Question 1

In development,deliberately making an environment more stimulating,nutritional,comforting,and loving is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In development,deliberately making an environment more stimulating,nutritional,comforting,and...

Question 2

In his research,Fantz found that three-day-old babies prefer looking at simpler colored rectangles rather than
complex patterns,such as checkerboards and bull's­eyes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Rats that were raised in enriched environments showed all of the following characteristics EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A) having a larger brain. 
B) having a brain with a thicker cortex. 
C) being superior at learning mazes. 
D) becoming more docile and less aggressive. 
A) having a larger brain. 
B) having a brain with a thicker cortex. 
C) being superior at learning mazes. 
D) becoming more docile and less aggressive.

Question 4

At any stage of life,the three factors that combine to determine a person's developmental level are

Accepted Answer

A) heredity,cognitive style,and social grouping. 
B) heredity,environment,and cognitive style. 
C) environment,cognitive style,and the person's own behavior. 
D) heredity,environment,and the person's own behavior. 
A) heredity,cognitive style,and social grouping. 
B) heredity,environment,and cognitive style. 
C) environment,cognitive style,and the person's own behavior. 
D) heredity,environment,and the person's own behavior.

Question 5

Smoking during pregnancy causes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) a reduction in oxygen to the fetus. 
B) an increased risk of miscarriage and prematurity. 
C) the occurrence of facial abnormalities. 
D) lowering of the children's language and mental ability scores. 
A) a reduction in oxygen to the fetus. 
B) an increased risk of miscarriage and prematurity. 
C) the occurrence of facial abnormalities. 
D) lowering of the children's language and mental ability scores.

Question 6

Conception occurs when the

Accepted Answer

A) egg is released from the ovary. 
B) egg and sperm unite. 
C) fertilized egg makes its first division. 
D) embryo implants into the uterine lining. 
A) egg is released from the ovary. 
B) egg and sperm unite. 
C) fertilized egg makes its first division. 
D) embryo implants into the uterine lining.

Question 7

Which of the following would NOT be good advice for parents of young children?

Accepted Answer

A) Encourage exploration and stimulating play by paying attention to what holds your baby's interest. 
B) To teach patience and control,it is best to strictly limit what a child can touch in the home. 
C) Take babies outside,hang mobiles over their cribs,place mirrors nearby,play music for them,or rearrange their rooms now and then. 
D) It is wise to view all of childhood as a relatively sensitive period. 
A) Encourage exploration and stimulating play by paying attention to what holds your baby's interest. 
B) To teach patience and control,it is best to strictly limit what a child can touch in the home. 
C) Take babies outside,hang mobiles over their cribs,place mirrors nearby,play music for them,or rearrange their rooms now and then. 
D) It is wise to view all of childhood as a relatively sensitive period.

Question 8

Loud noises can increase the fetus' heart rate and movement,which illustrates that outside conditions can affect the unborn in the _______ environment.

Accepted Answer

A) teratogen 
B) genetic 
C) intrauterine 
D) endogenomic 
A) teratogen 
B) genetic 
C) intrauterine 
D) endogenomic

Question 9

The part of a chromosome that contains instructions that affect a particular process or personal characteristic is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) isotope. 
B) gene. 
C) soma. 
D) autosome. 
A) isotope. 
B) gene. 
C) soma. 
D) autosome.

Question 10

The physical core of personality,including sensitivity,energy levels,and typical mood is referred to as one's

Accepted Answer

A) crystallized intelligence. 
B) temperament. 
C) senescence. 
D) attachment style. 
A) crystallized intelligence. 
B) temperament. 
C) senescence. 
D) attachment style.

Question 11

Within the nucleus of each sperm or each ovum,there are _______ chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

23
twenty-

Question 12

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 13

According to Thomas and Chess,40 percent of children display the most common type of temperament,which is the __________ 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 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) myelins. 
B) genes. 
C) neurilemmas. 
D) ribosomes. 
A) myelins. 
B) genes. 
C) neurilemmas. 
D) ribosomes.

Question 15

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 16

Rats raised in environments that had cages decorated with colorful patterns and filled with platforms,ladders,and cubbyholes

Accepted Answer

A) became confused and withdrawn. 
B) became more aggressive and territorial in their behavior. 
C) developed a larger,heavier brain with a thicker cortex. 
D) were no different in physical or behavioral characteristics than the rats raised in the standard laboratory cages. 
A) became confused and withdrawn. 
B) became more aggressive and territorial in their behavior. 
C) developed a larger,heavier brain with a thicker cortex. 
D) were no different in physical or behavioral characteristics than the rats raised in the standard laboratory cages.

Question 17

Psychologist Gloriayn 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 what age learned to control their movements and kick faster to move the mobile more?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Samantha went from sitting to standing to walking and never crawled.Her motor development would be

Accepted Answer

A) considered still orderly. 
B) described as an abnormal cephalocaudal development. 
C) described as an abnormal proximodistal development. 
D) out of sequence due to excessive training by the parents. 
A) considered still orderly. 
B) described as an abnormal cephalocaudal development. 
C) described as an abnormal proximodistal development. 
D) out of sequence due to excessive training by the parents.

