Question 1

Why are adolescents more likely than adults to make risky decisions?​

Accepted Answer

A) They consistently underestimate the dangers of a risky decision. 
B) ​They have difficulty weighing the pros and cons of a possible choice. 
C) ​Their corpus callosum is not yet mature. 
D) ​They often decide impulsively under peer pressure. 
A) They consistently underestimate the dangers of a risky decision. 
B) ​They have difficulty weighing the pros and cons of a possible choice. 
C) ​Their corpus callosum is not yet mature. 
D) ​They often decide impulsively under peer pressure.

Question 2

What do we call research that combines cross-sectional and longitudinal methods?​

Accepted Answer

A) Sequential 
B) ​Simultaneous 
C) ​Retrospective 
D) ​Contemporary 
A) Sequential 
B) ​Simultaneous 
C) ​Retrospective 
D) ​Contemporary

Question 3

Which of these best describes Piaget's view of children's cognitive development?​

Accepted Answer

A) Children have to develop socially and emotionally before they develop cognitively. 
B) ​Children's cognitive development depends mostly on memorization. 
C) ​Children's thinking is qualitatively different from that of adults. 
D) ​Children think like adults, except that they are slower and less confident. 
A) Children have to develop socially and emotionally before they develop cognitively. 
B) ​Children's cognitive development depends mostly on memorization. 
C) ​Children's thinking is qualitatively different from that of adults. 
D) ​Children think like adults, except that they are slower and less confident.

Question 4

​A child who lacks "theory of mind" fails to understand which of these?

Accepted Answer

A) If you are a boy and you have a brother, then your brother also has a brother. 
B) ​A liquid that is poured into a different-shaped container still has the same volume. 
C) ​Some people know things that other people don't know. 
D) ​Objects continue to exist even if no one is looking at them. 
A) If you are a boy and you have a brother, then your brother also has a brother. 
B) ​A liquid that is poured into a different-shaped container still has the same volume. 
C) ​Some people know things that other people don't know. 
D) ​Objects continue to exist even if no one is looking at them.

Question 5

Why do so many more men than women become grand masters at chess?​

Accepted Answer

A) The only reason is that so many more boys than girls try to become good at chess. 
B) ​Boys start with greater abilities and then progress at the same rate as girls. 
C) ​Boys start with equal abilities but progress faster than girls. 
D) ​Boys start with greater abilities and progress at a faster rate than girls. 
A) The only reason is that so many more boys than girls try to become good at chess. 
B) ​Boys start with greater abilities and then progress at the same rate as girls. 
C) ​Boys start with equal abilities but progress faster than girls. 
D) ​Boys start with greater abilities and progress at a faster rate than girls.

Question 6

According to terror-management theory,how do people react to a reminder of death?​

Accepted Answer

A) They sleep longer, and tend to have nightmares. 
B) ​They react with anger toward whoever voiced the reminder. 
C) ​They seek new information about possible dangers. 
D) ​They reaffirm their reassuring beliefs. 
A) They sleep longer, and tend to have nightmares. 
B) ​They react with anger toward whoever voiced the reminder. 
C) ​They seek new information about possible dangers. 
D) ​They reaffirm their reassuring beliefs.

Question 7

What is meant by a longitudinal design?​

Accepted Answer

A) A study of several ages in several cultures, at either the same or different times​ 
B) ​A study of one group of people at several times as they grow older 
C) ​A study of people differing in age, at one point in time 
D) ​A study of one group of people to different people of a different age at a different time 
A) A study of several ages in several cultures, at either the same or different times​ 
B) ​A study of one group of people at several times as they grow older 
C) ​A study of people differing in age, at one point in time 
D) ​A study of one group of people to different people of a different age at a different time

Question 8

According to current evidence,what is likely for children reared by a gay or lesbian couple?​

Accepted Answer

A) Most have emotional problems in both childhood and adulthood. 
B) ​Most have a difficult adjustment in childhood, but seem normal as adults. 
C) ​Most seem normal in childhood, but develop problems as adults. 
D) ​Most develop normally in both childhood and adulthood. 
A) Most have emotional problems in both childhood and adulthood. 
B) ​Most have a difficult adjustment in childhood, but seem normal as adults. 
C) ​Most seem normal in childhood, but develop problems as adults. 
D) ​Most develop normally in both childhood and adulthood.

Question 9

​What apparently determines whether people develop a collectivist or individualistic culture?

Accepted Answer

A) The strength of the central government relative to local government 
B) ​The type of religion and devoutness of the worshipers 
C) ​The type of crop that farmers raise 
D) ​Genetics 
A) The strength of the central government relative to local government 
B) ​The type of religion and devoutness of the worshipers 
C) ​The type of crop that farmers raise 
D) ​Genetics

Question 10

According to Piaget,which concept do children lack when they are in the preoperational stage?​

Accepted Answer

A) Object permanence 
B) ​Conservation 
C) ​Schemas 
D) ​Accommodation 
A) Object permanence 
B) ​Conservation 
C) ​Schemas 
D) ​Accommodation

Question 11

According to Erikson,which of these is a major concern of adolescents?​

Accepted Answer

A) The concern of "basic trust versus mistrust" 
B) ​The identity crisis 
C) ​The midlife transition 
D) ​The concern of "generativity versus stagnation" 
A) The concern of "basic trust versus mistrust" 
B) ​The identity crisis 
C) ​The midlife transition 
D) ​The concern of "generativity versus stagnation"

Question 12

What did Jean Piaget conclude about children's thinking?​

Accepted Answer

A) Children's thinking is just like adults' thinking, but slower. 
B) ​Children's thinking is just like adults' thinking, but less well informed. 
C) ​Children's thinking is qualitatively different from adults' thinking. 
D) ​Children imitate adults for years before they start thinking for themselves. 
A) Children's thinking is just like adults' thinking, but slower. 
B) ​Children's thinking is just like adults' thinking, but less well informed. 
C) ​Children's thinking is qualitatively different from adults' thinking. 
D) ​Children imitate adults for years before they start thinking for themselves.

