Question 1

If you compare all the firstborns in your class to all the later-borns,what might influence the results,other than birth order?

Accepted Answer

A) Child-rearing practices have changed from those of long ago. 
B) ​More females are firstborns and more males are later-borns. 
C) ​Many firstborns come from one-child families. 
D) ​The firstborns in your class are older than the later-borns. 
A) Child-rearing practices have changed from those of long ago. 
B) ​More females are firstborns and more males are later-borns. 
C) ​Many firstborns come from one-child families. 
D) ​The firstborns in your class are older than the later-borns.

Question 2

​What was the order of stages in Piaget's theory of development?

Accepted Answer

A) Preoperational-concrete operations-formal operations-sensorimotor 
B) ​Concrete operations-preoperational-formal operations-sensorimotor 
C) ​Sensorimotor-preoperational-concrete operations-formal operations 
D) ​Sensorimotor-formal operations-concrete operations-postoperational 
A) Preoperational-concrete operations-formal operations-sensorimotor 
B) ​Concrete operations-preoperational-formal operations-sensorimotor 
C) ​Sensorimotor-preoperational-concrete operations-formal operations 
D) ​Sensorimotor-formal operations-concrete operations-postoperational

Question 3

At what age do people begin to yawn and hiccup?​

Accepted Answer

A) Before birth 
B) ​During early infancy 
C) ​At about age one year 
D) ​At about the age when children start to talk 
A) Before birth 
B) ​During early infancy 
C) ​At about age one year 
D) ​At about the age when children start to talk

Question 4

Which type of study might compare children to their parents and grandparents?​

Accepted Answer

A) Sequential​ 
B) ​Longitudinal 
C) ​Cross-sectional 
D) ​Prospective 
A) Sequential​ 
B) ​Longitudinal 
C) ​Cross-sectional 
D) ​Prospective

Question 5

​A professor gives complex lectures to introductory students,assuming that they understand everything that she does.This is an example of which of the Piaget's concepts?

Accepted Answer

A) Egocentrism 
B) ​Concrete operations 
C) ​The zone of proximal development 
D) ​Accommodation 
A) Egocentrism 
B) ​Concrete operations 
C) ​The zone of proximal development 
D) ​Accommodation

Question 6

​An infant responds less and less to a repeated sound,but increases its response to a slightly changed sound.What term applies to this increase of response?

Accepted Answer

A) Accommodation 
B) ​Habituation 
C) ​Dishabituation 
D) ​Desensitization 
A) Accommodation 
B) ​Habituation 
C) ​Dishabituation 
D) ​Desensitization

Question 7

Someone finds that people's personality at age 20 correlates highly with their personality at age 30.This research must have used which type of design?​

Accepted Answer

A) Single-blind 
B) ​Double-blind 
C) ​Longitudinal 
D) ​Cross-sectional 
A) Single-blind 
B) ​Double-blind 
C) ​Longitudinal 
D) ​Cross-sectional

Question 8

​What point did Erik Erikson's stages of development emphasize?​

Accepted Answer

A) Cultural differences determine people's intellectual patterns. 
B) ​Difficulties at any age lead to further difficulties later. 
C) ​Childhood sexual fantasies and frustrations lead to neurosis. 
D) ​Human development and maturation depend largely on genetic influences. 
A) Cultural differences determine people's intellectual patterns. 
B) ​Difficulties at any age lead to further difficulties later. 
C) ​Childhood sexual fantasies and frustrations lead to neurosis. 
D) ​Human development and maturation depend largely on genetic influences.

Question 9

​Maxi saw chocolate in the blue cupboard.While he was absent,his mother moved it to the green cupboard.What does it mean if a child thinks Maxi will return and look in the green cupboard?

Accepted Answer

A) The child understands object permanence. 
B) ​The child does not understand object permanence. 
C) ​The child has "theory of mind." 
D) ​The child does not have "theory of mind." 
A) The child understands object permanence. 
B) ​The child does not understand object permanence. 
C) ​The child has "theory of mind." 
D) ​The child does not have "theory of mind."

Question 10

​In which of Piaget's stages would thinking be like that of adults?

