Question 1

When adults interact with infants,all of the following behaviors are typically shown EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  adults use a high-pitched voice. 
B)  adults make exaggerated facial expressions. 
C)  adults talk in low,soft sounds. 
D)  adults rock back and forth while holding babies. 
A)  adults use a high-pitched voice. 
B)  adults make exaggerated facial expressions. 
C)  adults talk in low,soft sounds. 
D)  adults rock back and forth while holding babies. C

Question 2

A securely attached infant differs from one who is insecurely attached in terms of:

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A)  what they do when the attachment figure leaves. 
B)  how they respond to strangers. 
C)  what they do when the attachment figure returns after an absence. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  what they do when the attachment figure leaves. 
B)  how they respond to strangers. 
C)  what they do when the attachment figure returns after an absence. 
D)  all of the above. D

Question 3

Which of the following statements provides evidence that critiques Piaget's notions about the speed of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  By 3 months,infants are more interested in events that do not make sense than in those that do. 
B)  Object permanence appears earlier in development than previously thought in some cultures. 
C)  Infants acquire a primitive understanding of the laws of physics later than Piaget hypothesized. 
D)  Some infants may categorize objects based on multiple characteristics while still exhibiting egocentric thinking at other times. 
A)  By 3 months,infants are more interested in events that do not make sense than in those that do. 
B)  Object permanence appears earlier in development than previously thought in some cultures. 
C)  Infants acquire a primitive understanding of the laws of physics later than Piaget hypothesized. 
D)  Some infants may categorize objects based on multiple characteristics while still exhibiting egocentric thinking at other times. D

Question 4

Children who suffer severe neglect have brains that are smaller and that develop abnormally.These results are most likely due to:

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A)  a lack of synaptic connections. 
B)  a lack of synaptic pruning. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  environmental enrichment. 
A)  a lack of synaptic connections. 
B)  a lack of synaptic pruning. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  environmental enrichment.

Question 5

For psychologists,theory of mind refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  our ability to recognize that others have mental states that might explain their behavior. 
B)  the tendency to explain our own behavior in terms of environmental factors and the behavior of others in terms of their mental states. 
C)  the belief that nonhumans have minds that are much like our own. 
D)  the fact that the mind cannot be observed directly but must be inferred. 
A)  our ability to recognize that others have mental states that might explain their behavior. 
B)  the tendency to explain our own behavior in terms of environmental factors and the behavior of others in terms of their mental states. 
C)  the belief that nonhumans have minds that are much like our own. 
D)  the fact that the mind cannot be observed directly but must be inferred.

Question 6

The difference between empathy and sympathy is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  theory of mind is necessary for sympathy but not empathy. 
B)  empathy is a more complex emotion than sympathy. 
C)  empathy involves experiencing the same things as someone else but sympathy does not. 
D)  sympathy recruits brain regions associated with feeling pain,but empathy does not. 
A)  theory of mind is necessary for sympathy but not empathy. 
B)  empathy is a more complex emotion than sympathy. 
C)  empathy involves experiencing the same things as someone else but sympathy does not. 
D)  sympathy recruits brain regions associated with feeling pain,but empathy does not.

Question 7

Research suggests that infants younger than 18 months:

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A)  cannot remember events for longer than 24 hours. 
B)  have little recall of any stimuli not relevant to their immediate needs. 
C)  can remember some things for several weeks. 
D)  remember stimuli or events directly associated with caregivers but little else. 
A)  cannot remember events for longer than 24 hours. 
B)  have little recall of any stimuli not relevant to their immediate needs. 
C)  can remember some things for several weeks. 
D)  remember stimuli or events directly associated with caregivers but little else.

Question 8

When visiting your sister,you notice that her infant enjoys watching a mobile that hangs over his head.Of the various objects hanging on the mobile,which ones are likely to get more of his attention?

Accepted Answer

A)  red ones,because infants are particularly responsive to this color 
B)  gray ones,because these are least frightening to a child 
C)  ones with bold black-and-white patterns,because patterns with high contrast are most interesting to an infant 
D)  objects with simple shapes,because these are easier for the infant to recognize 
A)  red ones,because infants are particularly responsive to this color 
B)  gray ones,because these are least frightening to a child 
C)  ones with bold black-and-white patterns,because patterns with high contrast are most interesting to an infant 
D)  objects with simple shapes,because these are easier for the infant to recognize

Question 9

Recent research has shown that infants have a primitive understanding of the laws of motion.Which of the following phenomena is evidence that shows infants understand the laws of motion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newborns reach for where the moving object will end up rather than where it started. 
B)  Infants understand that when an object goes out of sight it still exists. 
C)  Newborns will reach for moving objects rather than stationary objects. 
D)  Newborns will not follow a moving object with their eyes. 
A)  Newborns reach for where the moving object will end up rather than where it started. 
B)  Infants understand that when an object goes out of sight it still exists. 
C)  Newborns will reach for moving objects rather than stationary objects. 
D)  Newborns will not follow a moving object with their eyes.

