Question 1

Marisa is at a point in her pregnancy when the zygote is moving down to her uterus. Which period of prenatal development is Marisa currently experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  fetal 
B)  embryoni. 
C)  placental 
D)  germina. 
E)  vitriolic 
A)  fetal 
B)  embryoni. 
C)  placental 
D)  germina. 
E)  vitriolic

Question 2

Piaget would use the concept of ________ to explain why a child would state that "my G.hungry."

Accepted Answer

A)  centration 
B)  animistic thinking 
C)  assimilation 
D)  accommodation 
E)  egocentris. 
A)  centration 
B)  animistic thinking 
C)  assimilation 
D)  accommodation 
E)  egocentris.

Question 3

Which of the following is a serious flaw in Kohlberg's theory of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  The lower stages have not been found in all cultures. 
B)  Moral reasoning does not predict actual behavior. 
C)  The higher stages are not associated with education. 
D)  The stages as a whole do not parallel Piaget's stages. 
E)  All cultures attain the stages in the same order. 
A)  The lower stages have not been found in all cultures. 
B)  Moral reasoning does not predict actual behavior. 
C)  The higher stages are not associated with education. 
D)  The stages as a whole do not parallel Piaget's stages. 
E)  All cultures attain the stages in the same order.

Question 4

Field and others (2014) found that 1 in ________ boys were concerned with their body image and had taken steps to improve it.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  5 
C)  8 
D)  12 
E)  15 
A)  2 
B)  5 
C)  8 
D)  12 
E)  15

Question 5

A child who has not mastered object permanence believes that

Accepted Answer

A)  not all grown-up men are fathers. 
B)  two small pieces of pizza are better than one large piece. 
C)  everyone is thinking about the child. 
D)  a hidden doll no longer exists. 
E)  rain occurs when the clouds are sad. 
A)  not all grown-up men are fathers. 
B)  two small pieces of pizza are better than one large piece. 
C)  everyone is thinking about the child. 
D)  a hidden doll no longer exists. 
E)  rain occurs when the clouds are sad.

Question 6

________ is the idea that we form attachments to those who provide reassurance through physical touch, as opposed to feeding us.

Accepted Answer

A)  Proximity 
B)  Generativity 
C)  Contact comfor. 
D)  Imprintin. 
E)  Identity 
A)  Proximity 
B)  Generativity 
C)  Contact comfor. 
D)  Imprintin. 
E)  Identity

Question 7

Which type of attachment style is characterized by babies who do not seem to care very much whether the mother is present or absent and are equally comfortable with her and a stranger?

Accepted Answer

A)  secur. 
B)  avoidan. 
C)  resistant 
D)  disorganized 
E)  permissive 
A)  secur. 
B)  avoidan. 
C)  resistant 
D)  disorganized 
E)  permissive

Question 8

A major cognitive advance made during the sensorimotor stage is the ability to

Accepted Answer

A)  think abstractly and creatively. 
B)  solve simple problems using mental representation. 
C)  understand that the self is distinct from other people and objects. 
D)  create mental representations of objects that are not physically present. 
E)  know that changes in appearance do not mean that the object itself changes. 
A)  think abstractly and creatively. 
B)  solve simple problems using mental representation. 
C)  understand that the self is distinct from other people and objects. 
D)  create mental representations of objects that are not physically present. 
E)  know that changes in appearance do not mean that the object itself changes.

Question 9

Amy is 30 years old and she has difficulty forming meaningful relationships with others. According to Erikson, she is most likely in the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  intimacy versus isolatio. 
B)  identity versus role confusion 
C)  basic trust versus mistrus. 
D)  integrity versus despair 
E)  autonomy versus shame/doubt 
A)  intimacy versus isolatio. 
B)  identity versus role confusion 
C)  basic trust versus mistrus. 
D)  integrity versus despair 
E)  autonomy versus shame/doubt

Question 10

Ron, a toddler, takes a picture and puts it to the receiver of a phone in order to "show" it to his grandmother. This example illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  disoriented attachment. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  object permanence. 
D)  egocentrism. 
E)  reversibility 
A)  disoriented attachment. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  object permanence. 
D)  egocentrism. 
E)  reversibility

Question 11

Kohlberg suggests that the sixth stage of moral reasoning is evident when an individual acts in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  gain acceptance and avoid disapproval from others. 
B)  follow rules and avoid penalties. 
C)  support universal principles of conscience. 
D)  promote the welfare of the society. 
E)  achieve rewards and avoid punishments. 
A)  gain acceptance and avoid disapproval from others. 
B)  follow rules and avoid penalties. 
C)  support universal principles of conscience. 
D)  promote the welfare of the society. 
E)  achieve rewards and avoid punishments.

