Question 1

Piaget believed that object permanence:

Accepted Answer

A) is present at birth. 
B) develops in the first 2 months of life. 
C) develops in the sensorimotor stage. 
D) develops in the preoperational stage. 
A) is present at birth. 
B) develops in the first 2 months of life. 
C) develops in the sensorimotor stage. 
D) develops in the preoperational stage.

Question 2

Which statement about adulthood is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Adulthood is the shortest of all stages of development because development ceases shortly after the stage is entered. 
B) The rate of observable physical change speeds up considerably during adulthood. 
C) Adulthood consists of the ages from about 20 to 65, when old age begins. 
D) Adulthood begins around age 18 to 21 years and lasts through death. 
A) Adulthood is the shortest of all stages of development because development ceases shortly after the stage is entered. 
B) The rate of observable physical change speeds up considerably during adulthood. 
C) Adulthood consists of the ages from about 20 to 65, when old age begins. 
D) Adulthood begins around age 18 to 21 years and lasts through death.

Question 3

Which of these is a secondary sex characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A) growth of penis in boys 
B) capacity for ejaculation in boys 
C) onset of menstruation in girls 
D) breast enlargement in girls 
A) growth of penis in boys 
B) capacity for ejaculation in boys 
C) onset of menstruation in girls 
D) breast enlargement in girls

Question 4

Which teen is most at risk for becoming pregnant?

Accepted Answer

A) Nita, who lives in Denmark 
B) Sufi, who lives in the Netherlands 
C) Marcy, who lives in the United States 
D) Maribel, who lives in England 
A) Nita, who lives in Denmark 
B) Sufi, who lives in the Netherlands 
C) Marcy, who lives in the United States 
D) Maribel, who lives in England

Question 5

Which is the longest stage of prenatal development?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which statement has been demonstrated as FALSE by research on homosexuality?

Accepted Answer

A) A person's early sexual encounters have been shown to have a significant effect on sexual orientation. 
B) Children reared by homosexual couples and heterosexual couples are equally likely to become heterosexual adults. 
C) High levels of androgens predispose the fetus-whether male or female-to develop a sexual preference for women. 
D) Parenting style does not seem to impact sexual orientation. 
A) A person's early sexual encounters have been shown to have a significant effect on sexual orientation. 
B) Children reared by homosexual couples and heterosexual couples are equally likely to become heterosexual adults. 
C) High levels of androgens predispose the fetus-whether male or female-to develop a sexual preference for women. 
D) Parenting style does not seem to impact sexual orientation.

Question 7

Newborns:

Accepted Answer

A) can do little more than cry and squirm. 
B) can see objects at a distance of 20 feet as clearly as an adult can. 
C) are especially sensitive to social stimuli. 
D) are unable to follow a moving stimulus with their eyes. 
A) can do little more than cry and squirm. 
B) can see objects at a distance of 20 feet as clearly as an adult can. 
C) are especially sensitive to social stimuli. 
D) are unable to follow a moving stimulus with their eyes.

Question 8

In Piaget's view, _____ are theories about or models of the way the world works.

Accepted Answer

A) operations 
B) schemas 
C) hypotheses 
D) Gestalts 
A) operations 
B) schemas 
C) hypotheses 
D) Gestalts

Question 9

The development of neurons in the frontal and parietal lobes accelerates through childhood and ends at around age:

Accepted Answer

A) 8 
B) 12 
C) 16 
D) 20 
A) 8 
B) 12 
C) 16 
D) 20

Question 10

In Kohlberg's research and theoretical perspectives on moral development:

Accepted Answer

A) people must go through the stages in a certain order. 
B) moral development in girls was thoroughly researched. 
C) all adults eventually become postconventional moralists. 
D) an individual may use all three stages of moral thinking in different circumstances. 
A) people must go through the stages in a certain order. 
B) moral development in girls was thoroughly researched. 
C) all adults eventually become postconventional moralists. 
D) an individual may use all three stages of moral thinking in different circumstances.

Question 11

Megan has a habit of standing in front of the television, even though other people behind her are also trying to watch the television. Megan seems unaware that people cannot see the television through her head. Megan:

Accepted Answer

A) is selfish. 
B) is demonstrating egocentrism. 
C) does not grasp the concept of conservation. 
D) is demonstrating reversibility. 
A) is selfish. 
B) is demonstrating egocentrism. 
C) does not grasp the concept of conservation. 
D) is demonstrating reversibility.

