Question 1

There is much variability in the rate that children acquire a theory of mind. Among the factors that have been identified, _____ seems to be the most important.

Accepted Answer

A) language 
B) time spent in pretend play 
C) socioeconomic status of the family 
D) number of siblings 
A) language 
B) time spent in pretend play 
C) socioeconomic status of the family 
D) number of siblings

Question 2

Linda and Mike have an 11-year-old daughter who has begun going through puberty at age 10. Linda and Mike should be aware that all of these are effects of early maturation EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) their daughter is at a higher risk for delinquency. 
B) their daughter will be treated as "mature" based on her appearance. 
C) their daughter may attract older males. 
D) their daughter will have more time than her peers to develop adolescent social skills. 
A) their daughter is at a higher risk for delinquency. 
B) their daughter will be treated as "mature" based on her appearance. 
C) their daughter may attract older males. 
D) their daughter will have more time than her peers to develop adolescent social skills.

Question 3

Autistic children are typically normal:

Accepted Answer

A) in their social skills. 
B) on most intellectual dimensions. 
C) in communicating with other people. 
D) in acquiring a theory of mind. 
A) in their social skills. 
B) on most intellectual dimensions. 
C) in communicating with other people. 
D) in acquiring a theory of mind.

Question 4

The idea that quantitative properties of an object are invariant despite changes in the object's appearance is what Jean Piaget termed:

Accepted Answer

A) conservation. 
B) object permanence. 
C) assimilation. 
D) accommodation. 
A) conservation. 
B) object permanence. 
C) assimilation. 
D) accommodation.

Question 5

Men who _____ tend to live the longest.

Accepted Answer

A) are married 
B) never married 
C) are divorced 
D) are widowed 
A) are married 
B) never married 
C) are divorced 
D) are widowed

Question 6

Laura gazes out the window and her 6-month-old son stops mouthing his toy and also looks out the window, demonstrating the ability termed:

Accepted Answer

A) social referencing. 
B) joint attention. 
C) imprinting. 
D) object permanence. 
A) social referencing. 
B) joint attention. 
C) imprinting. 
D) object permanence.

Question 7

Which of these is NOT one of the three essential tasks of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) understanding how the physical world works 
B) understanding the physiological processes underlying cognition 
C) understanding how the mind represents the physical world 
D) understanding how other minds represent the physical world 
A) understanding how the physical world works 
B) understanding the physiological processes underlying cognition 
C) understanding how the mind represents the physical world 
D) understanding how other minds represent the physical world

Question 8

According to Kohlberg's theory, a person who determines morality by using principles that reflect core values is in the _____ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which statement about peer relationships in adolescence is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Peers exert considerable influence on the teen's beliefs and actions. 
B) Peer influence generally is a result of pressure exerted by peers instead of respect and admiration for peers. 
C) Rejection by peers has little negative effect on teens, contrary to popular belief. 
D) Individuals who are popular in early adolescence may be rejected in later adolescence as peers become more rigid and intolerant. 
A) Peers exert considerable influence on the teen's beliefs and actions. 
B) Peer influence generally is a result of pressure exerted by peers instead of respect and admiration for peers. 
C) Rejection by peers has little negative effect on teens, contrary to popular belief. 
D) Individuals who are popular in early adolescence may be rejected in later adolescence as peers become more rigid and intolerant.

Question 10

Which statement about reckless behavior in adolescence and adulthood is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Few adolescents in the United States get drunk at least once before graduating from high school. 
B) Adolescents who try drugs often wind up with serious drug problems as adults. 
C) People who don't drink or try drugs as adolescents often begin to drink and use drugs seriously as adults. 
D) Most adolescents who break the law become law-abiding adults. 
A) Few adolescents in the United States get drunk at least once before graduating from high school. 
B) Adolescents who try drugs often wind up with serious drug problems as adults. 
C) People who don't drink or try drugs as adolescents often begin to drink and use drugs seriously as adults. 
D) Most adolescents who break the law become law-abiding adults.

Question 11

The general consensus among scientists is that:

Accepted Answer

A) unmarried people are happier than married people. 
B) happier people tend to get married, but marriage doesn't make people happy. 
C) unhappy people are the most likely to get married. 
D) happier people tend to get married, and marriage makes them even happier. 
A) unmarried people are happier than married people. 
B) happier people tend to get married, but marriage doesn't make people happy. 
C) unhappy people are the most likely to get married. 
D) happier people tend to get married, and marriage makes them even happier.

Question 12

Beatriz is 2 years old; when her brother tells her to hide, she covers her face with a blanket. This is a good example of:

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) conservation. 
D) accommodation. 
A) assimilation. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) conservation. 
D) accommodation.

Question 13

When children begin to realize that groups of people can agree to adopt, change, or abandon some moral rules, they are in what stage of moral thinking, according to Piaget?

Accepted Answer

A) autonomous morality 
B) principled morality 
C) realism 
D) relativism 
A) autonomous morality 
B) principled morality 
C) realism 
D) relativism

Question 14

German infants are more likely to have _____ than _____ attachment styles.

Accepted Answer

A) avoidant; secure 
B) ambivalent; secure 
C) avoidant; ambivalent 
D) ambivalent; avoidant 
A) avoidant; secure 
B) ambivalent; secure 
C) avoidant; ambivalent 
D) ambivalent; avoidant

Question 15

About what percentage of American infants show an avoidant attachment style?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 40 
A) 10 
B) 20 
C) 30 
D) 40

Question 16

For Lawrence Kohlberg, moral development unfolds in the following sequence: emphasis on _____, then emphasis on _____, and finally, emphasis on _____.

