Question 1

Molly strokes the bottom of her baby Martin's foot and watches his toes fan out and then curl. Martin is exhibiting the _____ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A) Babinski 
B) Moro 
C) Palmer 
D) stepping 
A) Babinski 
B) Moro 
C) Palmer 
D) stepping A

Question 2

The BMI is a very good indicator of

Accepted Answer

A) intelligence. 
B) depression. 
C) processing speed. 
D) body fat. 
A) intelligence. 
B) depression. 
C) processing speed. 
D) body fat. D

Question 3

After reviewing an enormous number of observations of infants' movement, Adolph and colleagues (2008) concluded that

Accepted Answer

A) consistent performance of a motor skill develops in a single instance . 
B) it takes about 13 starts and stops over a period of time to develop consistent performance of a motor skill. 
C) it takes about 130 starts and stops over a period of time to develop consistent performance of a motor skill. 
D) it takes about 1,300 starts and stops over a period of time to develop consistent performance of a motor skill. 
A) consistent performance of a motor skill develops in a single instance . 
B) it takes about 13 starts and stops over a period of time to develop consistent performance of a motor skill. 
C) it takes about 130 starts and stops over a period of time to develop consistent performance of a motor skill. 
D) it takes about 1,300 starts and stops over a period of time to develop consistent performance of a motor skill. B

Question 4

Which is the best example of a fine motor skill?

Accepted Answer

A) Looking at a painting 
B) Painting the wall of a barn with a large brush 
C) Painting a large red blob on a piece of paper using your whole hand 
D) Painting a highly detailed picture of a large group of people 
A) Looking at a painting 
B) Painting the wall of a barn with a large brush 
C) Painting a large red blob on a piece of paper using your whole hand 
D) Painting a highly detailed picture of a large group of people

Question 5

I am the "master gland" that triggers the release of hormones from all other endocrine glands. I am the ______ gland.

Accepted Answer

A) pituitary 
B) thyroid 
C) adrenal 
D) testes 
A) pituitary 
B) thyroid 
C) adrenal 
D) testes

Question 6

During middle adulthood, the most likely impact of thyroid hormones would be to

Accepted Answer

A) generate growth spurts. 
B) help metabolize food. 
C) create myelin. 
D) drain reserve capacity. 
A) generate growth spurts. 
B) help metabolize food. 
C) create myelin. 
D) drain reserve capacity.

Question 7

Concerning the development of bones and muscles,

Accepted Answer

A) at birth infants have cartilage but not bone. 
B) cartilage needs to soften to become bone. 
C) infants have all of the muscle cells that they will ever possess. 
D) the strength of a newborn is proportionally identical to that of an adult. 
A) at birth infants have cartilage but not bone. 
B) cartilage needs to soften to become bone. 
C) infants have all of the muscle cells that they will ever possess. 
D) the strength of a newborn is proportionally identical to that of an adult.

Question 8

The _____ systems approach to motor development argues that development involves "self-organization" in conjunction with sensory feedback.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _____ systems approach to motor development...

Question 9

The average age when most infants have mastered a skill or milestone is referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A) developmental norm. 
B) normative curve. 
C) modal norm. 
D) growth period. 
A) developmental norm. 
B) normative curve. 
C) modal norm. 
D) growth period.

Question 10

Masters and Johnson proposed the maxim "_____" when describing sexual function in adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) What is gone, is gone 
B) You can't teach an old dog, new tricks 
C) Use it or lose it 
D) Never had it, never will 
A) What is gone, is gone 
B) You can't teach an old dog, new tricks 
C) Use it or lose it 
D) Never had it, never will

Question 11

Overall, what can we conclude about boys' and girls' body images during adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A) Girls' body images are influenced by other people's reactions to them but not to actual physical changes, while boys show the opposite pattern. 
B) Both boys and girls experience puberty as an equally positive event. 
C) Girls show benefits from going through puberty but not from the changes associated with their growth spurt, while boys show the opposite pattern. 
D) Boys hold more positive personal body images than girls. 
A) Girls' body images are influenced by other people's reactions to them but not to actual physical changes, while boys show the opposite pattern. 
B) Both boys and girls experience puberty as an equally positive event. 
C) Girls show benefits from going through puberty but not from the changes associated with their growth spurt, while boys show the opposite pattern. 
D) Boys hold more positive personal body images than girls.

Question 12

Adrenarche

Accepted Answer

A) involves the release of hormones from the pituitary gland. 
B) determines a child's external genitalia. 
C) contributes to the development of secondary sex characteristics. 
D) is found exclusively in males. 
A) involves the release of hormones from the pituitary gland. 
B) determines a child's external genitalia. 
C) contributes to the development of secondary sex characteristics. 
D) is found exclusively in males.

Question 13

The endocrine glands

Accepted Answer

A) secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream. 
B) secrete neurotransmitters into the brain. 
C) are instrumental in producing myelin, which protects the neurons. 
D) transmits information from the sensory organs to the brain. 
A) secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream. 
B) secrete neurotransmitters into the brain. 
C) are instrumental in producing myelin, which protects the neurons. 
D) transmits information from the sensory organs to the brain.

