Question 1

Two-year-olds

Accepted Answer

A) may understand parental commands, but refuse to obey them. 
B) are capable of mischief and temper tantrums. 
C) are becoming more independent. 
D) exhibit all of these behaviors. 
A) may understand parental commands, but refuse to obey them. 
B) are capable of mischief and temper tantrums. 
C) are becoming more independent. 
D) exhibit all of these behaviors.

Question 2

According to Kohlberg, the preconventional level is based on

Accepted Answer

A) a desire to win approval and self-chosen principles. 
B) authority and self-chosen principles. 
C) authority and a desire to win approval. 
D) self-interest and avoiding punishment. 
A) a desire to win approval and self-chosen principles. 
B) authority and self-chosen principles. 
C) authority and a desire to win approval. 
D) self-interest and avoiding punishment.

Question 3

Jake is playing hide-and-seek with his mother.Jake runs over to the couch and hides his head under a pillow.Because Jake cannot see anything, he doesn't think his mother can see him.Jake is exhibiting a behavioral characteristic of which of Piaget's cognitive stages of development?

Accepted Answer

A) postformal stage 
B) concrete operational stage 
C) formal operations stage 
D) preoperational stage 
A) postformal stage 
B) concrete operational stage 
C) formal operations stage 
D) preoperational stage

Question 4

Which psychologist claimed that humans have a biological predisposition to develop language?

Accepted Answer

A) Erik Erikson 
B) Konrad Lorenz 
C) Noam Chomsky 
D) Jean Piaget 
A) Erik Erikson 
B) Konrad Lorenz 
C) Noam Chomsky 
D) Jean Piaget

Question 5

Through such games as "I'm-Going-To-Get-You," adults and babies come to share similar rhythms and expectations that help to create a system of shared _____ that include touching, vocalizing, gazing, and smiling, which are part of the foundation for later language use.

Accepted Answer

A) signals 
B) transformations 
C) telegraphic speech 
D) semantics 
A) signals 
B) transformations 
C) telegraphic speech 
D) semantics

Question 6

When Marcia was in high school, all she had to do to make an A on a test was to study the printed notes for about 20 minutes.For her first test in college, Marcia tried this same study technique and received a grade of F. After this experience, Marcia took her instructor's advice and began using the SQ4R method to read her textbook and the LISAN method for taking notes.This change in Marcia's study technique illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation. 
B) accommodation. 
C) generativity. 
D) conservation. 
A) assimilation. 
B) accommodation. 
C) generativity. 
D) conservation.

Question 7

Piaget's first stage of development is the

Accepted Answer

A) period of formal operations. 
B) period of concrete operations. 
C) preoperational period. 
D) sensorimotor period. 
A) period of formal operations. 
B) period of concrete operations. 
C) preoperational period. 
D) sensorimotor period.

Question 8

According to Piaget, newborn babies cannot create internal representations such as mental images; and as a result, they lack

Accepted Answer

A) reflexes. 
B) motor movements. 
C) object permanence. 
D) the ability to learn. 
A) reflexes. 
B) motor movements. 
C) object permanence. 
D) the ability to learn.

Question 9

The _____ parenting style is characterized by the child having rights similar to an adult's but with few responsibilities, while rules are rarely enforced and the child usually getting his or her way.

Accepted Answer

A) authoritarian 
B) authoritative 
C) democratic 
D) overly permissive 
A) authoritarian 
B) authoritative 
C) democratic 
D) overly permissive

Question 10

A child who thinks it gets dark so that she can sleep is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A) object permanence. 
B) imprinting. 
C) accommodation. 
D) egocentrism. 
A) object permanence. 
B) imprinting. 
C) accommodation. 
D) egocentrism.

Question 11

A teacher shows Megan two short glasses filled to the same level.While Megan is watching, the teacher pours the water from one of the short glasses into a tall thin glass.When Megan is asked which glass has the most water, the short one or the tall one, Megan replies that "There is the same amount of water in each.The tall glass is just thinner." Megan is

Accepted Answer

A) exhibiting object permanence. 
B) demonstrating scaffolding. 
C) making a transformation. 
D) demonstrating consistency. 
A) exhibiting object permanence. 
B) demonstrating scaffolding. 
C) making a transformation. 
D) demonstrating consistency.

Question 12

You offer to trade your nickel for a dime held by a child.The child accepts the trade because the nickel is bigger.The child is

Accepted Answer

A) in the preoperational stage. 
B) in the neonatal stage of the growth sequence. 
C) obviously past the age of reason. 
D) displaying reversibility. 
A) in the preoperational stage. 
B) in the neonatal stage of the growth sequence. 
C) obviously past the age of reason. 
D) displaying reversibility.

