Question 1

As people progress into old age, their disease-fighting immune systems become

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A)  more effective in resisting most life-threatening ailments. 
B)  less effective in resisting common cold viruses than in resisting cancer. 
C)  more effective in resisting upper respiratory flu than in resisting pneumonia. 
D)  completely ineffective in resisting any diseases without specific medication. 
A)  more effective in resisting most life-threatening ailments. 
B)  less effective in resisting common cold viruses than in resisting cancer. 
C)  more effective in resisting upper respiratory flu than in resisting pneumonia. 
D)  completely ineffective in resisting any diseases without specific medication.

Question 2

A child's realization that others may have beliefs that the child knows to be false best illustrates the development of

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A)  object permanence. 
B)  egocentrism. 
C)  a theory of mind. 
D)  stranger anxiety. 
A)  object permanence. 
B)  egocentrism. 
C)  a theory of mind. 
D)  stranger anxiety.

Question 3

Research on older people has shown that

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A)  they grow increasingly fearful of death. 
B)  they become increasingly prone to car accidents. 
C)  they experience less life satisfaction than younger adults. 
D)  all of these statements are true. 
A)  they grow increasingly fearful of death. 
B)  they become increasingly prone to car accidents. 
C)  they experience less life satisfaction than younger adults. 
D)  all of these statements are true.

Question 4

According to Piaget, egocentrism refers to

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A)  a sensorimotor need for self-stimulation, as evidenced in thumb sucking. 
B)  young children's exaggerated interest in themselves and their own pleasure. 
C)  the difficulty perceiving things from another person's point of view. 
D)  a failure to realize that things continue to exist even when they are not visible. 
A)  a sensorimotor need for self-stimulation, as evidenced in thumb sucking. 
B)  young children's exaggerated interest in themselves and their own pleasure. 
C)  the difficulty perceiving things from another person's point of view. 
D)  a failure to realize that things continue to exist even when they are not visible.

Question 5

Compared with 50 years ago, in the United States today people are likely to

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A)  establish their adult careers at an earlier age. 
B)  marry for the first time at a later age. 
C)  live separately from their parents at an earlier age. 
D)  experience their first menstrual period at a later age. 
A)  establish their adult careers at an earlier age. 
B)  marry for the first time at a later age. 
C)  live separately from their parents at an earlier age. 
D)  experience their first menstrual period at a later age.

Question 6

Compared with their counterparts of 40 years ago, American men today are marrying

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A)  at a younger age and American women are marrying at an older age. 
B)  at an older age and American women are marrying at a younger age. 
C)  at an older age and American women are marrying at an older age. 
D)  at a younger age and American women are marrying at a younger age. 
A)  at a younger age and American women are marrying at an older age. 
B)  at an older age and American women are marrying at a younger age. 
C)  at an older age and American women are marrying at an older age. 
D)  at a younger age and American women are marrying at a younger age.

Question 7

The process of developing a sense of identity during adolescence was highlighted by

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A)  Erikson's psychosocial development theory. 
B)  Piaget's cognitive development theory. 
C)  Kohlberg's moral development theory. 
D)  Harlow's attachment theory. 
A)  Erikson's psychosocial development theory. 
B)  Piaget's cognitive development theory. 
C)  Kohlberg's moral development theory. 
D)  Harlow's attachment theory.

Question 8

According to Piaget, children in the preoperational stage are able to

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A)  represent objects with words and images. 
B)  reason abstractly and test hypotheses. 
C)  understand the principle of conservation. 
D)  think logically about tangible things. 
A)  represent objects with words and images. 
B)  reason abstractly and test hypotheses. 
C)  understand the principle of conservation. 
D)  think logically about tangible things.

Question 9

According to Piaget, children acquire the mental operations needed to comprehend such things as mathematical transformations and conservation during the ________ stage.

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

Question 10

The Albertsons establish and enforce rules for their children to follow. They give reasons for the rules and invite their teenagers to join in the discussion when new rules are being made. Psychologists would characterize the Albertsons as ________ parents.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

According to Piaget, an egocentric child can best be described as

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A)  selfish. 
B)  conceited. 
C)  lacking in self-esteem. 
D)  cognitively limited. 
A)  selfish. 
B)  conceited. 
C)  lacking in self-esteem. 
D)  cognitively limited.

Question 12

In preconventional morality, the person

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A)  obeys out of a sense of social duty. 
B)  conforms to gain social approval. 
C)  obeys to avoid punishment or to gain concrete rewards. 
D)  follows the dictates of his or her conscience. 
A)  obeys out of a sense of social duty. 
B)  conforms to gain social approval. 
C)  obeys to avoid punishment or to gain concrete rewards. 
D)  follows the dictates of his or her conscience.

Question 13

Compared with their counterparts of 50 years ago, people in Western countries are marrying at a(n)

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A)  older age and are experiencing more marital satisfaction. 
B)  younger age and are experiencing less marital satisfaction. 
C)  older age and are experiencing less marital satisfaction. 
D)  younger age and are experiencing more marital satisfaction. 
A)  older age and are experiencing more marital satisfaction. 
B)  younger age and are experiencing less marital satisfaction. 
C)  older age and are experiencing less marital satisfaction. 
D)  younger age and are experiencing more marital satisfaction.

Question 14

Infant monkeys raised with a nourishing wire mother and a nonnourishing cloth mother

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A)  preferred the nourishing wire mother. 
B)  preferred the nonnourishing cloth mother. 
C)  showed no preference for one mother over the other. 
D)  shifted their initial preference for the wire mother to the cloth mother as they matured. 
A)  preferred the nourishing wire mother. 
B)  preferred the nonnourishing cloth mother. 
C)  showed no preference for one mother over the other. 
D)  shifted their initial preference for the wire mother to the cloth mother as they matured.

