Question 1

As wide-set almond-shaped eyes and mental retardation.

Accepted Answer

A)  PKU 
B)  Down 
C)  Klinefelter's 
D)  Turner's 
A)  PKU 
B)  Down 
C)  Klinefelter's 
D)  Turner's

Question 2

Jeremy is 17 years old. According to Erikson, his chief task will be acquiring a sense of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  identity 
B)  intimacy 
C)  generativity 
D)  autonomy 
A)  identity 
B)  intimacy 
C)  generativity 
D)  autonomy

Question 3

The ________ roughly resembles a human being.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The emotional bond that forms between an infant and a primary caregiver is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  temperament 
B)  attachment 
C)  trust 
D)  habituation 
A)  temperament 
B)  attachment 
C)  trust 
D)  habituation

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of temperament described by Thomas and Chess?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Abe just got his driver's license. He loves to speed around town going more than 20 miles per hour above the speed limit. He believes that he can speed through red lights due to his perfect timing. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  underestimation 
B)  the personal fable 
C)  self-serving bias 
D)  the imaginary audience 
A)  underestimation 
B)  the personal fable 
C)  self-serving bias 
D)  the imaginary audience

Question 7

According to Piaget, the ability to understand that simply changing the appearance of an object does not change the object's nature is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  object permanence 
B)  conservation 
C)  centration 
D)  reversibility 
A)  object permanence 
B)  conservation 
C)  centration 
D)  reversibility

Question 8

Who interviewed terminally ill patients and concluded they went through a series of stages in dealing with their impending deaths?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erikson 
B)  Kohlberg 
C)  Kubler-Ross 
D)  Piaget 
A)  Erikson 
B)  Kohlberg 
C)  Kubler-Ross 
D)  Piaget

Question 9

In order to make the transition from dependence on parents to dependence upon one's self, the adolescent must develop a stable sense of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  identity 
B)  control 
C)  status 
D)  acceptance 
A)  identity 
B)  control 
C)  status 
D)  acceptance

Question 10

According to Mary Ainsworth's research on attachment, the four attachment styles are secure, ambivalent, avoidant, and disorganized-disoriented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Based on Piagetian theory, which of the following relationships is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operations--have attained conservation 
B)  preoperational--animism 
C)  formal operations--egocentrism 
D)  sensorimotor--developing object permanence 
A)  concrete operations--have attained conservation 
B)  preoperational--animism 
C)  formal operations--egocentrism 
D)  sensorimotor--developing object permanence

Question 12

Which of the following is a false statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newborns will turn their heads toward a sound source. 
B)  Babies have the ability to match vision and hearing. 
C)  Babies cannot hear until after they are born. 
D)  In some ways, infants are better at distinguishing sounds than adults are. 
A)  Newborns will turn their heads toward a sound source. 
B)  Babies have the ability to match vision and hearing. 
C)  Babies cannot hear until after they are born. 
D)  In some ways, infants are better at distinguishing sounds than adults are.

Question 13

Piaget's stage theory assumes that:

Accepted Answer

A)  all children pass through certain stages at a specified age. 
B)  all children pass through a series of 6 stages. 
C)  all children pass through stages in the same order. 
D)  children often skip some of the stages. 
A)  all children pass through certain stages at a specified age. 
B)  all children pass through a series of 6 stages. 
C)  all children pass through stages in the same order. 
D)  children often skip some of the stages.

Question 14

According to Gilligan, Kohlberg's theory of moral development:

Accepted Answer

A)  should only be applied to males. 
B)  explains moral reasoning in multiple cultures. 
C)  should be extended to males. 
D)  is a comprehensive theory without missing components. 
A)  should only be applied to males. 
B)  explains moral reasoning in multiple cultures. 
C)  should be extended to males. 
D)  is a comprehensive theory without missing components.

Question 15

In a ________ design, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages.

Accepted Answer

A)  cohort 
B)  longitudinal 
C)  behavior genetics 
D)  cross-sectional 
A)  cohort 
B)  longitudinal 
C)  behavior genetics 
D)  cross-sectional

Question 16

Mary Ainsworth observed that securely attached infants ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  do not seem to care when the mother leaves the room and do not seek her out on her return 
B)  protest loudly when the mother leaves, but resist contact with her when she returns 
C)  cry if the mother leaves the room, are easily soothed, and welcome her back when she returns 
D)  are not concerned upon separation, but cry to be picked up and held on her return 
A)  do not seem to care when the mother leaves the room and do not seek her out on her return 
B)  protest loudly when the mother leaves, but resist contact with her when she returns 
C)  cry if the mother leaves the room, are easily soothed, and welcome her back when she returns 
D)  are not concerned upon separation, but cry to be picked up and held on her return

