Question 1

The probability of developing a secure attachment in the Strange Situation relates in part to genetic differences in what?​

Accepted Answer

A) Temperament 
B) ​Vision 
C) ​Digestion 
D) ​Rate of sexual maturation 
A) Temperament 
B) ​Vision 
C) ​Digestion 
D) ​Rate of sexual maturation

Question 2

Piaget filled two glasses equally,poured one of them into a tall thin glass,and asked a child which glass had more water.What was he testing?​
Identity achievement

Accepted Answer

A) Conservation 
B) ​Object permanence 
C) ​Zone of proximal development 
D) ​Identity achievement 
A) Conservation 
B) ​Object permanence 
C) ​Zone of proximal development 
D) ​Identity achievement

Question 3

An experimenter shows equal glasses of water,pours the water from one of them into a different-shaped glass,and asks whether the new glass has more or less water than before.What concept is the experimenter testing?​

Accepted Answer

A) Conservation 
B) ​Theory of mind 
C) ​Object permanence 
D) ​Formal operations 
A) Conservation 
B) ​Theory of mind 
C) ​Object permanence 
D) ​Formal operations

Question 4

According to Erikson,who is most concerned with the identity crisis?​

Accepted Answer

A) Infants 
B) ​Elementary-school age children 
C) ​Teenagers 
D) ​Retired people 
A) Infants 
B) ​Elementary-school age children 
C) ​Teenagers 
D) ​Retired people

Question 5

​An infant watches a toy car go down a track,behind a screen presumably hiding a block,and then out the other side.How does the infant react?

Accepted Answer

A) The infant looks toward his/her mother. 
B) ​The infant stares. 
C) ​The infant smiles or laughs. 
D) ​The infant cries. 
A) The infant looks toward his/her mother. 
B) ​The infant stares. 
C) ​The infant smiles or laughs. 
D) ​The infant cries.

Question 6

Which of these is true about nonromantic hugs?​

Accepted Answer

A) They increase estrogen release in both men and women. 
B) ​They increase testosterone release in both men and women. 
C) ​They last more than ten times as long in some cultures than in others. 
D) ​Their mean duration is three seconds throughout the world. 
A) They increase estrogen release in both men and women. 
B) ​They increase testosterone release in both men and women. 
C) ​They last more than ten times as long in some cultures than in others. 
D) ​Their mean duration is three seconds throughout the world.

Question 7

​Comparing two ways of measuring object permanence supports which of these generalizations?

Accepted Answer

A) The concept of object permanence develops at about the same time as language. 
B) ​An infant might show a concept in one situation and not another. 
C) ​An infant needs practice at handling an object before developing object permanence. 
D) ​The concept of object permanence develops at about the same time as theory of mind. 
A) The concept of object permanence develops at about the same time as language. 
B) ​An infant might show a concept in one situation and not another. 
C) ​An infant needs practice at handling an object before developing object permanence. 
D) ​The concept of object permanence develops at about the same time as theory of mind.

Question 8

When is the problem of selective attrition most likely to arise?​

Accepted Answer

A) In long-term studies 
B) ​In research with more than one animal species 
C) ​In double-blind experiments 
D) ​In experiments about vision or hearing 
A) In long-term studies 
B) ​In research with more than one animal species 
C) ​In double-blind experiments 
D) ​In experiments about vision or hearing

Question 9

​Someone who unquestioningly accepts a parent's recommendations about career,family,and so forth,is in which state?

Accepted Answer

A) Identity diffusion 
B) ​Identity moratorium 
C) ​Identity foreclosure 
D) ​Identity achievement 
A) Identity diffusion 
B) ​Identity moratorium 
C) ​Identity foreclosure 
D) ​Identity achievement

Question 10

A longitudinal research study of development examines what?​

Accepted Answer

A) People of different ages, at the same time 
B) ​People of different cultures, at the same time 
C) ​One group of people, repeatedly as they grow older 
D) ​Many types of behavior, for one group at one time 
A) People of different ages, at the same time 
B) ​People of different cultures, at the same time 
C) ​One group of people, repeatedly as they grow older 
D) ​Many types of behavior, for one group at one time

Question 11

A psychologist compares the attitudes of students and their parents at approximately the same time.What type of research is this?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

​Suppose a newborn sucks to hear its father's voice.When the response habituates,the experimenters substitute a different man's voice.What do we infer if the sucking rate increases?

Accepted Answer

A) The newborn prefers the sound of women's voices. 
B) ​The newborn prefers the sound of the father's voice. 
C) ​The newborn does not hear a difference between the voices. 
D) ​The newborn hears a difference between the voices. 
A) The newborn prefers the sound of women's voices. 
B) ​The newborn prefers the sound of the father's voice. 
C) ​The newborn does not hear a difference between the voices. 
D) ​The newborn hears a difference between the voices.

Question 13

​Which of the following is known to improve old people's intellectual performance?

