Question 1

Psychologist Carol Gilligan argued that Lawrence Kohlberg's theory is biased against

Accepted Answer

A) younger people. 
B) women. 
C) minorities. 
D) people from non-Western cultures. 
E) the elderly. 
A) younger people. 
B) women. 
C) minorities. 
D) people from non-Western cultures. 
E) the elderly.

Question 2

When two-week-old Carson's father strokes the baby's left cheek, Carson turns his head to the left. Carson's response is called the _______ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A) sucking 
B) eyeblink 
C) Moro 
D) rooting 
E) Babinski 
A) sucking 
B) eyeblink 
C) Moro 
D) rooting 
E) Babinski

Question 3

Which of the following best describes Erikson's concept of stagnation?

Accepted Answer

A) ambition 
B) wisdom 
C) insecurity 
D) active 
E) self-absorption 
A) ambition 
B) wisdom 
C) insecurity 
D) active 
E) self-absorption

Question 4

All of the following are examples of teratogens EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) folic acid. 
B) lead. 
C) X-rays. 
D) mercury. 
E) infectious organisms. 
A) folic acid. 
B) lead. 
C) X-rays. 
D) mercury. 
E) infectious organisms.

Question 5

Paula has recently dropped out of high school. She is not sure where she is headed in life, but school does not seem to be a part of it. She has started drinking and hanging around whoever has some alcohol. It sounds like Paula is in a state of

Accepted Answer

A) menarche. 
B) inferiority. 
C) role diffusion. 
D) imaginary audience. 
E) ego despair. 
A) menarche. 
B) inferiority. 
C) role diffusion. 
D) imaginary audience. 
E) ego despair.

Question 6

Harriet is working on building a sense of independence and self-control. Generalizing from the theory of psychosocial development, Harriet is probably in which age group?

Accepted Answer

A) infancy 
B) toddlerhood 
C) preschool 
D) middle childhood 
E) adolescence 
A) infancy 
B) toddlerhood 
C) preschool 
D) middle childhood 
E) adolescence

Question 7

Which reflex may have had the survival value in ancestral times of preventing infants from falling as their mothers carried them around all day?

Accepted Answer

A) the eyeblink reflex 
B) the palmar grasp reflex 
C) the Babinski reflex 
D) the rooting reflex 
E) the sucking reflex 
A) the eyeblink reflex 
B) the palmar grasp reflex 
C) the Babinski reflex 
D) the rooting reflex 
E) the sucking reflex

Question 8

Dontarius was born at thirty-one weeks of gestation with a birth weight of four pounds and twelve ounces. Dontarius is classified as

Accepted Answer

A) premature. 
B) low birth weight. 
C) both premature and low birth weight. 
D) lacking the age of viability. 
E) having FAS. 
A) premature. 
B) low birth weight. 
C) both premature and low birth weight. 
D) lacking the age of viability. 
E) having FAS.

Question 9

Research on parenting styles suggests that the most effective parenting style is

Accepted Answer

A) authoritative. 
B) authoritarian. 
C) permissive. 
D) secure. 
E) assertive. 
A) authoritative. 
B) authoritarian. 
C) permissive. 
D) secure. 
E) assertive.

Question 10

Shawn was born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Shawn's symptoms may include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) flattened nose. 
B) missing extremities. 
C) underdeveloped upper jaw. 
D) widely spaced eyes. 
E) mental retardation. 
A) flattened nose. 
B) missing extremities. 
C) underdeveloped upper jaw. 
D) widely spaced eyes. 
E) mental retardation.

Question 11

If 6-month-old Mikhail's development is normal, he can be expected to do all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Grasp a stationary object 
B) Sit without support 
C) Roll over 
D) Catch a moving object 
E) Bring an object into his field of view 
A) Grasp a stationary object 
B) Sit without support 
C) Roll over 
D) Catch a moving object 
E) Bring an object into his field of view

Question 12

Fifteen-year-old Mareek believes that other people are as interested in him as he is. This reflects which aspect of adolescent cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) imaginary audience 
B) personal fable 
C) animistic thinking 
D) formal operations 
E) centration 
A) imaginary audience 
B) personal fable 
C) animistic thinking 
D) formal operations 
E) centration

Question 13

Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A) enlarged penis 
B) enlarged testes 
C) enlarged uterus 
D) breast development 
E) menarche 
A) enlarged penis 
B) enlarged testes 
C) enlarged uterus 
D) breast development 
E) menarche

Question 14

Describe the stages of prenatal development.

Accepted Answer

There are three distinct phases of prena

Question 15

The formation of a strong bond of a newborn animal to the first moving object seen after birth is called

Accepted Answer

A) bonding. 
B) attachment. 
C) assimilation. 
D) accommodation. 
E) imprinting. 
A) bonding. 
B) attachment. 
C) assimilation. 
D) accommodation. 
E) imprinting.

Question 16

Who studied the process of imprinting in geese and other species?

