Question 1

Milestones, such as when children are able to walk alone, feed themselves, or become toilet trained tend to be governed by

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation. 
B) scaffolding. 
C) learning. 
D) readiness. 
A) assimilation. 
B) scaffolding. 
C) learning. 
D) readiness.

Question 2

Children who were raised in overcrowded Romanian orphanages and got almost no attention from adults for the first year or two of their lives

Accepted Answer

A) were able to readily establish secure attachments once adopted by American and Canadian adoptive parents. 
B) craved constant attention and wanted to be held a great deal of the time. 
C) were anxious and remote and would not make eye contact with others. 
D) were more fearful of strangers once they established an attachment with their adoptive parents. 
A) were able to readily establish secure attachments once adopted by American and Canadian adoptive parents. 
B) craved constant attention and wanted to be held a great deal of the time. 
C) were anxious and remote and would not make eye contact with others. 
D) were more fearful of strangers once they established an attachment with their adoptive parents.

Question 3

Martha is planning on enrolling her young son in "The Wee Care Learning Center" day care in town, which has been owned and staffed for the last six years by five former elementary teachers.According to research discussed in the textbook, which of the following can Martha expect concerning the effects of the day care on her son?

Accepted Answer

A) The day care experience will weaken her son's attachment to her. 
B) Her son will begin to exhibit behavior problems that he did not previously have. 
C) Her son will experience increases in social and cognitive skills. 
D) Her son's language skills will decrease. 
A) The day care experience will weaken her son's attachment to her. 
B) Her son will begin to exhibit behavior problems that he did not previously have. 
C) Her son will experience increases in social and cognitive skills. 
D) Her son's language skills will decrease.

Question 4

Abby's mother leaves the room.When her mother returns, Abby runs to greet her mother.However, when her mother reaches to pick her up, Abby pulls away and screams out "no." According to Mary Ainsworth's research, Abby is exhibiting a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) secure attachment. 
B) insecure-ambivalent attachment. 
C) insecure-avoidant attachment. 
D) separation anxiety disorder. 
A) secure attachment. 
B) insecure-ambivalent attachment. 
C) insecure-avoidant attachment. 
D) separation anxiety disorder.

Question 5

Important steps in early social development include an increased interest in others and

Accepted Answer

A) self-awareness. 
B) an easy temperament. 
C) formal operational thinking. 
D) all of these. 
A) self-awareness. 
B) an easy temperament. 
C) formal operational thinking. 
D) all of these.

Question 6

Izard's research suggests that infants

Accepted Answer

A) express interest as their most common emotion. 
B) can express several basic emotions as early as 10 weeks of age. 
C) show signs of emotions like joy, anger, and sadness. 
D) exhibit all of these characteristics. 
A) express interest as their most common emotion. 
B) can express several basic emotions as early as 10 weeks of age. 
C) show signs of emotions like joy, anger, and sadness. 
D) exhibit all of these characteristics.

Question 7

Poverty can exert dramatic effects on the development of children because

Accepted Answer

A) poor parents may not be able to give their children as nutritious meals, access to health care, and a safe neighborhood to live in. 
B) poor parents are unable to provide educational toys, home computers, and other learning resources to enhance their children's cognitive development. 
C) poverty can cause marital discord, less positive parenting, and poorer parent-child relationships, which affects the socioemotional development of children. 
D) of all of these factors. 
A) poor parents may not be able to give their children as nutritious meals, access to health care, and a safe neighborhood to live in. 
B) poor parents are unable to provide educational toys, home computers, and other learning resources to enhance their children's cognitive development. 
C) poverty can cause marital discord, less positive parenting, and poorer parent-child relationships, which affects the socioemotional development of children. 
D) of all of these factors.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) Fathers of securely attached infants tend to be outgoing, agreeable, and happy in their marriage. 
B) Poor attachment occurs when a mother's actions are inadequate or when it is overstimulating. 
C) The link between sensitive caregiving and secure attachment appears to apply to all cultures. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Fathers of securely attached infants tend to be outgoing, agreeable, and happy in their marriage. 
B) Poor attachment occurs when a mother's actions are inadequate or when it is overstimulating. 
C) The link between sensitive caregiving and secure attachment appears to apply to all cultures. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 9

Chromosomes are made up of

Accepted Answer

A) zygotes. 
B) gametes. 
C) genes. 
D) phenotypes. 
A) zygotes. 
B) gametes. 
C) genes. 
D) phenotypes.

Question 10

Jeannette was an extremely shy child when she was two years old.However, by age five she was only moderately shy.This illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A) inherited temperaments do not last after infancy. 
B) inherited temperaments are lasting and cannot be modified by learning. 
C) inherited temperament can be dynamically modified by learning. 
D) shyness was not really a part of her temperament. 
A) inherited temperaments do not last after infancy. 
B) inherited temperaments are lasting and cannot be modified by learning. 
C) inherited temperament can be dynamically modified by learning. 
D) shyness was not really a part of her temperament.