Question 13

According to Piaget,when do children respond only to what they see and hear at the moment?​

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

​What was Jean Piaget's main emphasis?

Accepted Answer

A) Parenting style influences intellectual as well as social and emotional development. 
B) ​Children go through major transitions in how they think. 
C) ​Children's thinking differs greatly from one culture to another. 
D) ​Intellectual development continues showing major changes throughout adulthood. 
A) Parenting style influences intellectual as well as social and emotional development. 
B) ​Children go through major transitions in how they think. 
C) ​Children's thinking differs greatly from one culture to another. 
D) ​Intellectual development continues showing major changes throughout adulthood.

Question 15

What does the evidence indicate about the math abilities of men and women?​

Accepted Answer

A) Men tend to be better at math for genetic reasons. 
B) ​Men tend to be better at math because of brain anatomy. 
C) ​Men tend to be better at math because of testosterone. 
D) ​When opportunities are equal, women do as well as men at math. 
A) Men tend to be better at math for genetic reasons. 
B) ​Men tend to be better at math because of brain anatomy. 
C) ​Men tend to be better at math because of testosterone. 
D) ​When opportunities are equal, women do as well as men at math.

Question 16

Which of these might define something as "a man's job" or "a woman's job"?​

Accepted Answer

A) Theory of mind 
B) ​Zone of proximal development 
C) ​Temperament 
A) Theory of mind 
B) ​Zone of proximal development 
C) ​Temperament

Question 17

​What evidence,if any,shows that infants remember melodies they heard before birth?

Accepted Answer

A) Hearing that melody changes the infants' heart rate. 
B) ​The infants sometimes hum that melody spontaneously. 
C) ​The infants can learn to imitate that melody more easily than other melodies. 
D) ​No evidence supports this ridiculous statement. 
A) Hearing that melody changes the infants' heart rate. 
B) ​The infants sometimes hum that melody spontaneously. 
C) ​The infants can learn to imitate that melody more easily than other melodies. 
D) ​No evidence supports this ridiculous statement.

Question 18

​Erik Erikson's stages of human development dealt with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Social and emotional conflicts 
B) ​Moral behavior 
C) ​Language understanding 
D) ​Sexual behavior 
A) Social and emotional conflicts 
B) ​Moral behavior 
C) ​Language understanding 
D) ​Sexual behavior

Question 19

According to Piaget,what are the main elements in a child's cognitive development?​

Accepted Answer

A) Assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration 
B) ​Sensation and memorization 
C) ​Classical conditioning and operant conditioning 
D) ​Habituation and dishabituation 
A) Assimilation, accommodation, and equilibration 
B) ​Sensation and memorization 
C) ​Classical conditioning and operant conditioning 
D) ​Habituation and dishabituation

Question 20

Which of these helps explain why most college seniors have higher grade averages than freshmen?​

Accepted Answer

A) Demand characteristics​ 
B) ​Selective attrition 
C) ​Concrete operations 
D) ​Theory of mind 
A) Demand characteristics​ 
B) ​Selective attrition 
C) ​Concrete operations 
D) ​Theory of mind

Exam 5: Development

Why are adolescents more likely than adults to make risky decisions?​

What do we call research that combines cross-sectional and longitudinal methods?​

Which of these best describes Piaget's view of children's cognitive development?​

​A child who lacks "theory of mind" fails to understand which of these?

Why do so many more men than women become grand masters at chess?​

According to terror-management theory,how do people react to a reminder of death?​

What is meant by a longitudinal design?​

According to current evidence,what is likely for children reared by a gay or lesbian couple?​

​What apparently determines whether people develop a collectivist or individualistic culture?

According to Piaget,which concept do children lack when they are in the preoperational stage?​

According to Erikson,which of these is a major concern of adolescents?​

What did Jean Piaget conclude about children's thinking?​

According to Piaget,when do children respond only to what they see and hear at the moment?​

​What was Jean Piaget's main emphasis?

What does the evidence indicate about the math abilities of men and women?​

Which of these might define something as "a man's job" or "a woman's job"?​

​What evidence,if any,shows that infants remember melodies they heard before birth?

​Erik Erikson's stages of human development dealt with which of the following?

According to Piaget,what are the main elements in a child's cognitive development?​

Which of these helps explain why most college seniors have higher grade averages than freshmen?​

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Why are adolescents more likely than adults to make risky decisions?

What do we call research that combines cross-sectional and longitudinal methods?

Which of these best describes Piaget's view of children's cognitive development?

A child who lacks "theory of mind" fails to understand which of these?

Why do so many more men than women become grand masters at chess?

According to terror-management theory,how do people react to a reminder of death?

What is meant by a longitudinal design?

According to current evidence,what is likely for children reared by a gay or lesbian couple?

What apparently determines whether people develop a collectivist or individualistic culture?

According to Piaget,which concept do children lack when they are in the preoperational stage?

According to Erikson,which of these is a major concern of adolescents?

What did Jean Piaget conclude about children's thinking?

According to Piaget,when do children respond only to what they see and hear at the moment?

What was Jean Piaget's main emphasis?

What does the evidence indicate about the math abilities of men and women?

Which of these might define something as "a man's job" or "a woman's job"?

What evidence,if any,shows that infants remember melodies they heard before birth?

Erik Erikson's stages of human development dealt with which of the following?

According to Piaget,what are the main elements in a child's cognitive development?

Which of these helps explain why most college seniors have higher grade averages than freshmen?