Question 1

Within the nucleus of each sperm and each ovum there are _____ chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

A) 23 
B) 36 
C) 46 
D) 60 
A) 23 
B) 36 
C) 46 
D) 60

Question 2

_____ is the means by which children receive physical and psychological characteristics of the parents.

Accepted Answer

A) Dominance 
B) Heredity 
C) Learning 
D) Mimicking 
A) Dominance 
B) Heredity 
C) Learning 
D) Mimicking

Question 3

One's heredity, environment, and behavior are the three factors that determine one's _____ at any stage of life.

Accepted Answer

A) accommodation level 
B) developmental level 
C) scaffolding level 
D) temperament 
A) accommodation level 
B) developmental level 
C) scaffolding level 
D) temperament

Question 4

According to the text, what conclusions can be drawn in the nature-nurture debate?

Accepted Answer

A) Heredity is the most important because we inherit our potential for development as well as our limitations. 
B) Environment is the most important because influences, such as learning, nutrition, disease, and culture affect our ability to develop to our potential. 
C) It is the interaction between heredity and environment that is important in determining who we become. 
D) Neither heredity nor environment is important; only our own behavior determines who we are. 
A) Heredity is the most important because we inherit our potential for development as well as our limitations. 
B) Environment is the most important because influences, such as learning, nutrition, disease, and culture affect our ability to develop to our potential. 
C) It is the interaction between heredity and environment that is important in determining who we become. 
D) Neither heredity nor environment is important; only our own behavior determines who we are.

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes the capabilities of the neonate?

Accepted Answer

A) Neonates can lift their heads and completely turn over. 
B) Neonates are unresponsive to pain and touch. 
C) Neonates have less acute senses, but are very responsive. 
D) Neonates have very acute senses, but are not yet responsive. 
A) Neonates can lift their heads and completely turn over. 
B) Neonates are unresponsive to pain and touch. 
C) Neonates have less acute senses, but are very responsive. 
D) Neonates have very acute senses, but are not yet responsive.

Question 6

Morgan has albinism, a recessive condition resulting in a lack of skin pigment.If neither of Morgan's parents have albinism, how did Morgan develop this condition?

Accepted Answer

A) Morgan received a dominant gene for the condition from each parent. 
B) Morgan received a recessive gene for the condition from each parent. 
C) Morgan received two dominant genes for the condition from one of her parents. 
D) Morgan received two recessive genes for the condition from one of her parents. 
A) Morgan received a dominant gene for the condition from each parent. 
B) Morgan received a recessive gene for the condition from each parent. 
C) Morgan received two dominant genes for the condition from one of her parents. 
D) Morgan received two recessive genes for the condition from one of her parents.

Question 7

As early as _____ of age, infants can imitate actions one day after seeing them.

Accepted Answer

A) 20 days 
B) eight weeks 
C) six months 
D) nine months 
A) 20 days 
B) eight weeks 
C) six months 
D) nine months

Question 8

The _____ reflex helps a baby find a bottle or breast.

Accepted Answer

A) rooting 
B) sucking 
C) grasping 
D) Moro 
A) rooting 
B) sucking 
C) grasping 
D) Moro

Question 9

The existence of easy, difficult, and slow-to-warm-up children is considered evidence for

Accepted Answer

A) early critical periods in development. 
B) lasting effects of the intra-uterine environment. 
C) affective needs in infancy. 
D) hereditary differences in temperament. 
A) early critical periods in development. 
B) lasting effects of the intra-uterine environment. 
C) affective needs in infancy. 
D) hereditary differences in temperament.

Question 10

According to Mary Ainsworth, the quality of attachment is revealed by

Accepted Answer

A) the goodness-of-fit between a baby's temperament and their parents' temperaments. 
B) a baby's vocalization toward their parents and their use of social referencing. 
C) how babies act when their mothers leave them alone and then return a short time later. 
D) all of these. 
A) the goodness-of-fit between a baby's temperament and their parents' temperaments. 
B) a baby's vocalization toward their parents and their use of social referencing. 
C) how babies act when their mothers leave them alone and then return a short time later. 
D) all of these.

Question 11

According to the _____, muscular control spreads in a pattern from the center of the body to the extremities.

Accepted Answer

A) proximodistal principle 
B) cephalocaudal principle 
C) zone of proximal development 
D) scaffolding principle 
A) proximodistal principle 
B) cephalocaudal principle 
C) zone of proximal development 
D) scaffolding principle

Question 12

Considering what is now known about the effects smoking on the unborn, the best advice for the mother is to

Accepted Answer

A) smoke tobacco or marijuana in moderation. 
B) smoke only tobacco, not marijuana. 
C) smoke marijuana occasionally, but not tobacco. 
D) discontinue smoking tobacco and marijuana. 
A) smoke tobacco or marijuana in moderation. 
B) smoke only tobacco, not marijuana. 
C) smoke marijuana occasionally, but not tobacco. 
D) discontinue smoking tobacco and marijuana.

