Question 1

Human infants who are given adequate food and medical attention but little or no human contact fail to grow and develop psychologically in normal ways.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

According to Ainsworth, mothers who respond promptly to their infant's cries and needs end up with babies who are

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidantly attached. 
B)  spoiled. 
C)  securely attached 
D)  ambivalently attached. 
A)  avoidantly attached. 
B)  spoiled. 
C)  securely attached 
D)  ambivalently attached.

Question 3

Is development continuous or does it occur in stages? Give an example to support your statement.

Accepted Answer

Changes in developmental variables occur

Question 4

The imaginary audience is a teenager's tendency to

Accepted Answer

A)  feel special and unique. 
B)  speak to himself or herself. 
C)  feeldestructible. 
D)  feel as if he or she is always on stage 
A)  feel special and unique. 
B)  speak to himself or herself. 
C)  feeldestructible. 
D)  feel as if he or she is always on stage

Question 5

Which statement about Kohlberg's conventional level of moral reasoning is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Right" is whatever is consistent with the laws of society. 
B)  "Right" is whatever helps or is approved of by others. 
C)  It is based on theternalized standards of others. 
D)  Itvolves weighing moral alternatives 
A)  "Right" is whatever is consistent with the laws of society. 
B)  "Right" is whatever helps or is approved of by others. 
C)  It is based on theternalized standards of others. 
D)  Itvolves weighing moral alternatives

Question 6

In humans, genes are located on how many pairs of chromosomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  44 
B)  23 
C)  22 
D)  46 
A)  44 
B)  23 
C)  22 
D)  46

Question 7

Laura, a teenager, has decided to become a physician. She is deeply concerned about the medical problems related to poverty and believes that few have ever been as passionate about them as she. Laura's sensibility is consistent with the form of adolescent egocentrism known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the personal fable 
B)  the imaginary audience. 
C)  life fiction. 
D)  formal operations. 
A)  the personal fable 
B)  the imaginary audience. 
C)  life fiction. 
D)  formal operations.

Question 8

As part of a large research study examining many people, David, now 24 years old, has been weighed, measured, observed and tested every two years since he was born. The study in which he is participating would be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  a longitudinal study 
B)  a cross-sectional study. 
C)  a cross-sequential study. 
D)  a case study. 
A)  a longitudinal study 
B)  a cross-sectional study. 
C)  a cross-sequential study. 
D)  a case study.

Question 9

Researchers have found that newborns can

Accepted Answer

A)  perceive depth. 
B)  follow a slowly moving object with their eyes 
C)  distinguish colours. 
D)  focus best on distant objects. 
A)  perceive depth. 
B)  follow a slowly moving object with their eyes 
C)  distinguish colours. 
D)  focus best on distant objects.

Question 10

The issue of whether heredity or environment is more important in development relates to

Accepted Answer

A)  a historical view of development where environment was important the past, but now heredity is recognized as the leadingfluence. 
B)  the nature/nurture controversy 
C)  the question of whether development happens stages or continuously. 
D)  the extent of personal characteristics being stable over time. 
A)  a historical view of development where environment was important the past, but now heredity is recognized as the leadingfluence. 
B)  the nature/nurture controversy 
C)  the question of whether development happens stages or continuously. 
D)  the extent of personal characteristics being stable over time.

Question 11

What is adolescent egocentrism?

Accepted Answer

Elkind believes that the early teenage y

Question 12

Which of the following statements about infant sensory development is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  infants can show preferences what they want to look at, hear, taste and smell shortly after birth. 
B)  Vision, hearing, taste, and smell are all functional at birth. 
C)  Vision, hearing, taste and smell are all fully developed at birth 
D)  Hearing is better developed at birth than vision. 
A)  infants can show preferences what they want to look at, hear, taste and smell shortly after birth. 
B)  Vision, hearing, taste, and smell are all functional at birth. 
C)  Vision, hearing, taste and smell are all fully developed at birth 
D)  Hearing is better developed at birth than vision.

Question 13

When Ashley's toy rolls out of sight under the bed, she immediately begins to search for it. What Piagetian concept does her behaviour illustrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sensorimotor action 
B)  Object permanence 
C)  Reversibility 
D)  Symbolic thought 
A)  Sensorimotor action 
B)  Object permanence 
C)  Reversibility 
D)  Symbolic thought

Question 14

Stanley, a middle-aged businessman, serves as a mentor for some of the younger employees in the corporation. This behaviour pattern is typical of those in which of Erikson's stages?

Accepted Answer

A)  Competence versusferiority 
B)  Generativity versus stagnation 
C)  Identity versus role confusion
Dtimacy versus isolation 
A)  Competence versusferiority 
B)  Generativity versus stagnation 
C)  Identity versus role confusion
Dtimacy versus isolation

Question 15

What is the term Piaget used to refer to the ability to recognize that matter can be rearranged or changed in appearance but remains the same in quantity if nothing has been added or taken away?

Accepted Answer

A)  Enumeration 
B)  invariance 
C)  Conservation 
D)  decentration 
A)  Enumeration 
B)  invariance 
C)  Conservation 
D)  decentration

Question 16

What are the three parenting styles discussed by Baumrind, and which did she find most effective?

