Exam 11: C: Human Development Across the Lifespan

Fifteen-year-old Adam is obsessed with violent R-rated movies and lately has started exhibiting violent behaviours himself. His mother believes Adam's behaviour is a result of what he sees in the movies. On the other hand, Adam's father thinks that things are not that simple and Adam's violent behaviour is not just a product of his environment, but also due to personal factors. Apart from his violent outbursts, Adam appears to be bashful and tentative in social situations. -Imagine two hypothetical scenarios: Scenario 1: Adam has an identical twin reared in a different household by different parents from Adam. Scenario 2: Adam has a fraternal twin reared in the same household by the same parents as Adam. Which of the following cases is most likely

Ch. 12 - Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment John and Jenny have been dating for a while but their relationship is suffering. Jenny typically cleans their apartment twice a day and has asked John to help clean but John responded by refusing to say a word. During the ensuing argument, John accused Jenny of being too controlling and too obsessed with cleaning. Jenny on the other hand accused John of acting like a child every time they have a fight. -After the fight Jenny still feels extremely angry but outwardly seems very calm and even offers to do John's chores for him.Which defense mechanism is she likely using

During the final, winner-take-all Game 7 of the hockey playoff series between the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins, a Pittsburgh player violently slashes Ottawa's team captain. In retaliation, one of the Ottawa players skates full-speed right into the Pittsburgh goalie, knocking him over and leaving him with a concussion. After this, fights break out between most members of both teams. -Eventually,only one player from each team is on the ice and not fighting another player.If they look at each other and decide not to fight,which of the following is the most likely cause

Alaina is a judge at a national gymnastics competition. The previous national champion just performed her floor routine. Though the gymnast made multiple errors, the first three judges award her with very high scores. Because of the errors the gymnast made, Alaina believes the gymnast should receive a lower score. She is conflicted about whether she should side with the rest of the judges or whether she should award the gymnast the score Alaina thinks she deserves. -Alaina would be most likely to conform and award the gymnast a high score if ___________.

Alaina is a judge at a national gymnastics competition. The previous national champion just performed her floor routine. Though the gymnast made multiple errors, the first three judges award her with very high scores. Because of the errors the gymnast made, Alaina believes the gymnast should receive a lower score. She is conflicted about whether she should side with the rest of the judges or whether she should award the gymnast the score Alaina thinks she deserves. -If Alaina awards a high score like the rest of the judges,(despite her internal conflict)this is a case of ________.

Angelica has just learned that she is pregnant. Because this is her first pregnancy, she is reading a book called The Birds, The Bees, and the Next Nine Months to learn more about the development of her unborn child. Every interesting fact she learns, she shares with her husband, Dominic. -Angelica finds out that she is pregnant after implantation but before the baby is old enough to be called a fetus.According to the book,she found out she was pregnant when her unborn child was __________.

Lorant is an adolescent in his last year of high school. He is trying to decide where to attend university next year. He knows that Carleton University has an amazing basketball team, and he loves playing basketball. He also knows that his parents want him to attend Queen's University because that is where they went to school. Both Carleton University and Queen's University have excellent engineering programs, which is what he wants to study, so he is having trouble making a decision. -Lorant knows he is a basketball player who is good at math and who makes friends easily.These facts likely contribute to the development of his ________________.

Samira and Tyler met in their second-year psychology class while working on a group project together with a mutual friend, Anabelle. Samira and Tyler became friends while working on the project and began dating soon after. It has now been three years and they are still together and very happy. Anabelle is dating Rod. Though Anabelle and Rod argue fairly frequently, they both love each other. -Even though they have been dating for three years,why might Samira not be upset if Tyler tells Anabelle he loves her

Lorant is an adolescent in his last year of high school. He is trying to decide where to attend university next year. He knows that Carleton University has an amazing basketball team, and he loves playing basketball. He also knows that his parents want him to attend Queen's University because that is where they went to school. Both Carleton University and Queen's University have excellent engineering programs, which is what he wants to study, so he is having trouble making a decision. -Consider what you know about child-rearing styles.Lorant's parents are available to chat with him about the decision he needs to make,but are pressuring him to attend Queen's.In this case,his parents are displaying __________ acceptance and involvement,but might be allowing Lorant _______ autonomy than is appropriate.

