Question 1

David has experienced early maturation.Compared to boys who mature later, we can expect David to

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A) be more poised, self-assured, and popular. 
B) have an athletic advantage. 
C) be more likely to get into trouble with drugs, alcohol, and truancy. 
D) exhibit all of these characteristics. 
A) be more poised, self-assured, and popular. 
B) have an athletic advantage. 
C) be more likely to get into trouble with drugs, alcohol, and truancy. 
D) exhibit all of these characteristics.

Question 2

In the concrete operational stage (7-11 yr.), Piaget suggests

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A) touching and seeing things are most useful. 
B) explaining things verbally or symbolically. 
C) providing specific examples to explain ideas. 
D) encouraging the child to imagine how things could be. 
A) touching and seeing things are most useful. 
B) explaining things verbally or symbolically. 
C) providing specific examples to explain ideas. 
D) encouraging the child to imagine how things could be.

Question 3

Babies begin to coo

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A) from birth on. 
B) around six to eight weeks of age. 
C) around six months of age. 
D) around nine months of age. 
A) from birth on. 
B) around six to eight weeks of age. 
C) around six months of age. 
D) around nine months of age.

Question 4

Regarding parentese, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

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A) By four months of age, babies prefer parentese over normal speech. 
B) When a baby is still babbling, parents tend to use long, adult-style sentences. 
C) Parents begin using parentese more frequently after the baby says its first word. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) By four months of age, babies prefer parentese over normal speech. 
B) When a baby is still babbling, parents tend to use long, adult-style sentences. 
C) Parents begin using parentese more frequently after the baby says its first word. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 5

Hispanic families generally value

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A) cognitive skills more than social skills. 
B) competition over cooperation. 
C) family pride. 
D) all of these. 
A) cognitive skills more than social skills. 
B) competition over cooperation. 
C) family pride. 
D) all of these.

Question 6

Ronald is in the first grade and is given an addition worksheet to complete.At one point on the worksheet, the problems 2 + 5 = and 5 + 2 = are side-by-side.Ronald uses his fingers to count out each problem, although the same numbers are used but in a different order.Ronald is illustrating his lack of

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A) reversibility. 
B) object permanence. 
C) animism. 
D) egocentricism. 
A) reversibility. 
B) object permanence. 
C) animism. 
D) egocentricism.

Question 7

Eleven-year-old Justin wants to go to the movies with his friends.His parents explain that they know he wants to go but that it is important that the whole family go to a supper honoring his grandfather tonight.This style of parenting in which parents give reasons for their decisions will most likely lead Justin to be a(n)

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A) dependent, immature child who misbehaves frequently when his parents are not around. 
B) competent, self-controlled, independent, assertive, inquiring child. 
C) emotionally stiff, withdrawn, apprehensive child, lacking in curiosity. 
D) aimless, vindictive child that is likely to have major problems and get into trouble. 
A) dependent, immature child who misbehaves frequently when his parents are not around. 
B) competent, self-controlled, independent, assertive, inquiring child. 
C) emotionally stiff, withdrawn, apprehensive child, lacking in curiosity. 
D) aimless, vindictive child that is likely to have major problems and get into trouble.

Question 8

Turn-taking

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A) involve alternate sending and receiving of messages in early communication between parent and child. 
B) promotes learning to talk and think. 
C) is a pattern of conversation that involves the use of signals. 
D) includes all of these. 
A) involve alternate sending and receiving of messages in early communication between parent and child. 
B) promotes learning to talk and think. 
C) is a pattern of conversation that involves the use of signals. 
D) includes all of these.

Question 9

Which of the following skills is NOT an accomplishment of the concrete operational stage?

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A) using concepts of time, space, and number 
B) abstract reasoning 
C) conservation 
D) reversibility 
A) using concepts of time, space, and number 
B) abstract reasoning 
C) conservation 
D) reversibility

Question 10

During the _____ stage, active play, explorations involving the sense, and playing "peekaboo" are effective ways of guiding intellectual development.

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A) sensorimotor 
B) preoperational 
C) concrete operational 
D) formal operations 
A) sensorimotor 
B) preoperational 
C) concrete operational 
D) formal operations

Question 11

Although children at the _____ stage are beginning to use generalizations, they still need specific examples to understand many ideas.

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A) sensorimotor 
B) preoperational 
C) concrete operational 
D) formal operations 
A) sensorimotor 
B) preoperational 
C) concrete operational 
D) formal operations

Question 12

The concept of conservation develops during the _____ stage.

