Question 1

What are the causes of psychological differences between the genders?

Accepted Answer

The answer to this question should focus

Question 2

An especially important role in the development of gender stereotypes in children is played by

Accepted Answer

A)  parents. 
B)  teachers. 
C)  peers. 
D)  siblings. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  parents. 
B)  teachers. 
C)  peers. 
D)  siblings. 
E)  all of the above

Question 3

According to Erikson, a negative outcome of the identity versus role confusion crisis faced by an adolescent is

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A)  stagnation. 
B)  insecurity. 
C)  low self-esteem. 
D)  a weak sense of self. 
E)  a sense of failure. 
A)  stagnation. 
B)  insecurity. 
C)  low self-esteem. 
D)  a weak sense of self. 
E)  a sense of failure.

Question 4

Analytic reasoning is __________ whereas experiential reasoning is __________.

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A)  unconscious; deliberate 
B)  rapid; higher order 
C)  heuristic; abstract 
D)  higher order; conscious 
E)  deliberate; unconscious 
A)  unconscious; deliberate 
B)  rapid; higher order 
C)  heuristic; abstract 
D)  higher order; conscious 
E)  deliberate; unconscious

Question 5

Erikson stressed that the primary crisis faced by adolescents was one of

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A)  intimacy versus isolation. 
B)  initiative versus guilt. 
C)  identity versus role confusion. 
D)  identity versus autonomy. 
E)  autonomy versus self-doubt. 
A)  intimacy versus isolation. 
B)  initiative versus guilt. 
C)  identity versus role confusion. 
D)  identity versus autonomy. 
E)  autonomy versus self-doubt.

Question 6

Piaget's theory of cognitive development has been criticized on the grounds that it

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A)  lacks clear operational definitions of important terms. 
B)  underestimates the child's capacity for seeing the world from another's point of view. 
C)  underestimates the child's capacity for conservation. 
D)  is not supported by research with proper experimental controls. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  lacks clear operational definitions of important terms. 
B)  underestimates the child's capacity for seeing the world from another's point of view. 
C)  underestimates the child's capacity for conservation. 
D)  is not supported by research with proper experimental controls. 
E)  all of the above

Question 7

Research suggests that people react differently to a baby's pain cry than to a baby's hunger cry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Connie pours the same amount of apple juice into two glasses. However, one of the glasses is taller and skinnier than the other. Kyle and Cale both want the taller glass because they think it contains more juice. Apparently, Cale and Kyle are still in the __________ stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A)  early preoperational 
B)  late preoperational 
C)  early concrete operational 
D)  late concrete operational 
E)  early formal operational 
A)  early preoperational 
B)  late preoperational 
C)  early concrete operational 
D)  late concrete operational 
E)  early formal operational

Question 9

Most psychologists hold that __________ plays the most important role in the establishment of gender role differences.

Accepted Answer

A)  genetics 
B)  evolution 
C)  brain biochemistry 
D)  socialization 
E)  physiology 
A)  genetics 
B)  evolution 
C)  brain biochemistry 
D)  socialization 
E)  physiology

Question 10

The ability to understand specific properties of objects despite changes in their physical appearance is called

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A)  accommodation. 
B)  assimilation. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  conservation. 
E)  object permanence. 
A)  accommodation. 
B)  assimilation. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  conservation. 
E)  object permanence.

Question 11

Approximately __________ percent of the population over __________ has Alzheimer's disease.

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A)  2; 55 
B)  3; 71 
C)  10; 90 
D)  14; 60 
E)  20; 60 
A)  2; 55 
B)  3; 71 
C)  10; 90 
D)  14; 60 
E)  20; 60

Question 12

Identify infant behaviours that stimulate attachment and explain the effects that each of them has on the behaviour and emotions of their caregivers.

Accepted Answer

The student's response first should iden

Question 13

A person's expectations about how experience affects the mental states and beliefs of other people is termed

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism. 
B)  theory of mind. 
C)  naive conceptualization. 
D)  symbolic logic. 
E)  conservation. 
A)  egocentrism. 
B)  theory of mind. 
C)  naive conceptualization. 
D)  symbolic logic. 
E)  conservation.

Question 14

Stranger anxiety is the fear and anxiety caused when the parent leaves a child with a stranger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

If an object is completely hidden from view after a 12-16-month-old infant has observed it, the infant will

Accepted Answer

A)  lose interest in the object. 
B)  continue to stare at the spot at which the object disappeared. 
C)  begin crying and screaming. 
D)  search for the object in the last place that he or she saw it hidden. 
E)  retrieve a similar object to play with. 
A)  lose interest in the object. 
B)  continue to stare at the spot at which the object disappeared. 
C)  begin crying and screaming. 
D)  search for the object in the last place that he or she saw it hidden. 
E)  retrieve a similar object to play with.

Question 16

Wariness and occasional fearful responding on the part of infants in the presence of strangers is called

Accepted Answer

A)  insecure attachment. 
B)  stranger anxiety. 
C)  separation anxiety. 
D)  secure attachment. 
E)  a strange situation. 
A)  insecure attachment. 
B)  stranger anxiety. 
C)  separation anxiety. 
D)  secure attachment. 
E)  a strange situation.

