Question 1

Describe the four stages of grief people experience after the loss of a relationship, and list three strategies for coping with grief.

Accepted Answer

The four stages of grief people experien

Question 2

Melissa, mother of 3-year-old Kaitlyn, enforces limits and rules, while being highly involved with her daughter's life and emotionally supportive. Melissa's parenting style can be classified as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  permissive-indulgent 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  authoritative 
D)  permissive-neglectful 
A)  permissive-indulgent 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  authoritative 
D)  permissive-neglectful

Question 3

Discuss differences between individualistic and collectivist cultures. Which is more adaptive from your viewpoint? Why?

Accepted Answer

Individualistic cultures and collectivis

Question 4

Compare and contrast activity theory, disengagement theory, and socioemotional theory of aging

Accepted Answer

Activity theory, disengagement theory, a

Question 5

Factors that determine a child's resiliency include _____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  good intellectual functioning 
B)  relationships with caring adults 
C)  ability to regulate one's attention, emotions, and behaviors 
D)  all of these 
A)  good intellectual functioning 
B)  relationships with caring adults 
C)  ability to regulate one's attention, emotions, and behaviors 
D)  all of these

Question 6

Which of the following may account for gender differences in cognitive abilities?

Accepted Answer

A)  hormones 
B)  hemispheric generalization 
C)  structural differences in the occipital cortex 
D)  neurotransmitter deregulation 
A)  hormones 
B)  hemispheric generalization 
C)  structural differences in the occipital cortex 
D)  neurotransmitter deregulation

Question 7

Besides the obvious external physical differences between men and women, researchers have determined all of the following EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a difference in the degree of hemispheric specialization 
B)  the corpus callosum is larger in men 
C)  verbal and spatial cognitive skills may be due to differences in the cerebral hemispheres of men and women 
D)  structural differences between cerebral hemispheres in men and women 
A)  a difference in the degree of hemispheric specialization 
B)  the corpus callosum is larger in men 
C)  verbal and spatial cognitive skills may be due to differences in the cerebral hemispheres of men and women 
D)  structural differences between cerebral hemispheres in men and women

Question 8

List and describe Erikson's eight stages of psychosocial development, illustrating each with a successful and unsuccessful resolution.

Accepted Answer

Erik Erikson's eight stages of psychosoc

Question 9

A child gives her friend a piece of cake, in hopes that when she forgets her snack one day, her friend will reciprocate the favor. This represents Kohlberg's _________ level of morality.

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete 
B)  preconventional 
C)  postconventional 
D)  punishment oriented 
A)  concrete 
B)  preconventional 
C)  postconventional 
D)  punishment oriented

Question 10

Impulsivity is related to _____

Accepted Answer

A)  economic stress 
B)  amygdala 
C)  prefrontal cortex 
D)  all of these 
A)  economic stress 
B)  amygdala 
C)  prefrontal cortex 
D)  all of these

Question 11

Which of the following is true of the strange situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants are placed in a situation with a stranger in a laboratory setting. 
B)  Infants are presented with toys that they have never played with. 
C)  Infants are taken to a stranger's house to live for several days. 
D)  Infants are placed in a situation with other children in a laboratory setting. 
A)  Infants are placed in a situation with a stranger in a laboratory setting. 
B)  Infants are presented with toys that they have never played with. 
C)  Infants are taken to a stranger's house to live for several days. 
D)  Infants are placed in a situation with other children in a laboratory setting.

Question 12

About _______ % of the world is collectivistic in nature.

Accepted Answer

A)  10 
B)  50 
C)  25 
D)  70 
A)  10 
B)  50 
C)  25 
D)  70

Question 13

Mary screams at her daughter and spanks her. Mary never makes exceptions to rules like curfew, and she is emotionally cold. Mary's parenting style can be classified as ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  permissive-indulgent 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  authoritative 
D)  permissive-neglectful 
A)  permissive-indulgent 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  authoritative 
D)  permissive-neglectful

Question 14

A child who is considered by others to be a "spoiled brat" may have at least one parent with what type of parenting style?

