this should not affect how we teach moral behaviour to people.

Question 11

Rosario, operating at Kohlberg's preconventional level of moral development, says that it is good to stop and help a person who has had a flat tire because

Accepted Answer

A)  you might be given money. 
B)  you do unto others as you would have others do unto you. 
C)  it is a matter of conscience. 
D)  his priest says people should help each other. 
A)  you might be given money. 
B)  you do unto others as you would have others do unto you. 
C)  it is a matter of conscience. 
D)  his priest says people should help each other.

Question 12

In the weeks just prior to becoming a fetus, an organism is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a gamete. 
B)  an embryo. 
C)  a zygote. 
D)  a neonate. 
A)  a gamete. 
B)  an embryo. 
C)  a zygote. 
D)  a neonate.

Question 13

Newborns can discriminate among different odours and tastes and can show preferences for specific odours and tastes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Piaget's theory, which statement is not true of children in the preoperational stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  They show animistic thinking. 
B)  Their thinking is governed by perception rather than logic. 
C)  They show egocentrism in thinking. 
D)  They show reversibility in thinking. 
A)  They show animistic thinking. 
B)  Their thinking is governed by perception rather than logic. 
C)  They show egocentrism in thinking. 
D)  They show reversibility in thinking.

Question 15

What were Piaget's claims regarding his stages of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

Piaget claimed that intellect develops i

Question 16

Generativity is an interest in establishing and guiding the next generation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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?

Accepted Answer

The five steps are denial, anger, bargai

Question 18

How are hereditary traits transmitted?

Accepted Answer

Hereditary traits are transmit

Question 19

Teenagers maintain an exaggerated sense of uniqueness and indestructibility. This form of teenage egocentrism is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the imaginary audience. 
B)  centration. 
C)  animism. 
D)  the personal fable. 
A)  the imaginary audience. 
B)  centration. 
C)  animism. 
D)  the personal fable.

Question 20

The idea that severe punishment will reduce the use of drugs in Canada implies that drug users operate at which of Kohlberg's levels of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional 
B)  preoperational 
C)  preconventional 
D)  postconventional 
A)  conventional 
B)  preoperational 
C)  preconventional 
D)  postconventional

Which of the following is an example of animistic thinking?

Physical and motor development that occurs naturally according to the infant's own genetically determined, biological timetable of development, is said to result from

Authoritative parents do all of the following, except

Which of the following is most accurate?

One of the controversies that face developmental psychology today is the extent to which personality characteristics are permanent over time.

For adolescents, permissive parenting style is most effective, and the authoritarian parenting style is least effective.

A decrease in response or attention to a stimulus as an infant becomes accustomed to it probably indicates

Authoritarian parents do all of the following, except

Harlow's studies found that the strongest attachment formed in infant monkeys was to the surrogate mother that provided the food rather than the physical comfort.

Carol Gilligan suggests that the content of moral reasoning differs between the sexes, but

Rosario, operating at Kohlberg's preconventional level of moral development, says that it is good to stop and help a person who has had a flat tire because

In the weeks just prior to becoming a fetus, an organism is called

Newborns can discriminate among different odours and tastes and can show preferences for specific odours and tastes.

According to Piaget's theory, which statement is not true of children in the preoperational stage?

What were Piaget's claims regarding his stages of cognitive development?

Generativity is an interest in establishing and guiding the next generation.

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?

How are hereditary traits transmitted?

Teenagers maintain an exaggerated sense of uniqueness and indestructibility. This form of teenage egocentrism is known as

The idea that severe punishment will reduce the use of drugs in Canada implies that drug users operate at which of Kohlberg's levels of moral development?

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Exam 8: Development

Which of the following is an example of animistic thinking?

Physical and motor development that occurs naturally according to the infant's own genetically determined, biological timetable of development, is said to result from

Authoritative parents do all of the following, except

Which of the following is most accurate?

One of the controversies that face developmental psychology today is the extent to which personality characteristics are permanent over time.

For adolescents, permissive parenting style is most effective, and the authoritarian parenting style is least effective.

A decrease in response or attention to a stimulus as an infant becomes accustomed to it probably indicates

Authoritarian parents do all of the following, except

Harlow's studies found that the strongest attachment formed in infant monkeys was to the surrogate mother that provided the food rather than the physical comfort.

Carol Gilligan suggests that the content of moral reasoning differs between the sexes, but

Rosario, operating at Kohlberg's preconventional level of moral development, says that it is good to stop and help a person who has had a flat tire because

In the weeks just prior to becoming a fetus, an organism is called

Newborns can discriminate among different odours and tastes and can show preferences for specific odours and tastes.

According to Piaget's theory, which statement is not true of children in the preoperational stage?

What were Piaget's claims regarding his stages of cognitive development?

Generativity is an interest in establishing and guiding the next generation.

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?

How are hereditary traits transmitted?

Teenagers maintain an exaggerated sense of uniqueness and indestructibility. This form of teenage egocentrism is known as

The idea that severe punishment will reduce the use of drugs in Canada implies that drug users operate at which of Kohlberg's levels of moral development?

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