Vicky is a moderately skilled mountain climber and sky diver. She has always been adventurous and is very keen to try new things and have new experiences. At the same time Vicky deals with a lot of insecurities and can be very hostile, despite the fact that she has a beautiful house, a great job, and is in a loving relationship. In order to deal with her insecurities she has been seeing a therapist weekly who practices empathetic listening and does not judge her. -How would Vicky score in a "Big Five" personality test

Ch. 12 - Personality: Theory, Research, and Assessment John and Jenny have been dating for a while but their relationship is suffering. Jenny typically cleans their apartment twice a day and has asked John to help clean but John responded by refusing to say a word. During the ensuing argument, John accused Jenny of being too controlling and too obsessed with cleaning. Jenny on the other hand accused John of acting like a child every time they have a fight. -According to Freud,what is a likely explanation for Jenny's obsession with cleanliness

Janelle is a Girl Guide who is trying to sell enough cookies to win a trip to Disney World. Her parents don't have the time to take her out selling cookies door-to-door, so they hire Tamara, Janelle's cousin who is studying psychology at Carleton University, to help Janelle after school for a few weeks while she's trying to sell the cookies. The good news for Janelle is that Tamara has recently learned about the psychology of persuasion. -If a customer asks how many boxes Janelle has to sell to win the trip to Disney World,what would be the best statement to use to persuade them to buy the most boxes

Samira and Tyler met in their second-year psychology class while working on a group project together with a mutual friend, Anabelle. Samira and Tyler became friends while working on the project and began dating soon after. It has now been three years and they are still together and very happy. Anabelle is dating Rod. Though Anabelle and Rod argue fairly frequently, they both love each other. -When Samira asks Tyler about what happened during his day,he is most likely to reply by _________.Samira is most likely to follow this with ____________.

Samira and Tyler met in their second-year psychology class while working on a group project together with a mutual friend, Anabelle. Samira and Tyler became friends while working on the project and began dating soon after. It has now been three years and they are still together and very happy. Anabelle is dating Rod. Though Anabelle and Rod argue fairly frequently, they both love each other. -Because Samira and Tyler met while completing their BA degrees in psychology,they were initially attracted to each other because they ______________.

Angelica has just learned that she is pregnant. Because this is her first pregnancy, she is reading a book called The Birds, The Bees, and the Next Nine Months to learn more about the development of her unborn child. Every interesting fact she learns, she shares with her husband, Dominic. -Angelica finds out that she is pregnant after implantation but before the baby is old enough to be called a fetus.Angelica is worried that she has not yet felt her baby move inside her.She should not worry because Angelica and Dominic's baby _____________.

During the final, winner-take-all Game 7 of the hockey playoff series between the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins, a Pittsburgh player violently slashes Ottawa's team captain. In retaliation, one of the Ottawa players skates full-speed right into the Pittsburgh goalie, knocking him over and leaving him with a concussion. After this, fights break out between most members of both teams. -There is a Pittsburgh player who is typically a calm person and does not enjoy confrontation.If this player gets pulled into a fight,he will likely try to _________ his cognitive dissonance by telling himself _____________.

Lorant is an adolescent in his last year of high school. He is trying to decide where to attend university next year. He knows that Carleton University has an amazing basketball team, and he loves playing basketball. He also knows that his parents want him to attend Queen's University because that is where they went to school. Both Carleton University and Queen's University have excellent engineering programs, which is what he wants to study, so he is having trouble making a decision. -Lorant's aunt is visiting and asks him if he has decided where he will attend university in the fall.If Lorant ___________,then this is an example of identity status diffusion.

During the final, winner-take-all Game 7 of the hockey playoff series between the Ottawa Senators and the Pittsburgh Penguins, a Pittsburgh player violently slashes Ottawa's team captain. In retaliation, one of the Ottawa players skates full-speed right into the Pittsburgh goalie, knocking him over and leaving him with a concussion. After this, fights break out between most members of both teams. -There is a Pittsburgh player who really does not want to fight because he promised his wife he would not have a black eye for his daughter's birthday on Saturday.According to Milgram,who is least likely to convince him to fight

Vicky is a moderately skilled mountain climber and sky diver. She has always been adventurous and is very keen to try new things and have new experiences. At the same time Vicky deals with a lot of insecurities and can be very hostile, despite the fact that she has a beautiful house, a great job, and is in a loving relationship. In order to deal with her insecurities she has been seeing a therapist weekly who practices empathetic listening and does not judge her. -Vicky's father climbed Mount Everest and her mother was a skydiving instructor.Growing up Vicky tried very hard to impress and get the acceptance of her parents but she was not good enough to climb Mount Everest nor could she qualify as a skydiving instructor.This led to the development of a ________ self-concept because she experienced ______ affection.

Vicky is a moderately skilled mountain climber and sky diver. She has always been adventurous and is very keen to try new things and have new experiences. At the same time Vicky deals with a lot of insecurities and can be very hostile, despite the fact that she has a beautiful house, a great job, and is in a loving relationship. In order to deal with her insecurities she has been seeing a therapist weekly who practices empathetic listening and does not judge her. -Which perspective is Vicky's therapist most likely following