Question 1

What percentage of children who are classified as chronically undernourished evidence behavior indicative of secure attachment?

Accepted Answer

A)  50% 
B)  77% 
C)  7% 
D)  1% 
A)  50% 
B)  77% 
C)  7% 
D)  1%

Question 2

There is a severe drought, and there is a ban on outdoor watering. The Robinsons decide they will not water their new shrubs because the neighbors would disapprove. Their reasoning places them in which of Kohlberg's stages?

Accepted Answer

A)  preconventional 
B)  conventional 
C)  unconventional 
D)  postconventional 
A)  preconventional 
B)  conventional 
C)  unconventional 
D)  postconventional

Question 3

According to research, why does a specific child end up being popular on the one hand, or neglected or rejected on the other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Early-maturing girls tend to be more popular. 
B)  Late-maturing boys tend to be more popular. 
C)  Boys and girls with unattractive bodies both tend to be unpopular. 
D)  Boys (but not girls) with attractive faces and girls (but not boys) with attractive bodies tend to be more popular. 
A)  Early-maturing girls tend to be more popular. 
B)  Late-maturing boys tend to be more popular. 
C)  Boys and girls with unattractive bodies both tend to be unpopular. 
D)  Boys (but not girls) with attractive faces and girls (but not boys) with attractive bodies tend to be more popular.

Question 4

Which of the following correlation coefficients is a researcher most likely to obtain between scores on a measure of childcare quality and scores on a measure of children's socioemotional development?

Accepted Answer

A)  -.35 
B)  .80 
C)  .00 
D)  .30 
A)  -.35 
B)  .80 
C)  .00 
D)  .30

Question 5

Research shows that infants respond more positively when their mothers' facial expression (whether happy or sad) __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is extreme 
B)  is accompanied by a variety of speech sounds 
C)  is accompanied by clapping 
D)  matches the emotional tone of her voice 
A)  is extreme 
B)  is accompanied by a variety of speech sounds 
C)  is accompanied by clapping 
D)  matches the emotional tone of her voice

Question 6

A 3-year-old and a 5-year-old watch Megan and Danika hide a cookie in a yellow box. They then watch Megan leave and Danika move the cookie to a blue box. When asked where Megan will look for the cookie, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  both children will most likely say, "the yellow box" 
B)  both children will most likely say, "the blue box" 
C)  the older child will say, "the yellow box"; the younger child will say, "the blue box" 
D)  the younger child will say, "the yellow box"; the older child will say, "the blue box" 
A)  both children will most likely say, "the yellow box" 
B)  both children will most likely say, "the blue box" 
C)  the older child will say, "the yellow box"; the younger child will say, "the blue box" 
D)  the younger child will say, "the yellow box"; the older child will say, "the blue box"

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a primary sexual characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  testes 
B)  penis 
C)  breasts 
D)  ovaries 
A)  testes 
B)  penis 
C)  breasts 
D)  ovaries

Question 8

"An infant's mother provides the child with food, and that fact forms the basis for attachment." The above statement is untrue. Which piece of research showed why?

Accepted Answer

A)  the experiment on social referencing 
B)  the experiment of intersubjectivity 
C)  the "strange situation" experiment 
D)  the experiment with the terry-cloth "mothers" 
A)  the experiment on social referencing 
B)  the experiment of intersubjectivity 
C)  the "strange situation" experiment 
D)  the experiment with the terry-cloth "mothers"

Question 9

Genetic "wiring diagrams" for the brain's circuits are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  protoplans 
B)  protomaps 
C)  neuroplans 
D)  neuromaps 
A)  protoplans 
B)  protomaps 
C)  neuroplans 
D)  neuromaps

Question 10

In one study, 18-month-olds watched as experimenters made "yuck" faces after tasting one food and smiling faces after tasting another. The experimenters then asked the toddlers for food-the yucky or the good kinds. How did the toddlers respond?

Accepted Answer

A)  They offered only the food they themselves preferred. 
B)  They offered the food the experimenter preferred, but only if it was also the food they preferred. 
C)  They offered only food to their right; they never offered food on the left. 
D)  They offered food they had seen the experimenter smile about. 
A)  They offered only the food they themselves preferred. 
B)  They offered the food the experimenter preferred, but only if it was also the food they preferred. 
C)  They offered only food to their right; they never offered food on the left. 
D)  They offered food they had seen the experimenter smile about.

Question 11

Regarding infants' sensory development, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newborns can discriminate between tones of different pitch and loudness. 
B)  Newborns show a preference for their mother's voice over that of a stranger. 
C)  Newborns' vision approximates the 20/20 vision of adults. 
D)  Newborns can discriminate brightness and color. 
A)  Newborns can discriminate between tones of different pitch and loudness. 
B)  Newborns show a preference for their mother's voice over that of a stranger. 
C)  Newborns' vision approximates the 20/20 vision of adults. 
D)  Newborns can discriminate brightness and color.

Question 12

According to Erik Erikson, all humans confront themselves and the new demands put on them by their personal and social settings through a series of major __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  transformations 
B)  regressions 
C)  crises 
D)  relationships 
A)  transformations 
B)  regressions 
C)  crises 
D)  relationships

Question 13

Six-month-old Jeri Kaye sees her mother reach into the kitchen cabinet. Research indicates that Jeri Kaye sees this behavior as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  purely physical, showing no understanding of other minds 
B)  purely physical, showing a sensitivity to others' intentions 
C)  goal-driven, showing no understanding of other minds 
D)  goal-driven, showing a sensitivity to others' intentions 
A)  purely physical, showing no understanding of other minds 
B)  purely physical, showing a sensitivity to others' intentions 
C)  goal-driven, showing no understanding of other minds 
D)  goal-driven, showing a sensitivity to others' intentions

Question 14

Donna just turned 50, and she feels as if she is not making any real contributions through the career she has chosen. She is starting to believe that her life is meaningless and that it has had no purpose up until now. Based on Erikson's theory, it is likely that Donna will __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  develop a sense of despair 
B)  develop feelings of generativity 
C)  become stagnated 
D)  show evidence of role confusion 
A)  develop a sense of despair 
B)  develop feelings of generativity 
C)  become stagnated 
D)  show evidence of role confusion

Question 15

What is known about infants' responsiveness to human faces?

Accepted Answer

A)  They prefer male to female faces. 
B)  They look longer at schematic faces than at faces that are scrambled. 
C)  They look more at faces, but they can't yet imitate. 
D)  They prefer faces that are symmetrical to faces that are not. 
A)  They prefer male to female faces. 
B)  They look longer at schematic faces than at faces that are scrambled. 
C)  They look more at faces, but they can't yet imitate. 
D)  They prefer faces that are symmetrical to faces that are not.

Question 16

Dawn is a newborn. Ellis is 6. Fritzi is 9. Girard is 15. Which individual's Piagetian stage is CORRECTLY identified?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dawn-sensorimotor 
B)  Ellis-concrete operational 
C)  Fritzi-formal operational 
D)  Girard-postoperational 
A)  Dawn-sensorimotor 
B)  Ellis-concrete operational 
C)  Fritzi-formal operational 
D)  Girard-postoperational

Question 17

Dr. Cruz is an inner-city pediatrician in an older city. Many of the children she sees are growing up in homes that still contain lead-based paint. The prevalence of lead-based paint in the area suggests that Dr. Cruz will see many instances of __________ among her patients.

Accepted Answer

A)  mental retardation 
B)  physical deformities 
C)  delayed growth 
D)  interpersonal difficulties 
A)  mental retardation 
B)  physical deformities 
C)  delayed growth 
D)  interpersonal difficulties

Question 18

Ejaculation is to menstruation as __________ is to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  menarche; spermarche 
B)  spermarche; menarche 
C)  primary; secondary 
D)  secondary; primary 
A)  menarche; spermarche 
B)  spermarche; menarche 
C)  primary; secondary 
D)  secondary; primary

Question 19

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Everyone who lives long enough will eventually get Alzheimer's disease. 
B)  A decline in kidney function may lead to a loss in mental functioning. 
C)  Circulatory problems may contribute to cognitive decline. 
D)  Physical exercise may help to preserve mental functioning in the elderly. 
A)  Everyone who lives long enough will eventually get Alzheimer's disease. 
B)  A decline in kidney function may lead to a loss in mental functioning. 
C)  Circulatory problems may contribute to cognitive decline. 
D)  Physical exercise may help to preserve mental functioning in the elderly.

Question 20

The fact that infants respond so strongly to the human face indicates how basic is the drive for __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  perception 
B)  sensation 
C)  attachment 
D)  symmetry 
A)  perception 
B)  sensation 
C)  attachment 
D)  symmetry

What percentage of children who are classified as chronically undernourished evidence behavior indicative of secure attachment?

There is a severe drought, and there is a ban on outdoor watering. The Robinsons decide they will not water their new shrubs because the neighbors would disapprove. Their reasoning places them in which of Kohlberg's stages?

According to research, why does a specific child end up being popular on the one hand, or neglected or rejected on the other?

