Question 1

The cessation of menstruation and ovulation is called:

Accepted Answer

A) menarche. 
B) perimenopause. 
C) menopause. 
D) andropause. 
A) menarche. 
B) perimenopause. 
C) menopause. 
D) andropause.

Question 2

Barney's mother drank heavily during her pregnancy.Barney has learning disorders and displays some facial abnormalities.Barney is a case of:

Accepted Answer

A) cerebral palsy. 
B) autism. 
C) Down syndrome. 
D) fetal alcohol syndrome. 
A) cerebral palsy. 
B) autism. 
C) Down syndrome. 
D) fetal alcohol syndrome.

Question 3

Which of the following stages of psychosocial development appears in adulthood rather than in childhood?

Accepted Answer

A) initiative vs.doubt 
B) integrity vs.despair 
C) industry vs.inferiority 
D) basic trust vs.mistrust 
A) initiative vs.doubt 
B) integrity vs.despair 
C) industry vs.inferiority 
D) basic trust vs.mistrust

Question 4

Recessive genes show up in the phenotype no matter what.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Tameeka is at a point in her pregnancy during which the major organs and structures of her baby are first developing.Which period of prenatal development is Tameeka currently experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A) fetal 
B) embryonic 
C) placental 
D) germinal 
A) fetal 
B) embryonic 
C) placental 
D) germinal

Question 6

Erik Erikson saw the major challenge of middle adulthood as that of:

Accepted Answer

A) intimacy versus isolation. 
B) identity versus role confusion. 
C) integrity versus despair. 
D) generativity versus stagnation. 
A) intimacy versus isolation. 
B) identity versus role confusion. 
C) integrity versus despair. 
D) generativity versus stagnation.

Question 7

Janet 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 Janet will:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Grace is a 19-year-old college sophomore.She is living away from home for the first time and is trying to decide on a major.Grace is in a phase of life many developmental psychologists term ________ adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) developing 
B) emerging 
C) beginning 
D) nascent 
A) developing 
B) emerging 
C) beginning 
D) nascent

Question 9

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people throughout their lives.This psychologist is most likely working in the field of:

Accepted Answer

A) abnormal psychology. 
B) gerontology. 
C) developmental psychology. 
D) maturational studies. 
A) abnormal psychology. 
B) gerontology. 
C) developmental psychology. 
D) maturational studies.

Question 10

In Erikson's __________stage of psychosocial development,preschoolers are challenged to control their own behavior for a purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) trust versus mistrust 
B) autonomy versus shame and doubt 
C) initiative versus guilt 
D) industry versus inferiority 
A) trust versus mistrust 
B) autonomy versus shame and doubt 
C) initiative versus guilt 
D) industry versus inferiority

Question 11

Each of the following is a prenatal stage of development EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) the perinatal stage. 
B) the germinal stage. 
C) the embryonic stage. 
D) the fetal stage. 
A) the perinatal stage. 
B) the germinal stage. 
C) the embryonic stage. 
D) the fetal stage.

Question 12

The scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception to death is called:

Accepted Answer

A) abnormal psychology. 
B) gerontology. 
C) developmental psychology. 
D) maturational studies. 
A) abnormal psychology. 
B) gerontology. 
C) developmental psychology. 
D) maturational studies.

Question 13

Shelley and Julie are mothers who both have a three-month-old infant.Shelley tells Julie,"My son is so fussy," to which Julie replies,"That's funny-my son is so easy." It appears that Shelley and Julie are discussing their newborns':

Accepted Answer

A) personalities. 
B) moods. 
C) reflexes. 
D) temperaments. 
A) personalities. 
B) moods. 
C) reflexes. 
D) temperaments.

Question 14

Larry,a ten year old first sees two identical glasses with water at the same level; then,the water from one of the short,wide glasses is poured into a taller,narrower glass.Larry will likely conclude that:

Accepted Answer

A) there is more water in the taller,narrower glass. 
B) there is more water in the shorter,wider glass. 
C) there are equal amounts of water in the shorter,wider and taller,narrower glasses. 
D) there are equal amounts of water in the two identical glasses only. 
A) there is more water in the taller,narrower glass. 
B) there is more water in the shorter,wider glass. 
C) there are equal amounts of water in the shorter,wider and taller,narrower glasses. 
D) there are equal amounts of water in the two identical glasses only.

Question 15

From the late teens into the mid-20s,individuals are in a transitional phase that developmental psychologists call _________ adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) emerging 
B) beginning 
C) developing 
D) formative 
A) emerging 
B) beginning 
C) developing 
D) formative

Question 16

A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is by definition,using a ______ design.

Accepted Answer

A) cohort design 
B) longitudinal design 
C) lifespan design 
D) cross-sectional design 
A) cohort design 
B) longitudinal design 
C) lifespan design 
D) cross-sectional design

Question 17

The period of life that serves as a bridge between childhood and adulthood is called

Accepted Answer

A) adolescence. 
B) tweens. 
C) young adulthood. 
D) puberty. 
A) adolescence. 
B) tweens. 
C) young adulthood. 
D) puberty.

