Question 1

Specific areas on a strand of DNA that carry hereditary information are called

Accepted Answer

A) chromosomes. 
B) genes. 
C) villa. 
D) nuclei. 
A) chromosomes. 
B) genes. 
C) villa. 
D) nuclei.

Question 2

A lack of normal stimulation, nutrition, comfort, or love is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) abuse. 
B) social isolation. 
C) deprivation. 
D) rejection. 
A) abuse. 
B) social isolation. 
C) deprivation. 
D) rejection.

Question 3

In extreme cases, poverty increases the risk of

Accepted Answer

A) mental illness. 
B) delinquent behavior. 
C) both mental illness and delinquent behavior. 
D) neither mental illness nor delinquent behavior. 
A) mental illness. 
B) delinquent behavior. 
C) both mental illness and delinquent behavior. 
D) neither mental illness nor delinquent behavior.

Question 4

Regarding the visual perception of babies, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) At two to five days old, babies pay more attention to a person who is gazing directly at them, rather than one who is looking away. 
B) At six months old, babies are able to recognize categories of objects that differ in shape or color. 
C) At nine months old, babies are able to tell the difference between dogs and birds or other groups of animals. 
D) At age two, babies are more interested in familiar objects and faces rather than unfamiliar faces and unusual objects. 
A) At two to five days old, babies pay more attention to a person who is gazing directly at them, rather than one who is looking away. 
B) At six months old, babies are able to recognize categories of objects that differ in shape or color. 
C) At nine months old, babies are able to tell the difference between dogs and birds or other groups of animals. 
D) At age two, babies are more interested in familiar objects and faces rather than unfamiliar faces and unusual objects.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the parenting styles identified by Baumrind?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Chandra must return to work six weeks after her baby is born, so she is exploring her child care options while pregnant.Qualities she should look for in a day care include

Accepted Answer

A) trained personnel. 
B) small overall group size and low ratio of children to caregivers. 
C) a stable experience, with minimal staff turnover. 
D) all of these characteristics. 
A) trained personnel. 
B) small overall group size and low ratio of children to caregivers. 
C) a stable experience, with minimal staff turnover. 
D) all of these characteristics.

Question 7

The bedtime distress that occurs when babies are left alone at night can sometimes be eased by a(n) _____, such as a stuffed animal or favorite blanket.

Accepted Answer

A) imaginary playmate 
B) security object 
C) scaffolding object 
D) transformational distraction 
A) imaginary playmate 
B) security object 
C) scaffolding object 
D) transformational distraction

Question 8

Regarding separation anxiety disorder, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) About 5 percent of all children suffer from separation anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. 
B) Many of the children with separation anxiety disorder refuse to go to school. 
C) Children with separation anxiety disorder are miserable when they are separated from their parents, whom they cling to or constantly follow. 
D) Therapy is required for almost all cases of separation anxiety disorder since few children with the disorder will grow out of it. 
A) About 5 percent of all children suffer from separation anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. 
B) Many of the children with separation anxiety disorder refuse to go to school. 
C) Children with separation anxiety disorder are miserable when they are separated from their parents, whom they cling to or constantly follow. 
D) Therapy is required for almost all cases of separation anxiety disorder since few children with the disorder will grow out of it.

Question 9

Regarding the rate and order of maturation, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Rate varies but order is almost universal. 
B) Both rate and order vary. 
C) Rate and order are invariant. 
D) Rate is almost universal but order varies. 
A) Rate varies but order is almost universal. 
B) Both rate and order vary. 
C) Rate and order are invariant. 
D) Rate is almost universal but order varies.

Question 10

_____ studied attachment by separating baby rhesus monkeys from their mothers at birth and replacing these real mothers with surrogate (substitute) mothers.

Accepted Answer

A) Konrad Lorenz 
B) Lev Vygotsky 
C) Harry Harlow 
D) Noam Chomsky 
A) Konrad Lorenz 
B) Lev Vygotsky 
C) Harry Harlow 
D) Noam Chomsky

Question 11

The sensitive period during which this emotional attachment must occur for optimal development is the

Accepted Answer

A) first few hours after birth. 
B) first two weeks of life. 
C) first four months of life. 
D) first year of life. 
A) first few hours after birth. 
B) first two weeks of life. 
C) first four months of life. 
D) first year of life.

Question 12

Which would you expect to be most directly related to maturation?

