Question 1

According to Baumrind, the ________ parenting style is most likely to produce self-reliant and high achieving children.

Accepted Answer

A) permissive 
B) autonomous 
C) authoritative 
D) authoritarian 
A) permissive 
B) autonomous 
C) authoritative 
D) authoritarian

Question 2

Synaptic pruning refers to the ________ that helps strengthen connection between neurons and make those connections operate more efficiently.

Accepted Answer

A) decrease in myelinated synapses 
B) decrease in the gap between neurons, due to dendrite enlargement 
C) reduction of axons 
D) natural reduction of unused synapses 
A) decrease in myelinated synapses 
B) decrease in the gap between neurons, due to dendrite enlargement 
C) reduction of axons 
D) natural reduction of unused synapses

Question 3

What conclusions can be drawn from infant-attachment and adult relationship studies?

Accepted Answer

A) Poor attachment in infancy causes poor adult relationships. 
B) Early attachment is likely to predict and influence adult relationship styles. 
C) Infant attachment doesn't determine adult relationship patterns. 
D) Attachment is entirely genetic, and cannot be affected by parental responses. 
A) Poor attachment in infancy causes poor adult relationships. 
B) Early attachment is likely to predict and influence adult relationship styles. 
C) Infant attachment doesn't determine adult relationship patterns. 
D) Attachment is entirely genetic, and cannot be affected by parental responses.

Question 4

________ aging results from disease, disuse, or neglect.

Accepted Answer

A) Primary 
B) Secondary 
C) Tertiary (third) 
D) Physical 
A) Primary 
B) Secondary 
C) Tertiary (third) 
D) Physical

Question 5

Mental speed declines with age, and general information processing and much of memory are largely ________ by the aging process.

Accepted Answer

A) affected 
B) unaffected 
C) reduced 
D) slowed 
A) affected 
B) unaffected 
C) reduced 
D) slowed

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of longitudinal studies?

Accepted Answer

A) Time and money 
B) "Generalizability" 
C) Self-selected sample bias 
D) Cohort effects 
A) Time and money 
B) "Generalizability" 
C) Self-selected sample bias 
D) Cohort effects

Question 7

________ is the psychological development - a transition of sorts - that occurs during the period between childhood and adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) Egocentrism 
B) Identity 
C) Autonomy 
D) Adolescence 
A) Egocentrism 
B) Identity 
C) Autonomy 
D) Adolescence

Question 8

The first stage of prenatal development (from conception to implantation), characterized by rapid cell division, is called the ________ period.

Accepted Answer

A) embryonic 
B) fetal 
C) placental 
D) germinal 
A) embryonic 
B) fetal 
C) placental 
D) germinal

Question 9

________ effects that are difficult to separate are a major problem found in cross-sectional research.

Accepted Answer

A) Subjective 
B) Cohort 
C) Objective 
D) Longitudinal 
A) Subjective 
B) Cohort 
C) Objective 
D) Longitudinal

Question 10

________ is a strong affectionate bond with special others that endures over time.

Accepted Answer

A) Bonding 
B) Attachment 
C) Love 
D) Intimacy 
A) Bonding 
B) Attachment 
C) Love 
D) Intimacy

Question 11

From implantation through the 8th week, the major body organs and systems become differentiated.This stage of pregnancy is called the ________ period.

Accepted Answer

A) embryonic 
B) fetal 
C) zygotic 
D) germinal 
A) embryonic 
B) fetal 
C) zygotic 
D) germinal

Question 12

A young child's inability to experience or appreciate anyone else's point of view is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) egocentrism 
B) social egoism 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) ego-fantasy 
A) egocentrism 
B) social egoism 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) ego-fantasy

Question 13

Which is associated with Piaget's sensorimotor stage?

Accepted Answer

A) being 2 to 7 years of age 
B) animistic thinking 
C) egocentrism 
D) a lack of object permanence 
A) being 2 to 7 years of age 
B) animistic thinking 
C) egocentrism 
D) a lack of object permanence

Question 14

When a child learns that a truck is different from a car, even though both have four wheels and a metal body, ________ has occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) an adaptation 
B) accommodation 
C) an association 
D) assimilation 
A) an adaptation 
B) accommodation 
C) an association 
D) assimilation

Question 15

________ is the process by which attachments are formed during critical periods early in life.

Accepted Answer

A) Separation anxiety 
B) Imprinting 
C) Love 
D) Bonding 
A) Separation anxiety 
B) Imprinting 
C) Love 
D) Bonding

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of Baumrind's parenting styles?

Accepted Answer

A) permissive-neglectful 
B) authoritarian 
C) authoritative 
D) democratic 
A) permissive-neglectful 
B) authoritarian 
C) authoritative 
D) democratic

Question 17

________ occurs when existing schemas are used to interpret new information, whereas ________ involves changes and adaptations of the schemas.