Question 12

Ashani is 18 months old.mom leaves her at the babysitter's house, Ashani cries initially.ew moments, she stops crying because her mom is "out of sight and out of mind.g to Piaget, which period of cognitive development would Ashani be in?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor 
B)  preoperationa. 
C)  concrete operations. 
D)  concrete operations 
E)  postformal operations 
A)  sensorimotor 
B)  preoperationa. 
C)  concrete operations. 
D)  concrete operations 
E)  postformal operations

Question 13

When faced with a conflict between law and conscience, Liz follows her conscience despite the personal risk. This would be characteristic of ________ morality.

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional 
B)  preconventiona. 
C)  postconventiona. 
D)  unconventional 
E)  autonomous 
A)  conventional 
B)  preconventiona. 
C)  postconventiona. 
D)  unconventional 
E)  autonomous

Question 14

Larry, a 10-year-old, first sees two identical glasses with water at the same level; then, the water from one of the short, wide glasses is poured into a taller, thinner glass. Larry will likely conclude that

Accepted Answer

A)  there is more water in the taller, thinner glass. 
B)  there is more water in the shorter, wider glass. 
C)  there are equal amounts of water in the shorter, wider and taller, thinner glasses. 
D)  there are equal amounts of water in the two identical glasses only. 
E)  all of the glasses have the same amount of water. 
A)  there is more water in the taller, thinner glass. 
B)  there is more water in the shorter, wider glass. 
C)  there are equal amounts of water in the shorter, wider and taller, thinner glasses. 
D)  there are equal amounts of water in the two identical glasses only. 
E)  all of the glasses have the same amount of water.

Question 15

Because Michelle has a concept of what happens in a restaurant, Piaget would say that Michelle has

Accepted Answer

A)  imprinted on eating. 
B)  learned to assimilate food. 
C)  learned restaurant operations. 
D)  failed to develop overregularization. 
E)  a restaurant schema. 
A)  imprinted on eating. 
B)  learned to assimilate food. 
C)  learned restaurant operations. 
D)  failed to develop overregularization. 
E)  a restaurant schema.

Question 16

Rosa, who is 13, wants to spend her babysitting money on something special, but she also wants to save some of the money to buy her brother a birthday gift. She is trying to decide the best way to spend her money. Which stage of cognitive development is Rosa in?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimoto. 
B)  formal operation. 
C)  biophysical 
D)  reversibility 
E)  formal operational 
A)  sensorimoto. 
B)  formal operation. 
C)  biophysical 
D)  reversibility 
E)  formal operational

Question 17

A child from which of the following parenting types would be most likely to lack social skills later in life?

Accepted Answer

A)  ambivalent 
B)  authoritative 
C)  secure 
D)  permissive 
E)  indulgent 
A)  ambivalent 
B)  authoritative 
C)  secure 
D)  permissive 
E)  indulgent

Question 18

Brad is in an electronics store with his parents. He looks at the CDs and thinks for a moment that he could grab one and put it beneath his coat. As he considers this possibility, he decides not to do it because he might get caught, and his parents would punish him. What stage of moral development does Brad's decision represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  preoperationa. 
B)  preconventiona. 
C)  autonomous moral principles 
D)  conventional role conformity 
E)  postformal morality 
A)  preoperationa. 
B)  preconventiona. 
C)  autonomous moral principles 
D)  conventional role conformity 
E)  postformal morality

Question 19

Morris has difficulty with staying focused on a multistep task that requires planning and follow-through. Such deficits in ________ are often seen in those who suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  convergent thinking 
B)  socioemotional regulation 
C)  working memory 
D)  executive functioning 
E)  impulsive disinhibition 
A)  convergent thinking 
B)  socioemotional regulation 
C)  working memory 
D)  executive functioning 
E)  impulsive disinhibition

Question 20

Juan and Carlos are identical twins. Juan was raised by his father and mother, and Carlos was accidentally placed with another family after a mix-up at the hospital. At the age of 15, both boys "ran into each other" at a football game and noticed how they appeared to be mirror images of each other. After proving they were twins by genetic testing, the families discussed some of the differences between the boys. Juan is very athletic and intelligent and excels in basketball but does not take school seriously and has F's in all subjects. Carlos is also athletic and intelligent and excels in baseball and makes straight A's as a result of his strict home life and study routine. Although they are identical twins, what do you think accounts for the differences in their academic performance based on the research?

