Question 1

​According to a popular generalization,which of these terms applies to Chinese culture?

Accepted Answer

A) Collectivist 
B) ​Competitive 
C) ​Emotional 
D) ​Individualistic 
A) Collectivist 
B) ​Competitive 
C) ​Emotional 
D) ​Individualistic

Question 2

Which of these biological factors has been shown to influence a child's preferences among toys?​

Accepted Answer

A) Size of the corpus callosum in proportion to the size of the cerebral cortex 
B) ​Amount of testosterone exposure before birth 
C) ​Ratio between the transmitters serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain 
D) ​Mean velocity of action potentials of spinal nerves 
A) Size of the corpus callosum in proportion to the size of the cerebral cortex 
B) ​Amount of testosterone exposure before birth 
C) ​Ratio between the transmitters serotonin and norepinephrine in the brain 
D) ​Mean velocity of action potentials of spinal nerves

Question 3

What did Erik Erikson regard as the main social need of a newborn infant?​

Accepted Answer

A) Developing a sense of independence 
B) ​Forming a trusting attachment 
C) ​Understanding theory of mind 
D) ​Developing early sexual interest 
A) Developing a sense of independence 
B) ​Forming a trusting attachment 
C) ​Understanding theory of mind 
D) ​Developing early sexual interest

Question 4

A 2½-year-old child sees a toy hidden in a tiny room,and then looks for a larger toy in "the same place" in a full-sized room.Under what circumstances can the child find the toy quickly?​

Accepted Answer

A) If the child is told that the experimenter expanded the room 
B) ​If the child tries to explain the task to a still younger child 
C) ​If the child is told to think of the tiny room as a map 
D) ​If the child has had experience in playing with doll houses 
A) If the child is told that the experimenter expanded the room 
B) ​If the child tries to explain the task to a still younger child 
C) ​If the child is told to think of the tiny room as a map 
D) ​If the child has had experience in playing with doll houses

Question 5

When infants watch a toy car go down a ramp and through a spot where something should have blocked it,what happens?​

Accepted Answer

A) They stare longer at the scene. 
B) ​They look away from the scene. 
C) ​They smile or giggle. 
D) ​They give no indication that the event is impossible. 
A) They stare longer at the scene. 
B) ​They look away from the scene. 
C) ​They smile or giggle. 
D) ​They give no indication that the event is impossible.

Question 6

​One hypothesis about risky behavior in adolescence relates it to immaturity of the brain areas responsible for inhibiting impulses.Which of the following is evidence AGAINST that explanation?​​

Accepted Answer

A) Brain scans show that the prefrontal cortex is fully mature by age 12. 
B) ​Teenagers seldom make impulsive decisions under peer pressure. 
C) ​On average, 20-year-olds take greater risks than younger teenagers. 
D) ​On average, males take greater risks than females. 
A) Brain scans show that the prefrontal cortex is fully mature by age 12. 
B) ​Teenagers seldom make impulsive decisions under peer pressure. 
C) ​On average, 20-year-olds take greater risks than younger teenagers. 
D) ​On average, males take greater risks than females.

Question 7

An investigator shows two equally full beakers of water and pours one of them into a tall,thin container.The child says that the thinner container has more water.What does the child lack?​

Accepted Answer

A) Conservation of volume 
B) ​Object permanence 
C) ​Theory of mind 
D) ​Identity achievement 
A) Conservation of volume 
B) ​Object permanence 
C) ​Theory of mind 
D) ​Identity achievement

Question 8

Psychologists study some 5-year-olds,7-year-olds,and 9-year-olds.They study the same groups two years later,and again another two years later.What type of research is this?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

​According to David Elkind,which of these is an example of the "personal fable" of adolescents?

Accepted Answer

A) "I can expect to be more successful than other people." 
B) ​"I have enemies who are out to get me." 
C) ​"Success or failure in life depends mostly on luck." 
D) ​"I am really a prince or princess." 
A) "I can expect to be more successful than other people." 
B) ​"I have enemies who are out to get me." 
C) ​"Success or failure in life depends mostly on luck." 
D) ​"I am really a prince or princess."