Accepted Answer

A)  permissive-indulgent 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  authoritative 
D)  permissive-neglectful 
A)  permissive-indulgent 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  authoritative 
D)  permissive-neglectful

Question 15

Research on the period of time when adult children have left home suggests that _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  parents throw an "I'm free at last party" 
B)  marital satisfaction increases, and parent-child relationships continue to flourish 
C)  most parents experience a painful loss and depression when the last child leaves 
D)  adult children rarely stay in touch with their parents once they leave home 
A)  parents throw an "I'm free at last party" 
B)  marital satisfaction increases, and parent-child relationships continue to flourish 
C)  most parents experience a painful loss and depression when the last child leaves 
D)  adult children rarely stay in touch with their parents once they leave home

Question 16

Abusers usually lack __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  money 
B)  good communication and interpersonal skills 
C)  mental disorders 
D)  all of these 
A)  money 
B)  good communication and interpersonal skills 
C)  mental disorders 
D)  all of these

Describe the four stages of grief people experience after the loss of a relationship, and list three strategies for coping with grief.

Melissa, mother of 3-year-old Kaitlyn, enforces limits and rules, while being highly involved with her daughter's life and emotionally supportive. Melissa's parenting style can be classified as ____________.

Discuss differences between individualistic and collectivist cultures. Which is more adaptive from your viewpoint? Why?

Compare and contrast activity theory, disengagement theory, and socioemotional theory of aging

Factors that determine a child's resiliency include _____________.

Which of the following may account for gender differences in cognitive abilities?

Besides the obvious external physical differences between men and women, researchers have determined all of the following EXCEPT _____.

List and describe Erikson's eight stages of psychosocial development, illustrating each with a successful and unsuccessful resolution.

A child gives her friend a piece of cake, in hopes that when she forgets her snack one day, her friend will reciprocate the favor. This represents Kohlberg's _________ level of morality.

Impulsivity is related to _____

Which of the following is true of the strange situation?

About _______ % of the world is collectivistic in nature.

Mary screams at her daughter and spanks her. Mary never makes exceptions to rules like curfew, and she is emotionally cold. Mary's parenting style can be classified as ______________.

A child who is considered by others to be a "spoiled brat" may have at least one parent with what type of parenting style?

Research on the period of time when adult children have left home suggests that _____.

Abusers usually lack __________.

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Exam 10: Lifespan Development Ii

Describe the four stages of grief people experience after the loss of a relationship, and list three strategies for coping with grief.

Melissa, mother of 3-year-old Kaitlyn, enforces limits and rules, while being highly involved with her daughter's life and emotionally supportive. Melissa's parenting style can be classified as ____________.

Discuss differences between individualistic and collectivist cultures. Which is more adaptive from your viewpoint? Why?

Compare and contrast activity theory, disengagement theory, and socioemotional theory of aging

Factors that determine a child's resiliency include _____________.

Which of the following may account for gender differences in cognitive abilities?

Besides the obvious external physical differences between men and women, researchers have determined all of the following EXCEPT _____.

List and describe Erikson's eight stages of psychosocial development, illustrating each with a successful and unsuccessful resolution.

A child gives her friend a piece of cake, in hopes that when she forgets her snack one day, her friend will reciprocate the favor. This represents Kohlberg's _________ level of morality.

Impulsivity is related to _____

Which of the following is true of the strange situation?

About _______ % of the world is collectivistic in nature.

Mary screams at her daughter and spanks her. Mary never makes exceptions to rules like curfew, and she is emotionally cold. Mary's parenting style can be classified as ______________.

A child who is considered by others to be a "spoiled brat" may have at least one parent with what type of parenting style?

Research on the period of time when adult children have left home suggests that _____.

Abusers usually lack __________.

Introduction and Research Methods

Neuroscience and Biological Foundations

Stress and Health Psychology

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Lifespan Development I

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

Social Psychology

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