Question 11

From his studies of infant's visual sensation and perception, Robert Fantz found that adult vision is about _____ times sharper than the vision of infants.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 30 
C) 50 
D) 100 
A) 10 
B) 30 
C) 50 
D) 100

Question 12

If an expectant mother is exposed to German measles, the child could be born with a

Accepted Answer

A) genetic defect. 
B) congenital problem. 
C) cephalocaudal pattern problem. 
D) proximodistal pattern problem. 
A) genetic defect. 
B) congenital problem. 
C) cephalocaudal pattern problem. 
D) proximodistal pattern problem.

Question 13

Psychologist Carolyn Rovee-Collier placed babies on their backs under a colorful crib mobile and tied a ribbon around the baby's ankle, connecting it to the mobile.Whenever the babies spontaneously kicked their legs, the mobile jingled and rattled.Within minutes, infants as young as _____ months learned to control their movements and kick faster to move the mobile more.

Accepted Answer

A) three 
B) six 
C) nine 
D) 12 
A) three 
B) six 
C) nine 
D) 12

Question 14

A close emotional bond that infants form with parents, caregivers, or others is called

Accepted Answer

A) separation anxiety. 
B) social referencing. 
C) emotional attachment. 
D) imprinting. 
A) separation anxiety. 
B) social referencing. 
C) emotional attachment. 
D) imprinting.

Question 15

_____ involves the development of self-awareness, attachment to parents and caregivers, and relationships with other children and adults.

Accepted Answer

A) Psycho-emotional 
B) Social development 
C) Bilateral determinism 
D) Proximodistal development 
A) Psycho-emotional 
B) Social development 
C) Bilateral determinism 
D) Proximodistal development

Question 16

According to research by Bridges, all basic human emotions appear before the age of

Accepted Answer

A) six months. 
B) one year. 
C) one month. 
D) two years. 
A) six months. 
B) one year. 
C) one month. 
D) two years.

Question 17

Studies by Kagan, Thomas, and Chess indicate that newborn infants differ in activity, irritability, and other aspects of

Accepted Answer

A) intelligence. 
B) physical development. 
C) temperament. 
D) aggressiveness. 
A) intelligence. 
B) physical development. 
C) temperament. 
D) aggressiveness.

Question 18

A researcher puts a dab of red lipstick on little Barry's nose, and places him in front of the mirror.Barry looks in the mirror and calls out his older brother's name thinking that his four-year-old brother J.J.is in the mirror.If Barry is like most children, he will be unable to recognize himself in the mirror until he is at least

Accepted Answer

A) 12 months old. 
B) 18 months old. 
C) 28 months old. 
D) 36 months old. 
A) 12 months old. 
B) 18 months old. 
C) 28 months old. 
D) 36 months old.

Question 19

Regarding the effects of early life experiences, which of the following statements is/are true?

Accepted Answer

A) Children who are abused may suffer lifelong emotional problems. 
B) Extra care can sometimes reverse the effects of a poor start in life. 
C) Events that occur during a sensitive period can permanently alter the course of development. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Children who are abused may suffer lifelong emotional problems. 
B) Extra care can sometimes reverse the effects of a poor start in life. 
C) Events that occur during a sensitive period can permanently alter the course of development. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 20

Josh is a difficult baby who cries and is hard to console, which makes his parents unhappy and elicits negative parenting.This, in turn, causes Josh to cry more frequently.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocal influences. 
B) genetic predispositions. 
C) a parental behavior that would occur even if Josh had an easy temperament. 
D) all of these. 
A) reciprocal influences. 
B) genetic predispositions. 
C) a parental behavior that would occur even if Josh had an easy temperament. 
D) all of these.

Exam 3: Extension A: Human Development

Milestones, such as when children are able to walk alone, feed themselves, or become toilet trained tend to be governed by

Children who were raised in overcrowded Romanian orphanages and got almost no attention from adults for the first year or two of their lives

Abby's mother leaves the room.When her mother returns, Abby runs to greet her mother.However, when her mother reaches to pick her up, Abby pulls away and screams out "no." According to Mary Ainsworth's research, Abby is exhibiting a(n)

Important steps in early social development include an increased interest in others and

Izard's research suggests that infants

Poverty can exert dramatic effects on the development of children because

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

Chromosomes are made up of

Jeannette was an extremely shy child when she was two years old.However, by age five she was only moderately shy.This illustrates that

From his studies of infant's visual sensation and perception, Robert Fantz found that adult vision is about _____ times sharper than the vision of infants.

If an expectant mother is exposed to German measles, the child could be born with a

A close emotional bond that infants form with parents, caregivers, or others is called

_____ involves the development of self-awareness, attachment to parents and caregivers, and relationships with other children and adults.

According to research by Bridges, all basic human emotions appear before the age of

Studies by Kagan, Thomas, and Chess indicate that newborn infants differ in activity, irritability, and other aspects of

Regarding the effects of early life experiences, which of the following statements is/are true?

Josh is a difficult baby who cries and is hard to console, which makes his parents unhappy and elicits negative parenting.This, in turn, causes Josh to cry more frequently.This illustrates

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 B: 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

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