Question 1

By the age of _____, children seem to prefer unfamiliar stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A) nine months 
B) 12 months 
C) 18 months 
D) 24 months 
A) nine months 
B) 12 months 
C) 18 months 
D) 24 months

Question 2

At any stage of life, one's developmental level is determined by

Accepted Answer

A) heredity. 
B) environment. 
C) a person's own behavior. 
D) all of these. 
A) heredity. 
B) environment. 
C) a person's own behavior. 
D) all of these.

Question 3

Simone was a moderately shy infant whose very extroverted parents rarely gave her time to adapt to a new social situation before thrusting her into another one.This style of parenting led Simone to become an extremely shy child as she entered school.This illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A) nurture is more important than nature. 
B) nature is more important than nurture. 
C) inherited temperaments can be dynamically modified by learning, even negatively. 
D) shyness is a lasting trait that cannot be modified by experience or learning. 
A) nurture is more important than nature. 
B) nature is more important than nurture. 
C) inherited temperaments can be dynamically modified by learning, even negatively. 
D) shyness is a lasting trait that cannot be modified by experience or learning.

Question 4

When nine-year-old Jenny was found by social workers in the attic of her family's home, she looked more like a five-year-old physically, was mute, retarded, and emotionally damaged.Jenny most likely experienced

Accepted Answer

A) too much sensory stimulation. 
B) extreme deprivation. 
C) exposure to carcinogens. 
D) a psychological enriched environment. 
A) too much sensory stimulation. 
B) extreme deprivation. 
C) exposure to carcinogens. 
D) a psychological enriched environment.

Question 5

Cephalocaudal means from

Accepted Answer

A) the center of the body to the extremities. 
B) the past to the future. 
C) the head to the toes. 
D) birth to death. 
A) the center of the body to the extremities. 
B) the past to the future. 
C) the head to the toes. 
D) birth to death.

Question 6

Sarah is seven months old.Her parents spend three hours a day for five weeks straight holding Sarah up next to furniture in hopes that she will grab onto the furniture and stand by herself.Sarah hates this treatment and screams and cries, but her parents are unyielding.Finally, at the end of the fifth week, Sarah stands up by herself while holding onto the furniture.Her parents smile triumphantly.What have they accomplished here?

Accepted Answer

A) Sarah's parents have trained Sarah to stand up by herself earlier than the average. 
B) Sarah was ready to stand up by herself at about eight months of age; but her parents simply put her through a training ordeal for nothing. 
C) If Sarah's parents had not trained her, Sarah could have been developmentally delayed. 
D) Sarah's parents have respected her personal rate of growth by encouraging her with psychomotor training. 
A) Sarah's parents have trained Sarah to stand up by herself earlier than the average. 
B) Sarah was ready to stand up by herself at about eight months of age; but her parents simply put her through a training ordeal for nothing. 
C) If Sarah's parents had not trained her, Sarah could have been developmentally delayed. 
D) Sarah's parents have respected her personal rate of growth by encouraging her with psychomotor training.

Question 7

In 2003, a major scientific milestone was reached when the _____ completed sequencing all three billion chemical base pairs in human DNA.

Accepted Answer

A) Manhattan Project 
B) Nature-Nurture Project 
C) Human Genome Project 
D) Hayflick Sequencing Project 
A) Manhattan Project 
B) Nature-Nurture Project 
C) Human Genome Project 
D) Hayflick Sequencing Project

Question 8

The study in which babies of different ages were shown their own videotaped images on a TV screen was used to test the infant's

Accepted Answer

A) color vision. 
B) habituation. 
C) conservation and assimilation abilities. 
D) self-awareness. 
A) color vision. 
B) habituation. 
C) conservation and assimilation abilities. 
D) self-awareness.

Question 9

Within the nucleus of every human cell are 46 thread-like structures that hold the coded instructions of heredity.These 46 structures are called

Accepted Answer

A) gametes. 
B) DNA molecules. 
C) chromosomes. 
D) genes. 
A) gametes. 
B) DNA molecules. 
C) chromosomes. 
D) genes.

Question 10

At one year old, Jason's facial expressions seem to communicate emotions like fear, anger, and joy.Jason's parents can assume that

Accepted Answer

A) they are reading too much into Jason's expressions. 
B) Jason is just mimicking them. 
C) Jason is probably experiencing the emotions apparent in his face. 
D) Jason's emotional development is very advanced for his age. 
A) they are reading too much into Jason's expressions. 
B) Jason is just mimicking them. 
C) Jason is probably experiencing the emotions apparent in his face. 
D) Jason's emotional development is very advanced for his age.

Question 11

Each cell possesses 46 _____ that are responsible for all the genetic information passed from parents to children.