Accepted Answer

A) John Bowlby 
B) Harry Harlow 
C) Diana Baumrind 
D) Konrad Lorenz 
E) Mary Ainsworth 
A) John Bowlby 
B) Harry Harlow 
C) Diana Baumrind 
D) Konrad Lorenz 
E) Mary Ainsworth

Question 17

What general term does Piaget use for the process of changing to function more effectively in responding to environmental challenges?

Accepted Answer

A) equilibrium 
B) adaptation 
C) diffusion 
D) conservation 
E) habituation 
A) equilibrium 
B) adaptation 
C) diffusion 
D) conservation 
E) habituation

Question 18

Which pioneer of psychology characterized adolescence as a period of "storm and stress?"

Accepted Answer

A) G. Stanley Hall 
B) Jean Piaget 
C) Lawrence Kohlberg 
D) Sigmund Freud 
E) Erik Erikson 
A) G. Stanley Hall 
B) Jean Piaget 
C) Lawrence Kohlberg 
D) Sigmund Freud 
E) Erik Erikson

Question 19

Teratogens that damage the arms and legs are most likely to have an effect during which weeks of pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A) weeks 1 and 2 
B) weeks 4 to 8 
C) weeks 10 to 12 
D) weeks 20 to 25 
E) weeks 30 to 32 
A) weeks 1 and 2 
B) weeks 4 to 8 
C) weeks 10 to 12 
D) weeks 20 to 25 
E) weeks 30 to 32

Question 20

A child who explains that putting his toys away is good because he will get a treat is at what level of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A) unconventional 
B) conventional 
C) preconventional 
D) postconventional 
E) preoperational 
A) unconventional 
B) conventional 
C) preconventional 
D) postconventional 
E) preoperational

Psychologist Carol Gilligan argued that Lawrence Kohlberg's theory is biased against

When two-week-old Carson's father strokes the baby's left cheek, Carson turns his head to the left. Carson's response is called the _______ reflex.

Which of the following best describes Erikson's concept of stagnation?

All of the following are examples of teratogens EXCEPT

Paula has recently dropped out of high school. She is not sure where she is headed in life, but school does not seem to be a part of it. She has started drinking and hanging around whoever has some alcohol. It sounds like Paula is in a state of

Harriet is working on building a sense of independence and self-control. Generalizing from the theory of psychosocial development, Harriet is probably in which age group?

Which reflex may have had the survival value in ancestral times of preventing infants from falling as their mothers carried them around all day?

Dontarius was born at thirty-one weeks of gestation with a birth weight of four pounds and twelve ounces. Dontarius is classified as

Research on parenting styles suggests that the most effective parenting style is

Shawn was born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Shawn's symptoms may include all of the following EXCEPT

If 6-month-old Mikhail's development is normal, he can be expected to do all but which of the following?

Fifteen-year-old Mareek believes that other people are as interested in him as he is. This reflects which aspect of adolescent cognitive development?

Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic?

Describe the stages of prenatal development.

The formation of a strong bond of a newborn animal to the first moving object seen after birth is called

Who studied the process of imprinting in geese and other species?

What general term does Piaget use for the process of changing to function more effectively in responding to environmental challenges?

Which pioneer of psychology characterized adolescence as a period of "storm and stress?"

Teratogens that damage the arms and legs are most likely to have an effect during which weeks of pregnancy?

A child who explains that putting his toys away is good because he will get a treat is at what level of moral development?

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Psychologist Carol Gilligan argued that Lawrence Kohlberg's theory is biased against

When two-week-old Carson's father strokes the baby's left cheek, Carson turns his head to the left. Carson's response is called the _______ reflex.

Which of the following best describes Erikson's concept of stagnation?

All of the following are examples of teratogens EXCEPT

Paula has recently dropped out of high school. She is not sure where she is headed in life, but school does not seem to be a part of it. She has started drinking and hanging around whoever has some alcohol. It sounds like Paula is in a state of

Harriet is working on building a sense of independence and self-control. Generalizing from the theory of psychosocial development, Harriet is probably in which age group?

Which reflex may have had the survival value in ancestral times of preventing infants from falling as their mothers carried them around all day?

Dontarius was born at thirty-one weeks of gestation with a birth weight of four pounds and twelve ounces. Dontarius is classified as

Research on parenting styles suggests that the most effective parenting style is

Shawn was born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Shawn's symptoms may include all of the following EXCEPT

If 6-month-old Mikhail's development is normal, he can be expected to do all but which of the following?

Fifteen-year-old Mareek believes that other people are as interested in him as he is. This reflects which aspect of adolescent cognitive development?

Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic?

Describe the stages of prenatal development.

The formation of a strong bond of a newborn animal to the first moving object seen after birth is called

Who studied the process of imprinting in geese and other species?

What general term does Piaget use for the process of changing to function more effectively in responding to environmental challenges?

Which pioneer of psychology characterized adolescence as a period of "storm and stress?"

Teratogens that damage the arms and legs are most likely to have an effect during which weeks of pregnancy?

A child who explains that putting his toys away is good because he will get a treat is at what level of moral development?

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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