Question 1

Which is true of secure attachment in the strange situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the most common attachment relationship. 
B)  Securely attached children do not show distress when separated from the parent. 
C)  Securely attached children play alone when their parents return. 
D)  The strange situation often produces extreme distress in securely attached parents. 
A)  It is the most common attachment relationship. 
B)  Securely attached children do not show distress when separated from the parent. 
C)  Securely attached children play alone when their parents return. 
D)  The strange situation often produces extreme distress in securely attached parents.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT one of the three principal ways in which learning occurs,according to learning theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  through classical conditioning 
B)  through operant conditioning 
C)  through social imitation or modeling 
D)  through studying 
A)  through classical conditioning 
B)  through operant conditioning 
C)  through social imitation or modeling 
D)  through studying

Question 3

According to your text,many genetic disorders arise when problems occur during mitosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT true of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  It holds that there are five stages of cognitive development. 
B)  The stages are in a fixed order. 
C)  The stages increase in complexity. 
D)  Not all individuals reach the final stage. 
A)  It holds that there are five stages of cognitive development. 
B)  The stages are in a fixed order. 
C)  The stages increase in complexity. 
D)  Not all individuals reach the final stage.

Question 5

Jerome Kagan studied emotional reactivity in infants.His findings showed ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants with higher emotional reactivity seemed stunned and barely moved when presented with a novel stimulus such as a mobile. 
B)  High-reactive infants at age 4 months often displayed aggression at 14 months or 21 months when faced with a novel situation. 
C)  Parenting interventions between 4 months and 14 months transformed the reactivity of certain subjects. 
D)  Emotional reactivity was stable from 4 to 21 months. 
A)  Infants with higher emotional reactivity seemed stunned and barely moved when presented with a novel stimulus such as a mobile. 
B)  High-reactive infants at age 4 months often displayed aggression at 14 months or 21 months when faced with a novel situation. 
C)  Parenting interventions between 4 months and 14 months transformed the reactivity of certain subjects. 
D)  Emotional reactivity was stable from 4 to 21 months.

Question 6

Your text describes a study by Dunn,Menon,and Reiss (2006)that used fMRI to measure brain response while adolescents with ADHD and those without were asked to respond differentially to different shapes on a screen.The results of this study indicated that ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  though performance on the task was impaired for the adolescents with ADHD, the brain responses of the two groups were indistinguishable 
B)  performance on the task was impaired for the adolescents with ADHD, and those with ADHD showed more activity in certain brain regions, including the motor cortex, than their healthy peers 
C)  there was no difference in performance between groups, but there was greater activity in the motor cortex in those with ADHD 
D)  those with ADHD showed significantly less activity in certain brain areas (i.e., their parietal lobes) compared to their healthy peers 
A)  though performance on the task was impaired for the adolescents with ADHD, the brain responses of the two groups were indistinguishable 
B)  performance on the task was impaired for the adolescents with ADHD, and those with ADHD showed more activity in certain brain regions, including the motor cortex, than their healthy peers 
C)  there was no difference in performance between groups, but there was greater activity in the motor cortex in those with ADHD 
D)  those with ADHD showed significantly less activity in certain brain areas (i.e., their parietal lobes) compared to their healthy peers

Question 7

With respect to academic performance,______ parenting has shown the best outcomes; with respect to social skills and emotional competence,______ parenting has shown the best outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritative; authoritarian 
B)  authoritarian; authoritative 
C)  authoritarian; indulgent 
D)  authoritative; indulgent 
A)  authoritative; authoritarian 
B)  authoritarian; authoritative 
C)  authoritarian; indulgent 
D)  authoritative; indulgent

Question 8

Which of the following types of studies would a behavioral geneticist NOT conduct?

Accepted Answer

A)  family 
B)  adoption 
C)  twin 
D)  linkage 
A)  family 
B)  adoption 
C)  twin 
D)  linkage

Question 9

Evocative gene-environment correlations are ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  those in which the child's phenotype influences the reactions of others 
B)  those that emphasize the role of memory in child behavior training 
C)  ways in which anecdotes about the child lead others to form hypotheses about the child's future behavior 
D)  the ways in which children are genetically similar to their parents 
A)  those in which the child's phenotype influences the reactions of others 
B)  those that emphasize the role of memory in child behavior training 
C)  ways in which anecdotes about the child lead others to form hypotheses about the child's future behavior 
D)  the ways in which children are genetically similar to their parents

Question 10

Autosomes ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  look the same in both males and females 
B)  differ in males and females 
C)  form 2 of the 23 pairs of chromosomes 
D)  contain exactly half of an individual's genetic material 
A)  look the same in both males and females 
B)  differ in males and females 
C)  form 2 of the 23 pairs of chromosomes 
D)  contain exactly half of an individual's genetic material

Question 11

A chief limitation of family studies is that they confound genetic and environmental factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which is true of secure attachment?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is developed largely between the years of 3 and 5. 
B)  It can be guaranteed when parents provide sensitive and responsive care to their children. 
C)  Children with secure attachment come to view themselves as worthy of receiving sensitive and responsive care from others. 
D)  Children with secure attachment become overly attached to their parents and find it difficult to assert their independence in adulthood. 
A)  It is developed largely between the years of 3 and 5. 
B)  It can be guaranteed when parents provide sensitive and responsive care to their children. 
C)  Children with secure attachment come to view themselves as worthy of receiving sensitive and responsive care from others. 
D)  Children with secure attachment become overly attached to their parents and find it difficult to assert their independence in adulthood.