Accepted Answer

A)  nurtur. 
B)  natur. 
C)  school district superintendent 
D)  teacher appraisals of performance 
E)  continuity 
A)  nurtur. 
B)  natur. 
C)  school district superintendent 
D)  teacher appraisals of performance 
E)  continuity

Marisa is at a point in her pregnancy when the zygote is moving down to her uterus. Which period of prenatal development is Marisa currently experiencing?

Piaget would use the concept of ________ to explain why a child would state that "my G.hungry."

Which of the following is a serious flaw in Kohlberg's theory of moral development?

Field and others (2014) found that 1 in ________ boys were concerned with their body image and had taken steps to improve it.

A child who has not mastered object permanence believes that

________ is the idea that we form attachments to those who provide reassurance through physical touch, as opposed to feeding us.

Which type of attachment style is characterized by babies who do not seem to care very much whether the mother is present or absent and are equally comfortable with her and a stranger?

A major cognitive advance made during the sensorimotor stage is the ability to

Amy is 30 years old and she has difficulty forming meaningful relationships with others. According to Erikson, she is most likely in the ________ stage.

Ron, a toddler, takes a picture and puts it to the receiver of a phone in order to "show" it to his grandmother. This example illustrates

Kohlberg suggests that the sixth stage of moral reasoning is evident when an individual acts in order to

Ashani is 18 months old.mom leaves her at the babysitter's house, Ashani cries initially.ew moments, she stops crying because her mom is "out of sight and out of mind.g to Piaget, which period of cognitive development would Ashani be in?

When faced with a conflict between law and conscience, Liz follows her conscience despite the personal risk. This would be characteristic of ________ morality.

Larry, a 10-year-old, first sees two identical glasses with water at the same level; then, the water from one of the short, wide glasses is poured into a taller, thinner glass. Larry will likely conclude that

Because Michelle has a concept of what happens in a restaurant, Piaget would say that Michelle has

Rosa, who is 13, wants to spend her babysitting money on something special, but she also wants to save some of the money to buy her brother a birthday gift. She is trying to decide the best way to spend her money. Which stage of cognitive development is Rosa in?

A child from which of the following parenting types would be most likely to lack social skills later in life?

Morris has difficulty with staying focused on a multistep task that requires planning and follow-through. Such deficits in ________ are often seen in those who suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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Exam 7: Development Over the Lifespan

Marisa is at a point in her pregnancy when the zygote is moving down to her uterus. Which period of prenatal development is Marisa currently experiencing?

Piaget would use the concept of ________ to explain why a child would state that "my G.hungry."

Which of the following is a serious flaw in Kohlberg's theory of moral development?

Field and others (2014) found that 1 in ________ boys were concerned with their body image and had taken steps to improve it.

A child who has not mastered object permanence believes that

________ is the idea that we form attachments to those who provide reassurance through physical touch, as opposed to feeding us.

Which type of attachment style is characterized by babies who do not seem to care very much whether the mother is present or absent and are equally comfortable with her and a stranger?

A major cognitive advance made during the sensorimotor stage is the ability to

Amy is 30 years old and she has difficulty forming meaningful relationships with others. According to Erikson, she is most likely in the ________ stage.

Ron, a toddler, takes a picture and puts it to the receiver of a phone in order to "show" it to his grandmother. This example illustrates

Kohlberg suggests that the sixth stage of moral reasoning is evident when an individual acts in order to

Ashani is 18 months old.mom leaves her at the babysitter's house, Ashani cries initially.ew moments, she stops crying because her mom is "out of sight and out of mind.g to Piaget, which period of cognitive development would Ashani be in?

When faced with a conflict between law and conscience, Liz follows her conscience despite the personal risk. This would be characteristic of ________ morality.

Larry, a 10-year-old, first sees two identical glasses with water at the same level; then, the water from one of the short, wide glasses is poured into a taller, thinner glass. Larry will likely conclude that

Because Michelle has a concept of what happens in a restaurant, Piaget would say that Michelle has

Rosa, who is 13, wants to spend her babysitting money on something special, but she also wants to save some of the money to buy her brother a birthday gift. She is trying to decide the best way to spend her money. Which stage of cognitive development is Rosa in?

A child from which of the following parenting types would be most likely to lack social skills later in life?

Morris has difficulty with staying focused on a multistep task that requires planning and follow-through. Such deficits in ________ are often seen in those who suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Mind, Behavior, and Psychological Science

Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Human Nurture

Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

States of Consciousness

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapies for Psychological Disorders

Stress, Health, and Well-Being

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