Question 12

Research has shown that:

Accepted Answer

A) fluctuations in the hormone levels of adolescents lead to marked mood swings. 
B) adolescent boys' mood swings are more noticeable than the mood swings of adolescent girls. 
C) adolescents are no moodier than children. 
D) the "storm and stress" of adolescence is more common today than it was 200 years ago. 
A) fluctuations in the hormone levels of adolescents lead to marked mood swings. 
B) adolescent boys' mood swings are more noticeable than the mood swings of adolescent girls. 
C) adolescents are no moodier than children. 
D) the "storm and stress" of adolescence is more common today than it was 200 years ago.

Question 13

Each zygote contains _____ chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Infants learn to control their heads before they learn to control their arms, illustrating the _____ rule.

Accepted Answer

A) proximodistal 
B) cephalocaudal 
C) dorsal striatal 
D) ventral medial 
A) proximodistal 
B) cephalocaudal 
C) dorsal striatal 
D) ventral medial

Question 15

According to Piaget, the concrete operational stage of cognitive development begins at _____ and ends at about age _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 years; 7 years 
B) 4 years; 9 years 
C) 6 years; 11 years 
D) 9 years; 14 years 
A) 2 years; 7 years 
B) 4 years; 9 years 
C) 6 years; 11 years 
D) 9 years; 14 years

Question 16

Jean Piaget called the idea that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible:

Accepted Answer

A) conservation. 
B) object permanence. 
C) inattentional blindness. 
D) objective blindsight. 
A) conservation. 
B) object permanence. 
C) inattentional blindness. 
D) objective blindsight.

Question 17

Jack is an infant who loves to play peek-a-boo with his father. He seems amazed that his father "reappears" after hiding his face behind his hands. Jack probably enjoys peek-a-boo because he does not yet understand:

Accepted Answer

A) object permanence. 
B) schemas. 
C) animism. 
D) conservation. 
A) object permanence. 
B) schemas. 
C) animism. 
D) conservation.

Question 18

The psychologist who developed the so-called Strange Situation to study the bond that forms between infants and their primary caregivers was:

Accepted Answer

A) John Bowlby. 
B) Konrad Lorenz. 
C) Lev Vygotsky. 
D) Mary Ainsworth. 
A) John Bowlby. 
B) Konrad Lorenz. 
C) Lev Vygotsky. 
D) Mary Ainsworth.

Question 19

Which statement is NOT a reason why, according to Piaget, young children cannot grasp the notion of conservation?

Accepted Answer

A) Young children fail to think about centration. 
B) Young children fail to think about reversibility. 
C) Young children do not fully grasp the notion that they have minds. 
D) Young children fail to make distinctions between objects and their mental representations of the objects. 
A) Young children fail to think about centration. 
B) Young children fail to think about reversibility. 
C) Young children do not fully grasp the notion that they have minds. 
D) Young children fail to make distinctions between objects and their mental representations of the objects.

Question 20

_____ is one of the primary sex characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A) Onset of menstruation 
B) Breast enlargement 
C) Appearance of pubic hair 
D) Lowering of the voice 
A) Onset of menstruation 
B) Breast enlargement 
C) Appearance of pubic hair 
D) Lowering of the voice

Exam 11: Section 2: Development

Piaget believed that object permanence:

Which statement about adulthood is true?

Which of these is a secondary sex characteristic?

Which teen is most at risk for becoming pregnant?

Which is the longest stage of prenatal development?

Which statement has been demonstrated as FALSE by research on homosexuality?

Newborns:

In Piaget's view, _____ are theories about or models of the way the world works.

The development of neurons in the frontal and parietal lobes accelerates through childhood and ends at around age:

In Kohlberg's research and theoretical perspectives on moral development:

Megan has a habit of standing in front of the television, even though other people behind her are also trying to watch the television. Megan seems unaware that people cannot see the television through her head. Megan:

Research has shown that:

Each zygote contains _____ chromosomes.

Infants learn to control their heads before they learn to control their arms, illustrating the _____ rule.

According to Piaget, the concrete operational stage of cognitive development begins at _____ and ends at about age _____.

Jean Piaget called the idea that objects continue to exist even when they are not visible:

Jack is an infant who loves to play peek-a-boo with his father. He seems amazed that his father "reappears" after hiding his face behind his hands. Jack probably enjoys peek-a-boo because he does not yet understand:

The psychologist who developed the so-called Strange Situation to study the bond that forms between infants and their primary caregivers was:

Which statement is NOT a reason why, according to Piaget, young children cannot grasp the notion of conservation?

_____ is one of the primary sex characteristics.

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

According to Piaget, the concrete operational stage of cognitive development begins at _ and ends at about age _.