Question 1

An adolescent who hypothesizes and speaks in terms of possibilities may well be functioning in the ________ stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A)  formal 
B)  preconventional 
C)  conventional 
D)  concrete 
A)  formal 
B)  preconventional 
C)  conventional 
D)  concrete A

Question 2

________ refers to a child's behavioral style and characteristic way of responding.

Accepted Answer

A)  Identity 
B)  Personality 
C)  Generativity 
D)  Temperament 
A)  Identity 
B)  Personality 
C)  Generativity 
D)  Temperament D

Question 3

According to Kohlberg, which of the following phrases describes the basis of moral reasoning in early childhood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Don't get caught. 
B)  Don't be a jerk. 
C)  We all have rights. 
D)  It's the law. 
A)  Don't get caught. 
B)  Don't be a jerk. 
C)  We all have rights. 
D)  It's the law. A

Question 4

Babies are born with many reflexes intact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A wise mother will give both her three-year-old and her four-year-old children identically shaped glasses of soft drink to avoid conflict over who has the most. The mother is showing her awareness of her children's difficulty with

Accepted Answer

A)  language. 
B)  object permanence. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  symbolism. 
A)  language. 
B)  object permanence. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  symbolism.

Question 6

Professor Yen is curious about how rapidly reading skills development from age five to ten. If he only has a limited amount of time to research this question, which research design should he utilize?

Accepted Answer

A)  cross-sectional 
B)  longitudinal 
C)  accelerated 
D)  cohort 
A)  cross-sectional 
B)  longitudinal 
C)  accelerated 
D)  cohort

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the five main features of emerging adulthood as identified by Jeffrey Arnett?

Accepted Answer

A)  instability 
B)  social obligation 
C)  self-focus 
D)  a feeling of being "in-between" 
A)  instability 
B)  social obligation 
C)  self-focus 
D)  a feeling of being "in-between"

Question 8

During the course of successful prenatal development, a human organism begins as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  zygote and finally develops into an embryo. 
B)  embryo and finally develops into a fetus. 
C)  zygote and finally develops into a fetus. 
D)  fetus and finally develops into an embryo. 
A)  zygote and finally develops into an embryo. 
B)  embryo and finally develops into a fetus. 
C)  zygote and finally develops into a fetus. 
D)  fetus and finally develops into an embryo.

Question 9

Ethnic identity is less important during adolescence because the changes experienced during that time are universal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Victor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning emphasized

Accepted Answer

A)  the problems with Kohlberg's theory of moral development. 
B)  the importance of emotion focused coping. 
C)  how we are all the same. 
D)  the uniqueness of each person and the finiteness of life. 
A)  the problems with Kohlberg's theory of moral development. 
B)  the importance of emotion focused coping. 
C)  how we are all the same. 
D)  the uniqueness of each person and the finiteness of life.

Question 11

Adolescents are required to take algebra because cognitive development theory indicates that they are ready to learn this type of mathematics. Some of Piaget's critics would respond to this statement by pointing out that

Accepted Answer

A)  most adolescents have not reached the preoperational stage. 
B)  Piaget did not examine adolescents' mathematical development. 
C)  Piaget overestimated the cognitive abilities of adolescents. 
D)  Piaget's cognitive theory focused on the development of very young children. 
A)  most adolescents have not reached the preoperational stage. 
B)  Piaget did not examine adolescents' mathematical development. 
C)  Piaget overestimated the cognitive abilities of adolescents. 
D)  Piaget's cognitive theory focused on the development of very young children.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT an infant reflex?

Accepted Answer

A)  Galant 
B)  Moro 
C)  elbow extension 
D)  toe curling 
A)  Galant 
B)  Moro 
C)  elbow extension 
D)  toe curling

Question 13

All of the following are stages in Erikson's theory of development EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  trust vs. mistrust. 
B)  autonomy vs. shame and doubt. 
C)  initiative vs. guilt. 
D)  growth vs. regression. 
A)  trust vs. mistrust. 
B)  autonomy vs. shame and doubt. 
C)  initiative vs. guilt. 
D)  growth vs. regression.

Question 14

As young Javier gets off his school bus, he runs to his mother and proudly shows her the book he read at school today. Which of Erikson's stages is Javier demonstrating?

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy versus doubt 
B)  initiative versus guilt 
C)  industry versus inferiority 
D)  trust versus mistrust 
A)  autonomy versus doubt 
B)  initiative versus guilt 
C)  industry versus inferiority 
D)  trust versus mistrust

Question 15

Which of the following most accurately describes Ainsworth's strange situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  caregiver and infant watch as several strangers enter the room 
B)  caregiver leaves infant with stranger and returns later 
C)  stranger takes infant away from caregiver and moves to where caregiver cannot be seen 
D)  caregiver allows stranger to take infant to another location 
A)  caregiver and infant watch as several strangers enter the room 
B)  caregiver leaves infant with stranger and returns later 
C)  stranger takes infant away from caregiver and moves to where caregiver cannot be seen 
D)  caregiver allows stranger to take infant to another location

Question 16

Kristina is going through menopause. Based on research, she should expect to

Accepted Answer

A)  experience hot flashes. 
B)  become depressed. 
C)  be irritable. 
D)  experience minimal problems. 
A)  experience hot flashes. 
B)  become depressed. 
C)  be irritable. 
D)  experience minimal problems.