Accepted Answer

The three parenting styles discussed are

Question 17

When people base their moral decisions on furthering basic human rights and on universal ethical principles they are reasoning at which of Kohlberg's levels?

Accepted Answer

A)  post-conventional 
B)  conventional 
C)  idiosyncratic 
D)  pre-conventional 
A)  post-conventional 
B)  conventional 
C)  idiosyncratic 
D)  pre-conventional

Question 18

Fraternal twins form when

Accepted Answer

A)  a sperm splits half and fertilizes two eggs that have been released at the same time. 
B)  a single egg that is fertilized by two different sperm splits half and developsto two fetuses. 
C)  two eggs are released at once and fertilized by two different sperm 
D)  a single egg, fertilized by a sperm, splits half and developsto two fetuses. 
A)  a sperm splits half and fertilizes two eggs that have been released at the same time. 
B)  a single egg that is fertilized by two different sperm splits half and developsto two fetuses. 
C)  two eggs are released at once and fertilized by two different sperm 
D)  a single egg, fertilized by a sperm, splits half and developsto two fetuses.

Question 19

Which of the following occurs last?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child kicks a ball forward 
B)  The child walks, holding on. 
C)  The child sits without support. 
D)  The child stands alone. 
A)  The child kicks a ball forward 
B)  The child walks, holding on. 
C)  The child sits without support. 
D)  The child stands alone.

Question 20

Teenaged Wendy's excessive primping in front of the mirror and her great concern about her clothes and her manners is at least partly due to

Accepted Answer

A)  the imaginary audience 
B)  conservation. 
C)  her new ability to engage abstract thinking. 
D)  the personal fable. 
A)  the imaginary audience 
B)  conservation. 
C)  her new ability to engage abstract thinking. 
D)  the personal fable.

Human infants who are given adequate food and medical attention but little or no human contact fail to grow and develop psychologically in normal ways.

According to Ainsworth, mothers who respond promptly to their infant's cries and needs end up with babies who are

Is development continuous or does it occur in stages? Give an example to support your statement.

The imaginary audience is a teenager's tendency to

Which statement about Kohlberg's conventional level of moral reasoning is false?

In humans, genes are located on how many pairs of chromosomes?

Laura, a teenager, has decided to become a physician. She is deeply concerned about the medical problems related to poverty and believes that few have ever been as passionate about them as she. Laura's sensibility is consistent with the form of adolescent egocentrism known as

As part of a large research study examining many people, David, now 24 years old, has been weighed, measured, observed and tested every two years since he was born. The study in which he is participating would be described as

Researchers have found that newborns can

The issue of whether heredity or environment is more important in development relates to

What is adolescent egocentrism?

Which of the following statements about infant sensory development is not true?

When Ashley's toy rolls out of sight under the bed, she immediately begins to search for it. What Piagetian concept does her behaviour illustrate?

Stanley, a middle-aged businessman, serves as a mentor for some of the younger employees in the corporation. This behaviour pattern is typical of those in which of Erikson's stages?

What is the term Piaget used to refer to the ability to recognize that matter can be rearranged or changed in appearance but remains the same in quantity if nothing has been added or taken away?

What are the three parenting styles discussed by Baumrind, and which did she find most effective?

When people base their moral decisions on furthering basic human rights and on universal ethical principles they are reasoning at which of Kohlberg's levels?

Fraternal twins form when

Which of the following occurs last?

Teenaged Wendy's excessive primping in front of the mirror and her great concern about her clothes and her manners is at least partly due to

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Exam 8: Development

Human infants who are given adequate food and medical attention but little or no human contact fail to grow and develop psychologically in normal ways.

According to Ainsworth, mothers who respond promptly to their infant's cries and needs end up with babies who are

Is development continuous or does it occur in stages? Give an example to support your statement.

The imaginary audience is a teenager's tendency to

Which statement about Kohlberg's conventional level of moral reasoning is false?

In humans, genes are located on how many pairs of chromosomes?

Laura, a teenager, has decided to become a physician. She is deeply concerned about the medical problems related to poverty and believes that few have ever been as passionate about them as she. Laura's sensibility is consistent with the form of adolescent egocentrism known as

As part of a large research study examining many people, David, now 24 years old, has been weighed, measured, observed and tested every two years since he was born. The study in which he is participating would be described as

Researchers have found that newborns can

The issue of whether heredity or environment is more important in development relates to

What is adolescent egocentrism?

Which of the following statements about infant sensory development is not true?

When Ashley's toy rolls out of sight under the bed, she immediately begins to search for it. What Piagetian concept does her behaviour illustrate?

Stanley, a middle-aged businessman, serves as a mentor for some of the younger employees in the corporation. This behaviour pattern is typical of those in which of Erikson's stages?

What is the term Piaget used to refer to the ability to recognize that matter can be rearranged or changed in appearance but remains the same in quantity if nothing has been added or taken away?

What are the three parenting styles discussed by Baumrind, and which did she find most effective?

When people base their moral decisions on furthering basic human rights and on universal ethical principles they are reasoning at which of Kohlberg's levels?

Fraternal twins form when

Which of the following occurs last?

Teenaged Wendy's excessive primping in front of the mirror and her great concern about her clothes and her manners is at least partly due to

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Conciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Psychology Disorders

Therapies

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