Question 1

The process by which a child takes what her parents and teachers have told her and makes it her own is referred to as ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation 
B)  the zone of proximal development 
C)  private speech 
D)  internalization 
A)  assimilation 
B)  the zone of proximal development 
C)  private speech 
D)  internalization

Question 2

Which of the following can be caused by maternal malnutrition during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Premature births 
B)  Low birth weight 
C)  Permanent intellectual deficits 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Premature births 
B)  Low birth weight 
C)  Permanent intellectual deficits 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

In which psychosocial stage do we ask ourselves,"Did my life have meaning?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Identity versus role confusion 
B)  Competence versus inferiority 
C)  Integrity versus despair 
D)  Generativity versus stagnation 
A)  Identity versus role confusion 
B)  Competence versus inferiority 
C)  Integrity versus despair 
D)  Generativity versus stagnation

Question 4

Identify the reflex that allows a child to receive nourishment and protects against choking.

Accepted Answer

A)  Moro reflex 
B)  Sucking reflex 
C)  Swallowing reflex 
D)  Rooting reflex 
A)  Moro reflex 
B)  Sucking reflex 
C)  Swallowing reflex 
D)  Rooting reflex

Question 5

You gently ask your four-year-old niece to move so that you can see the TV.She responds with surprise because she assumes that if she can see the TV,so can you.She is demonstrating Piaget's concept of ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  internalization 
C)  conservation 
D)  assimilation 
A)  egocentrism 
B)  internalization 
C)  conservation 
D)  assimilation

Question 6

Many women going through menopause with the uncomfortable symptoms of hot flashes and night sweats have undergone hormone-replacement therapy,which involves ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  taking prescription drugs to boost female hormones to their pre-menopause levels 
B)  taking prescription drugs to postpone menopause 
C)  removing the female hormone and replacing it with other hormones 
D)  All of the above 
A)  taking prescription drugs to boost female hormones to their pre-menopause levels 
B)  taking prescription drugs to postpone menopause 
C)  removing the female hormone and replacing it with other hormones 
D)  All of the above

Question 7

The brain's weight increases during early childhood,as its mass increases.What constitutes this increased mass?

Accepted Answer

A)  The growth of new dendrites that increase the connections between neurons 
B)  The growth of the myelin sheath around neural axons 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  The growth of new dendrites that increase the connections between neurons 
B)  The growth of the myelin sheath around neural axons 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

The process by which a child takes what her parents and teachers have told her and makes it her own is referred to as ____.

Which of the following can be caused by maternal malnutrition during pregnancy?

In which psychosocial stage do we ask ourselves,"Did my life have meaning?"

Identify the reflex that allows a child to receive nourishment and protects against choking.

You gently ask your four-year-old niece to move so that you can see the TV.She responds with surprise because she assumes that if she can see the TV,so can you.She is demonstrating Piaget's concept of ____.

Many women going through menopause with the uncomfortable symptoms of hot flashes and night sweats have undergone hormone-replacement therapy,which involves ____.

The brain's weight increases during early childhood,as its mass increases.What constitutes this increased mass?

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The process by which a child takes what her parents and teachers have told her and makes it her own is referred to as ____.

Which of the following can be caused by maternal malnutrition during pregnancy?

In which psychosocial stage do we ask ourselves,"Did my life have meaning?"

Identify the reflex that allows a child to receive nourishment and protects against choking.

You gently ask your four-year-old niece to move so that you can see the TV.She responds with surprise because she assumes that if she can see the TV,so can you.She is demonstrating Piaget's concept of ____.

Many women going through menopause with the uncomfortable symptoms of hot flashes and night sweats have undergone hormone-replacement therapy,which involves ____.

The brain's weight increases during early childhood,as its mass increases.What constitutes this increased mass?

Psychology As a Science

Neural and Genetic Bases of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Language, thinking, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders and Their Treatment

Stress, coping, and Health

Social Behavior

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