Question 1

The ability to solve abstract problems best describes someone at which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  abstract operations 
B)  formal operations 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  preoperational 
E)  sensorimotor 
A)  abstract operations 
B)  formal operations 
C)  concrete operations 
D)  preoperational 
E)  sensorimotor

Question 2

______ was the most influential theorist on cognitive development and may be considered the most important developmental theorist of all time.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lawrence Kohlberg 
B)  Carol Gilligan 
C)  Erik Erikson 
D)  Lev Vygotsky 
E)  Jean Piaget 
A)  Lawrence Kohlberg 
B)  Carol Gilligan 
C)  Erik Erikson 
D)  Lev Vygotsky 
E)  Jean Piaget

Question 3

In Piaget's theory,object permanence is to ______ as conservation is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operations; sensorimotor 
B)  sensorimotor; preoperations 
C)  sensorimotor; formal operations 
D)  formal operational; concrete operations 
E)  sensorimotor; concrete operations 
A)  concrete operations; sensorimotor 
B)  sensorimotor; preoperations 
C)  sensorimotor; formal operations 
D)  formal operational; concrete operations 
E)  sensorimotor; concrete operations

Question 4

Generalizing from the Greek word on which it is based,"teras," which of the following words best describes the nature of a teratogen?

Accepted Answer

A)  abnormal 
B)  risk 
C)  bad 
D)  monster 
E)  problem 
A)  abnormal 
B)  risk 
C)  bad 
D)  monster 
E)  problem

Question 5

Which of the following structures acts as a sort of shock absorber for the developing embryo or fetus?

Accepted Answer

A)  amniotic sac 
B)  umbilical cord 
C)  neural tube 
D)  fallopian tube 
E)  placenta 
A)  amniotic sac 
B)  umbilical cord 
C)  neural tube 
D)  fallopian tube 
E)  placenta

Question 6

If you are like the average person,you can expect to reach the peak of your physical performance in your

Accepted Answer

A)  late teens. 
B)  twenties. 
C)  early thirties. 
D)  late thirties. 
E)  early forties. 
A)  late teens. 
B)  twenties. 
C)  early thirties. 
D)  late thirties. 
E)  early forties.

Question 7

Dontarius was born at thirty-one weeks of gestation with a birth weight of four pounds and twelve ounces.Dontarius is classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  premature. 
B)  low birth weight. 
C)  both premature and low birth weight. 
D)  lacking the age of viability. 
E)  having FAS. 
A)  premature. 
B)  low birth weight. 
C)  both premature and low birth weight. 
D)  lacking the age of viability. 
E)  having FAS.

Question 8

In Piaget's terminology,changing existing schemas to incorporate new information is called

Accepted Answer

A)  reversibility. 
B)  assimilation. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  conservation. 
E)  schematization. 
A)  reversibility. 
B)  assimilation. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  conservation. 
E)  schematization.

Question 9

The visual cliff apparatus tests infants' sensory abilities.What,specific aspect of the infant's sensory abilities does the device allow us to study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Depth perception 
B)  Color vision 
C)  Sound discrimination 
D)  Visual discrimination 
E)  Visual tracking 
A)  Depth perception 
B)  Color vision 
C)  Sound discrimination 
D)  Visual discrimination 
E)  Visual tracking

Question 10

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's model of death and dying is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  observations of terminally ill people and their families. 
B)  case studies of the journals of terminally ill people. 
C)  case studies of people with infamous deaths. 
D)  interviews with people who work with the terminally ill - hospice workers,nurses,doctors,and chaplains. 
E)  interviews with terminally ill people. 
A)  observations of terminally ill people and their families. 
B)  case studies of the journals of terminally ill people. 
C)  case studies of people with infamous deaths. 
D)  interviews with people who work with the terminally ill - hospice workers,nurses,doctors,and chaplains. 
E)  interviews with terminally ill people.

