Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the parental styles identified by Baumrind?

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian 
B)  authoritative 
C)  proactive 
D)  overly permissive 
A)  authoritarian 
B)  authoritative 
C)  proactive 
D)  overly permissive

Question 2

Regarding the visual perception of neonates,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neonates can most clearly see objects about a foot away from them. 
B)  Just hours after they are born, babies begin to prefer seeing their mother's face, rather than a stranger's. 
C)  Babies who are two to five days old pay more attention to a person who is gazing directly at them, rather than one who is looking away. 
D)  Neonates prefer looking at colored rectangles rather than checkerboards or bull's-eye patterns. 
A)  Neonates can most clearly see objects about a foot away from them. 
B)  Just hours after they are born, babies begin to prefer seeing their mother's face, rather than a stranger's. 
C)  Babies who are two to five days old pay more attention to a person who is gazing directly at them, rather than one who is looking away. 
D)  Neonates prefer looking at colored rectangles rather than checkerboards or bull's-eye patterns.

Question 3

Which of the following devices was invented by Robert Fantz and allows researchers to observe the movements of an infants' eyes in order to determine what infants can see and what holds their attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  looking chamber 
B)  perceptual box 
C)  infant perception theater 
D)  visual stimuli and response chamber 
A)  looking chamber 
B)  perceptual box 
C)  infant perception theater 
D)  visual stimuli and response chamber

Question 4

Cephalocaudal means from

Accepted Answer

A)  the center of the body to the extremities. 
B)  the past to the future. 
C)  the head to the toes. 
D)  birth to death. 
A)  the center of the body to the extremities. 
B)  the past to the future. 
C)  the head to the toes. 
D)  birth to death.

Question 5

Many researchers believe that our first attachments to our parents

Accepted Answer

A)  influence how we relate to our friends and lovers. 
B)  occur during the first hours of life during a critical period. 
C)  are influenced by an evolutionary pattern that cannot be altered. 
D)  have little influence on our social behaviors as adults. 
A)  influence how we relate to our friends and lovers. 
B)  occur during the first hours of life during a critical period. 
C)  are influenced by an evolutionary pattern that cannot be altered. 
D)  have little influence on our social behaviors as adults.

Question 6

Regarding toilet training,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Parents may control when toilet training starts, but maturation tends to dictate when it will be completed. 
B)  Current guidelines suggest that toilet training goes most smoothly when begun between 10 and 16 months of age. 
C)  Parents are asking for failure when they try to force a child to learn skills too early or too late. 
D)  The older a child is before toilet training begins, the more likely he or she is to fail to develop full bladder control and become a daytime "wetter." 
A)  Parents may control when toilet training starts, but maturation tends to dictate when it will be completed. 
B)  Current guidelines suggest that toilet training goes most smoothly when begun between 10 and 16 months of age. 
C)  Parents are asking for failure when they try to force a child to learn skills too early or too late. 
D)  The older a child is before toilet training begins, the more likely he or she is to fail to develop full bladder control and become a daytime "wetter."

Question 7

The study of changes in behavior from conception to death encompasses

Accepted Answer

A)  gerontology. 
B)  thanatology. 
C)  developmental psychology. 
D)  social psychology. 
A)  gerontology. 
B)  thanatology. 
C)  developmental psychology. 
D)  social psychology.

Question 8

A gene whose influence will be expressed each time the gene is present is known as a __________ gene.

Accepted Answer

A)  recessive 
B)  dominant 
C)  polygenic 
D)  sex-linked 
A)  recessive 
B)  dominant 
C)  polygenic 
D)  sex-linked

Question 9

If you were to observe the development of psychomotor abilities in infants across cultures,you would find the most similarities in the

Accepted Answer

A)  ages at which each ability appears. 
B)  child-rearing practices used to foster development. 
C)  sequence in which abilities appear. 
D)  relationship between intellectual and psychomotor development. 
A)  ages at which each ability appears. 
B)  child-rearing practices used to foster development. 
C)  sequence in which abilities appear. 
D)  relationship between intellectual and psychomotor development.

Question 10

The effcts of three major parental styles,authoritarian,overly permissive,and authoritative,have been studied by

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Piaget. 
B)  Diana Baumrind. 
C)  Lev Vygotsky. 
D)  Albert Bandura. 
A)  Jean Piaget. 
B)  Diana Baumrind. 
C)  Lev Vygotsky. 
D)  Albert Bandura.

Question 11

Easy children

Accepted Answer

A)  are restrained and unexpressive. 
B)  are relaxed and agreeable. 
C)  are moody and intense. 
D)  tend to overreact to stimulation. 
A)  are restrained and unexpressive. 
B)  are relaxed and agreeable. 
C)  are moody and intense. 
D)  tend to overreact to stimulation.

Question 12

Regarding the effects of day care,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poor quality day cares can create behavior problems that did not exist beforehand. 
B)  High quality day cares can improve children's cognitive, social, and language skills. 
C)  Quality day care consists of such things as a small number of children per caregiver, small overall group size, and stability of the child's day care experience. 
D)  Children in high-quality day cares tend to have poorer relationships with their mothers. 
A)  Poor quality day cares can create behavior problems that did not exist beforehand. 
B)  High quality day cares can improve children's cognitive, social, and language skills. 
C)  Quality day care consists of such things as a small number of children per caregiver, small overall group size, and stability of the child's day care experience. 
D)  Children in high-quality day cares tend to have poorer relationships with their mothers.