Accepted Answer

A) genes 
B) chromosomes 
C) zygotes 
D) gametes 
A) genes 
B) chromosomes 
C) zygotes 
D) gametes

Question 12

Harlow's finding that baby monkeys prefer a terrycloth surrogate mother to a wire mother demonstrates the importance of

Accepted Answer

A) imprinting or critical periods. 
B) contact comfort. 
C) acceptance. 
D) good nutrition. 
A) imprinting or critical periods. 
B) contact comfort. 
C) acceptance. 
D) good nutrition.

Question 13

Easy children

Accepted Answer

A) are restrained and unexpressive. 
B) are relaxed and agreeable. 
C) are moody and intense. 
D) tend to overreact to stimulation. 
A) are restrained and unexpressive. 
B) are relaxed and agreeable. 
C) are moody and intense. 
D) tend to overreact to stimulation.

Question 14

Forty percent of all newborns are classified as easy children, ten percent are classified as difficult, and about 15 percent are classified as slow-to-warm-up.How are the remaining 35 percent classified?

Accepted Answer

A) restrained-unexpressive 
B) intensely shy or intensely moody 
C) moderately easy 
D) as not fitting into a single category 
A) restrained-unexpressive 
B) intensely shy or intensely moody 
C) moderately easy 
D) as not fitting into a single category

Question 15

Poverty has been shown to effect

Accepted Answer

A) a child's health with poor children being sick more often. 
B) a child's socioemotional development. 
C) a child's cognitive development. 
D) all of these. 
A) a child's health with poor children being sick more often. 
B) a child's socioemotional development. 
C) a child's cognitive development. 
D) all of these.

Question 16

Both parents carry one recessive gene for sickle cell anemia, but they do not have sickle cell anemia themselves.What is the chance that their child could have sickle cell anemia?

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

Problems or defects that originate during prenatal development in the mother's womb are called

Accepted Answer

A) congenital problems. 
B) genetic problems. 
C) developmental problems. 
D) difficult problems. 
A) congenital problems. 
B) genetic problems. 
C) developmental problems. 
D) difficult problems.

Question 18

Developmental psychologists are interested in changes in behavior that occur from

Accepted Answer

A) conception on to death (the womb to the tomb). 
B) birth to adolescence (infant to teen). 
C) birth to adulthood (child to grown-up). 
D) conception to senescence. 
A) conception on to death (the womb to the tomb). 
B) birth to adolescence (infant to teen). 
C) birth to adulthood (child to grown-up). 
D) conception to senescence.

Question 19

A person's developmental level is determined by heredity, environment, and

Accepted Answer

A) parenting style. 
B) activity level. 
C) the individual's own behavior. 
D) inborn potential. 
A) parenting style. 
B) activity level. 
C) the individual's own behavior. 
D) inborn potential.

Question 20

Chandra has found a high quality day care that meets all her criteria.Chandra can expect

Accepted Answer

A) an adverse effect on her child's attachment to her. 
B) negative effects in the development of cognitive skills and language abilities. 
C) a better relationship between herself and her child. 
D) the creation of behavior problems that did not exist beforehand. 
A) an adverse effect on her child's attachment to her. 
B) negative effects in the development of cognitive skills and language abilities. 
C) a better relationship between herself and her child. 
D) the creation of behavior problems that did not exist beforehand.

Exam 3: Extension A: Human Development

By the age of _____, children seem to prefer unfamiliar stimuli.

At any stage of life, one's developmental level is determined by

Simone was a moderately shy infant whose very extroverted parents rarely gave her time to adapt to a new social situation before thrusting her into another one.This style of parenting led Simone to become an extremely shy child as she entered school.This illustrates that

When nine-year-old Jenny was found by social workers in the attic of her family's home, she looked more like a five-year-old physically, was mute, retarded, and emotionally damaged.Jenny most likely experienced

Cephalocaudal means from

In 2003, a major scientific milestone was reached when the _____ completed sequencing all three billion chemical base pairs in human DNA.

The study in which babies of different ages were shown their own videotaped images on a TV screen was used to test the infant's

Within the nucleus of every human cell are 46 thread-like structures that hold the coded instructions of heredity.These 46 structures are called

At one year old, Jason's facial expressions seem to communicate emotions like fear, anger, and joy.Jason's parents can assume that

Each cell possesses 46 _____ that are responsible for all the genetic information passed from parents to children.

Harlow's finding that baby monkeys prefer a terrycloth surrogate mother to a wire mother demonstrates the importance of

Easy children

Forty percent of all newborns are classified as easy children, ten percent are classified as difficult, and about 15 percent are classified as slow-to-warm-up.How are the remaining 35 percent classified?

Poverty has been shown to effect

Both parents carry one recessive gene for sickle cell anemia, but they do not have sickle cell anemia themselves.What is the chance that their child could have sickle cell anemia?

Problems or defects that originate during prenatal development in the mother's womb are called

Developmental psychologists are interested in changes in behavior that occur from

A person's developmental level is determined by heredity, environment, and

Chandra has found a high quality day care that meets all her criteria.Chandra can expect

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