Accepted Answer

A) Preoperational 
B) ​Concrete operations 
C) ​Sensorimotor 
D) ​Formal operations 
A) Preoperational 
B) ​Concrete operations 
C) ​Sensorimotor 
D) ​Formal operations

Question 11

A psychologist reports that authoritative parents tend to have well-behaved children.Before we conclude that parenting style influences children's personality,what should we check?​

Accepted Answer

A) Are the results similar for older children? 
B) ​Are the results the same in all parts of the country? 
C) ​Are the results similar for less-educated parents? 
D) ​Are the results similar for adopted children? 
A) Are the results similar for older children? 
B) ​Are the results the same in all parts of the country? 
C) ​Are the results similar for less-educated parents? 
D) ​Are the results similar for adopted children?

Question 12

Under which condition are children of a single mother likely to do as well as children of two parents?​

Accepted Answer

A) If the single mother avoids contact with the father 
B) ​If the single mother is older than average 
C) ​If the single mother is younger than average 
D) ​If the single mother has a good income 
A) If the single mother avoids contact with the father 
B) ​If the single mother is older than average 
C) ​If the single mother is younger than average 
D) ​If the single mother has a good income

Question 13

What can a nursing home staff do to improve retired people's health,alertness,and morale?​

Accepted Answer

A) Keep the environment as quiet as possible. 
B) ​Follow a precise schedule of activities that stays the same from day to day. 
C) ​Take care of all meals, laundry, and other tasks. 
D) ​Give people some choices and responsibilities. 
A) Keep the environment as quiet as possible. 
B) ​Follow a precise schedule of activities that stays the same from day to day. 
C) ​Take care of all meals, laundry, and other tasks. 
D) ​Give people some choices and responsibilities.

Question 14

What is meant by the term identity diffusion?​

Accepted Answer

A) Reaching firm decisions about one's life without much thought 
B) ​Lack of any decisions about one's life and lack of effort toward reaching them 
C) ​Considering decisions about one's life without yet making any decisions 
D) ​Making decisions about one's life after exploring several possibilities 
A) Reaching firm decisions about one's life without much thought 
B) ​Lack of any decisions about one's life and lack of effort toward reaching them 
C) ​Considering decisions about one's life without yet making any decisions 
D) ​Making decisions about one's life after exploring several possibilities

Question 15

How does a child in the concrete operations stage differ from one in the formal operations stage?​

Accepted Answer

A) They differ in their ability to deal with hypothetical, abstract ideas. 
B) ​They differ in their understanding of conservation of number and mass. 
C) ​They differ in their ability to distinguish between appearance and reality. 
D) ​They differ in their ability to function in social situations. 
A) They differ in their ability to deal with hypothetical, abstract ideas. 
B) ​They differ in their understanding of conservation of number and mass. 
C) ​They differ in their ability to distinguish between appearance and reality. 
D) ​They differ in their ability to function in social situations.

Question 16

Someone who understands that objects maintain their weight and volume after changes in shape,but has trouble answering abstract or hypothetical questions,is in which of Piaget's stages?​

Accepted Answer

A) Preoperational 
B) ​Concrete operations 
C) ​Sensorimotor 
D) ​Formal operations 
A) Preoperational 
B) ​Concrete operations 
C) ​Sensorimotor 
D) ​Formal operations

Question 17

​If a child tries to change a photo on the wall with a remote control,what is she displaying?
If a child tries to change a photo on the wall with a remote control,what is she displaying?

Accepted Answer

A) Object permanence 
B) ​Dishabituation 
C) ​Assimilation 
D) ​Accommodation 
A) Object permanence 
B) ​Dishabituation 
C) ​Assimilation 
D) ​Accommodation

Question 18

​Terror-management theory focuses on the psychological consequences of which of these?