Question 10

At least in the United States,how do men and women differ with regard to apologies?​

Accepted Answer

A) Men apologize more often, and expect apologies from others more often. 
B) ​Men apologize more often, but expect apologies from others less often. 
C) ​Women apologize more often, and expect apologies from others more often. 
D) ​Women apologize more often, but expect apologies from others less often. 
A) Men apologize more often, and expect apologies from others more often. 
B) ​Men apologize more often, but expect apologies from others less often. 
C) ​Women apologize more often, and expect apologies from others more often. 
D) ​Women apologize more often, but expect apologies from others less often.

Question 11

Suppose an infant habituates to the sound "ba" and fails to change its sucking rate when we substitute the sound "bla." What interpretation would follow from this result?​

Accepted Answer

A) The infant hears a difference between the sounds. 
B) ​The infant does not hear a difference between the sounds. 
C) ​The infant prefers the sound "ba." 
D) ​The infant prefers the sound "bla." 
A) The infant hears a difference between the sounds. 
B) ​The infant does not hear a difference between the sounds. 
C) ​The infant prefers the sound "ba." 
D) ​The infant prefers the sound "bla."

Question 12

​A child with both happy and angry responses to the mother shows which attachment style?

Accepted Answer

A) Securely attached 
B) ​Anxious 
C) ​Avoidant 
D) ​Disorganized 
A) Securely attached 
B) ​Anxious 
C) ​Avoidant 
D) ​Disorganized

Question 13

Which term applies when an immigrant alternates between the native culture and the new culture?​

Accepted Answer

A) Assimilation 
B) ​Biculturalism 
C) ​Accommodation 
D) ​Transference 
A) Assimilation 
B) ​Biculturalism 
C) ​Accommodation 
D) ​Transference

Question 14

What is the relationship between the personality of adopting parents and their adopted children?​

Accepted Answer

A) Adopted children match the parents even more closely than biological children do. 
B) ​Adopted children match the parents about the same as biological children do. 
C) ​The similarity between adopted children and the parents increases steadily over age. 
D) ​Adopted children's personalities correlate almost zero with that of the parents. 
A) Adopted children match the parents even more closely than biological children do. 
B) ​Adopted children match the parents about the same as biological children do. 
C) ​The similarity between adopted children and the parents increases steadily over age. 
D) ​Adopted children's personalities correlate almost zero with that of the parents.

Question 15

Which of these generalizations tends to be true about cultural differences?​

Accepted Answer

A) African children are more likely than U.S. children to play with children their own age. 
B) ​Asian parents put their newborns in a crib at an earlier age than U.S. parents. 
C) ​Asian adults are more likely than U.S. adults to take pride in individual achievements. 
D) ​Moderate expressions of anger are more effective in the U.S. than in Asia. 
A) African children are more likely than U.S. children to play with children their own age. 
B) ​Asian parents put their newborns in a crib at an earlier age than U.S. parents. 
C) ​Asian adults are more likely than U.S. adults to take pride in individual achievements. 
D) ​Moderate expressions of anger are more effective in the U.S. than in Asia.

Question 16

If people differ because of a "cohort effect," what caused the difference?​

Accepted Answer

A) Genetic variations in the proteins that guide brain development 
B) ​The way in which investigators measured a behavior 
C) ​The historical era in which people grew up 
D) ​Physical injuries or illnesses 
A) Genetic variations in the proteins that guide brain development 
B) ​The way in which investigators measured a behavior 
C) ​The historical era in which people grew up 
D) ​Physical injuries or illnesses

Question 17

​Which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development is characteristic of infants?

Accepted Answer

A) The formal operations stage 
B) ​The preoperational stage 
C) ​The concrete operations stage 
D) ​The sensorimotor stage 
A) The formal operations stage 
B) ​The preoperational stage 
C) ​The concrete operations stage 
D) ​The sensorimotor stage

Question 18

​What did Piaget mean by accommodation?