Question 13

Jeffery is 18 months old, and his mother has spent almost every waking moment of the last three weeks trying to toilet-train Jeffery.However, Jeffery has shown no improvement.Jeffery's mother should be told that toilet training as well as other milestones in development are governed by the

Accepted Answer

A) habituation of the child. 
B) child's assimilation pattern. 
C) child's readiness. 
D) quality and quantity of the training. 
A) habituation of the child. 
B) child's assimilation pattern. 
C) child's readiness. 
D) quality and quantity of the training.

Question 14

The physical growth and development of the body, brain, and nervous system is called

Accepted Answer

A) readiness. 
B) maturation. 
C) mobility. 
D) heredity. 
A) readiness. 
B) maturation. 
C) mobility. 
D) heredity.

Question 15

In the attachment study with monkeys which involved the use of surrogate mothers, one made of wire and one made of terry cloth, the baby monkeys spent most of their time with

Accepted Answer

A) the wire surrogate mother. 
B) the terry cloth surrogate mother. 
C) the surrogate mother that was the source of food. 
D) neither of the two surrogates. 
A) the wire surrogate mother. 
B) the terry cloth surrogate mother. 
C) the surrogate mother that was the source of food. 
D) neither of the two surrogates.

Question 16

The brain of a newborn baby is highly _____, that is, it is capable of being altered by experience.

Accepted Answer

A) plastic 
B) polygenic 
C) anthropomorphic 
D) denotative 
A) plastic 
B) polygenic 
C) anthropomorphic 
D) denotative

Question 17

Regarding the visual perception of neonates, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Neonates can most clearly see objects about a foot away from them. 
B) Just hours after they are born, babies begin to prefer seeing their mother's fact, rather than a stranger's. 
C) Babies who are two to five days old pay more attention to a person who is gazing directly at them, rather than one who is looking away. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) Neonates can most clearly see objects about a foot away from them. 
B) Just hours after they are born, babies begin to prefer seeing their mother's fact, rather than a stranger's. 
C) Babies who are two to five days old pay more attention to a person who is gazing directly at them, rather than one who is looking away. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 18

Regarding their capabilities, neonates

Accepted Answer

A) are able to imitate adult facial expressions. 
B) are able to understand that a person's voice and body are connected. 
C) prefer their mother's face to that of a stranger. 
D) exhibit all of these. 
A) are able to imitate adult facial expressions. 
B) are able to understand that a person's voice and body are connected. 
C) prefer their mother's face to that of a stranger. 
D) exhibit all of these.

Question 19

Developmental psychology is the study of

Accepted Answer

A) the language, personality, and emotions of children and adolescents. 
B) the stages of life and the important tasks of each. 
C) progressive changes in behavior and abilities from conception to death. 
D) the role of maturation in the unfolding of human potential. 
A) the language, personality, and emotions of children and adolescents. 
B) the stages of life and the important tasks of each. 
C) progressive changes in behavior and abilities from conception to death. 
D) the role of maturation in the unfolding of human potential.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) One in seven American families live below the poverty line. 
B) Adults who grew up in poverty often remain trapped in a vicious cycle of continued poverty. 
C) The stresses of poverty can lead to marriage problems, less positive parenting, and poorer parent-child relationships. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) One in seven American families live below the poverty line. 
B) Adults who grew up in poverty often remain trapped in a vicious cycle of continued poverty. 
C) The stresses of poverty can lead to marriage problems, less positive parenting, and poorer parent-child relationships. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Exam 3: Extension A: Human Development

Within the nucleus of each sperm and each ovum there are _____ chromosomes.

_____ is the means by which children receive physical and psychological characteristics of the parents.

One's heredity, environment, and behavior are the three factors that determine one's _____ at any stage of life.

According to the text, what conclusions can be drawn in the nature-nurture debate?

Which of the following statements best describes the capabilities of the neonate?

Morgan has albinism, a recessive condition resulting in a lack of skin pigment.If neither of Morgan's parents have albinism, how did Morgan develop this condition?

As early as _____ of age, infants can imitate actions one day after seeing them.

The _____ reflex helps a baby find a bottle or breast.

The existence of easy, difficult, and slow-to-warm-up children is considered evidence for

According to Mary Ainsworth, the quality of attachment is revealed by

According to the _____, muscular control spreads in a pattern from the center of the body to the extremities.

Considering what is now known about the effects smoking on the unborn, the best advice for the mother is to

Jeffery is 18 months old, and his mother has spent almost every waking moment of the last three weeks trying to toilet-train Jeffery.However, Jeffery has shown no improvement.Jeffery's mother should be told that toilet training as well as other milestones in development are governed by the

The physical growth and development of the body, brain, and nervous system is called

In the attachment study with monkeys which involved the use of surrogate mothers, one made of wire and one made of terry cloth, the baby monkeys spent most of their time with

The brain of a newborn baby is highly _____, that is, it is capable of being altered by experience.

Regarding the visual perception of neonates, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Regarding their capabilities, neonates

Developmental psychology is the study of

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

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