Accepted Answer

A) Fear of failure 
B) ​Fear of death 
C) ​Fear of strangers 
D) ​Fear of changes in life 
A) Fear of failure 
B) ​Fear of death 
C) ​Fear of strangers 
D) ​Fear of changes in life

Question 19

Consider someone who knows an act is risky,but who believes "I will be safe anyway." This attitude is an example of what?​

Accepted Answer

A) The zone of proximal development 
B) ​Formal operations 
C) ​Identity diffusion 
D) ​The personal fable 
A) The zone of proximal development 
B) ​Formal operations 
C) ​Identity diffusion 
D) ​The personal fable

Question 20

What evidence shows that a newborn prefers the sound of his/her mother's voice?​

Accepted Answer

A) A newborn sucks harder if sucking turns on the sound of the mother's voice. 
B) ​A newborn turns its head toward the mother's voice, but not toward other voices. 
C) ​Hearing the mother's voice elicits a smile, but other voices do not. 
D) ​Hearing the mother's voice helps the infant go to sleep. 
A) A newborn sucks harder if sucking turns on the sound of the mother's voice. 
B) ​A newborn turns its head toward the mother's voice, but not toward other voices. 
C) ​Hearing the mother's voice elicits a smile, but other voices do not. 
D) ​Hearing the mother's voice helps the infant go to sleep.

Exam 5: Development

If you compare all the firstborns in your class to all the later-borns,what might influence the results,other than birth order?

​What was the order of stages in Piaget's theory of development?

At what age do people begin to yawn and hiccup?​

Which type of study might compare children to their parents and grandparents?​

​A professor gives complex lectures to introductory students,assuming that they understand everything that she does.This is an example of which of the Piaget's concepts?

​An infant responds less and less to a repeated sound,but increases its response to a slightly changed sound.What term applies to this increase of response?

Someone finds that people's personality at age 20 correlates highly with their personality at age 30.This research must have used which type of design?​

​What point did Erik Erikson's stages of development emphasize?​

​Maxi saw chocolate in the blue cupboard.While he was absent,his mother moved it to the green cupboard.What does it mean if a child thinks Maxi will return and look in the green cupboard?

​In which of Piaget's stages would thinking be like that of adults?

A psychologist reports that authoritative parents tend to have well-behaved children.Before we conclude that parenting style influences children's personality,what should we check?​

Under which condition are children of a single mother likely to do as well as children of two parents?​

What can a nursing home staff do to improve retired people's health,alertness,and morale?​

What is meant by the term identity diffusion?​

How does a child in the concrete operations stage differ from one in the formal operations stage?​

Someone who understands that objects maintain their weight and volume after changes in shape,but has trouble answering abstract or hypothetical questions,is in which of Piaget's stages?​

​If a child tries to change a photo on the wall with a remote control,what is she displaying? If a child tries to change a photo on the wall with a remote control,what is she displaying?

​Terror-management theory focuses on the psychological consequences of which of these?

Consider someone who knows an act is risky,but who believes "I will be safe anyway." This attitude is an example of what?​

What evidence shows that a newborn prefers the sound of his/her mother's voice?​

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What was the order of stages in Piaget's theory of development?

At what age do people begin to yawn and hiccup?

Which type of study might compare children to their parents and grandparents?

A professor gives complex lectures to introductory students,assuming that they understand everything that she does.This is an example of which of the Piaget's concepts?

An infant responds less and less to a repeated sound,but increases its response to a slightly changed sound.What term applies to this increase of response?

Someone finds that people's personality at age 20 correlates highly with their personality at age 30.This research must have used which type of design?

What point did Erik Erikson's stages of development emphasize?

Maxi saw chocolate in the blue cupboard.While he was absent,his mother moved it to the green cupboard.What does it mean if a child thinks Maxi will return and look in the green cupboard?

In which of Piaget's stages would thinking be like that of adults?

A psychologist reports that authoritative parents tend to have well-behaved children.Before we conclude that parenting style influences children's personality,what should we check?

Under which condition are children of a single mother likely to do as well as children of two parents?

What can a nursing home staff do to improve retired people's health,alertness,and morale?

What is meant by the term identity diffusion?

How does a child in the concrete operations stage differ from one in the formal operations stage?

Someone who understands that objects maintain their weight and volume after changes in shape,but has trouble answering abstract or hypothetical questions,is in which of Piaget's stages?

If a child tries to change a photo on the wall with a remote control,what is she displaying? If a child tries to change a photo on the wall with a remote control,what is she displaying?

Terror-management theory focuses on the psychological consequences of which of these?

Consider someone who knows an act is risky,but who believes "I will be safe anyway." This attitude is an example of what?

What evidence shows that a newborn prefers the sound of his/her mother's voice?