Question 17

________ is a person's ability to recover from or adapt to difficult times.

Accepted Answer

A)  Initiative 
B)  Resilience 
C)  Egocentrism 
D)  Positive affect 
A)  Initiative 
B)  Resilience 
C)  Egocentrism 
D)  Positive affect

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT one of the major differences between Erikson's theory and Freud's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erikson's theory is a stage theory, while Freud's theory is devoid of stages. 
B)  Freud believed that the personality is formed during early childhood, while Erikson believed that development continues throughout life. 
C)  Freud's theory focused on psychosexual development while Erikson's theory focused on psychosocial development. 
D)  In Freud's theory, conflicts and their resolution revolve more around early family relationships, while in Erikson's theory, they revolve more around relationships with both family and society. 
A)  Erikson's theory is a stage theory, while Freud's theory is devoid of stages. 
B)  Freud believed that the personality is formed during early childhood, while Erikson believed that development continues throughout life. 
C)  Freud's theory focused on psychosexual development while Erikson's theory focused on psychosocial development. 
D)  In Freud's theory, conflicts and their resolution revolve more around early family relationships, while in Erikson's theory, they revolve more around relationships with both family and society.

Question 19

You arrange two rows of pennies so they are equal in length. A child views the rows and states that they have the same amount of pennies. You spread out the pennies in the bottom row so that this row is longer than the top one. The child now states that the bottom row has more pennies. This child is in Piaget's ________ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor 
B)  formal operations 
C)  preoperational 
D)  concrete operations 
A)  sensorimotor 
B)  formal operations 
C)  preoperational 
D)  concrete operations

Question 20

Describe the concept of identity status. In your answer be sure to define the two dimensions of identity that were deemed important by James Marcia.

Accepted Answer

Identity status describes a person's pos

An adolescent who hypothesizes and speaks in terms of possibilities may well be functioning in the ________ stage of cognitive development.

________ refers to a child's behavioral style and characteristic way of responding.

According to Kohlberg, which of the following phrases describes the basis of moral reasoning in early childhood?

Babies are born with many reflexes intact.

A wise mother will give both her three-year-old and her four-year-old children identically shaped glasses of soft drink to avoid conflict over who has the most. The mother is showing her awareness of her children's difficulty with

Professor Yen is curious about how rapidly reading skills development from age five to ten. If he only has a limited amount of time to research this question, which research design should he utilize?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five main features of emerging adulthood as identified by Jeffrey Arnett?

During the course of successful prenatal development, a human organism begins as a(n)

Ethnic identity is less important during adolescence because the changes experienced during that time are universal.

Victor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning emphasized

Adolescents are required to take algebra because cognitive development theory indicates that they are ready to learn this type of mathematics. Some of Piaget's critics would respond to this statement by pointing out that

Which of the following is NOT an infant reflex?

All of the following are stages in Erikson's theory of development EXCEPT

As young Javier gets off his school bus, he runs to his mother and proudly shows her the book he read at school today. Which of Erikson's stages is Javier demonstrating?

Which of the following most accurately describes Ainsworth's strange situation?

Kristina is going through menopause. Based on research, she should expect to

________ is a person's ability to recover from or adapt to difficult times.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major differences between Erikson's theory and Freud's theory?

Describe the concept of identity status. In your answer be sure to define the two dimensions of identity that were deemed important by James Marcia.

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Exam 9: Human Development

An adolescent who hypothesizes and speaks in terms of possibilities may well be functioning in the ________ stage of cognitive development.

________ refers to a child's behavioral style and characteristic way of responding.

According to Kohlberg, which of the following phrases describes the basis of moral reasoning in early childhood?

Babies are born with many reflexes intact.

A wise mother will give both her three-year-old and her four-year-old children identically shaped glasses of soft drink to avoid conflict over who has the most. The mother is showing her awareness of her children's difficulty with

Professor Yen is curious about how rapidly reading skills development from age five to ten. If he only has a limited amount of time to research this question, which research design should he utilize?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five main features of emerging adulthood as identified by Jeffrey Arnett?

During the course of successful prenatal development, a human organism begins as a(n)

Ethnic identity is less important during adolescence because the changes experienced during that time are universal.

Victor Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning emphasized

Adolescents are required to take algebra because cognitive development theory indicates that they are ready to learn this type of mathematics. Some of Piaget's critics would respond to this statement by pointing out that

Which of the following is NOT an infant reflex?

All of the following are stages in Erikson's theory of development EXCEPT

As young Javier gets off his school bus, he runs to his mother and proudly shows her the book he read at school today. Which of Erikson's stages is Javier demonstrating?

Which of the following most accurately describes Ainsworth's strange situation?

Kristina is going through menopause. Based on research, she should expect to

________ is a person's ability to recover from or adapt to difficult times.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major differences between Erikson's theory and Freud's theory?

Describe the concept of identity status. In your answer be sure to define the two dimensions of identity that were deemed important by James Marcia.

Science of Psychology

Psychologys Scientific Method

Biological Foundations of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

States of Conciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Motivation and Emotion

Gender, Sex, and Sexuality

Personality

Social Psychology

Industrial and Organizational Psychology

Psychological Disorders

Therapies

Health Psychology

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