Question 1

About what percent of all Americans consider homosexuality to be morally wrong?

Accepted Answer

A) 30 
B) 50 
C) 70 
D) 80 
A) 30 
B) 50 
C) 70 
D) 80

Question 2

According to John Bowlby, babies are born with behaviors such as crying, smiling, and cooing in order to:

Accepted Answer

A) facilitate imprinting. 
B) better be able to follow the primary caregiver. 
C) better be able to imitate the primary caregiver. 
D) make it more likely that the primary caregiver remains close to them. 
A) facilitate imprinting. 
B) better be able to follow the primary caregiver. 
C) better be able to imitate the primary caregiver. 
D) make it more likely that the primary caregiver remains close to them.

Question 3

According to Piaget, when children learn that taking turns while playing a game is an example of fairness, they have shifted their moral perspective from:

Accepted Answer

A) rules to consequences. 
B) realism to relativism. 
C) prescriptions to principles. 
D) outcome to intentions. 
A) rules to consequences. 
B) realism to relativism. 
C) prescriptions to principles. 
D) outcome to intentions.

Question 4

The false-belief test demonstrates that 3-year-olds:

Accepted Answer

A) lack the concept of conservation. 
B) do not have a theory of object permanence. 
C) fail to apply their schemas in novel situations. 
D) have trouble understanding that others may not know what they know. 
A) lack the concept of conservation. 
B) do not have a theory of object permanence. 
C) fail to apply their schemas in novel situations. 
D) have trouble understanding that others may not know what they know.

Question 5

Which adolescent is likely to reach puberty first?

Accepted Answer

A) Carolina, who is Mexican, and whose father reached puberty early 
B) Andrew, who is English, and whose father reached puberty early 
C) Maggie, who is American, and whose mother reached puberty early 
D) John, who is American, and whose mother reached puberty early 
A) Carolina, who is Mexican, and whose father reached puberty early 
B) Andrew, who is English, and whose father reached puberty early 
C) Maggie, who is American, and whose mother reached puberty early 
D) John, who is American, and whose mother reached puberty early

Question 6

The age at the onset of puberty occurs earlier in _____ than _____.

Accepted Answer

A) African American girls; European American girls 
B) African American boys; European American boys 
C) European American girls; African American girls 
D) European American boys; African American boys 
A) African American girls; European American girls 
B) African American boys; European American boys 
C) European American girls; African American girls 
D) European American boys; African American boys

Question 7

Infants are more likely to use social referencing when:

Accepted Answer

A) parents stress what the child should do instead of what the child should not do. 
B) parents stress what the child should not do instead of what the child should do. 
C) the situation is ambiguous. 
D) the situation is unambiguous. 
A) parents stress what the child should do instead of what the child should not do. 
B) parents stress what the child should not do instead of what the child should do. 
C) the situation is ambiguous. 
D) the situation is unambiguous.

Question 8

On her first day as a student teacher, Emily observes that in her class of 11-year-old sixth graders, the:

Accepted Answer

A) girls are noticeably taller and heavier than the boys. 
B) children all appear similar in height and weight. 
C) boys are noticeably taller and heavier than the girls. 
D) boys are taller but weigh less than the girls. 
A) girls are noticeably taller and heavier than the boys. 
B) children all appear similar in height and weight. 
C) boys are noticeably taller and heavier than the girls. 
D) boys are taller but weigh less than the girls.

Question 9

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, younger adults are generally oriented toward acquiring information useful to them in the future, and older adults are generally oriented toward information that:

Accepted Answer

A) increases their understanding of the past. 
B) gives them satisfaction in the present. 
C) is relevant to their work. 
D) validates the role they previously played in society. 
A) increases their understanding of the past. 
B) gives them satisfaction in the present. 
C) is relevant to their work. 
D) validates the role they previously played in society.

Question 10

A large study of day care in North America found that infants were likely to be insecurely attached if they attended day care and their:

Accepted Answer

A) mothers were employed full-time. 
B) mothers were employed part-time. 
C) mothers were not very responsive or sensitive. 
D) fathers were absent from the home. 
A) mothers were employed full-time. 
B) mothers were employed part-time. 
C) mothers were not very responsive or sensitive. 
D) fathers were absent from the home.

Question 11

Which statement about working models of internal relationships is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants with an ambivalent style of attachment are not sure if their caregivers will respond when they are feeling insecure. 
B) Securely attached children tend to remember more happy events than insecurely attached children. 
C) Securely attached children will stare longer at a cartoon in which a mother is comforting instead of ignoring her child. 
D) Infants with a disorganized style of attachment seem to be confused about their caregivers. 
A) Infants with an ambivalent style of attachment are not sure if their caregivers will respond when they are feeling insecure. 
B) Securely attached children tend to remember more happy events than insecurely attached children. 
C) Securely attached children will stare longer at a cartoon in which a mother is comforting instead of ignoring her child. 
D) Infants with a disorganized style of attachment seem to be confused about their caregivers.

Question 12

Research shows that older adults are:

Accepted Answer

A) more likely to remember negative information than positive information. 
B) more likely than young adults to seek potentially useful information. 
C) less likely than young adults to seek emotionally satisfying information. 
D) less likely than young adults to experience negative emotions. 
A) more likely to remember negative information than positive information. 
B) more likely than young adults to seek potentially useful information. 
C) less likely than young adults to seek emotionally satisfying information. 
D) less likely than young adults to experience negative emotions.

Question 13

Worldwide, _____ attachment is the most common.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which cognitive ability does not decline as we age?

Accepted Answer

A) working memory 
B) episodic memory 
C) perceptual speed 
D) semantic memory 
A) working memory 
B) episodic memory 
C) perceptual speed 
D) semantic memory

Question 15

The ability to use another person's reactions as useful information about the world is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) social referencing. 
B) joint attention. 
C) assimilation. 
D) the theory of mind. 
A) social referencing. 
B) joint attention. 
C) assimilation. 
D) the theory of mind.

Question 16

The ability to focus on what another person is focused on is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) social referencing. 
B) joint attention. 
C) assimilation. 
D) imitation. 
A) social referencing. 
B) joint attention. 
C) assimilation. 
D) imitation.

Question 17

The period of development that begins with the onset of sexual maturity and lasts until the beginning of adulthood is called:

Accepted Answer

A) puberty. 
B) adolescence. 
C) the tween years. 
D) emerging adulthood. 
A) puberty. 
B) adolescence. 
C) the tween years. 
D) emerging adulthood.

Question 18

About what percentage of zygotes do not complete the journey down the fallopian tube?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 25 
C) 50 
D) 75 
A) 10 
B) 25 
C) 50 
D) 75

Question 19

According to the moral intuitionist perspective, humans developed the distinctions between right and wrong as a way of:

Accepted Answer

A) enhancing reproductive success. 
B) justifying social policies. 
C) explaining emotional reactions. 
D) protecting self-interests. 
A) enhancing reproductive success. 
B) justifying social policies. 
C) explaining emotional reactions. 
D) protecting self-interests.

Question 20

Among _____, it is those who reach puberty _____ than their peers who are most likely to experience negative consequences ranging from distress to delinquency.

Accepted Answer

A) girls; earlier 
B) girls; later 
C) boys; earlier 
D) boys; later 
A) girls; earlier 
B) girls; later 
C) boys; earlier 
D) boys; later

Exam 11: Section 2: Development

About what percent of all Americans consider homosexuality to be morally wrong?

According to John Bowlby, babies are born with behaviors such as crying, smiling, and cooing in order to:

According to Piaget, when children learn that taking turns while playing a game is an example of fairness, they have shifted their moral perspective from:

The false-belief test demonstrates that 3-year-olds:

Which adolescent is likely to reach puberty first?

The age at the onset of puberty occurs earlier in _____ than _____.

Infants are more likely to use social referencing when:

On her first day as a student teacher, Emily observes that in her class of 11-year-old sixth graders, the:

According to socioemotional selectivity theory, younger adults are generally oriented toward acquiring information useful to them in the future, and older adults are generally oriented toward information that:

A large study of day care in North America found that infants were likely to be insecurely attached if they attended day care and their:

Which statement about working models of internal relationships is FALSE?

Research shows that older adults are:

Worldwide, _____ attachment is the most common.

Which cognitive ability does not decline as we age?

The ability to use another person's reactions as useful information about the world is known as:

The ability to focus on what another person is focused on is known as:

The period of development that begins with the onset of sexual maturity and lasts until the beginning of adulthood is called:

About what percentage of zygotes do not complete the journey down the fallopian tube?

According to the moral intuitionist perspective, humans developed the distinctions between right and wrong as a way of:

Among _____, it is those who reach puberty _____ than their peers who are most likely to experience negative consequences ranging from distress to delinquency.

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

The age at the onset of puberty occurs earlier in _ than _.

Among _, it is those who reach puberty _ than their peers who are most likely to experience negative consequences ranging from distress to delinquency.