Question 11

Nurse Ross Millhouse works in an assisted living facility where he cares for residents over the age of 85.Assuming the residents are typical of people of their age,about what percentage of the residents under Millhouse's care would be expected to suffer from Alzheimer's disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  one in a hundred 
B)  one in fifty 
C)  one in ten 
D)  one in four 
E)  more than one in three 
A)  one in a hundred 
B)  one in fifty 
C)  one in ten 
D)  one in four 
E)  more than one in three

Question 12

Which of the following best describes Erikson's concept of stagnation?

Accepted Answer

A)  ambition 
B)  wisdom 
C)  insecurity 
D)  active 
E)  self-absorption 
A)  ambition 
B)  wisdom 
C)  insecurity 
D)  active 
E)  self-absorption

Question 13

Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal development is best described

Accepted Answer

A)  by the principle of scaffolding. 
B)  as the range between children's present level of skills and knowledge and their potential level with 	appropriate guidance 
C)  as the range between the child's current level of intelligence and potential intelligence if provided 	with an enriched environment. 
D)  as the child's zone of equilibrium or range of potential development based on current level of 	intelligence. 
E)  as the range between the child's proximal and distal level of abilities. 
A)  by the principle of scaffolding. 
B)  as the range between children's present level of skills and knowledge and their potential level with 	appropriate guidance 
C)  as the range between the child's current level of intelligence and potential intelligence if provided 	with an enriched environment. 
D)  as the child's zone of equilibrium or range of potential development based on current level of 	intelligence. 
E)  as the range between the child's proximal and distal level of abilities.

Question 14

Psychologist Jeffrey Arnett describes the transition from adolescence to adulthood with the term

Accepted Answer

A)  selective optimization. 
B)  intimacy versus isolation. 
C)  emerging adulthood. 
D)  midlife crisis. 
E)  moratorium. 
A)  selective optimization. 
B)  intimacy versus isolation. 
C)  emerging adulthood. 
D)  midlife crisis. 
E)  moratorium.

Question 15

All but which of the following cognitive abilities generally decline after early adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  rapid problem solving 
B)  memory for newly acquired information 
C)  perception of relationships among patterns 
D)  rapid abstract reasoning 
E)  application of acquired knowledge 
A)  rapid problem solving 
B)  memory for newly acquired information 
C)  perception of relationships among patterns 
D)  rapid abstract reasoning 
E)  application of acquired knowledge

Question 16

Regarding adult crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both types of intelligence generally increase throughout the adult life span. 
B)  Both types of intelligence generally decrease throughout the adult life span. 
C)  After early adulthood,fluid intelligence generally decreases,while crystallized intelligence stays about the same or increases. 
D)  After early adulthood,crystallized intelligence generally decreases,while fluid intelligence stays about the same or increases. 
E)  Both types of intelligence decrease,but only in late adulthood. 
A)  Both types of intelligence generally increase throughout the adult life span. 
B)  Both types of intelligence generally decrease throughout the adult life span. 
C)  After early adulthood,fluid intelligence generally decreases,while crystallized intelligence stays about the same or increases. 
D)  After early adulthood,crystallized intelligence generally decreases,while fluid intelligence stays about the same or increases. 
E)  Both types of intelligence decrease,but only in late adulthood.

Question 17

Harold says that hitting his sister is wrong because he will be punished if he does.Harold's reasoning reflects which level of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional 
B)  preconventional 
C)  postconventional 
D)  unconventional 
E)  preoperational 
A)  conventional 
B)  preconventional 
C)  postconventional 
D)  unconventional 
E)  preoperational

Question 18

All of the following are examples of teratogens EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  folic acid. 
B)  lead. 
C)  X-rays. 
D)  mercury. 
E)  infectious organisms. 
A)  folic acid. 
B)  lead. 
C)  X-rays. 
D)  mercury. 
E)  infectious organisms.