Question 19

Rats that were raised in the enriched cage environments

Accepted Answer

A) had smaller,lighter brains. 
B) had brains with a thinner cortex. 
C) were superior at learning mazes. 
D) exhibited all of these characteristics. 
A) had smaller,lighter brains. 
B) had brains with a thinner cortex. 
C) were superior at learning mazes. 
D) exhibited all of these characteristics.

Question 20

Regarding the visual capabilities of the neonate,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) From birth,neonates are able to follow a moving object with their eyes. 
B) A neonate's vision is just as sharp as that of adults. 
C) Just hours after they are born,babies begin to prefer seeing their mother's face rather than a stranger's. 
D) Three­day­old babies prefer looking at complex patterns,such as checkerboards and bull's­eyes,to simpler colored rectangles. 
A) From birth,neonates are able to follow a moving object with their eyes. 
B) A neonate's vision is just as sharp as that of adults. 
C) Just hours after they are born,babies begin to prefer seeing their mother's face rather than a stranger's. 
D) Three­day­old babies prefer looking at complex patterns,such as checkerboards and bull's­eyes,to simpler colored rectangles.

Exam 13: Human Development: Heredity and Environment

In development,deliberately making an environment more stimulating,nutritional,comforting,and loving is referred to as __________.

In his research,Fantz found that three-day-old babies prefer looking at simpler colored rectangles rather than complex patterns,such as checkerboards and bull's­eyes.

Rats that were raised in enriched environments showed all of the following characteristics EXCEPT for

At any stage of life,the three factors that combine to determine a person's developmental level are

Smoking during pregnancy causes all of the following EXCEPT

Conception occurs when the

Which of the following would NOT be good advice for parents of young children?

Loud noises can increase the fetus' heart rate and movement,which illustrates that outside conditions can affect the unborn in the _______ environment.

The part of a chromosome that contains instructions that affect a particular process or personal characteristic is called a(n)

The physical core of personality,including sensitivity,energy levels,and typical mood is referred to as one's

Within the nucleus of each sperm or each ovum,there are _______ chromosomes.

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,40 percent of children display the most common type of temperament,which is the __________ temperament.

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

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?

Rats raised in environments that had cages decorated with colorful patterns and filled with platforms,ladders,and cubbyholes

Samantha went from sitting to standing to walking and never crawled.Her motor development would be

Rats that were raised in the enriched cage environments

Regarding the visual capabilities of the neonate,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Introduction

How to Study Psychology

Introducing Psychology: Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Introducing Psychology: Psychology Then and Now

Introducing Psychology: the Psychology Experiment

Introducing Psychology: Non-Experimental Research Methods

Psychology in Action: Thinking Critically About the Media

Brain and Behavior: Neurons and the Nervous System

Brain and Behavior: Brain Research

Brain and Behavior: Hemispheres and Lobes of the Cortex

Brain and Behavior: Sub-Cortex and Endocrine System

Psychology in Action: Handedness

Human Development: Emotional and Social Development in Childhood

Human Development: Language and Cognitive Development in Childhood

Human Development: Adolescence and Adulthood

Psychology in Action: Well-Being and Happiness

Sensation and Perception: Sensory Processes

Sensation and Perception: Vision

Sensation and Perception: The Other Senses

Sensation and Perception: Perceptual Processes

Sensation and Perception: Perception and Objectivity

Psychology in Action: Extrasensory Perception

Consciousness: States of Consciousness

Consciousness: Sleep and Dreams

Consciousness: Psychoactive Drugs

Psychology in Action: Exploring and Using Dreams

Conditioning and Learning: Types of Learning

Conditioning and Learning: Classical Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Operant Conditioning

Conditioning and Learning: Reinforcement and Punishment

Psychology in Action: Behavioral Self-Management

Memory: Memory Systems

Memory: Forgetting

Memory: Exceptional Memory and Improving Memory

Psychology in Action: Mnemonics

Cognition and Intelligence: Imagery, Concepts, and Language

Cognition and Intelligence: Problem Solving

Cognition and Intelligence: Creative Thinking and Intuition

Cognition and Intelligence: Intelligence

Psychology in Action: Enhancing Creativity

Motivation and Emotion: Overview of Motives and Emotions

Motivation and Emotion: Motivation in Detail

Motivation and Emotion: Emotion in Detail

Psychology in Action: Emotional Intelligence

Human Sexuality: Sexual Development and Orientation

Human Sexuality: Gender Development, Androgyny, and Gender Variance

Human Sexuality: Sexual Behavior, Response, and Attitudes

Psychology in Action: Sexual Problems

Personality: Overview of Personality

Personality: Trait Theories

Personality: Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Theories

Personality: Behavioral and Social Learning Theories

Psychology in Action: Understanding Shyness

Health, Stress, and Coping: Health Psychology

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress, Frustration, and Conflict

Health, Stress, and Coping: Defenses, Helplessness, and Depression

Health, Stress, and Coping: Stress and Health

Psychology in Action: Stress Management

Psychological Disorders: Normality and Psychopathology

Psychological Disorders: Psychosis, Delusional Disorders, and Schizophrenia

In his research,Fantz found that three-day-old babies prefer looking at simpler colored rectangles rather than complex patterns,such as checkerboards and bull'seyes.