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A) preoperational 
B) sensorimotor 
C) concrete operational 
D) formal operations 
A) preoperational 
B) sensorimotor 
C) concrete operational 
D) formal operations

Question 13

A child has learned to get his or her way with a younger sibling by using physical intimidation.If he or she uses the same tactics on peers, this demonstrates

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A) transformation. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) assimilation. 
D) accommodation. 
A) transformation. 
B) classical conditioning. 
C) assimilation. 
D) accommodation.

Question 14

Two-year-old Marian and her mother are at the park.People nearby hear Marian talking to her mother, "See birdie," "Want cookie," and "My ball." According to Noam Chomsky, Marian is exhibiting

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A) the identification, agent-action, and possessive patterns of speech. 
B) the question, command, and ownership patterns of speech. 
C) negation behavior speech patterns. 
D) babbling. 
A) the identification, agent-action, and possessive patterns of speech. 
B) the question, command, and ownership patterns of speech. 
C) negation behavior speech patterns. 
D) babbling.

Question 15

According to _____, all children pass through a series of distinct stages in their intellectual development.

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A) Piaget 
B) Bloom 
C) Watson 
D) Harlow 
A) Piaget 
B) Bloom 
C) Watson 
D) Harlow

Question 16

Alicia's mother asks Alicia to put her blocks away.Alicia responds, "No, me play." Observing this, we might guess that Alicia

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A) is approximately a year old. 
B) is experiencing the terrible twos. 
C) has progressed to the threatening threes. 
D) has not as yet mastered telegraphic speech. 
A) is approximately a year old. 
B) is experiencing the terrible twos. 
C) has progressed to the threatening threes. 
D) has not as yet mastered telegraphic speech.

Question 17

Younger children cannot understand why the driver of a car cannot see them if they can see the car.This illustrates the _____ shown by children in the _____ stage.

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A) object permanence; sensorimotor 
B) imprinting; concrete operational 
C) egocentrism; preoperational 
D) animism; preformal 
A) object permanence; sensorimotor 
B) imprinting; concrete operational 
C) egocentrism; preoperational 
D) animism; preformal

Question 18

Five-month-old Eric picks up his mother's keys and begins to put them in his mouth.His mother takes the keys away from Eric, and he begins to cry.However, as soon as she puts the keys out of sight behind her back, Eric stops crying and becomes interested in something else.This story demonstrates Eric's lack of

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A) conservation. 
B) transformation. 
C) egocentricity. 
D) object permanence. 
A) conservation. 
B) transformation. 
C) egocentricity. 
D) object permanence.

Question 19

During the formal operations stage, children begin to

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A) accurately use concepts of time, space, and number. 
B) think primarily about concrete objects or situations. 
C) develop the concept of object permanency. 
D) think in terms of abstract principles and hypothetical possibilities. 
A) accurately use concepts of time, space, and number. 
B) think primarily about concrete objects or situations. 
C) develop the concept of object permanency. 
D) think in terms of abstract principles and hypothetical possibilities.

Question 20

Parents who view their children as having few rights but adult-like responsibilities are

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A) overly permissive parents. 
B) authoritarian parents. 
C) authoritative parents. 
D) autonomous parents. 
A) overly permissive parents. 
B) authoritarian parents. 
C) authoritative parents. 
D) autonomous parents.

Exam 3: Extension B: Human Development

David has experienced early maturation.Compared to boys who mature later, we can expect David to

In the concrete operational stage (7-11 yr.), Piaget suggests

Babies begin to coo

Regarding parentese, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Hispanic families generally value

Turn-taking

Which of the following skills is NOT an accomplishment of the concrete operational stage?

During the _____ stage, active play, explorations involving the sense, and playing "peekaboo" are effective ways of guiding intellectual development.

Although children at the _____ stage are beginning to use generalizations, they still need specific examples to understand many ideas.

The concept of conservation develops during the _____ stage.

A child has learned to get his or her way with a younger sibling by using physical intimidation.If he or she uses the same tactics on peers, this demonstrates

Two-year-old Marian and her mother are at the park.People nearby hear Marian talking to her mother, "See birdie," "Want cookie," and "My ball." According to Noam Chomsky, Marian is exhibiting

According to _____, all children pass through a series of distinct stages in their intellectual development.

Alicia's mother asks Alicia to put her blocks away.Alicia responds, "No, me play." Observing this, we might guess that Alicia

Younger children cannot understand why the driver of a car cannot see them if they can see the car.This illustrates the _____ shown by children in the _____ stage.

During the formal operations stage, children begin to

Parents who view their children as having few rights but adult-like responsibilities are

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension A: Memory

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics

Appendix B: Behavioral Statistics

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Younger children cannot understand why the driver of a car cannot see them if they can see the car.This illustrates the _ shown by children in the _ stage.