Accepted Answer

A) Adaptation; accommodation 
B) Accommodation; assimilation 
C) Egocentrism; post schematization 
D) Assimilation; accommodation 
A) Adaptation; accommodation 
B) Accommodation; assimilation 
C) Egocentrism; post schematization 
D) Assimilation; accommodation

Question 18

The personal fable of adolescence is a result of ________ differentiation from others, while the imaginary audience of adolescence is a result of ________ differentiation from others.

Accepted Answer

A) too much; too little 
B) too little; too much 
C) overt; covert 
D) covert; overt 
A) too much; too little 
B) too little; too much 
C) overt; covert 
D) covert; overt

Question 19

Infants raised in impersonal or abusive surroundings suffer from a number of problems.These include the fact that they ________.

Accepted Answer

A) seldom cry, coo, or babble 
B) become rigid when picked up 
C) have few language skills 
D) are overly trusting of strangers 
A) seldom cry, coo, or babble 
B) become rigid when picked up 
C) have few language skills 
D) are overly trusting of strangers

Question 20

Mitzy said, "The car wants to go to the park." Mitzy's attribution of motivation to the car is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) animism 
B) animated egocentrism 
C) primitive logic 
D) overextension 
A) animism 
B) animated egocentrism 
C) primitive logic 
D) overextension

According to Baumrind, the ________ parenting style is most likely to produce self-reliant and high achieving children.

Synaptic pruning refers to the ________ that helps strengthen connection between neurons and make those connections operate more efficiently.

What conclusions can be drawn from infant-attachment and adult relationship studies?

________ aging results from disease, disuse, or neglect.

Mental speed declines with age, and general information processing and much of memory are largely ________ by the aging process.

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of longitudinal studies?

________ is the psychological development - a transition of sorts - that occurs during the period between childhood and adulthood.

The first stage of prenatal development (from conception to implantation), characterized by rapid cell division, is called the ________ period.

________ effects that are difficult to separate are a major problem found in cross-sectional research.

________ is a strong affectionate bond with special others that endures over time.

From implantation through the 8th week, the major body organs and systems become differentiated.This stage of pregnancy is called the ________ period.

A young child's inability to experience or appreciate anyone else's point of view is called ________.

Which is associated with Piaget's sensorimotor stage?

When a child learns that a truck is different from a car, even though both have four wheels and a metal body, ________ has occurred.

________ is the process by which attachments are formed during critical periods early in life.

Which of the following is NOT one of Baumrind's parenting styles?

occurs when existing schemas are used to interpret new information, whereas involves changes and adaptations of the schemas.

The personal fable of adolescence is a result of differentiation from others, while the imaginary audience of adolescence is a result of differentiation from others.

Infants raised in impersonal or abusive surroundings suffer from a number of problems.These include the fact that they ________.

Mitzy said, "The car wants to go to the park." Mitzy's attribution of motivation to the car is called ________.

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According to Baumrind, the ________ parenting style is most likely to produce self-reliant and high achieving children.

Synaptic pruning refers to the ________ that helps strengthen connection between neurons and make those connections operate more efficiently.

What conclusions can be drawn from infant-attachment and adult relationship studies?

________ aging results from disease, disuse, or neglect.

Mental speed declines with age, and general information processing and much of memory are largely ________ by the aging process.

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of longitudinal studies?

________ is the psychological development - a transition of sorts - that occurs during the period between childhood and adulthood.

The first stage of prenatal development (from conception to implantation), characterized by rapid cell division, is called the ________ period.

________ effects that are difficult to separate are a major problem found in cross-sectional research.

________ is a strong affectionate bond with special others that endures over time.

From implantation through the 8th week, the major body organs and systems become differentiated.This stage of pregnancy is called the ________ period.

A young child's inability to experience or appreciate anyone else's point of view is called ________.

Which is associated with Piaget's sensorimotor stage?

When a child learns that a truck is different from a car, even though both have four wheels and a metal body, ________ has occurred.

________ is the process by which attachments are formed during critical periods early in life.

Which of the following is NOT one of Baumrind's parenting styles?

________ occurs when existing schemas are used to interpret new information, whereas ________ involves changes and adaptations of the schemas.

The personal fable of adolescence is a result of ________ differentiation from others, while the imaginary audience of adolescence is a result of ________ differentiation from others.

Infants raised in impersonal or abusive surroundings suffer from a number of problems.These include the fact that they ________.

Mitzy said, "The car wants to go to the park." Mitzy's attribution of motivation to the car is called ________.

Introduction and Research Methods

Neuroscience and Biological Foundations

Stress and Health Psychology

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Life Span Development II

Gender and Human Sexuality

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

Social Psychology

Industrialorganizational Psychology

Psychology at Work in the Global Economy

Filters

occurs when existing schemas are used to interpret new information, whereas involves changes and adaptations of the schemas.

The personal fable of adolescence is a result of differentiation from others, while the imaginary audience of adolescence is a result of differentiation from others.