Accepted Answer

A) social roles; consequences; ethical principles 
B) ethical principles; social roles; consequences 
C) social roles; ethical principles; consequences 
D) consequences; social roles; ethical principles 
A) social roles; consequences; ethical principles 
B) ethical principles; social roles; consequences 
C) social roles; ethical principles; consequences 
D) consequences; social roles; ethical principles

Question 17

Psychologists speculate that infants who have suffered abuse by their primary caregivers are more likely to exhibit which style of attachment?

Accepted Answer

A) secure 
B) avoidant 
C) ambivalent 
D) disorganized 
A) secure 
B) avoidant 
C) ambivalent 
D) disorganized

Question 18

In just 3 or 4 years, the average adolescent gains about _____ pounds, and grows about _____ inches.

Accepted Answer

A) 10; 4 
B) 20; 7 
C) 30; 13 
D) 40; 10 
A) 10; 4 
B) 20; 7 
C) 30; 13 
D) 40; 10

Question 19

The term temperament is defined in the text as:

Accepted Answer

A) expectations about how the primary caregiver will respond. 
B) the strength of the tendency to lose one's temper. 
C) characteristic patterns of emotional reactivity. 
D) the tendency to show strong negative emotions. 
A) expectations about how the primary caregiver will respond. 
B) the strength of the tendency to lose one's temper. 
C) characteristic patterns of emotional reactivity. 
D) the tendency to show strong negative emotions.

Question 20

A single human sperm cell and a single human egg cell contain _____ chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

A) 23 
B) 24 
C) 46 
D) 48 
A) 23 
B) 24 
C) 46 
D) 48

Exam 11: Section 2: Development

There is much variability in the rate that children acquire a theory of mind. Among the factors that have been identified, _____ seems to be the most important.

Linda and Mike have an 11-year-old daughter who has begun going through puberty at age 10. Linda and Mike should be aware that all of these are effects of early maturation EXCEPT:

Autistic children are typically normal:

The idea that quantitative properties of an object are invariant despite changes in the object's appearance is what Jean Piaget termed:

Men who _____ tend to live the longest.

Laura gazes out the window and her 6-month-old son stops mouthing his toy and also looks out the window, demonstrating the ability termed:

Which of these is NOT one of the three essential tasks of cognitive development?

According to Kohlberg's theory, a person who determines morality by using principles that reflect core values is in the _____ stage of development.

Which statement about peer relationships in adolescence is true?

Which statement about reckless behavior in adolescence and adulthood is true?

The general consensus among scientists is that:

Beatriz is 2 years old; when her brother tells her to hide, she covers her face with a blanket. This is a good example of:

When children begin to realize that groups of people can agree to adopt, change, or abandon some moral rules, they are in what stage of moral thinking, according to Piaget?

German infants are more likely to have _____ than _____ attachment styles.

About what percentage of American infants show an avoidant attachment style?

For Lawrence Kohlberg, moral development unfolds in the following sequence: emphasis on _____, then emphasis on _____, and finally, emphasis on _____.

Psychologists speculate that infants who have suffered abuse by their primary caregivers are more likely to exhibit which style of attachment?

In just 3 or 4 years, the average adolescent gains about _____ pounds, and grows about _____ inches.

The term temperament is defined in the text as:

A single human sperm cell and a single human egg cell contain _____ chromosomes.

Section 1: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 2: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 3: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 4 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 5: Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 6 : Psychology: Evolution of a Science

Section 1: Methods in Psychology

Section 2: Methods in Psychology

Section 3: Methods in Psychology

Section 4: Methods in Psychology

Section 5: Methods in Psychology

Section 6: Methods in Psychology

Section 1: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 2: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 3: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 4: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 5: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 6: Neuroscience and Behavior

Section 1 : Sensation and Perception

Section 2: Sensation and Perception

Section 3: Sensation and Perception

Section 4: Sensation and Perception

Section 5: Sensation and Perception

Section 6: Sensation and Perception

Section 1: Consciousness

Section 2: Consciousness

Section 3: Consciousness

Section 4: Consciousness

Section 5: Consciousness

Section 6: Consciousness

Section 1: Memory

Section 2: Memory

Section 3: Memory

Section 4: Memory

Section 5: Memory

Section 6: Memory

Section 1: Learning

Section 2: Learning

Section 3: Learning

Section 4: Learning

Section 5 : Learning

Section 6: Learning

Section 1: Emotion and Motivation

Section 2: Emotion and Motivation

Section 3: Emotion and Motivation

Section 4: Emotion and Motivation

Section 5: Emotion and Motivation

Section 6: Emotion and Motivation

Section 1: Language and Thought

Section 2: Language and Thought

Section 3: Language and Thought

Section 4: Language and Thought

Section 5: Language and Thought

Section 6: Language and Thought

Section 1: Intelligence

Section 2: Intelligence

Section 3: Intelligence

Section 4 : Intelligence

Section 5: Intelligence

German infants are more likely to have _ than _ attachment styles.

For Lawrence Kohlberg, moral development unfolds in the following sequence: emphasis on ___, then emphasis on _, and finally, emphasis on ___.

In just 3 or 4 years, the average adolescent gains about _ pounds, and grows about _ inches.