Accepted Answer

A) Practicing photography 
B) ​Physical exercise 
C) ​As much sleep as possible 
D) ​A gluten-free diet 
A) Practicing photography 
B) ​Physical exercise 
C) ​As much sleep as possible 
D) ​A gluten-free diet

Question 14

A 2-month-old infant can learn to do which of the following?​

Accepted Answer

A) Kick a leg whenever it hears the word baby 
B) ​Kick a leg to keep a mobile moving 
C) ​Kick a leg in time with a rhythmic tune 
D) ​Kick a leg whenever it sees the mother kick her leg 
A) Kick a leg whenever it hears the word baby 
B) ​Kick a leg to keep a mobile moving 
C) ​Kick a leg in time with a rhythmic tune 
D) ​Kick a leg whenever it sees the mother kick her leg

Question 15

A researcher played the sounds "ba-ba-ba-ba-ba ..." until infants' response habituated,and then substituted "pa." What happened to the infants' responses,and what conclusion follows?​

Accepted Answer

A) Their responses increased. Conclusion: They prefer "pa" to "ba." 
B) ​Their responses increased. Conclusion: They hear a difference between the sounds. 
C) ​Their responses stayed the same. Conclusion: They cannot tell the difference. 
D) ​Their responses decreased. Conclusion: They prefer "ba" to "pa." 
A) Their responses increased. Conclusion: They prefer "pa" to "ba." 
B) ​Their responses increased. Conclusion: They hear a difference between the sounds. 
C) ​Their responses stayed the same. Conclusion: They cannot tell the difference. 
D) ​Their responses decreased. Conclusion: They prefer "ba" to "pa."

Question 16

​In which of Piaget's stages might someone fail tests of object permanence?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

​An infant who mostly ignores the mother in the Strange Situation 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 18

​On average,which of these starts at an earlier age today than it did 100 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A) Onset of senility 
B) ​Marriage 
C) ​Financial independence 
D) ​Onset of puberty 
A) Onset of senility 
B) ​Marriage 
C) ​Financial independence 
D) ​Onset of puberty

Question 19

​What evidence suggests that parental behavior has little effect on children's personality?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychologists have demonstrated personality differences between one cohort and another. 
B) ​The personality of firstborn children differs from that of later-born children. 
C) ​The personality of adopting parents correlates almost zero with their adopted children. 
D) ​Personality differences are greater in some countries than in others. 
A) Psychologists have demonstrated personality differences between one cohort and another. 
B) ​The personality of firstborn children differs from that of later-born children. 
C) ​The personality of adopting parents correlates almost zero with their adopted children. 
D) ​Personality differences are greater in some countries than in others.

Question 20

A psychologist wishes to study whether students who do well on the first test also do well on the final exam.What type of research does this question require?​

Accepted Answer

A) A single-blind experiment 
B) ​A double-blind experiment 
C) ​A longitudinal study 
D) ​A cross-sectional study 
A) A single-blind experiment 
B) ​A double-blind experiment 
C) ​A longitudinal study 
D) ​A cross-sectional study

Exam 5: Development

The probability of developing a secure attachment in the Strange Situation relates in part to genetic differences in what?​

Piaget filled two glasses equally,poured one of them into a tall thin glass,and asked a child which glass had more water.What was he testing?​ Identity achievement

An experimenter shows equal glasses of water,pours the water from one of them into a different-shaped glass,and asks whether the new glass has more or less water than before.What concept is the experimenter testing?​

According to Erikson,who is most concerned with the identity crisis?​

​An infant watches a toy car go down a track,behind a screen presumably hiding a block,and then out the other side.How does the infant react?

Which of these is true about nonromantic hugs?​

​Comparing two ways of measuring object permanence supports which of these generalizations?

When is the problem of selective attrition most likely to arise?​

​Someone who unquestioningly accepts a parent's recommendations about career,family,and so forth,is in which state?

A longitudinal research study of development examines what?​

A psychologist compares the attitudes of students and their parents at approximately the same time.What type of research is this?​

​Suppose a newborn sucks to hear its father's voice.When the response habituates,the experimenters substitute a different man's voice.What do we infer if the sucking rate increases?

​Which of the following is known to improve old people's intellectual performance?

A 2-month-old infant can learn to do which of the following?​

A researcher played the sounds "ba-ba-ba-ba-ba ..." until infants' response habituated,and then substituted "pa." What happened to the infants' responses,and what conclusion follows?​

​In which of Piaget's stages might someone fail tests of object permanence?

​An infant who mostly ignores the mother in the Strange Situation shows which attachment style?

​On average,which of these starts at an earlier age today than it did 100 years ago?

​What evidence suggests that parental behavior has little effect on children's personality?

A psychologist wishes to study whether students who do well on the first test also do well on the final exam.What type of research does this question require?​

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The probability of developing a secure attachment in the Strange Situation relates in part to genetic differences in what?

Piaget filled two glasses equally,poured one of them into a tall thin glass,and asked a child which glass had more water.What was he testing? Identity achievement

An experimenter shows equal glasses of water,pours the water from one of them into a different-shaped glass,and asks whether the new glass has more or less water than before.What concept is the experimenter testing?

According to Erikson,who is most concerned with the identity crisis?

An infant watches a toy car go down a track,behind a screen presumably hiding a block,and then out the other side.How does the infant react?

Which of these is true about nonromantic hugs?

Comparing two ways of measuring object permanence supports which of these generalizations?

When is the problem of selective attrition most likely to arise?

Someone who unquestioningly accepts a parent's recommendations about career,family,and so forth,is in which state?

A longitudinal research study of development examines what?

A psychologist compares the attitudes of students and their parents at approximately the same time.What type of research is this?

Suppose a newborn sucks to hear its father's voice.When the response habituates,the experimenters substitute a different man's voice.What do we infer if the sucking rate increases?

Which of the following is known to improve old people's intellectual performance?

A 2-month-old infant can learn to do which of the following?

A researcher played the sounds "ba-ba-ba-ba-ba ..." until infants' response habituated,and then substituted "pa." What happened to the infants' responses,and what conclusion follows?

In which of Piaget's stages might someone fail tests of object permanence?

An infant who mostly ignores the mother in the Strange Situation shows which attachment style?

On average,which of these starts at an earlier age today than it did 100 years ago?

What evidence suggests that parental behavior has little effect on children's personality?

A psychologist wishes to study whether students who do well on the first test also do well on the final exam.What type of research does this question require?