Accepted Answer

A) Conforming to the opinions of people you respect 
B) ​Understanding that objects keep their volume after changing shape 
C) ​Modifying a schema to fit a new object 
D) ​Combining classical conditioning and operant conditioning 
A) Conforming to the opinions of people you respect 
B) ​Understanding that objects keep their volume after changing shape 
C) ​Modifying a schema to fit a new object 
D) ​Combining classical conditioning and operant conditioning

Question 19

​Before infants can do much,psychologists can test their hearing by measuring which behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) Babbling 
B) ​Sucking 
C) ​Hand grasp 
D) ​Urination 
A) Babbling 
B) ​Sucking 
C) ​Hand grasp 
D) ​Urination

Question 20

People who differ in their temperament differ in which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Their ability to plan for the future 
B) ​Their skills in understanding other people's emotions 
C) ​Their reactions to new stimuli and situations 
D) ​Their experience in anger management 
A) Their ability to plan for the future 
B) ​Their skills in understanding other people's emotions 
C) ​Their reactions to new stimuli and situations 
D) ​Their experience in anger management

Exam 5: Development

​According to a popular generalization,which of these terms applies to Chinese culture?

Which of these biological factors has been shown to influence a child's preferences among toys?​

What did Erik Erikson regard as the main social need of a newborn infant?​

A 2½-year-old child sees a toy hidden in a tiny room,and then looks for a larger toy in "the same place" in a full-sized room.Under what circumstances can the child find the toy quickly?​

When infants watch a toy car go down a ramp and through a spot where something should have blocked it,what happens?​

​One hypothesis about risky behavior in adolescence relates it to immaturity of the brain areas responsible for inhibiting impulses.Which of the following is evidence AGAINST that explanation?​​

An investigator shows two equally full beakers of water and pours one of them into a tall,thin container.The child says that the thinner container has more water.What does the child lack?​

Psychologists study some 5-year-olds,7-year-olds,and 9-year-olds.They study the same groups two years later,and again another two years later.What type of research is this?​

​According to David Elkind,which of these is an example of the "personal fable" of adolescents?

At least in the United States,how do men and women differ with regard to apologies?​

Suppose an infant habituates to the sound "ba" and fails to change its sucking rate when we substitute the sound "bla." What interpretation would follow from this result?​

​A child with both happy and angry responses to the mother shows which attachment style?

Which term applies when an immigrant alternates between the native culture and the new culture?​

What is the relationship between the personality of adopting parents and their adopted children?​

Which of these generalizations tends to be true about cultural differences?​

If people differ because of a "cohort effect," what caused the difference?​

​Which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development is characteristic of infants?

​What did Piaget mean by accommodation?

​Before infants can do much,psychologists can test their hearing by measuring which behavior?

People who differ in their temperament differ in which of the following?​

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According to a popular generalization,which of these terms applies to Chinese culture?

Which of these biological factors has been shown to influence a child's preferences among toys?

What did Erik Erikson regard as the main social need of a newborn infant?

A 2½-year-old child sees a toy hidden in a tiny room,and then looks for a larger toy in "the same place" in a full-sized room.Under what circumstances can the child find the toy quickly?

When infants watch a toy car go down a ramp and through a spot where something should have blocked it,what happens?

One hypothesis about risky behavior in adolescence relates it to immaturity of the brain areas responsible for inhibiting impulses.Which of the following is evidence AGAINST that explanation?

An investigator shows two equally full beakers of water and pours one of them into a tall,thin container.The child says that the thinner container has more water.What does the child lack?

Psychologists study some 5-year-olds,7-year-olds,and 9-year-olds.They study the same groups two years later,and again another two years later.What type of research is this?

According to David Elkind,which of these is an example of the "personal fable" of adolescents?

At least in the United States,how do men and women differ with regard to apologies?

Suppose an infant habituates to the sound "ba" and fails to change its sucking rate when we substitute the sound "bla." What interpretation would follow from this result?

A child with both happy and angry responses to the mother shows which attachment style?

Which term applies when an immigrant alternates between the native culture and the new culture?

What is the relationship between the personality of adopting parents and their adopted children?

Which of these generalizations tends to be true about cultural differences?

If people differ because of a "cohort effect," what caused the difference?

Which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development is characteristic of infants?

What did Piaget mean by accommodation?

Before infants can do much,psychologists can test their hearing by measuring which behavior?

People who differ in their temperament differ in which of the following?