Question 1

Which part of the brain experiences the greatest growth between the ages of 3 and 6 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  the temporal lobes 
B)  the parietal lobes 
C)  the frontal lobes 
D)  the occipital lobes 
A)  the temporal lobes 
B)  the parietal lobes 
C)  the frontal lobes 
D)  the occipital lobes

Question 2

Several different types of research have found that babies show the greatest interest in:

Accepted Answer

A)  stimuli that contain lighter, and not darker, colors. 
B)  stimuli that they can control. 
C)  stimuli that are at least 12 inches but no more than 2 feet from their faces. 
D)  stimuli that are placed in their hands by another individual. 
A)  stimuli that contain lighter, and not darker, colors. 
B)  stimuli that they can control. 
C)  stimuli that are at least 12 inches but no more than 2 feet from their faces. 
D)  stimuli that are placed in their hands by another individual.

Question 3

Cross-sectional research studies gather data from many people who are of the same age,and compare them to others who are at a different age,and thus a different level of development.The name for a group of people who are the same age and thus were raised during the same time period is a(n)__________

Accepted Answer

A)  control group 
B)  experimental subject group 
C)  cohort 
D)  schema 
A)  control group 
B)  experimental subject group 
C)  cohort 
D)  schema

Question 4

__________ studies collect data from the same individuals over a period of time to track age changes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cross-sectional 
B)  Continual 
C)  Contiguous 
D)  Longitudinal 
A)  Cross-sectional 
B)  Continual 
C)  Contiguous 
D)  Longitudinal

Question 5

Kayla was talking to her 12-month old daughter,and was talking in a very high-pitched,exaggerated voice.Experts refer to this sort of communication as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  babbling 
B)  infant-oriented speech 
C)  motherese 
D)  cooing 
A)  babbling 
B)  infant-oriented speech 
C)  motherese 
D)  cooing

Question 6

"Raindrops keep falling on my head.And just like the guy whose feet are too big for his bed,nothing seems to fit!" These lyrics to a popular song describe a very uncomfortable sleeping arrangement! There are several ways this problem can be solved.If the singer chooses to cut off his feet so that he fits in the existing bed,this would be similar to the Piagetian concept of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  accommodation 
B)  adaptation 
C)  assimilation 
D)  schema transformation 
A)  accommodation 
B)  adaptation 
C)  assimilation 
D)  schema transformation

Question 7

Why does exercise help to reduce memory loss and brain decline in older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because exercise reduces our need to use medications, many of which cause damage to brain cells over time. 
B)  Because exercise stimulates neurons and actually helps the brain to grow new cells. 
C)  Because exercise helps increase the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the brain. 
D)  Because exercise helps to remove toxins from our system that are stored in fat cells. 
A)  Because exercise reduces our need to use medications, many of which cause damage to brain cells over time. 
B)  Because exercise stimulates neurons and actually helps the brain to grow new cells. 
C)  Because exercise helps increase the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the brain. 
D)  Because exercise helps to remove toxins from our system that are stored in fat cells.

Question 8

As Emily,a 68-year old widow,went about her day,she was certain that there was something that she'd forgotten to do.Somewhere around 8:30 at night,she realized that she'd forgotten to go to the bank to buy travelers checks for her upcoming trip to Hawaii.This memory failure,which in this case was related to her __________ memory,is something that often declines in the later years.

Accepted Answer

A)  proactive 
B)  executive 
C)  episodic 
D)  prospective 
A)  proactive 
B)  executive 
C)  episodic 
D)  prospective

Question 9

Perhaps you've played this trick - you stand in an elevator and when it arrives at a new floor you turn around and stare at the ceiling.As others get on,you wait to see how long it takes before they turn and look to see what you are so interested in.As you laugh at the success of your practical joke,you think back to the theories of children's cognitive development,and realize that you have just demonstrated a version of joint visual __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attention 
B)  influence 
C)  conformity 
D)  leading 
A)  attention 
B)  influence 
C)  conformity 
D)  leading

Question 10

Which of a baby's sensory systems are fully functioning at birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vision 
B)  Hearing 
C)  Taste 
D)  Normally, all of the sensory systems are fully functioning at birth. 
A)  Vision 
B)  Hearing 
C)  Taste 
D)  Normally, all of the sensory systems are fully functioning at birth.