Accepted Answer

A) age at which learning to jump-rope becomes possible 
B) age at which a congenital problem appears 
C) age at which the multiplication tables are learned 
D) age at which a career is selected 
A) age at which learning to jump-rope becomes possible 
B) age at which a congenital problem appears 
C) age at which the multiplication tables are learned 
D) age at which a career is selected

Question 13

Jana is an easy baby who smiles and vocalizes frequently, which encourages her parents to smile and talk to her more.This, in turn, causes Jana to smile and interact with her parents more.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Bridges found that emotions appear in a consistent order, and he believed that the first basic split is between

Accepted Answer

A) fear and rage. 
B) joy and happiness. 
C) guilt and pride. 
D) pleasant and unpleasant emotions. 
A) fear and rage. 
B) joy and happiness. 
C) guilt and pride. 
D) pleasant and unpleasant emotions.

Question 15

According to research by Collins and Gunnar, infants who were securely attached by the age of one year

Accepted Answer

A) showed more fearfulness in preschool. 
B) were overly dependent on their teachers in preschool. 
C) showed more curiosity and problem-solving ability in preschool. 
D) exhibited poor peer relations in preschool. 
A) showed more fearfulness in preschool. 
B) were overly dependent on their teachers in preschool. 
C) showed more curiosity and problem-solving ability in preschool. 
D) exhibited poor peer relations in preschool.

Question 16

James has one brown-eye gene and one blue-eye gene.His wife Carolyn also has one brown-eye gene and one blue-eye gene.What is the chance that their child could have blue eyes?

Accepted Answer

A) one chance in two 
B) one chance in three 
C) one chance in four 
D) no chance (zero out of four) 
A) one chance in two 
B) one chance in three 
C) one chance in four 
D) no chance (zero out of four)

Question 17

According to Thomas and Chess, the smallest percentage of children (10 percent) display what type of temperament?

Accepted Answer

A) easy 
B) difficult 
C) slow-to-warm-up 
D) generic 
A) easy 
B) difficult 
C) slow-to-warm-up 
D) generic

Question 18

Sarah believes that most people are well intentioned.She is comfortable relying on husband and friends and having them depend on her.Sarah does not worry about being abandoned by her husband.According to Bridges and Sroufe's research on adult attachment style, Sarah would be described as having a(n) _____ attachment style.

Accepted Answer

A) ambivalent 
B) avoidant 
C) secure 
D) dependent 
A) ambivalent 
B) avoidant 
C) secure 
D) dependent

Question 19

The device invented by Robert Fantz to test infant perception is called a

Accepted Answer

A) looking chamber. 
B) perception box. 
C) Skinner box. 
D) visual stimuli and response chamber. 
A) looking chamber. 
B) perception box. 
C) Skinner box. 
D) visual stimuli and response chamber.

Question 20

Baby Michael has normal hearing, but both of his parents are deaf and use sign language to communicate.During Michael's first year of life, they enroll him in day care in order for Michael to hear normal speech

Accepted Answer

A) because the first year is a sensitive period for learning to develop peer relationships. 
B) because the first year is a sensitive period for language development. 
C) because there is no sensitive period for language development, but a child must be exposed to normal speech at all times. 
D) for none of these reasons. 
A) because the first year is a sensitive period for learning to develop peer relationships. 
B) because the first year is a sensitive period for language development. 
C) because there is no sensitive period for language development, but a child must be exposed to normal speech at all times. 
D) for none of these reasons.

Exam 3: Extension A: Human Development

Specific areas on a strand of DNA that carry hereditary information are called

A lack of normal stimulation, nutrition, comfort, or love is referred to as

In extreme cases, poverty increases the risk of

Regarding the visual perception of babies, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is NOT one of the parenting styles identified by Baumrind?

Chandra must return to work six weeks after her baby is born, so she is exploring her child care options while pregnant.Qualities she should look for in a day care include

The bedtime distress that occurs when babies are left alone at night can sometimes be eased by a(n) _____, such as a stuffed animal or favorite blanket.

Regarding separation anxiety disorder, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the rate and order of maturation, which of the following statements is TRUE?

_____ studied attachment by separating baby rhesus monkeys from their mothers at birth and replacing these real mothers with surrogate (substitute) mothers.

The sensitive period during which this emotional attachment must occur for optimal development is the

Which would you expect to be most directly related to maturation?

Jana is an easy baby who smiles and vocalizes frequently, which encourages her parents to smile and talk to her more.This, in turn, causes Jana to smile and interact with her parents more.This illustrates

Bridges found that emotions appear in a consistent order, and he believed that the first basic split is between

According to research by Collins and Gunnar, infants who were securely attached by the age of one year

James has one brown-eye gene and one blue-eye gene.His wife Carolyn also has one brown-eye gene and one blue-eye gene.What is the chance that their child could have blue eyes?

According to Thomas and Chess, the smallest percentage of children (10 percent) display what type of temperament?

The device invented by Robert Fantz to test infant perception is called a

Baby Michael has normal hearing, but both of his parents are deaf and use sign language to communicate.During Michael's first year of life, they enroll him in day care in order for Michael to hear normal 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 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

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics