Question 1

What is the correct sequencing of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) Concrete operational, sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational 
B) Preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor 
C) Sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational 
D) Sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, formal operational 
E) Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational 
A) Concrete operational, sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational 
B) Preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor 
C) Sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational 
D) Sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, formal operational 
E) Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational E

Question 2

What is the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population?

Accepted Answer

A) children under age 5 
B) children aged 6 to 12 
C) young adults aged 18 to 30 
D) adults aged 40 to 60 
E) adults aged 65 and older 
A) children under age 5 
B) children aged 6 to 12 
C) young adults aged 18 to 30 
D) adults aged 40 to 60 
E) adults aged 65 and older E

Question 3

Fluid intelligence is to _____ as crystallized intelligence is to ________,

Accepted Answer

A) speed of problem solving, acquired information 
B) practical intelligence, analytic intelligence 
C) emotional intelligence, practical intelligence 
D) applying knowledge, perceiving relationships among patterns 
A) speed of problem solving, acquired information 
B) practical intelligence, analytic intelligence 
C) emotional intelligence, practical intelligence 
D) applying knowledge, perceiving relationships among patterns A

Question 4

Regarding infant sensory abilities, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants develop the ability to detect their mother's odor after three months of age. 
B) Newborns can discriminate among different tastes and show a preference for sweetness. 
C) Newborns can recognize a scrambled picture of their mother's face just as well as a properly arranged picture. 
D) By about 4 to 6 months of age, infants show a preference for faces reflecting their own racial characteristics. 
E) By about 2 months of age, infants have developed basic color vision. 
A) Infants develop the ability to detect their mother's odor after three months of age. 
B) Newborns can discriminate among different tastes and show a preference for sweetness. 
C) Newborns can recognize a scrambled picture of their mother's face just as well as a properly arranged picture. 
D) By about 4 to 6 months of age, infants show a preference for faces reflecting their own racial characteristics. 
E) By about 2 months of age, infants have developed basic color vision.

Question 5

Research examining the effects of full-time day care on infant attachment has found

Accepted Answer

A) strong evidence that day care interferes with attachment. 
B) strong evidence that day care interferes with attachment, but only in high-quality day-care settings. 
C) mixed evidence regarding the effects of day care on attachment. 
D) no strong evidence that day care interferes with attachment. 
E) compelling evidence that day care enhances attachment. 
A) strong evidence that day care interferes with attachment. 
B) strong evidence that day care interferes with attachment, but only in high-quality day-care settings. 
C) mixed evidence regarding the effects of day care on attachment. 
D) no strong evidence that day care interferes with attachment. 
E) compelling evidence that day care enhances attachment.

Question 6

The period of life beginning at puberty and ending with early adulthood is called

Accepted Answer

A) moratorium. 
B) the teenage years. 
C) the pubertal period. 
D) menarche. 
E) adolescence. 
A) moratorium. 
B) the teenage years. 
C) the pubertal period. 
D) menarche. 
E) adolescence.

Question 7

Tara contracts Rubella during the early part of her pregnancy. Her offspring is at increased risk for developing

Accepted Answer

A) heart disease, deafness, and mental retardation. 
B) lung disease and kidney damage. 
C) liver disease and kidney damage. 
D) facial deformities. 
E) asthma. 
A) heart disease, deafness, and mental retardation. 
B) lung disease and kidney damage. 
C) liver disease and kidney damage. 
D) facial deformities. 
E) asthma.

Question 8

Which of the following structures acts as a sort of shock absorber for the developing embryo or fetus?

Accepted Answer

A) amniotic sac 
B) umbilical cord 
C) neural tube 
D) fallopian tube 
E) placenta 
A) amniotic sac 
B) umbilical cord 
C) neural tube 
D) fallopian tube 
E) placenta

Question 9

All but which of the following people are using compensation to successfully respond to challenges of aging?

Accepted Answer

A) Arsenio, who uses a cane to get around 
B) Bobbie, who responds to hearing loss by using a hearing aid 
C) Craig, who writes notes to remember things he has to do each day 
D) DeeDee, who gives herself extra time when she has to learn something new 
E) Eduardo, who maintains an optimistic mindset and seeks out new challenges 
A) Arsenio, who uses a cane to get around 
B) Bobbie, who responds to hearing loss by using a hearing aid 
C) Craig, who writes notes to remember things he has to do each day 
D) DeeDee, who gives herself extra time when she has to learn something new 
E) Eduardo, who maintains an optimistic mindset and seeks out new challenges

Question 10

Summarize Kohlberg's theory of moral development, including the major criticisms.

