Question 1

On which of the following tasks is a 20-year-old most likely to outperform a 70-year-old?

Accepted Answer

A)  recalling previously presented nonsense syllables 
B)  recognizing previously presented foreign language words 
C)  recalling previously presented names of cities 
D)  recognizing previously presented names of fruits and vegetables 
A)  recalling previously presented nonsense syllables 
B)  recognizing previously presented foreign language words 
C)  recalling previously presented names of cities 
D)  recognizing previously presented names of fruits and vegetables

Question 2

Adults are ________ likely to divorce in their early forties than in their early twenties.They are ________ likely to commit suicide in their early forties than in their early seventies.

Accepted Answer

A)  less;less 
B)  more;more 
C)  less;more 
D)  more;less 
A)  less;less 
B)  more;more 
C)  less;more 
D)  more;less

Question 3

An unlearned,automatic response to a sensory stimulus is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  neural network. 
B)  synapse. 
C)  teratogen. 
D)  reflex. 
A)  neural network. 
B)  synapse. 
C)  teratogen. 
D)  reflex.

Question 4

Mrs.Pearson cut Judy's hot dog into eight pieces and Sylvia's into six pieces.Sylvia cried because she felt she wasn't getting as much hot dog as Judy.Piaget would say that Sylvia doesn't understand the principle of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Haidt's intuitionist perspective highlights the impact of automatic gut-level feelings on

Accepted Answer

A)  intimacy. 
B)  role confusion. 
C)  moral judgments. 
D)  social identity. 
A)  intimacy. 
B)  role confusion. 
C)  moral judgments. 
D)  social identity.

Question 6

Age-linked stage theories of development are most likely to be criticized for exaggerating the

Accepted Answer

A)  importance of social influence. 
B)  predictability of development. 
C)  importance of epigenetic effects. 
D)  interaction of nature and nurture. 
A)  importance of social influence. 
B)  predictability of development. 
C)  importance of epigenetic effects. 
D)  interaction of nature and nurture.

Question 7

Five-year-old Kevin can't remember any events from a family vacation in Hawaii when he was 2-1/2 years old.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  stranger anxiety. 
B)  an insecure attachment. 
C)  infantile amnesia. 
D)  egocentrism. 
A)  stranger anxiety. 
B)  an insecure attachment. 
C)  infantile amnesia. 
D)  egocentrism.

Question 8

Parents who are often uninvolved are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian. 
B)  permissive. 
C)  negligent. 
D)  authoritative. 
A)  authoritarian. 
B)  permissive. 
C)  negligent. 
D)  authoritative.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT true regarding child-raising practices?

Accepted Answer

A)  Child-raising practices are influenced by individual values. 
B)  Child-raising practices are influences by cultural values. 
C)  Westernized parents emphasize obedience,respect,and sensitivity to others. 
D)  Children have thrived under various child-raising systems. 
A)  Child-raising practices are influenced by individual values. 
B)  Child-raising practices are influences by cultural values. 
C)  Westernized parents emphasize obedience,respect,and sensitivity to others. 
D)  Children have thrived under various child-raising systems.

Question 10

Research on the perceptual abilities of newborns indicates that they

Accepted Answer

A)  see nothing for the first 12 hours. 
B)  see only differences in brightness. 
C)  recognize the outlines of objects but none of the details. 
D)  look more at a face-like image. 
A)  see nothing for the first 12 hours. 
B)  see only differences in brightness. 
C)  recognize the outlines of objects but none of the details. 
D)  look more at a face-like image.

Question 11

There is some hope that daily memory,problem-solving,and cognitive training exercises can sustain mental abilities in late adulthood.This hope is based in part on the aging brain's

Accepted Answer

A)  social clock. 
B)  shortened telomeres. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  terminal decline. 
A)  social clock. 
B)  shortened telomeres. 
C)  plasticity. 
D)  terminal decline.

Question 12

The selective loss of unused connections among brain cells is called

Accepted Answer

A)  pruning. 
B)  menarche. 
C)  autonomy. 
D)  generativity. 
A)  pruning. 
B)  menarche. 
C)  autonomy. 
D)  generativity.

Question 13

Cell division and differentiation begin during the ________ stage of prenatal development.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

A fertilized egg is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  embryo. 
B)  zygote. 
C)  teratogen. 
D)  fetus. 
A)  embryo. 
B)  zygote. 
C)  teratogen. 
D)  fetus.

Question 15

A decrease in responding with repeated stimulation is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a reflex response. 
B)  FAS. 
C)  habituation. 
D)  epigenetics. 
A)  a reflex response. 
B)  FAS. 
C)  habituation. 
D)  epigenetics.

Question 16

Research on teen social relationships indicates that most adolescents

Accepted Answer

A)  like their parents. 
B)  frequently include their parents in their Facebook postings. 
C)  want to avoid emotionally close relationships with peers. 
D)  experience positive relationships with peers and negative relationships with parents. 
A)  like their parents. 
B)  frequently include their parents in their Facebook postings. 
C)  want to avoid emotionally close relationships with peers. 
D)  experience positive relationships with peers and negative relationships with parents.

Question 17

Lambs born and raised in the barn where the cattle are kept tend to stay near the cattle when subsequently placed in open pasture.This best illustrates a process known as

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Ten-year-old Heidi is maturing early and already towers over all the girls and most of the boys in her fifth-grade class.Heidi is likely to be

Accepted Answer

A)  the most popular student in class. 
B)  self-assured and independent. 
C)  challenging her teacher's authority. 
D)  the object of some teasing. 
A)  the most popular student in class. 
B)  self-assured and independent. 
C)  challenging her teacher's authority. 
D)  the object of some teasing.

Question 19

According to Kohlberg,morality based on the avoidance of punishment and the attainment of concrete rewards represents ________ morality.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

According to Erikson,teens who suffer role confusion have not yet

Accepted Answer

A)  experienced a sense of basic trust. 
B)  achieved a sense of autonomy. 
C)  striven for a sense of competence. 
D)  solidified a sense of identity. 
A)  experienced a sense of basic trust. 
B)  achieved a sense of autonomy. 
C)  striven for a sense of competence. 
D)  solidified a sense of identity.

On which of the following tasks is a 20-year-old most likely to outperform a 70-year-old?

Adults are likely to divorce in their early forties than in their early twenties.They are likely to commit suicide in their early forties than in their early seventies.

An unlearned,automatic response to a sensory stimulus is called a

Mrs.Pearson cut Judy's hot dog into eight pieces and Sylvia's into six pieces.Sylvia cried because she felt she wasn't getting as much hot dog as Judy.Piaget would say that Sylvia doesn't understand the principle of

Haidt's intuitionist perspective highlights the impact of automatic gut-level feelings on

Age-linked stage theories of development are most likely to be criticized for exaggerating the

Five-year-old Kevin can't remember any events from a family vacation in Hawaii when he was 2-1/2 years old.This best illustrates

Parents who are often uninvolved are referred to as

Which of the following is NOT true regarding child-raising practices?

Research on the perceptual abilities of newborns indicates that they

There is some hope that daily memory,problem-solving,and cognitive training exercises can sustain mental abilities in late adulthood.This hope is based in part on the aging brain's

The selective loss of unused connections among brain cells is called

Cell division and differentiation begin during the ________ stage of prenatal development.

A fertilized egg is called a(n)

A decrease in responding with repeated stimulation is called

Research on teen social relationships indicates that most adolescents

Lambs born and raised in the barn where the cattle are kept tend to stay near the cattle when subsequently placed in open pasture.This best illustrates a process known as

Ten-year-old Heidi is maturing early and already towers over all the girls and most of the boys in her fifth-grade class.Heidi is likely to be

According to Kohlberg,morality based on the avoidance of punishment and the attainment of concrete rewards represents ________ morality.

According to Erikson,teens who suffer role confusion have not yet

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Exam 4: Developing Through the Life Span

On which of the following tasks is a 20-year-old most likely to outperform a 70-year-old?

Adults are ________ likely to divorce in their early forties than in their early twenties.They are ________ likely to commit suicide in their early forties than in their early seventies.

An unlearned,automatic response to a sensory stimulus is called a

Mrs.Pearson cut Judy's hot dog into eight pieces and Sylvia's into six pieces.Sylvia cried because she felt she wasn't getting as much hot dog as Judy.Piaget would say that Sylvia doesn't understand the principle of

Haidt's intuitionist perspective highlights the impact of automatic gut-level feelings on

Age-linked stage theories of development are most likely to be criticized for exaggerating the

Five-year-old Kevin can't remember any events from a family vacation in Hawaii when he was 2-1/2 years old.This best illustrates

Parents who are often uninvolved are referred to as

Which of the following is NOT true regarding child-raising practices?

Research on the perceptual abilities of newborns indicates that they

There is some hope that daily memory,problem-solving,and cognitive training exercises can sustain mental abilities in late adulthood.This hope is based in part on the aging brain's

The selective loss of unused connections among brain cells is called

Cell division and differentiation begin during the ________ stage of prenatal development.

A fertilized egg is called a(n)

A decrease in responding with repeated stimulation is called

Research on teen social relationships indicates that most adolescents

Lambs born and raised in the barn where the cattle are kept tend to stay near the cattle when subsequently placed in open pasture.This best illustrates a process known as

Ten-year-old Heidi is maturing early and already towers over all the girls and most of the boys in her fifth-grade class.Heidi is likely to be

According to Kohlberg,morality based on the avoidance of punishment and the attainment of concrete rewards represents ________ morality.

According to Erikson,teens who suffer role confusion have not yet

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The Biology of Behavior

Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

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Learning

Memory

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Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life

Psychology at Work

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Adults are likely to divorce in their early forties than in their early twenties.They are likely to commit suicide in their early forties than in their early seventies.