Question 1

Gloria was born prematurely.Gloria may be able to live out of her mother's body if:

Accepted Answer

A) she was born less than 2 months before she was due. 
B) she had passed her age of viability. 
C) she was in the 7th or later month of her prenatal development. 
D) all of the above 
A) she was born less than 2 months before she was due. 
B) she had passed her age of viability. 
C) she was in the 7th or later month of her prenatal development. 
D) all of the above

Question 2

The five stages of dying postulated by Kubler-Ross is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) anger,denial,depression,bargaining,acceptance 
B) depression,anger,denial,bargaining,acceptance 
C) denial,anger,bargaining,depression,acceptance 
D) anger,bargaining,depression,denial,acceptance 
A) anger,denial,depression,bargaining,acceptance 
B) depression,anger,denial,bargaining,acceptance 
C) denial,anger,bargaining,depression,acceptance 
D) anger,bargaining,depression,denial,acceptance

Question 3

A man beat up two men who had raped his daughter.If you were asked,"Was the old man right to do this?" which answer would be HIGHEST according to Kohlberg's level of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A) The man was right according to his belief that his daughter had been unjustly wronged,and he was correcting this wrong. 
B) The man was wrong because he could be sent to jail for beating the boys. 
C) The man was wrong because his neighbors would think he should have gone to the police. 
D) The man was right because now he is a hero in the eyes of the community. 
A) The man was right according to his belief that his daughter had been unjustly wronged,and he was correcting this wrong. 
B) The man was wrong because he could be sent to jail for beating the boys. 
C) The man was wrong because his neighbors would think he should have gone to the police. 
D) The man was right because now he is a hero in the eyes of the community.

Question 4

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 5

In Erikson's theory,children between the ages of 3 and 5 are concerned with the issue of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) trust vs.mistrust 
B) autonomy vs.shame 
C) initiative vs.guilt 
D) industry vs.inferiority 
A) trust vs.mistrust 
B) autonomy vs.shame 
C) initiative vs.guilt 
D) industry vs.inferiority

Question 6

Developmental norms are useful because they ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) tell parents when their child will begin to talk 
B) tell parents when their child is ready to talk 
C) give an indication of future skills and potentials 
D) alert parents to extreme developmental deviations 
A) tell parents when their child will begin to talk 
B) tell parents when their child is ready to talk 
C) give an indication of future skills and potentials 
D) alert parents to extreme developmental deviations

Question 7

Researchers have discovered that during specific periods in one's life,certain abilities must develop or they will not develop later.These are known as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) developmental milestones 
B) imprinting 
C) critical periods 
D) maturational readiness 
A) developmental milestones 
B) imprinting 
C) critical periods 
D) maturational readiness

Question 8

According to Erikson,a sense of producing and contributing to the world is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A) generativity 
B) self-actualization 
C) maturation 
D) worthiness 
A) generativity 
B) self-actualization 
C) maturation 
D) worthiness

Question 9

The most obvious change ushering in adolescence is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) voice change 
B) intellectual growth 
C) the growth spurt 
D) emotional upheaval 
A) voice change 
B) intellectual growth 
C) the growth spurt 
D) emotional upheaval

Question 10

Betty and Bob are 12-year-old twins.Which of the following is probably an accurate statement about their physical development?

Accepted Answer

A) Bob should almost double his strength during his teen years. 
B) Betty should almost double her strength during her teen years. 
C) Betty and Bob's strength will remain equal during their teen years. 
D) At age 10,Bob should have been stronger than Betty. 
A) Bob should almost double his strength during his teen years. 
B) Betty should almost double her strength during her teen years. 
C) Betty and Bob's strength will remain equal during their teen years. 
D) At age 10,Bob should have been stronger than Betty.

Question 11

How one develops is determined by continuous interaction between _________ and __________.

Accepted Answer

A) learning;environment 
B) heredity;environment 
C) nurture;environment 
D) heredity;nature 
A) learning;environment 
B) heredity;environment 
C) nurture;environment 
D) heredity;nature

Question 12

The field of _______ focuses on the questions of how people of different ages differ from one another and what caused those differences.

Accepted Answer

A) personality 
B) comparative psychology 
C) developmental psychology 
D) geriatrics 
A) personality 
B) comparative psychology 
C) developmental psychology 
D) geriatrics

Question 13

How many stages did Kubler-Ross identify among terminally ill patients who knew they were going to die?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 5 
C) 7 
D) 10 
A) 2 
B) 5 
C) 7 
D) 10

Question 14

Parents often feel that,as their child gets older,the child shares less intimacy with them.Which statement about the intimacy between parents and adolescents is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Adolescence is noted for a decrease in parent/child intimacy. 
B) Adolescence is noted for an increase in parent/child intimacy. 
C) The intimacy the child has with the parent stays about the same through adolescence as it was in childhood. 
D) Adolescents become less intimate with peers during this period. 
A) Adolescence is noted for a decrease in parent/child intimacy. 
B) Adolescence is noted for an increase in parent/child intimacy. 
C) The intimacy the child has with the parent stays about the same through adolescence as it was in childhood. 
D) Adolescents become less intimate with peers during this period.

Question 15

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 16

When infants are presented with a sound at one side of their heads,they __________.

Accepted Answer

A) do not appear to perceive it 
B) will begin to cry 
C) will try to move away from it 
D) will turn their head toward it 
A) do not appear to perceive it 
B) will begin to cry 
C) will try to move away from it 
D) will turn their head toward it

Question 17

What event marks the end of the Piagetian stage of sensorimotor development?

Accepted Answer

A) the ability to do abstract thinking 
B) the ability to do reversible thinking 
C) the development of conservation 
D) the development of object permanence 
A) the ability to do abstract thinking 
B) the ability to do reversible thinking 
C) the development of conservation 
D) the development of object permanence

Question 18

Lawrence Kohlberg is noted for his theories of __________ development.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) social 
C) moral 
D) emotional 
A) cognitive 
B) social 
C) moral 
D) emotional

Question 19

According to Piaget,children learn to retrace their thoughts,correct themselves,see more than one dimension to a problem,but cannot yet handle abstract concepts during the __________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) preoperational 
B) formal operational 
C) concrete operational 
D) sensory-motor 
A) preoperational 
B) formal operational 
C) concrete operational 
D) sensory-motor

Question 20

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.

Gloria was born prematurely.Gloria may be able to live out of her mother's body if:

The five stages of dying postulated by Kubler-Ross is _______.

A man beat up two men who had raped his daughter.If you were asked,"Was the old man right to do this?" which answer would be HIGHEST according to Kohlberg's level of moral development?

The __________ roughly resembles a human being.

In Erikson's theory,children between the ages of 3 and 5 are concerned with the issue of _______.

Developmental norms are useful because they ___________________.

Researchers have discovered that during specific periods in one's life,certain abilities must develop or they will not develop later.These are known as ____________.

According to Erikson,a sense of producing and contributing to the world is called _______.

The most obvious change ushering in adolescence is _______.

Betty and Bob are 12-year-old twins.Which of the following is probably an accurate statement about their physical development?

How one develops is determined by continuous interaction between _ and __.

The field of _______ focuses on the questions of how people of different ages differ from one another and what caused those differences.

How many stages did Kubler-Ross identify among terminally ill patients who knew they were going to die?

Parents often feel that,as their child gets older,the child shares less intimacy with them.Which statement about the intimacy between parents and adolescents is true?

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

When infants are presented with a sound at one side of their heads,they __________.

What event marks the end of the Piagetian stage of sensorimotor development?

Lawrence Kohlberg is noted for his theories of __________ development.

According to Piaget,children learn to retrace their thoughts,correct themselves,see more than one dimension to a problem,but cannot yet handle abstract concepts during the __________ stage.

Piaget's stage theory assumes that:

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

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

Filters

Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

Gloria was born prematurely.Gloria may be able to live out of her mother's body if:

The five stages of dying postulated by Kubler-Ross is _______.

A man beat up two men who had raped his daughter.If you were asked,"Was the old man right to do this?" which answer would be HIGHEST according to Kohlberg's level of moral development?

The __________ roughly resembles a human being.

In Erikson's theory,children between the ages of 3 and 5 are concerned with the issue of _______.

Developmental norms are useful because they ___________________.

Researchers have discovered that during specific periods in one's life,certain abilities must develop or they will not develop later.These are known as ____________.

According to Erikson,a sense of producing and contributing to the world is called _______.

The most obvious change ushering in adolescence is _______.

Betty and Bob are 12-year-old twins.Which of the following is probably an accurate statement about their physical development?

How one develops is determined by continuous interaction between _________ and __________.

The field of _______ focuses on the questions of how people of different ages differ from one another and what caused those differences.

How many stages did Kubler-Ross identify among terminally ill patients who knew they were going to die?

Parents often feel that,as their child gets older,the child shares less intimacy with them.Which statement about the intimacy between parents and adolescents is true?

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

When infants are presented with a sound at one side of their heads,they __________.

What event marks the end of the Piagetian stage of sensorimotor development?

Lawrence Kohlberg is noted for his theories of __________ development.

According to Piaget,children learn to retrace their thoughts,correct themselves,see more than one dimension to a problem,but cannot yet handle abstract concepts during the __________ stage.

Piaget's stage theory assumes that:

The Science of Psychology

The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

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

Filters

How one develops is determined by continuous interaction between _ and __.