Accepted Answer

Lawrence Kohlberg developed a theory of

Question 11

In Piaget's theory, the tendency to view the world only from one's own perspective is

Accepted Answer

A) centration. 
B) authoritarianism. 
C) conservation. 
D) egocentrism. 
E) irreversibility. 
A) centration. 
B) authoritarianism. 
C) conservation. 
D) egocentrism. 
E) irreversibility.

Question 12

Pierre's second-grade teacher is very critical of all his work. She rarely praises him and frequently ridicules even his best efforts. As a result, Pierre is reluctant to attempt new tasks. Erikson's theory predicts that Pierre is likely to end up with a sense of

Accepted Answer

A) mistrust. 
B) guilt. 
C) inferiority. 
D) shame and doubt. 
E) insecurity. 
A) mistrust. 
B) guilt. 
C) inferiority. 
D) shame and doubt. 
E) insecurity.

Question 13

The protective environment inside the mother's uterus is called the ______, and nutrients and waste materials are exchanged between the mother and embryo via the ______.

Accepted Answer

A) amniotic sac; placenta 
B) placenta; amniotic sac 
C) placenta; neural tube 
D) umbilical cord; placenta 
E) amniotic sac; neural tube 
A) amniotic sac; placenta 
B) placenta; amniotic sac 
C) placenta; neural tube 
D) umbilical cord; placenta 
E) amniotic sac; neural tube

Question 14

Regarding the development of identity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Everyone eventually grapples with an identity crisis, whether in adolescence or in adulthood. 
B) Some adolescents develop ego identity by modeling themselves after others, without soul-searching or self-examination. 
C) Some contemporary scholars prefer to use the term exploration, rather than crisis, to describe the period of soul-searching and self-examination associated with identity development. 
D) People may experience many identity crises throughout life. 
E) The development of ethnic identity is an important part of identity formation, especially for adolescents of color. 
A) Everyone eventually grapples with an identity crisis, whether in adolescence or in adulthood. 
B) Some adolescents develop ego identity by modeling themselves after others, without soul-searching or self-examination. 
C) Some contemporary scholars prefer to use the term exploration, rather than crisis, to describe the period of soul-searching and self-examination associated with identity development. 
D) People may experience many identity crises throughout life. 
E) The development of ethnic identity is an important part of identity formation, especially for adolescents of color.

Question 15

Louisa is pregnant with her first child. By which week of prenatal development are all of her offspring's major organ systems likely to have formed?

Accepted Answer

A) week six 
B) week nine 
C) week twelve 
D) week twenty 
E) week thirty 
A) week six 
B) week nine 
C) week twelve 
D) week twenty 
E) week thirty

Question 16

Nine-year-old Dakoda realizes that the quantity of water in a glass remains the same, even when the water is poured into a different shaped glass and appears to look like more or less. In Piaget's terms, Dakoda has developed

Accepted Answer

A) conservation. 
B) assimilation. 
C) accommodation. 
D) object permanence. 
E) centration. 
A) conservation. 
B) assimilation. 
C) accommodation. 
D) object permanence. 
E) centration.

Question 17

As discussed in the text, in which culture do fathers engage in more physical play than mothers with their children?

Accepted Answer

A) American 
B) Chinese 
C) Malaysian 
D) Indian 
E) Hmong 
A) American 
B) Chinese 
C) Malaysian 
D) Indian 
E) Hmong

Question 18

In prenatal development, the time between conception and about week two is called the

Accepted Answer

A) germinal stage. 
B) fetal stage. 
C) embryonic stage. 
D) first trimester. 
E) fertilization stage. 
A) germinal stage. 
B) fetal stage. 
C) embryonic stage. 
D) first trimester. 
E) fertilization stage.

Question 19

Among parenting styles, rigid is to ______ as lax is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A) authoritative; permissive 
B) authoritarian; authoritative 
C) permissive; authoritarian 
D) permissive; authoritative 
E) authoritarian; permissive 
A) authoritative; permissive 
B) authoritarian; authoritative 
C) permissive; authoritarian 
D) permissive; authoritative 
E) authoritarian; permissive

Question 20

Eight-month-old Finnegan is playful and responds positively to changes. He generally has a happy mood, and he quickly developed a regular sleeping and feeding schedule. Based on this description from the New York Longitudinal Study, Finnegan would be categorized as a(n)______ child.