Question 10

Karen and Dan are ninth graders who just started dating.Even though they're in the same grade,which one is likely to be at the more advanced pubertal developmental stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karen 
B)  Dan 
C)  neither-they're at the same level 
D)  neither of them is likely to have reached puberty yet 
A)  Karen 
B)  Dan 
C)  neither-they're at the same level 
D)  neither of them is likely to have reached puberty yet

Question 11

Harlow's research with infant monkeys demonstrated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  fear can be reduced by food. 
B)  when fearful,infant monkeys lose their appetites. 
C)  fear produces a preference for contact comfort over food. 
D)  fear inhibits the development of attachment behaviors. 
A)  fear can be reduced by food. 
B)  when fearful,infant monkeys lose their appetites. 
C)  fear produces a preference for contact comfort over food. 
D)  fear inhibits the development of attachment behaviors.

Question 12

Which of the following items are considered potential teratogens?

Accepted Answer

A)  drugs 
B)  bacteria 
C)  viruses 
D)  all of the above 
A)  drugs 
B)  bacteria 
C)  viruses 
D)  all of the above

Question 13

A psychologist found that infant monkeys preferred a surrogate mother made of soft cloth that could not give milk to a surrogate mother made of wire that could give milk.Who was this psychologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Konrad Lorenz 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Harry Harlow 
D)  Jean Piaget 
A)  Konrad Lorenz 
B)  Sigmund Freud 
C)  Harry Harlow 
D)  Jean Piaget

Question 14

What is the name of the developmental stage that occurs from conception to approximately 2 weeks after conception?

Accepted Answer

A)  zygote 
B)  embryo 
C)  fetus 
D)  infant 
A)  zygote 
B)  embryo 
C)  fetus 
D)  infant

Question 15

A child seen playing at the beach has first poured a bucket of sand into a short,fat container and then another bucket into a tall,thin container.When asked which container holds more sand,the child points to the tall,thin container.This response suggests that she is at Piaget's ________ stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A)  formal operational 
B)  preoperational 
C)  sensorimotor 
D)  concrete operational 
A)  formal operational 
B)  preoperational 
C)  sensorimotor 
D)  concrete operational

Question 16

Jeremy's aunt just came home from vacation and brought him a gift.Jeremy hopes it is a new toy truck because he wants one very badly.When he opens the gift,Jeremy sees his aunt has brought him a coloring book.If Jeremy has NOT achieved theory of mind,how will he respond and why?

Accepted Answer

A)  "What a nice present," because he knows he will value the book later in life 
B)  "What a nice present," because he knows his aunt wants him to like the present and he wants her to be happy 
C)  "Oh man! I wanted a truck," because Jeremy is still exhibiting simplistic thinking 
D)  "Oh man! I wanted a truck," because he is not thinking about how his reaction will affect his aunt 
A)  "What a nice present," because he knows he will value the book later in life 
B)  "What a nice present," because he knows his aunt wants him to like the present and he wants her to be happy 
C)  "Oh man! I wanted a truck," because Jeremy is still exhibiting simplistic thinking 
D)  "Oh man! I wanted a truck," because he is not thinking about how his reaction will affect his aunt

Question 17

Kai's mom hides his pacifier because she does not want him to use it anymore.But Kai knows that the pacifier exists even though it is hidden from sight,and he cries for it.What is the earliest stage of cognitive development that Kai could be in?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor 
B)  preoperational 
C)  transductive 
D)  concrete operational 
A)  sensorimotor 
B)  preoperational 
C)  transductive 
D)  concrete operational

Question 18

Dina is a 23-year old graduate student who enjoys reading books,spending time with her family,and running.Julie is a 52-year old mother of three who works in marketing and enjoys fishing in her spare time.Dina and Julie are likely to have similar levels of:

Accepted Answer

A)  hearing. 
B)  crystalized intelligence. 
C)  alcohol tolerance. 
D)  sleep needed to function well. 
A)  hearing. 
B)  crystalized intelligence. 
C)  alcohol tolerance. 
D)  sleep needed to function well.

Question 19

What types of objects would a dynamic systems theory psychologist predict are likely to be a child's spoken first words?

