Question 1

What were Piaget's claims regarding his stages of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

Piaget claimed that intellect develops i

Question 2

What is Piaget's sensorimotor stage?

Accepted Answer

During the sensorimotor stage, infants l

Question 3

The first stage of prenatal development is known as the period of the zygote, and it lasts for two weeks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

How would Bjorn, who is at the conventional level of morality, respond to a question concerning why it is wrong to steal?

Accepted Answer

A)  "You get spanked for stealing." 
B)  "For the good of all people, property rights must be protected." 
C)  "People who steal don't win the long run." 
D)  "Stealing is against the law." 
A)  "You get spanked for stealing." 
B)  "For the good of all people, property rights must be protected." 
C)  "People who steal don't win the long run." 
D)  "Stealing is against the law."

Question 5

Piaget called the cognitive structures or concepts that are used to identify and interpret objects, events and other information in its environment

Accepted Answer

A)  concepts. 
B)  schemas 
C)  operations. 
D)  stages. 
A)  concepts. 
B)  schemas 
C)  operations. 
D)  stages.

Question 6

What types of learning occur in the first few days of life?

Accepted Answer

Newborns are capable of habituation, whi

Question 7

Whiskers, breasts and underarm hair are all

Accepted Answer

A)  primary sexual characteristics. 
B)  sexual markers. 
C)  gender symbols. 
D)  secondary sex characteristics 
A)  primary sexual characteristics. 
B)  sexual markers. 
C)  gender symbols. 
D)  secondary sex characteristics

Question 8

Prenatal malnutrition can negatively affect development of the embryo and the fetus; it can have particularly harmful effects on brain development during the

Accepted Answer

A)  conception 
B)  first trimester 
C)  second trimester 
D)  final trimester 
A)  conception 
B)  first trimester 
C)  second trimester 
D)  final trimester

Question 9

Which of the following colours is not one of the top four preferred by a three-month-old infant?

Accepted Answer

A)  Purple 
B)  Blue 
C)  Red 
D)  Green 
A)  Purple 
B)  Blue 
C)  Red 
D)  Green

Question 10

Genes which determine one's sex and primary and secondary sex characteristics are carried on the

Accepted Answer

A)  23rd pair of chromosomes 
B)  autosomes. 
C)  first pair of chromosomes. 
D)  Twenty-first pair of chromosomes. 
A)  23rd pair of chromosomes 
B)  autosomes. 
C)  first pair of chromosomes. 
D)  Twenty-first pair of chromosomes.

Question 11

According to Piaget's theory, altering existing schemas or creating new ones in order to incorporate new information, experiences or objects is called

Accepted Answer

A)  centration. 
B)  approximation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  accommodation 
A)  centration. 
B)  approximation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  accommodation

Question 12

Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development identifies stages that evolve on the basis of a fundamental conflict between the individual and the social environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Animistic thinking refers to a child's

Accepted Answer

A)  belief that animals think like people. 
B)  attribution of human feelings and motives toanimate objects 
C)  belief that animated characters are alive and living their television set. 
D)  ability to empathize with animals. 
A)  belief that animals think like people. 
B)  attribution of human feelings and motives toanimate objects 
C)  belief that animated characters are alive and living their television set. 
D)  ability to empathize with animals.

Question 14

Older people perform better than younger people on tests measuring all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  rote learning 
B)  social judgment. 
C)  vocabulary. 
D)  generalformation. 
A)  rote learning 
B)  social judgment. 
C)  vocabulary. 
D)  generalformation.

Question 15

When, and how, is the attachment to the mother formed?

Accepted Answer

No strong emotional attachment is presen

Question 16

By the term "secondary sex characteristics," psychologists mean the physical characteristics that distinguish the mature male and mature female but play no role in reproduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Smoking during pregnancy is associated with all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  mental retardation 
B)  infant mortality and suddenfant death syndrome. 
C)  prematurity or low birth weight. 
D)  miscarriages and stillbirths. 
A)  mental retardation 
B)  infant mortality and suddenfant death syndrome. 
C)  prematurity or low birth weight. 
D)  miscarriages and stillbirths.

Question 18

How are hereditary traits transmitted?

Accepted Answer

Hereditary traits are transmit

Question 19

What cognitive abilities do children acquire during the concrete operations stage?

Accepted Answer

When working on concrete problems childr

Question 20

According to research by Meltzoff, the earliest age at which babies can imitate gestures such as sticking out the tongue and opening and closing the mouth is

Accepted Answer

A)  several days old. 
B)  less than one hour after birth 
C)  several weeks old. 
D)  six months old. 
A)  several days old. 
B)  less than one hour after birth 
C)  several weeks old. 
D)  six months old.

What were Piaget's claims regarding his stages of cognitive development?

What is Piaget's sensorimotor stage?

The first stage of prenatal development is known as the period of the zygote, and it lasts for two weeks.

How would Bjorn, who is at the conventional level of morality, respond to a question concerning why it is wrong to steal?

Piaget called the cognitive structures or concepts that are used to identify and interpret objects, events and other information in its environment

What types of learning occur in the first few days of life?

Whiskers, breasts and underarm hair are all

Prenatal malnutrition can negatively affect development of the embryo and the fetus; it can have particularly harmful effects on brain development during the

Which of the following colours is not one of the top four preferred by a three-month-old infant?

Genes which determine one's sex and primary and secondary sex characteristics are carried on the

According to Piaget's theory, altering existing schemas or creating new ones in order to incorporate new information, experiences or objects is called

Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development identifies stages that evolve on the basis of a fundamental conflict between the individual and the social environment.

Animistic thinking refers to a child's

Older people perform better than younger people on tests measuring all of the following except

When, and how, is the attachment to the mother formed?

By the term "secondary sex characteristics," psychologists mean the physical characteristics that distinguish the mature male and mature female but play no role in reproduction.

Smoking during pregnancy is associated with all of the following except

How are hereditary traits transmitted?

What cognitive abilities do children acquire during the concrete operations stage?

According to research by Meltzoff, the earliest age at which babies can imitate gestures such as sticking out the tongue and opening and closing the mouth is

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Exam 8: Development

What were Piaget's claims regarding his stages of cognitive development?

What is Piaget's sensorimotor stage?

The first stage of prenatal development is known as the period of the zygote, and it lasts for two weeks.

How would Bjorn, who is at the conventional level of morality, respond to a question concerning why it is wrong to steal?

Piaget called the cognitive structures or concepts that are used to identify and interpret objects, events and other information in its environment

What types of learning occur in the first few days of life?

Whiskers, breasts and underarm hair are all

Prenatal malnutrition can negatively affect development of the embryo and the fetus; it can have particularly harmful effects on brain development during the

Which of the following colours is not one of the top four preferred by a three-month-old infant?

Genes which determine one's sex and primary and secondary sex characteristics are carried on the

According to Piaget's theory, altering existing schemas or creating new ones in order to incorporate new information, experiences or objects is called

Erik Erikson's theory of psychosocial development identifies stages that evolve on the basis of a fundamental conflict between the individual and the social environment.

Animistic thinking refers to a child's

Older people perform better than younger people on tests measuring all of the following except

When, and how, is the attachment to the mother formed?

By the term "secondary sex characteristics," psychologists mean the physical characteristics that distinguish the mature male and mature female but play no role in reproduction.

Smoking during pregnancy is associated with all of the following except

How are hereditary traits transmitted?

What cognitive abilities do children acquire during the concrete operations stage?

According to research by Meltzoff, the earliest age at which babies can imitate gestures such as sticking out the tongue and opening and closing the mouth is

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

Filters