Accepted Answer

A) pleasant 
B) secure 
C) positive 
D) easy 
E) slow-to-warm-up 
A) pleasant 
B) secure 
C) positive 
D) easy 
E) slow-to-warm-up

What is the correct sequencing of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

What is the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population?

Fluid intelligence is to _ as crystallized intelligence is to ____,

Regarding infant sensory abilities, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Research examining the effects of full-time day care on infant attachment has found

The period of life beginning at puberty and ending with early adulthood is called

Tara contracts Rubella during the early part of her pregnancy. Her offspring is at increased risk for developing

Which of the following structures acts as a sort of shock absorber for the developing embryo or fetus?

All but which of the following people are using compensation to successfully respond to challenges of aging?

Summarize Kohlberg's theory of moral development, including the major criticisms.

In Piaget's theory, the tendency to view the world only from one's own perspective is

Pierre's second-grade teacher is very critical of all his work. She rarely praises him and frequently ridicules even his best efforts. As a result, Pierre is reluctant to attempt new tasks. Erikson's theory predicts that Pierre is likely to end up with a sense of

The protective environment inside the mother's uterus is called the , and nutrients and waste materials are exchanged between the mother and embryo via the .

Regarding the development of identity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Louisa is pregnant with her first child. By which week of prenatal development are all of her offspring's major organ systems likely to have formed?

Nine-year-old Dakoda realizes that the quantity of water in a glass remains the same, even when the water is poured into a different shaped glass and appears to look like more or less. In Piaget's terms, Dakoda has developed

As discussed in the text, in which culture do fathers engage in more physical play than mothers with their children?

In prenatal development, the time between conception and about week two is called the

Among parenting styles, rigid is to as lax is to .

Eight-month-old Finnegan is playful and responds positively to changes. He generally has a happy mood, and he quickly developed a regular sleeping and feeding schedule. Based on this description from the New York Longitudinal Study, Finnegan would be categorized as a(n)______ child.

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What is the correct sequencing of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

What is the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population?

Fluid intelligence is to _____ as crystallized intelligence is to ________,

Regarding infant sensory abilities, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Research examining the effects of full-time day care on infant attachment has found

The period of life beginning at puberty and ending with early adulthood is called

Tara contracts Rubella during the early part of her pregnancy. Her offspring is at increased risk for developing

Which of the following structures acts as a sort of shock absorber for the developing embryo or fetus?

All but which of the following people are using compensation to successfully respond to challenges of aging?

Summarize Kohlberg's theory of moral development, including the major criticisms.

In Piaget's theory, the tendency to view the world only from one's own perspective is

Pierre's second-grade teacher is very critical of all his work. She rarely praises him and frequently ridicules even his best efforts. As a result, Pierre is reluctant to attempt new tasks. Erikson's theory predicts that Pierre is likely to end up with a sense of

The protective environment inside the mother's uterus is called the ______, and nutrients and waste materials are exchanged between the mother and embryo via the ______.

Regarding the development of identity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Louisa is pregnant with her first child. By which week of prenatal development are all of her offspring's major organ systems likely to have formed?

Nine-year-old Dakoda realizes that the quantity of water in a glass remains the same, even when the water is poured into a different shaped glass and appears to look like more or less. In Piaget's terms, Dakoda has developed

As discussed in the text, in which culture do fathers engage in more physical play than mothers with their children?

In prenatal development, the time between conception and about week two is called the

Among parenting styles, rigid is to ______ as lax is to ______.

Eight-month-old Finnegan is playful and responds positively to changes. He generally has a happy mood, and he quickly developed a regular sleeping and feeding schedule. Based on this description from the New York Longitudinal Study, Finnegan would be categorized as a(n)______ child.

The Science of Psychology

Biological Foundations of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking Language and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Psychology and Health

Personality

Social Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Methods of Therapy

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Fluid intelligence is to _ as crystallized intelligence is to ____,

The protective environment inside the mother's uterus is called the , and nutrients and waste materials are exchanged between the mother and embryo via the .

Among parenting styles, rigid is to as lax is to .