Question 14

The two hormones typically used in hormone replacement therapy related to menopause are

Accepted Answer

A) progestine and testosterone. 
B) testosterone and androgen. 
C) androgen and estrogen. 
D) estrogen and progestine. 
A) progestine and testosterone. 
B) testosterone and androgen. 
C) androgen and estrogen. 
D) estrogen and progestine.

Question 15

Concerning sleep, REM stands for

Accepted Answer

A) rapid eye movement. 
B) rotational emotional manipulation. 
C) remembering every minute. 
D) reflexive evoked moment. 
A) rapid eye movement. 
B) rotational emotional manipulation. 
C) remembering every minute. 
D) reflexive evoked moment.

Question 16

Which of the following typical adolescent females growing up in the United States would have most recently achieved her adult height?

Accepted Answer

A) 14-year-old Meg 
B) 16-year-old Jo 
C) 18-year-old Beth 
D) 20-year-old Amy 
A) 14-year-old Meg 
B) 16-year-old Jo 
C) 18-year-old Beth 
D) 20-year-old Amy

Question 17

Rocking and swaying are examples of rhythmic stereotypies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Many elderly people do not consider themselves as "old." This is particularly the case for individuals who

Accepted Answer

A) still own their home. 
B) have grandchildren. 
C) are socially and physically active. 
D) are over age 90. 
A) still own their home. 
B) have grandchildren. 
C) are socially and physically active. 
D) are over age 90.

Question 19

During adolescence, the physical activity levels of males continue to increase, while those of females tend to level off, or even decline. This is most likely due to

Accepted Answer

A) degeneration of muscle tissue in females. 
B) traditional gender-role socialization of females in our culture that discourages physical activity (especially in athletics). 
C) hormone changes across the period of adolescence. 
D) the secular trend. 
A) degeneration of muscle tissue in females. 
B) traditional gender-role socialization of females in our culture that discourages physical activity (especially in athletics). 
C) hormone changes across the period of adolescence. 
D) the secular trend.

Question 20

Myelination has been implicated in the increase in _____ in teenagers.

Accepted Answer

A) suicide 
B) the generation of hypothetical questions 
C) the vocabulary spurt 
D) a major increase in sex drive 
A) suicide 
B) the generation of hypothetical questions 
C) the vocabulary spurt 
D) a major increase in sex drive

Molly strokes the bottom of her baby Martin's foot and watches his toes fan out and then curl. Martin is exhibiting the _____ reflex.

The BMI is a very good indicator of

After reviewing an enormous number of observations of infants' movement, Adolph and colleagues (2008) concluded that

Which is the best example of a fine motor skill?

I am the "master gland" that triggers the release of hormones from all other endocrine glands. I am the ______ gland.

During middle adulthood, the most likely impact of thyroid hormones would be to

Concerning the development of bones and muscles,

The _____ systems approach to motor development argues that development involves "self-organization" in conjunction with sensory feedback.

The average age when most infants have mastered a skill or milestone is referred to as the

Masters and Johnson proposed the maxim "_____" when describing sexual function in adulthood.

Overall, what can we conclude about boys' and girls' body images during adolescence?

Adrenarche

The endocrine glands

The two hormones typically used in hormone replacement therapy related to menopause are

Concerning sleep, REM stands for

Which of the following typical adolescent females growing up in the United States would have most recently achieved her adult height?

Rocking and swaying are examples of rhythmic stereotypies.

Many elderly people do not consider themselves as "old." This is particularly the case for individuals who

During adolescence, the physical activity levels of males continue to increase, while those of females tend to level off, or even decline. This is most likely due to

Myelination has been implicated in the increase in _____ in teenagers.

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Molly strokes the bottom of her baby Martin's foot and watches his toes fan out and then curl. Martin is exhibiting the _____ reflex.

The BMI is a very good indicator of

After reviewing an enormous number of observations of infants' movement, Adolph and colleagues (2008) concluded that

Which is the best example of a fine motor skill?

I am the "master gland" that triggers the release of hormones from all other endocrine glands. I am the ______ gland.

During middle adulthood, the most likely impact of thyroid hormones would be to

Concerning the development of bones and muscles,

The _____ systems approach to motor development argues that development involves "self-organization" in conjunction with sensory feedback.

The average age when most infants have mastered a skill or milestone is referred to as the

Masters and Johnson proposed the maxim "_____" when describing sexual function in adulthood.

Overall, what can we conclude about boys' and girls' body images during adolescence?

Adrenarche

The endocrine glands

The two hormones typically used in hormone replacement therapy related to menopause are

Concerning sleep, REM stands for

Which of the following typical adolescent females growing up in the United States would have most recently achieved her adult height?

Rocking and swaying are examples of rhythmic stereotypies.

Many elderly people do not consider themselves as "old." This is particularly the case for individuals who

During adolescence, the physical activity levels of males continue to increase, while those of females tend to level off, or even decline. This is most likely due to

Myelination has been implicated in the increase in _____ in teenagers.

Understanding Life-Span Human Development

Theories of Human Development

Genes, Environment, and Development

Prenatal Development and Birth

Sensation, Perception, and Attention

Cognition

Memory and Information Processing

Intelligence and Creativity

Language and Education

Self and Personality

Gender Roles and Sexuality

Social Cognition and Moral Development

Attachment and Social Relationships

The Family

Developmental Psychopathology

The Final Challenge: Death and Dying

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