Question 13

Regarding the capabilities of infants,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the first months of life, babies are able to learn from what they see, make predictions, and search for explanations. 
B)  Babies as young as eight weeks can imitate actions a day after seeing them. 
C)  Three- to eight-week-old babies seem to understand that a person's voice and body should be connected. 
D)  Three-day-old babies prefer to look at complex patterns, such as checkerboards and bull's-eyes, rather than simpler colored rectangles. 
A)  During the first months of life, babies are able to learn from what they see, make predictions, and search for explanations. 
B)  Babies as young as eight weeks can imitate actions a day after seeing them. 
C)  Three- to eight-week-old babies seem to understand that a person's voice and body should be connected. 
D)  Three-day-old babies prefer to look at complex patterns, such as checkerboards and bull's-eyes, rather than simpler colored rectangles.

Question 14

Forty percent of all newborns are classified as easy children,ten percent are classified as difficult,and about 15 percent are classified as slow-to-warm-up.How are the remaining 35 percent classified?

Accepted Answer

A)  restrained-unexpressive 
B)  intensely shy or intensely moody 
C)  moderately easy 
D)  as not fitting into a single category 
A)  restrained-unexpressive 
B)  intensely shy or intensely moody 
C)  moderately easy 
D)  as not fitting into a single category

Question 15

Psychologist Carroll Izard thinks that infants can express several basic emotions as early as age

Accepted Answer

A)  two weeks. 
B)  six weeks. 
C)  ten weeks. 
D)  six months. 
A)  two weeks. 
B)  six weeks. 
C)  ten weeks. 
D)  six months.

Question 16

Until minimum levels of physical structure are mature,no amount of practice will be sufficient to develop certain skills.This statement reflects

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation. 
B)  readiness. 
C)  resiliency. 
D)  habituation. 
A)  assimilation. 
B)  readiness. 
C)  resiliency. 
D)  habituation.

Question 17

According to Thomas and Chess,40 percent of children display the most common type of temperament,which is the __________ temperament.

Accepted Answer

A)  easy 
B)  difficult 
C)  slow-to-warm-up 
D)  generic 
A)  easy 
B)  difficult 
C)  slow-to-warm-up 
D)  generic

Question 18

According to your textbook,a person's developmental level is determined by heredity,environment,and

Accepted Answer

A)  nurture. 
B)  activity level. 
C)  the individual's own behavior. 
D)  inborn potential. 
A)  nurture. 
B)  activity level. 
C)  the individual's own behavior. 
D)  inborn potential.

Question 19

The storm of crying,or bedtime distress,that sometimes occurs when babies are left alone at night can be considered a mild form of

Accepted Answer

A)  separation anxiety. 
B)  social referencing. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  insecure-avoidant attachment. 
A)  separation anxiety. 
B)  social referencing. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  insecure-avoidant attachment.

Question 20

Regarding the grasping reflex,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The grasping reflex is considered an adaptive infant reflex. 
B)  The grasping reflex aids survival by helping infants avoid falling. 
C)  The grasping reflex is elicited for the first time as a baby attempts to stand by holding onto objects. 
D)  The grasping reflex can be so strong that many infants can hang froma raised bar, like little trapeze artists. 
A)  The grasping reflex is considered an adaptive infant reflex. 
B)  The grasping reflex aids survival by helping infants avoid falling. 
C)  The grasping reflex is elicited for the first time as a baby attempts to stand by holding onto objects. 
D)  The grasping reflex can be so strong that many infants can hang froma raised bar, like little trapeze artists.

Exam 3: A: Human Development

Which of the following is NOT one of the parental styles identified by Baumrind?

Regarding the visual perception of neonates,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following devices was invented by Robert Fantz and allows researchers to observe the movements of an infants' eyes in order to determine what infants can see and what holds their attention?

Cephalocaudal means from

Many researchers believe that our first attachments to our parents

Regarding toilet training,which of the following statements is FALSE?

The study of changes in behavior from conception to death encompasses

A gene whose influence will be expressed each time the gene is present is known as a __________ gene.

If you were to observe the development of psychomotor abilities in infants across cultures,you would find the most similarities in the

The effcts of three major parental styles,authoritarian,overly permissive,and authoritative,have been studied by

Easy children

Regarding the effects of day care,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the capabilities of infants,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Forty percent of all newborns are classified as easy children,ten percent are classified as difficult,and about 15 percent are classified as slow-to-warm-up.How are the remaining 35 percent classified?

Psychologist Carroll Izard thinks that infants can express several basic emotions as early as age

Until minimum levels of physical structure are mature,no amount of practice will be sufficient to develop certain skills.This statement reflects

According to Thomas and Chess,40 percent of children display the most common type of temperament,which is the __________ temperament.

According to your textbook,a person's developmental level is determined by heredity,environment,and

The storm of crying,or bedtime distress,that sometimes occurs when babies are left alone at night can be considered a mild form of

Regarding the grasping reflex,which of the following statements is FALSE?

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology