Question 1

An infant will turn his mouth toward anything that touches his cheek and search for something to suck on due to the _____ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A)  sucking 
B)  rooting 
C)  Babinski 
D)  Moro 
A)  sucking 
B)  rooting 
C)  Babinski 
D)  Moro B

Question 2

A child who understands reversibility but not abstract thought is most likely in Piaget's _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

When doing a cross-sectional study on computer use, it is important to consider the differences in exposure to computers experienced by each generation. This is known as a _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  zone of proximal development 
B)  longitudinal factor 
C)  cross-sectional factor 
D)  cohort effect 
A)  zone of proximal development 
B)  longitudinal factor 
C)  cross-sectional factor 
D)  cohort effect D

Question 4

The teaching style of scaffolding is based on the ideas of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget 
B)  Kohlberg 
C)  Vygotsky 
D)  Erikson 
A)  Piaget 
B)  Kohlberg 
C)  Vygotsky 
D)  Erikson

Question 5

Which types of parents demand unquestioned obedience from their children?

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritative 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  permissive 
D)  uninvolved 
A)  authoritative 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  permissive 
D)  uninvolved

Question 6

How many chromosomes does a zygote have?

Accepted Answer

A)  32 
B)  23 
C)  45 
D)  46 
A)  32 
B)  23 
C)  45 
D)  46

Question 7

How will a securely attached child behave during Ainsworth's strange situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The infant is confused upon the mother's departure and return. 
B)  The infant shows little distress upon the mother's departure and avoids her when she returns. 
C)  The infant shows distress upon the mother's departure and is enthusiastic when she returns. 
D)  The infant shows distress upon the mother's departure and alternately clings to and pushes away from her when she returns. 
A)  The infant is confused upon the mother's departure and return. 
B)  The infant shows little distress upon the mother's departure and avoids her when she returns. 
C)  The infant shows distress upon the mother's departure and is enthusiastic when she returns. 
D)  The infant shows distress upon the mother's departure and alternately clings to and pushes away from her when she returns.

Question 8

When a young child is asked which beaker has more liquid in it, the child ignores the width of the beakers and looks only at the height of the beakers. This child is exhibiting _____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which sense is the LEAST developed at birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  vision 
B)  hearing 
C)  taste 
D)  smell 
A)  vision 
B)  hearing 
C)  taste 
D)  smell

Question 10

A person who acts a certain way to gain the approval of those around him or her is in Kohlberg's _____ level of morality.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

One-year-old Suzy points to an orange and says, "Ball." This is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  baby phrase 
B)  underextension 
C)  overextension 
D)  telegraphic speech 
A)  baby phrase 
B)  underextension 
C)  overextension 
D)  telegraphic speech

Question 12

According to Erikson's psychosocial theory, in which stage do infants begin their lives?

Accepted Answer

A)  initiative versus guilt 
B)  trust versus mistrust 
C)  autonomy versus shame and doubt 
D)  integrity versus despair 
A)  initiative versus guilt 
B)  trust versus mistrust 
C)  autonomy versus shame and doubt 
D)  integrity versus despair

Exam 7: Section 4: Developmental Psychology

An infant will turn his mouth toward anything that touches his cheek and search for something to suck on due to the _____ reflex.

A child who understands reversibility but not abstract thought is most likely in Piaget's _____ stage.

When doing a cross-sectional study on computer use, it is important to consider the differences in exposure to computers experienced by each generation. This is known as a _____.

The teaching style of scaffolding is based on the ideas of _____.

Which types of parents demand unquestioned obedience from their children?

How many chromosomes does a zygote have?

How will a securely attached child behave during Ainsworth's strange situation?

When a young child is asked which beaker has more liquid in it, the child ignores the width of the beakers and looks only at the height of the beakers. This child is exhibiting _____.

Which sense is the LEAST developed at birth?

A person who acts a certain way to gain the approval of those around him or her is in Kohlberg's _____ level of morality.

One-year-old Suzy points to an orange and says, "Ball." This is an example of _____.

According to Erikson's psychosocial theory, in which stage do infants begin their lives?

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