Question 11

Which of the following statements is the most accurate regarding the number of brain cells a person has?

Accepted Answer

A)  You are born with almost all of the brain cells you are ever going to have. 
B)  The brain is only 10% developed at birth, which is why a baby's head grows so much faster than the rest of his body. 
C)  The brain is only 50% developed at birth, which is why there is extra space in the child's skull to allow room for growth. 
D)  A newborn actually has no fully developed nerve cells in its brain, and that development starts at the moment the child is born. 
A)  You are born with almost all of the brain cells you are ever going to have. 
B)  The brain is only 10% developed at birth, which is why a baby's head grows so much faster than the rest of his body. 
C)  The brain is only 50% developed at birth, which is why there is extra space in the child's skull to allow room for growth. 
D)  A newborn actually has no fully developed nerve cells in its brain, and that development starts at the moment the child is born.

Question 12

Teenagers in the formal operational stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development may get involved in __________ thinking,which refers to imagining possibilities or impossibilities.

Accepted Answer

A)  schema-based 
B)  egocentric 
C)  hypothetical 
D)  centrical 
A)  schema-based 
B)  egocentric 
C)  hypothetical 
D)  centrical

Question 13

Dr.Ramirez is a developmental psychologist,and he is conducting a study to determine whether the rate of physical growth that children experience in the first several years of life is completely genetic or is related to the nutrition that they receive.Which major issue of developmental psychology does this study center around?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stability versus Change 
B)  Internal versus External 
C)  Nature versus Nurture 
D)  Continuity versus Stages 
A)  Stability versus Change 
B)  Internal versus External 
C)  Nature versus Nurture 
D)  Continuity versus Stages

Question 14

Robin is working as a student teacher while she finishes her degree in education.Each day she has a portion of the class time where she is in charge,and the teacher who serves as her mentor observes her,takes notes,and offers her constructive feedback on how to improve her work.This "mentor/apprentice" model of learning is most similar to __________'s theory of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A)  Erik Erikson's 
B)  Carl Jung's 
C)  Jean Piaget's 
D)  Lev Vygotsky's 
A)  Erik Erikson's 
B)  Carl Jung's 
C)  Jean Piaget's 
D)  Lev Vygotsky's

Question 15

A child who thinks that they are better than other children is demonstrating what Piaget	
referred to as egocentrism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which part of the brain experiences the greatest growth between the ages of 3 and 6 years?

Several different types of research have found that babies show the greatest interest in:

Cross-sectional research studies gather data from many people who are of the same age,and compare them to others who are at a different age,and thus a different level of development.The name for a group of people who are the same age and thus were raised during the same time period is a(n)__________

__________ studies collect data from the same individuals over a period of time to track age changes.

Kayla was talking to her 12-month old daughter,and was talking in a very high-pitched,exaggerated voice.Experts refer to this sort of communication as __________.

Why does exercise help to reduce memory loss and brain decline in older adults?

Which of a baby's sensory systems are fully functioning at birth?

Which of the following statements is the most accurate regarding the number of brain cells a person has?

Teenagers in the formal operational stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development may get involved in __________ thinking,which refers to imagining possibilities or impossibilities.

A child who thinks that they are better than other children is demonstrating what Piaget referred to as egocentrism.

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The Human Brain

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Consciousness

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Memory

Cognition and Intelligence

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Exam 10: Human Development I: Physical, Cognitive, and Language Development

Which part of the brain experiences the greatest growth between the ages of 3 and 6 years?

Several different types of research have found that babies show the greatest interest in:

__________ studies collect data from the same individuals over a period of time to track age changes.

Kayla was talking to her 12-month old daughter,and was talking in a very high-pitched,exaggerated voice.Experts refer to this sort of communication as __________.

Why does exercise help to reduce memory loss and brain decline in older adults?

Which of a baby's sensory systems are fully functioning at birth?

Which of the following statements is the most accurate regarding the number of brain cells a person has?

Teenagers in the formal operational stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development may get involved in __________ thinking,which refers to imagining possibilities or impossibilities.

A child who thinks that they are better than other children is demonstrating what Piaget referred to as egocentrism.

Introduction

Research Methods

The Human Brain

Genetics and Evolution

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition and Intelligence

Sex and Gender

Human Development II: Social Development

Emotion and Motivation

Social Psychology

Health and Stress

Personality and Individual Differences

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

Filters