Question 13

Which of the following is INCORRECTLY paired with the stage in which it occurs?

Accepted Answer

A)  object permanence; sensorimotor 
B)  theory of mind; preoperational 
C)  egocentrism; concrete operations 
D)  logical/deductive reasoning; formal operations 
A)  object permanence; sensorimotor 
B)  theory of mind; preoperational 
C)  egocentrism; concrete operations 
D)  logical/deductive reasoning; formal operations

Question 14

As described in your textbook,which of the following deficits that would influence interpersonal relationships is INCORRECTLY paired with the disorder in which it can occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  The ability to imitate others' actions may be impaired in children with learning disorders. 
B)  The ability to empathize with others may be impaired in children with ASD. 
C)  The ability to regulate their own behavior may be impaired in children with ADHD. 
D)  Basic social communication skills may be impaired in children with OCD. 
A)  The ability to imitate others' actions may be impaired in children with learning disorders. 
B)  The ability to empathize with others may be impaired in children with ASD. 
C)  The ability to regulate their own behavior may be impaired in children with ADHD. 
D)  Basic social communication skills may be impaired in children with OCD.

Question 15

Which of the following regions of the brain develops first?

Accepted Answer

A)  brainstem 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  basal ganglia 
D)  limbic system 
A)  brainstem 
B)  cerebellum 
C)  basal ganglia 
D)  limbic system

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT true of epigenetics?

Accepted Answer

A)  It indicates that environmental factors can affect a person's genotype in a way that can be inherited by the person's children. 
B)  It involves the histone. 
C)  It changes the DNA sequences a person has. 
D)  Epigenetic structures can turn genes "on"  and "off." 
A)  It indicates that environmental factors can affect a person's genotype in a way that can be inherited by the person's children. 
B)  It involves the histone. 
C)  It changes the DNA sequences a person has. 
D)  Epigenetic structures can turn genes "on"  and "off."

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT one of the first emotions to be displayed by infants?

Accepted Answer

A)  distress 
B)  pleasure 
C)  jealousy 
D)  anger 
A)  distress 
B)  pleasure 
C)  jealousy 
D)  anger

Which is true of secure attachment in the strange situation?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three principal ways in which learning occurs,according to learning theory?

According to your text,many genetic disorders arise when problems occur during mitosis.

Which of the following is NOT true of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Jerome Kagan studied emotional reactivity in infants.His findings showed ______.

Your text describes a study by Dunn,Menon,and Reiss (2006)that used fMRI to measure brain response while adolescents with ADHD and those without were asked to respond differentially to different shapes on a screen.The results of this study indicated that ______.

With respect to academic performance, parenting has shown the best outcomes; with respect to social skills and emotional competence, parenting has shown the best outcomes.

Which of the following types of studies would a behavioral geneticist NOT conduct?

Evocative gene-environment correlations are ______.

Autosomes ______.

A chief limitation of family studies is that they confound genetic and environmental factors.

Which is true of secure attachment?

Which of the following is INCORRECTLY paired with the stage in which it occurs?

As described in your textbook,which of the following deficits that would influence interpersonal relationships is INCORRECTLY paired with the disorder in which it can occur?

Which of the following regions of the brain develops first?

Which of the following is NOT true of epigenetics?

Which of the following is NOT one of the first emotions to be displayed by infants?

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Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents

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Exam 2: The Causes of Childhood Disorders: A Levels of Analysis Approach

Which is true of secure attachment in the strange situation?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three principal ways in which learning occurs,according to learning theory?

According to your text,many genetic disorders arise when problems occur during mitosis.

Which of the following is NOT true of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Jerome Kagan studied emotional reactivity in infants.His findings showed ______.

Your text describes a study by Dunn,Menon,and Reiss (2006)that used fMRI to measure brain response while adolescents with ADHD and those without were asked to respond differentially to different shapes on a screen.The results of this study indicated that ______.

With respect to academic performance,______ parenting has shown the best outcomes; with respect to social skills and emotional competence,______ parenting has shown the best outcomes.

Which of the following types of studies would a behavioral geneticist NOT conduct?

Evocative gene-environment correlations are ______.

Autosomes ______.

A chief limitation of family studies is that they confound genetic and environmental factors.

Which is true of secure attachment?

Which of the following is INCORRECTLY paired with the stage in which it occurs?

As described in your textbook,which of the following deficits that would influence interpersonal relationships is INCORRECTLY paired with the disorder in which it can occur?

Which of the following regions of the brain develops first?

Which of the following is NOT true of epigenetics?

Which of the following is NOT one of the first emotions to be displayed by infants?

The Science and Practice of Abnormal Child Psychology

Assessment and Diagnosis

Treating Children, Adolescents, and Families

Intellectual Disability and Developmental

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Communication and Learning Disorders

Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder

Conduct Problems in Children and Adolescents

Substance Use Disorders in Adolescents

Anxiety Disorders and Obsessivecompulsive Disorder

Trauma-Related Disorders and Child Maltreatment

Depressive Disorders and Suicide

Pediatric Bipolar Disorders and Schizophrenia

Feeding and Eating Disorders

Health-Related Disorders and Pediatric Psychology

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With respect to academic performance, parenting has shown the best outcomes; with respect to social skills and emotional competence, parenting has shown the best outcomes.