Question 17

According to Erikson, if a middle-aged person is unable to focus outward and is still dealing with issues of intimacy or even identity, that person is experiencing ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  generativity 
B)  stagnation 
C)  ego integrity 
D)  despair 
A)  generativity 
B)  stagnation 
C)  ego integrity 
D)  despair

Question 18

A permissive, neglectful parent is often overly involved with their children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  preoperational; concrete operations; sensorimotor; formal operations 
B)  sensorimotor; concrete operations; preoperational; formal operations 
C)  sensorimotor; preoperational; concrete operations; formal operations 
D)  preoperational; sensorimotor; concrete operations; formal operations 
A)  preoperational; concrete operations; sensorimotor; formal operations 
B)  sensorimotor; concrete operations; preoperational; formal operations 
C)  sensorimotor; preoperational; concrete operations; formal operations 
D)  preoperational; sensorimotor; concrete operations; formal operations

Question 20

Research on the stability of temperament indicates that it is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unstable and subject to wide variations over the course of a lifetime 
B)  unstable during childhood but stabilizes during adolescence and remains stable throughout a person's adult life 
C)  relatively stable through the first three to four years of life but begins to vary dramatically once a child reaches school age 
D)  relatively stable well into adulthood 
A)  unstable and subject to wide variations over the course of a lifetime 
B)  unstable during childhood but stabilizes during adolescence and remains stable throughout a person's adult life 
C)  relatively stable through the first three to four years of life but begins to vary dramatically once a child reaches school age 
D)  relatively stable well into adulthood

As wide-set almond-shaped eyes and mental retardation.

Jeremy is 17 years old. According to Erikson, his chief task will be acquiring a sense of ________.

The ________ roughly resembles a human being.

The emotional bond that forms between an infant and a primary caregiver is called ________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of temperament described by Thomas and Chess?

Abe just got his driver's license. He loves to speed around town going more than 20 miles per hour above the speed limit. He believes that he can speed through red lights due to his perfect timing. This is an example of ________.

According to Piaget, the ability to understand that simply changing the appearance of an object does not change the object's nature is known as ________.

Who interviewed terminally ill patients and concluded they went through a series of stages in dealing with their impending deaths?

In order to make the transition from dependence on parents to dependence upon one's self, the adolescent must develop a stable sense of ________.

According to Mary Ainsworth's research on attachment, the four attachment styles are secure, ambivalent, avoidant, and disorganized-disoriented.

Based on Piagetian theory, which of the following relationships is NOT correct?

Which of the following is a false statement?

Piaget's stage theory assumes that:

According to Gilligan, Kohlberg's theory of moral development:

In a ________ design, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages.

Mary Ainsworth observed that securely attached infants ________.

According to Erikson, if a middle-aged person is unable to focus outward and is still dealing with issues of intimacy or even identity, that person is experiencing ________.

A permissive, neglectful parent is often overly involved with their children.

Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Research on the stability of temperament indicates that it is ________.

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Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

As wide-set almond-shaped eyes and mental retardation.

Jeremy is 17 years old. According to Erikson, his chief task will be acquiring a sense of ________.

The ________ roughly resembles a human being.

The emotional bond that forms between an infant and a primary caregiver is called ________.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of temperament described by Thomas and Chess?

Abe just got his driver's license. He loves to speed around town going more than 20 miles per hour above the speed limit. He believes that he can speed through red lights due to his perfect timing. This is an example of ________.

According to Piaget, the ability to understand that simply changing the appearance of an object does not change the object's nature is known as ________.

Who interviewed terminally ill patients and concluded they went through a series of stages in dealing with their impending deaths?

In order to make the transition from dependence on parents to dependence upon one's self, the adolescent must develop a stable sense of ________.

According to Mary Ainsworth's research on attachment, the four attachment styles are secure, ambivalent, avoidant, and disorganized-disoriented.

Based on Piagetian theory, which of the following relationships is NOT correct?

Which of the following is a false statement?

Piaget's stage theory assumes that:

According to Gilligan, Kohlberg's theory of moral development:

In a ________ design, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages.

Mary Ainsworth observed that securely attached infants ________.

According to Erikson, if a middle-aged person is unable to focus outward and is still dealing with issues of intimacy or even identity, that person is experiencing ________.

A permissive, neglectful parent is often overly involved with their children.

Which of the following is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

Research on the stability of temperament indicates that it is ________.

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

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