Accepted Answer

A)  objects in the environment that are interesting to the child 
B)  objects that they are seeing for the first time 
C)  their own name 
D)  something that is easy to pronounce 
A)  objects in the environment that are interesting to the child 
B)  objects that they are seeing for the first time 
C)  their own name 
D)  something that is easy to pronounce

Question 20

Which of the following scientific results was used as evidence that infants understood the laws of the physical world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infants would cry when a heavy object,but not a light object,was held above their heads. 
B)  Infants consider a rod moving behind a box as a single object. 
C)  Infants expect heavier objects to fall faster than light objects. 
D)  Infants can accurately anticipate the projected movement when a ball is thrown toward a target. 
A)  Infants would cry when a heavy object,but not a light object,was held above their heads. 
B)  Infants consider a rod moving behind a box as a single object. 
C)  Infants expect heavier objects to fall faster than light objects. 
D)  Infants can accurately anticipate the projected movement when a ball is thrown toward a target.

When adults interact with infants,all of the following behaviors are typically shown EXCEPT:

A securely attached infant differs from one who is insecurely attached in terms of:

Which of the following statements provides evidence that critiques Piaget's notions about the speed of cognitive development?

Children who suffer severe neglect have brains that are smaller and that develop abnormally.These results are most likely due to:

For psychologists,theory of mind refers to:

The difference between empathy and sympathy is that:

Research suggests that infants younger than 18 months:

When visiting your sister,you notice that her infant enjoys watching a mobile that hangs over his head.Of the various objects hanging on the mobile,which ones are likely to get more of his attention?

Recent research has shown that infants have a primitive understanding of the laws of motion.Which of the following phenomena is evidence that shows infants understand the laws of motion?

Karen and Dan are ninth graders who just started dating.Even though they're in the same grade,which one is likely to be at the more advanced pubertal developmental stage?

Harlow's research with infant monkeys demonstrated that:

Which of the following items are considered potential teratogens?

A psychologist found that infant monkeys preferred a surrogate mother made of soft cloth that could not give milk to a surrogate mother made of wire that could give milk.Who was this psychologist?

What is the name of the developmental stage that occurs from conception to approximately 2 weeks after conception?

Jeremy's aunt just came home from vacation and brought him a gift.Jeremy hopes it is a new toy truck because he wants one very badly.When he opens the gift,Jeremy sees his aunt has brought him a coloring book.If Jeremy has NOT achieved theory of mind,how will he respond and why?

Kai's mom hides his pacifier because she does not want him to use it anymore.But Kai knows that the pacifier exists even though it is hidden from sight,and he cries for it.What is the earliest stage of cognitive development that Kai could be in?

Dina is a 23-year old graduate student who enjoys reading books,spending time with her family,and running.Julie is a 52-year old mother of three who works in marketing and enjoys fishing in her spare time.Dina and Julie are likely to have similar levels of:

What types of objects would a dynamic systems theory psychologist predict are likely to be a child's spoken first words?

Which of the following scientific results was used as evidence that infants understood the laws of the physical world?

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Exam 9: Human Development

When adults interact with infants,all of the following behaviors are typically shown EXCEPT:

A securely attached infant differs from one who is insecurely attached in terms of:

Which of the following statements provides evidence that critiques Piaget's notions about the speed of cognitive development?

Children who suffer severe neglect have brains that are smaller and that develop abnormally.These results are most likely due to:

For psychologists,theory of mind refers to:

The difference between empathy and sympathy is that:

Research suggests that infants younger than 18 months:

When visiting your sister,you notice that her infant enjoys watching a mobile that hangs over his head.Of the various objects hanging on the mobile,which ones are likely to get more of his attention?

Recent research has shown that infants have a primitive understanding of the laws of motion.Which of the following phenomena is evidence that shows infants understand the laws of motion?

Karen and Dan are ninth graders who just started dating.Even though they're in the same grade,which one is likely to be at the more advanced pubertal developmental stage?

Harlow's research with infant monkeys demonstrated that:

Which of the following items are considered potential teratogens?

A psychologist found that infant monkeys preferred a surrogate mother made of soft cloth that could not give milk to a surrogate mother made of wire that could give milk.Who was this psychologist?

What is the name of the developmental stage that occurs from conception to approximately 2 weeks after conception?

Jeremy's aunt just came home from vacation and brought him a gift.Jeremy hopes it is a new toy truck because he wants one very badly.When he opens the gift,Jeremy sees his aunt has brought him a coloring book.If Jeremy has NOT achieved theory of mind,how will he respond and why?

Kai's mom hides his pacifier because she does not want him to use it anymore.But Kai knows that the pacifier exists even though it is hidden from sight,and he cries for it.What is the earliest stage of cognitive development that Kai could be in?

Dina is a 23-year old graduate student who enjoys reading books,spending time with her family,and running.Julie is a 52-year old mother of three who works in marketing and enjoys fishing in her spare time.Dina and Julie are likely to have similar levels of:

What types of objects would a dynamic systems theory psychologist predict are likely to be a child's spoken first words?

Which of the following scientific results was used as evidence that infants understood the laws of the physical world?

The Science of Psychology

Research Methodology

Biology and Behavior

Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Emotion and Motivation

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Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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