Question 17

Parents who explain household rules and why they are important to their children are referred to as __________ parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  responsive 
B)  permissive 
C)  authoritative 
D)  authoritarian 
E)  indifferent 
A)  responsive 
B)  permissive 
C)  authoritative 
D)  authoritarian 
E)  indifferent

Question 18

Kohlberg's method for studying the development of moral reasoning was to

Accepted Answer

A)  ask children to respond to stories involving moral dilemmas. 
B)  conduct cross-sectional research. 
C)  conduct a series of cross-cultural studies involving moral dilemmas. 
D)  place children in positions in which their honesty and truthfulness could be tested and observed. 
E)  place non-human animals in human moral dilemmas. 
A)  ask children to respond to stories involving moral dilemmas. 
B)  conduct cross-sectional research. 
C)  conduct a series of cross-cultural studies involving moral dilemmas. 
D)  place children in positions in which their honesty and truthfulness could be tested and observed. 
E)  place non-human animals in human moral dilemmas.

Question 19

Females typically have their first menstruation around age __________ and males typically become capable of fathering a child at around age __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  11; 13 
B)  13; 13 
C)  12; 15 
D)  15; 13 
E)  15; 15 
A)  11; 13 
B)  13; 13 
C)  12; 15 
D)  15; 13 
E)  15; 15

Question 20

Formal school seems necessary for the development of __________ which occurs only during the __________ period of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A)  empathy; concrete operational 
B)  hypothetical reasoning; formal operational 
C)  symbolic reasoning; preoperational 
D)  deferred imitation; preoperational 
E)  language; preoperational 
A)  empathy; concrete operational 
B)  hypothetical reasoning; formal operational 
C)  symbolic reasoning; preoperational 
D)  deferred imitation; preoperational 
E)  language; preoperational

What are the causes of psychological differences between the genders?

An especially important role in the development of gender stereotypes in children is played by

According to Erikson, a negative outcome of the identity versus role confusion crisis faced by an adolescent is

Analytic reasoning is whereas experiential reasoning is .

Erikson stressed that the primary crisis faced by adolescents was one of

Piaget's theory of cognitive development has been criticized on the grounds that it

Research suggests that people react differently to a baby's pain cry than to a baby's hunger cry.

Connie pours the same amount of apple juice into two glasses. However, one of the glasses is taller and skinnier than the other. Kyle and Cale both want the taller glass because they think it contains more juice. Apparently, Cale and Kyle are still in the __________ stage of cognitive development.

Most psychologists hold that __________ plays the most important role in the establishment of gender role differences.

The ability to understand specific properties of objects despite changes in their physical appearance is called

Approximately percent of the population over has Alzheimer's disease.

Identify infant behaviours that stimulate attachment and explain the effects that each of them has on the behaviour and emotions of their caregivers.

A person's expectations about how experience affects the mental states and beliefs of other people is termed

Stranger anxiety is the fear and anxiety caused when the parent leaves a child with a stranger.

If an object is completely hidden from view after a 12-16-month-old infant has observed it, the infant will

Wariness and occasional fearful responding on the part of infants in the presence of strangers is called

Parents who explain household rules and why they are important to their children are referred to as __________ parents.

Kohlberg's method for studying the development of moral reasoning was to

Females typically have their first menstruation around age and males typically become capable of fathering a child at around age .

Formal school seems necessary for the development of which occurs only during the period of cognitive development.

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Exam 12: Lifespan Development

What are the causes of psychological differences between the genders?

An especially important role in the development of gender stereotypes in children is played by

According to Erikson, a negative outcome of the identity versus role confusion crisis faced by an adolescent is

Analytic reasoning is __________ whereas experiential reasoning is __________.

Erikson stressed that the primary crisis faced by adolescents was one of

Piaget's theory of cognitive development has been criticized on the grounds that it

Research suggests that people react differently to a baby's pain cry than to a baby's hunger cry.

Connie pours the same amount of apple juice into two glasses. However, one of the glasses is taller and skinnier than the other. Kyle and Cale both want the taller glass because they think it contains more juice. Apparently, Cale and Kyle are still in the __________ stage of cognitive development.

Most psychologists hold that __________ plays the most important role in the establishment of gender role differences.

The ability to understand specific properties of objects despite changes in their physical appearance is called

Approximately __________ percent of the population over __________ has Alzheimer's disease.

Identify infant behaviours that stimulate attachment and explain the effects that each of them has on the behaviour and emotions of their caregivers.

A person's expectations about how experience affects the mental states and beliefs of other people is termed

Stranger anxiety is the fear and anxiety caused when the parent leaves a child with a stranger.

If an object is completely hidden from view after a 12-16-month-old infant has observed it, the infant will

Wariness and occasional fearful responding on the part of infants in the presence of strangers is called

Parents who explain household rules and why they are important to their children are referred to as __________ parents.

Kohlberg's method for studying the development of moral reasoning was to

Females typically have their first menstruation around age __________ and males typically become capable of fathering a child at around age __________.

Formal school seems necessary for the development of __________ which occurs only during the __________ period of cognitive development.

The Science of Psychology

The Ways and Means of Psychology

Evolution, Heredity, and Behaviour

Biology of Behaviour

Sensation

Perception

Learning and Behaviour

Memory

Consciousness

Language

Intelligence and Thinking

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Social Psychology

Lifestyle, Stress, and Health

The Nature and Causes of Psychological Disorders

The Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Analytic reasoning is whereas experiential reasoning is .

Approximately percent of the population over has Alzheimer's disease.

Females typically have their first menstruation around age and males typically become capable of fathering a child at around age .

Formal school seems necessary for the development of which occurs only during the period of cognitive development.