Which of the following correlation coefficients is a researcher most likely to obtain between scores on a measure of childcare quality and scores on a measure of children's socioemotional development?

Research shows that infants respond more positively when their mothers' facial expression (whether happy or sad) __________.

A 3-year-old and a 5-year-old watch Megan and Danika hide a cookie in a yellow box. They then watch Megan leave and Danika move the cookie to a blue box. When asked where Megan will look for the cookie, __________.

Which of the following is NOT a primary sexual characteristic?

"An infant's mother provides the child with food, and that fact forms the basis for attachment." The above statement is untrue. Which piece of research showed why?

Genetic "wiring diagrams" for the brain's circuits are called __________.

In one study, 18-month-olds watched as experimenters made "yuck" faces after tasting one food and smiling faces after tasting another. The experimenters then asked the toddlers for food-the yucky or the good kinds. How did the toddlers respond?

Regarding infants' sensory development, which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to Erik Erikson, all humans confront themselves and the new demands put on them by their personal and social settings through a series of major __________.

Six-month-old Jeri Kaye sees her mother reach into the kitchen cabinet. Research indicates that Jeri Kaye sees this behavior as __________.

Donna just turned 50, and she feels as if she is not making any real contributions through the career she has chosen. She is starting to believe that her life is meaningless and that it has had no purpose up until now. Based on Erikson's theory, it is likely that Donna will __________.

What is known about infants' responsiveness to human faces?

Dawn is a newborn. Ellis is 6. Fritzi is 9. Girard is 15. Which individual's Piagetian stage is CORRECTLY identified?

Dr. Cruz is an inner-city pediatrician in an older city. Many of the children she sees are growing up in homes that still contain lead-based paint. The prevalence of lead-based paint in the area suggests that Dr. Cruz will see many instances of __________ among her patients.

Ejaculation is to menstruation as is to .

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

The fact that infants respond so strongly to the human face indicates how basic is the drive for __________.

Research Methods

Evolutionary and Genetic Influences on Behavior

The Brain and the Nervous System

Sensation

Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking

Language

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychopathology

Treatment of Mental Disorders

Filters

Exam 14: Development

What percentage of children who are classified as chronically undernourished evidence behavior indicative of secure attachment?

There is a severe drought, and there is a ban on outdoor watering. The Robinsons decide they will not water their new shrubs because the neighbors would disapprove. Their reasoning places them in which of Kohlberg's stages?

According to research, why does a specific child end up being popular on the one hand, or neglected or rejected on the other?

Which of the following correlation coefficients is a researcher most likely to obtain between scores on a measure of childcare quality and scores on a measure of children's socioemotional development?

Research shows that infants respond more positively when their mothers' facial expression (whether happy or sad) __________.

A 3-year-old and a 5-year-old watch Megan and Danika hide a cookie in a yellow box. They then watch Megan leave and Danika move the cookie to a blue box. When asked where Megan will look for the cookie, __________.

Which of the following is NOT a primary sexual characteristic?

"An infant's mother provides the child with food, and that fact forms the basis for attachment." The above statement is untrue. Which piece of research showed why?

Genetic "wiring diagrams" for the brain's circuits are called __________.

In one study, 18-month-olds watched as experimenters made "yuck" faces after tasting one food and smiling faces after tasting another. The experimenters then asked the toddlers for food-the yucky or the good kinds. How did the toddlers respond?

Regarding infants' sensory development, which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to Erik Erikson, all humans confront themselves and the new demands put on them by their personal and social settings through a series of major __________.

Six-month-old Jeri Kaye sees her mother reach into the kitchen cabinet. Research indicates that Jeri Kaye sees this behavior as __________.

Donna just turned 50, and she feels as if she is not making any real contributions through the career she has chosen. She is starting to believe that her life is meaningless and that it has had no purpose up until now. Based on Erikson's theory, it is likely that Donna will __________.

What is known about infants' responsiveness to human faces?

Dawn is a newborn. Ellis is 6. Fritzi is 9. Girard is 15. Which individual's Piagetian stage is CORRECTLY identified?

Dr. Cruz is an inner-city pediatrician in an older city. Many of the children she sees are growing up in homes that still contain lead-based paint. The prevalence of lead-based paint in the area suggests that Dr. Cruz will see many instances of __________ among her patients.

Ejaculation is to menstruation as __________ is to __________.

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

The fact that infants respond so strongly to the human face indicates how basic is the drive for __________.

Research Methods

Evolutionary and Genetic Influences on Behavior

The Brain and the Nervous System

Sensation

Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking

Language

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychopathology

Treatment of Mental Disorders

Filters

Ejaculation is to menstruation as is to .