Question 19

Sharleen believes she is unlike anyone else and is invulnerable.When she is having a crisis and her parents try to talk to her,Sharleen says,"You can't possibly understand what I'm going through!" This reflects which aspect of adolescent cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  imaginary audience 
B)  formal operations 
C)  deductive reasoning 
D)  personal fable 
E)  role diffusion 
A)  imaginary audience 
B)  formal operations 
C)  deductive reasoning 
D)  personal fable 
E)  role diffusion

Question 20

According to Erik Erikson,people who forge a strong sense of ego identity earlier in development are more likely to achieve what in early adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  inferiority 
B)  intimacy 
C)  industry 
D)  initiative 
E)  generativity 
A)  inferiority 
B)  intimacy 
C)  industry 
D)  initiative 
E)  generativity

The ability to solve abstract problems best describes someone at which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

______ was the most influential theorist on cognitive development and may be considered the most important developmental theorist of all time.

In Piaget's theory,object permanence is to as conservation is to .

Generalizing from the Greek word on which it is based,"teras," which of the following words best describes the nature of a teratogen?

Which of the following structures acts as a sort of shock absorber for the developing embryo or fetus?

If you are like the average person,you can expect to reach the peak of your physical performance in your

Dontarius was born at thirty-one weeks of gestation with a birth weight of four pounds and twelve ounces.Dontarius is classified as

In Piaget's terminology,changing existing schemas to incorporate new information is called

The visual cliff apparatus tests infants' sensory abilities.What,specific aspect of the infant's sensory abilities does the device allow us to study?

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's model of death and dying is based on

Nurse Ross Millhouse works in an assisted living facility where he cares for residents over the age of 85.Assuming the residents are typical of people of their age,about what percentage of the residents under Millhouse's care would be expected to suffer from Alzheimer's disease?

Which of the following best describes Erikson's concept of stagnation?

Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal development is best described

Psychologist Jeffrey Arnett describes the transition from adolescence to adulthood with the term

All but which of the following cognitive abilities generally decline after early adulthood?

Regarding adult crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Harold says that hitting his sister is wrong because he will be punished if he does.Harold's reasoning reflects which level of moral development?

All of the following are examples of teratogens EXCEPT

Sharleen believes she is unlike anyone else and is invulnerable.When she is having a crisis and her parents try to talk to her,Sharleen says,"You can't possibly understand what I'm going through!" This reflects which aspect of adolescent cognitive development?

According to Erik Erikson,people who forge a strong sense of ego identity earlier in development are more likely to achieve what in early adulthood?

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The ability to solve abstract problems best describes someone at which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

______ was the most influential theorist on cognitive development and may be considered the most important developmental theorist of all time.

In Piaget's theory,object permanence is to ______ as conservation is to ______.

Generalizing from the Greek word on which it is based,"teras," which of the following words best describes the nature of a teratogen?

Which of the following structures acts as a sort of shock absorber for the developing embryo or fetus?

If you are like the average person,you can expect to reach the peak of your physical performance in your

Dontarius was born at thirty-one weeks of gestation with a birth weight of four pounds and twelve ounces.Dontarius is classified as

In Piaget's terminology,changing existing schemas to incorporate new information is called

The visual cliff apparatus tests infants' sensory abilities.What,specific aspect of the infant's sensory abilities does the device allow us to study?

Elisabeth Kübler-Ross's model of death and dying is based on

Nurse Ross Millhouse works in an assisted living facility where he cares for residents over the age of 85.Assuming the residents are typical of people of their age,about what percentage of the residents under Millhouse's care would be expected to suffer from Alzheimer's disease?

Which of the following best describes Erikson's concept of stagnation?

Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal development is best described

Psychologist Jeffrey Arnett describes the transition from adolescence to adulthood with the term

All but which of the following cognitive abilities generally decline after early adulthood?

Regarding adult crystallized intelligence and fluid intelligence,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Harold says that hitting his sister is wrong because he will be punished if he does.Harold's reasoning reflects which level of moral development?

All of the following are examples of teratogens EXCEPT

Sharleen believes she is unlike anyone else and is invulnerable.When she is having a crisis and her parents try to talk to her,Sharleen says,"You can't possibly understand what I'm going through!" This reflects which aspect of adolescent cognitive development?

According to Erik Erikson,people who forge a strong sense of ego identity earlier in development are more likely to achieve what in early adulthood?

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Biological Foundations of Behavior

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In Piaget's theory,object permanence is to as conservation is to .