Question 15

As men advance through middle adulthood they experience a gradual decline in

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A)  testosterone level. 
B)  sperm count. 
C)  ejaculation speed. 
D)  all of these things. 
A)  testosterone level. 
B)  sperm count. 
C)  ejaculation speed. 
D)  all of these things.

Question 16

Preschoolers' acquisition of a theory of mind suggests that Piaget overestimated young children's

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A)  egocentrism. 
B)  habituation. 
C)  stranger anxiety. 
D)  sense of object permanence. 
A)  egocentrism. 
B)  habituation. 
C)  stranger anxiety. 
D)  sense of object permanence.

Question 17

In a British study following over 7000 people from birth to adulthood, those individuals whose fathers were most involved in parenting tended to demonstrate greater

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A)  role confusion. 
B)  separation anxiety. 
C)  empty nest syndrome. 
D)  academic achievement. 
A)  role confusion. 
B)  separation anxiety. 
C)  empty nest syndrome. 
D)  academic achievement.

Question 18

Less than normal activity in brain areas involved in mirroring others' actions has been found to be associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  autism spectrum disorder. 
B)  stranger anxiety. 
C)  role confusion. 
D)  infantile amnesia. 
A)  autism spectrum disorder. 
B)  stranger anxiety. 
C)  role confusion. 
D)  infantile amnesia.

Question 19

According to Piaget, assimilation involves

Accepted Answer

A)  the absorption of nutrients into the body for growth and development. 
B)  training children to behave in a socially acceptable manner. 
C)  interpreting new experiences in terms of one's current understanding. 
D)  altering existing schemas to incorporate new information. 
A)  the absorption of nutrients into the body for growth and development. 
B)  training children to behave in a socially acceptable manner. 
C)  interpreting new experiences in terms of one's current understanding. 
D)  altering existing schemas to incorporate new information.

Question 20

Four-year-old Karen can't remember anything of the first few months of her life. This is best explained by the fact that

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A)  the trauma of birth interferes with the early formation of memories. 
B)  most brain cells do not yet exist at the time of birth. 
C)  experiences shortly after birth are a meaningless blur of darkness and light. 
D)  the hippocampus and frontal lobes are immature during early infancy. 
A)  the trauma of birth interferes with the early formation of memories. 
B)  most brain cells do not yet exist at the time of birth. 
C)  experiences shortly after birth are a meaningless blur of darkness and light. 
D)  the hippocampus and frontal lobes are immature during early infancy.

As people progress into old age, their disease-fighting immune systems become

A child's realization that others may have beliefs that the child knows to be false best illustrates the development of

Research on older people has shown that

According to Piaget, egocentrism refers to

Compared with 50 years ago, in the United States today people are likely to

Compared with their counterparts of 40 years ago, American men today are marrying

The process of developing a sense of identity during adolescence was highlighted by

According to Piaget, children in the preoperational stage are able to

According to Piaget, children acquire the mental operations needed to comprehend such things as mathematical transformations and conservation during the ________ stage.

The Albertsons establish and enforce rules for their children to follow. They give reasons for the rules and invite their teenagers to join in the discussion when new rules are being made. Psychologists would characterize the Albertsons as ________ parents.

According to Piaget, an egocentric child can best be described as

In preconventional morality, the person

Compared with their counterparts of 50 years ago, people in Western countries are marrying at a(n)

Infant monkeys raised with a nourishing wire mother and a nonnourishing cloth mother

As men advance through middle adulthood they experience a gradual decline in

Preschoolers' acquisition of a theory of mind suggests that Piaget overestimated young children's

In a British study following over 7000 people from birth to adulthood, those individuals whose fathers were most involved in parenting tended to demonstrate greater

Less than normal activity in brain areas involved in mirroring others' actions has been found to be associated with

According to Piaget, assimilation involves

Four-year-old Karen can't remember anything of the first few months of her life. This is best explained by the fact that

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Exam 4: Developing Through the Life Span

As people progress into old age, their disease-fighting immune systems become

A child's realization that others may have beliefs that the child knows to be false best illustrates the development of

Research on older people has shown that

According to Piaget, egocentrism refers to

Compared with 50 years ago, in the United States today people are likely to

Compared with their counterparts of 40 years ago, American men today are marrying

The process of developing a sense of identity during adolescence was highlighted by

According to Piaget, children in the preoperational stage are able to

According to Piaget, children acquire the mental operations needed to comprehend such things as mathematical transformations and conservation during the ________ stage.

The Albertsons establish and enforce rules for their children to follow. They give reasons for the rules and invite their teenagers to join in the discussion when new rules are being made. Psychologists would characterize the Albertsons as ________ parents.

According to Piaget, an egocentric child can best be described as

In preconventional morality, the person

Compared with their counterparts of 50 years ago, people in Western countries are marrying at a(n)

Infant monkeys raised with a nourishing wire mother and a nonnourishing cloth mother

As men advance through middle adulthood they experience a gradual decline in

Preschoolers' acquisition of a theory of mind suggests that Piaget overestimated young children's

In a British study following over 7000 people from birth to adulthood, those individuals whose fathers were most involved in parenting tended to demonstrate greater

Less than normal activity in brain areas involved in mirroring others' actions has been found to be associated with

According to Piaget, assimilation involves

Four-year-old Karen can't remember anything of the first few months of her life. This is best explained by the fact that

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