Question 13

In general, parents can best guide intellectual development by

Accepted Answer

A) exposing the child to as many stimuli as possible. 
B) following a one-step-ahead-strategy. 
C) using flash cards. 
D) all of these. 
A) exposing the child to as many stimuli as possible. 
B) following a one-step-ahead-strategy. 
C) using flash cards. 
D) all of these.

Question 14

Which of the following is the most appropriate way of stimulating intellectual development in children at the sensorimotor stage (0-2 yr.)?

Accepted Answer

A) active play such as peek-a-boo 
B) providing verbal explanations of natural phenomena 
C) encouraging the child to imagine how things could be 
D) formal demonstrations involving a variety of substances 
A) active play such as peek-a-boo 
B) providing verbal explanations of natural phenomena 
C) encouraging the child to imagine how things could be 
D) formal demonstrations involving a variety of substances

Question 15

According to Vygosky, children learn important cultural beliefs and values when adults provide _____ to help them gain new ideas and skills.

Accepted Answer

A) scaffolding 
B) proactive nurturance 
C) imprinting stimuli 
D) parentese 
A) scaffolding 
B) proactive nurturance 
C) imprinting stimuli 
D) parentese

Question 16

A specialist in the psychology of language is a

Accepted Answer

A) parapsychologist. 
B) phrenologist. 
C) psycholinguist. 
D) graphologist. 
A) parapsychologist. 
B) phrenologist. 
C) psycholinguist. 
D) graphologist.

Question 17

True intellectual enrichment

Accepted Answer

A) requires learning in multiple disciplines at an accelerated pace. 
B) ideally involves forced teaching or "hothousing." 
C) respects the child's interests. 
D) is characterized by all of these. 
A) requires learning in multiple disciplines at an accelerated pace. 
B) ideally involves forced teaching or "hothousing." 
C) respects the child's interests. 
D) is characterized by all of these.

Question 18

Brett's speaking vocabulary includes more than 4,000 words and he is able to understand more than twice that many.He is most likely

Accepted Answer

A) about two. 
B) about three. 
C) in preschool. 
D) in first grade. 
A) about two. 
B) about three. 
C) in preschool. 
D) in first grade.

Question 19

To say that a child is egocentric means that he or she is

Accepted Answer

A) dominated by a concern for the needs of others. 
B) aware of the needs of others but has no regard for them. 
C) unable to assume the viewpoint of others. 
D) spoiled. 
A) dominated by a concern for the needs of others. 
B) aware of the needs of others but has no regard for them. 
C) unable to assume the viewpoint of others. 
D) spoiled.

Question 20

Two-year-old Teshonda is eating her breakfast and tells her mother, "Allgone milk."According to Noam Chomsky, Teshonda is exhibiting which pattern of speech?

Accepted Answer

A) identification 
B) nonexistence 
C) negation 
D) agent-action 
A) identification 
B) nonexistence 
C) negation 
D) agent-action

Exam 3: Extension B: Human Development

Two-year-olds

According to Kohlberg, the preconventional level is based on

Jake is playing hide-and-seek with his mother.Jake runs over to the couch and hides his head under a pillow.Because Jake cannot see anything, he doesn't think his mother can see him.Jake is exhibiting a behavioral characteristic of which of Piaget's cognitive stages of development?

Which psychologist claimed that humans have a biological predisposition to develop language?

Through such games as "I'm-Going-To-Get-You," adults and babies come to share similar rhythms and expectations that help to create a system of shared _____ that include touching, vocalizing, gazing, and smiling, which are part of the foundation for later language use.

Piaget's first stage of development is the

According to Piaget, newborn babies cannot create internal representations such as mental images; and as a result, they lack

The _____ parenting style is characterized by the child having rights similar to an adult's but with few responsibilities, while rules are rarely enforced and the child usually getting his or her way.

A child who thinks it gets dark so that she can sleep is demonstrating

You offer to trade your nickel for a dime held by a child.The child accepts the trade because the nickel is bigger.The child is

In general, parents can best guide intellectual development by

Which of the following is the most appropriate way of stimulating intellectual development in children at the sensorimotor stage (0-2 yr.)?

According to Vygosky, children learn important cultural beliefs and values when adults provide _____ to help them gain new ideas and skills.

A specialist in the psychology of language is a

True intellectual enrichment

Brett's speaking vocabulary includes more than 4,000 words and he is able to understand more than twice that many.He is most likely

To say that a child is egocentric means that he or she is

Two-year-old Teshonda is eating her breakfast and tells her mother, "Allgone milk."According to Noam Chomsky, Teshonda is exhibiting which pattern of speech?

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