Question 18

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 19

Charmaine is interested in going to graduate school to gain expertise in understanding the way in which people experience physical,cognitive,social,and emotional changes over the course of their lives.The type of program that Charmaine should be applying to is __________ psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) developmental 
B) child 
C) social 
D) ecological 
A) developmental 
B) child 
C) social 
D) ecological

Question 20

Shelby is very adaptable to change.She is on a regular sleeping,eating,and waking schedule.Thomas and Chess would describe Shelby as being a(n)_________ child.

Accepted Answer

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

The cessation of menstruation and ovulation is called:

Barney's mother drank heavily during her pregnancy.Barney has learning disorders and displays some facial abnormalities.Barney is a case of:

Which of the following stages of psychosocial development appears in adulthood rather than in childhood?

Recessive genes show up in the phenotype no matter what.

Tameeka is at a point in her pregnancy during which the major organs and structures of her baby are first developing.Which period of prenatal development is Tameeka currently experiencing?

Erik Erikson saw the major challenge of middle adulthood as that of:

Janet 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 Janet will:

Grace is a 19-year-old college sophomore.She is living away from home for the first time and is trying to decide on a major.Grace is in a phase of life many developmental psychologists term ________ adulthood.

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people throughout their lives.This psychologist is most likely working in the field of:

In Erikson's __________stage of psychosocial development,preschoolers are challenged to control their own behavior for a purpose.

Each of the following is a prenatal stage of development EXCEPT:

The scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception to death is called:

Shelley and Julie are mothers who both have a three-month-old infant.Shelley tells Julie,"My son is so fussy," to which Julie replies,"That's funny-my son is so easy." It appears that Shelley and Julie are discussing their newborns':

Larry,a ten year old first sees two identical glasses with water at the same level; then,the water from one of the short,wide glasses is poured into a taller,narrower glass.Larry will likely conclude that:

From the late teens into the mid-20s,individuals are in a transitional phase that developmental psychologists call _________ adulthood.

A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is by definition,using a ______ design.

The period of life that serves as a bridge between childhood and adulthood is called

Mary Ainsworth observed that securely attached infants:

Charmaine is interested in going to graduate school to gain expertise in understanding the way in which people experience physical,cognitive,social,and emotional changes over the course of their lives.The type of program that Charmaine should be applying to is __________ psychology.

Shelby is very adaptable to change.She is on a regular sleeping,eating,and waking schedule.Thomas and Chess would describe Shelby as being a(n)_________ child.

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Exam 9: Lifespan Development

The cessation of menstruation and ovulation is called:

Barney's mother drank heavily during her pregnancy.Barney has learning disorders and displays some facial abnormalities.Barney is a case of:

Which of the following stages of psychosocial development appears in adulthood rather than in childhood?

Recessive genes show up in the phenotype no matter what.

Tameeka is at a point in her pregnancy during which the major organs and structures of her baby are first developing.Which period of prenatal development is Tameeka currently experiencing?

Erik Erikson saw the major challenge of middle adulthood as that of:

Janet 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 Janet will:

Grace is a 19-year-old college sophomore.She is living away from home for the first time and is trying to decide on a major.Grace is in a phase of life many developmental psychologists term ________ adulthood.

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people throughout their lives.This psychologist is most likely working in the field of:

In Erikson's __________stage of psychosocial development,preschoolers are challenged to control their own behavior for a purpose.

Each of the following is a prenatal stage of development EXCEPT:

The scientific study of the changes that occur in people as they age from conception to death is called:

Shelley and Julie are mothers who both have a three-month-old infant.Shelley tells Julie,"My son is so fussy," to which Julie replies,"That's funny-my son is so easy." It appears that Shelley and Julie are discussing their newborns':

Larry,a ten year old first sees two identical glasses with water at the same level; then,the water from one of the short,wide glasses is poured into a taller,narrower glass.Larry will likely conclude that:

From the late teens into the mid-20s,individuals are in a transitional phase that developmental psychologists call _________ adulthood.

A researcher who selects a sample of people of varying ages and studies them at one point in time is by definition,using a ______ design.

The period of life that serves as a bridge between childhood and adulthood is called

Mary Ainsworth observed that securely attached infants:

Charmaine is interested in going to graduate school to gain expertise in understanding the way in which people experience physical,cognitive,social,and emotional changes over the course of their lives.The type of program that Charmaine should be applying to is __________ psychology.

Shelby is very adaptable to change.She is on a regular sleeping,eating,and waking schedule.Thomas and Chess would describe Shelby as being a(n)_________ child.

The Science of Psychology

Foundations of Behavior

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Learning

Memory

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Personality

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Therapy

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