Question 1

If children cannot grasp the principle of conservation,they are unable to

Accepted Answer

A)  deal with the discipline of toilet training. 
B)  see things from the point of view of another person. 
C)  recognize that the quantity of a substance remains the same despite changes in its shape. 
D)  retain earlier schemas when confronted by new experiences. 
A)  deal with the discipline of toilet training. 
B)  see things from the point of view of another person. 
C)  recognize that the quantity of a substance remains the same despite changes in its shape. 
D)  retain earlier schemas when confronted by new experiences.

Question 2

According to Erikson,older adults can most effectively cope with the prospect of their own death if they have achieved a sense of

Accepted Answer

A)  identity. 
B)  terminal decline. 
C)  competence. 
D)  integrity. 
A)  identity. 
B)  terminal decline. 
C)  competence. 
D)  integrity.

Question 3

Brenda's senior photos show her with a wide smile.When comparing these photos with earlier ones,we see the same wide smile.What may be expected as Brenda moves through life?

Accepted Answer

A)  She is likely to have a long,enduring marriage as an adult. 
B)  She is likely to be popular at work. 
C)  She is likely to get along well with both her immediate and extended family. 
D)  She is likely to marry in her early twenties. 
A)  She is likely to have a long,enduring marriage as an adult. 
B)  She is likely to be popular at work. 
C)  She is likely to get along well with both her immediate and extended family. 
D)  She is likely to marry in her early twenties.

Question 4

Putting babies to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of crib death has been associated with a slight delay in children's

Accepted Answer

A)  walking. 
B)  crawling. 
C)  bladder control. 
D)  stranger anxiety. 
A)  walking. 
B)  crawling. 
C)  bladder control. 
D)  stranger anxiety.

Question 5

Providing children with a safe haven in times of stress contributes most directly to

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation. 
B)  stranger anxiety. 
C)  object permanence. 
D)  secure attachment. 
A)  conservation. 
B)  stranger anxiety. 
C)  object permanence. 
D)  secure attachment.

Question 6

Mary believes that cognitive development is a matter of gradual and almost imperceptible changes over time.Her viewpoint is most directly relevant to the issue of

Accepted Answer

A)  nature and nurture. 
B)  genes and environment. 
C)  continuity and stages. 
D)  stability and change. 
A)  nature and nurture. 
B)  genes and environment. 
C)  continuity and stages. 
D)  stability and change.

Question 7

According to Piaget,people are first able to reason abstractly and think hypothetically

Accepted Answer

A)  after scaffolding has occurred. 
B)  before a critical period has passed. 
C)  during the formal operational stage. 
D)  during the concrete operational stage. 
A)  after scaffolding has occurred. 
B)  before a critical period has passed. 
C)  during the formal operational stage. 
D)  during the concrete operational stage.

Question 8

Biological growth processes that are relatively uninfluenced by experience and that enable orderly changes in behavior are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  schemas. 
B)  attachments. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  maturation. 
A)  schemas. 
B)  attachments. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  maturation.

Question 9

Specific accomplishments during the preoperational stage of cognitive development are

Accepted Answer

A)  logic and moral reasoning. 
B)  object permanence and stranger anxiety. 
C)  pretend play and egocentrism. 
D)  conservation and mathematical transformations. 
A)  logic and moral reasoning. 
B)  object permanence and stranger anxiety. 
C)  pretend play and egocentrism. 
D)  conservation and mathematical transformations.

Question 10

At 15 months of age,Justin already strongly senses that he can rely on his father to comfort and protect him.According to Erikson,this most clearly contributes to

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  object permanence. 
D)  basic trust. 
A)  egocentrism. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  object permanence. 
D)  basic trust.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a major issue in developmental psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)  nature and nurture 
B)  continuity and stages 
C)  predictability and unpredictability 
D)  stability and change 
A)  nature and nurture 
B)  continuity and stages 
C)  predictability and unpredictability 
D)  stability and change

Question 12

Erikson suggested that adolescents who simply take on their parents' values or conform to their parents' expectations have failed to work on

Accepted Answer

A)  developing a sense of basic trust. 
B)  delaying gratification. 
C)  achieving a conventional morality. 
D)  refining their sense of identity. 
A)  developing a sense of basic trust. 
B)  delaying gratification. 
C)  achieving a conventional morality. 
D)  refining their sense of identity.

Question 13

The psychologist who showed that infants can learn and remember with experiments involving moving a crib mobile was

Accepted Answer

A)  Mark Rosenzweig. 
B)  Carolyn Rovee-Collier. 
C)  Jean Piaget. 
D)  Janet Astington. 
A)  Mark Rosenzweig. 
B)  Carolyn Rovee-Collier. 
C)  Jean Piaget. 
D)  Janet Astington.

Question 14

Emotionally intense and fidgety infants become unusually anxious and aroused when facing new or strange situations.This best illustrates the impact of

Accepted Answer

A)  object permanence. 
B)  temperament. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  a critical period. 
A)  object permanence. 
B)  temperament. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  a critical period.

Question 15

Compared with noncohabiting couples,which of the following is true of couples who live together before engagement and marriage?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are initially more committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly more marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
B)  They are initially less committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly more marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
C)  They are initially more committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly less marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
D)  They are initially less committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly less marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
A)  They are initially more committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly more marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
B)  They are initially less committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly more marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
C)  They are initially more committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly less marriage-supportive while cohabiting. 
D)  They are initially less committed to the ideal of an enduring marriage,and they tend to become increasingly less marriage-supportive while cohabiting.

Question 16

Which of the following is a current trend in how romantic couples are meeting?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are meeting more often at work. 
B)  They are meeting more often at college. 
C)  They are meeting more often online. 
D)  They are meeting more often at nightclubs. 
A)  They are meeting more often at work. 
B)  They are meeting more often at college. 
C)  They are meeting more often online. 
D)  They are meeting more often at nightclubs.

Question 17

The ability of preschool children to empathize with classmates who are feeling sad illustrates that preoperational children have developed

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism. 
B)  the curse of knowledge. 
C)  a theory of mind. 
D)  a concept of conservation. 
A)  egocentrism. 
B)  the curse of knowledge. 
C)  a theory of mind. 
D)  a concept of conservation.

Question 18

When considering the development of secure attachments,nature is to nurture as ________ is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  secure attachment;imprinting 
B)  heredity;maturation 
C)  accommodation;assimilation 
D)  temperament;responsive parenting 
A)  secure attachment;imprinting 
B)  heredity;maturation 
C)  accommodation;assimilation 
D)  temperament;responsive parenting

Question 19

Levels of self-esteem in children are highest among children with ________ parents.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Psychologists describe child raising in which rules are imposed without explanation as a(n)________ style.

Accepted Answer

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

If children cannot grasp the principle of conservation,they are unable to

According to Erikson,older adults can most effectively cope with the prospect of their own death if they have achieved a sense of

Brenda's senior photos show her with a wide smile.When comparing these photos with earlier ones,we see the same wide smile.What may be expected as Brenda moves through life?

Putting babies to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of crib death has been associated with a slight delay in children's

Providing children with a safe haven in times of stress contributes most directly to

Mary believes that cognitive development is a matter of gradual and almost imperceptible changes over time.Her viewpoint is most directly relevant to the issue of

According to Piaget,people are first able to reason abstractly and think hypothetically

Biological growth processes that are relatively uninfluenced by experience and that enable orderly changes in behavior are referred to as

Specific accomplishments during the preoperational stage of cognitive development are

At 15 months of age,Justin already strongly senses that he can rely on his father to comfort and protect him.According to Erikson,this most clearly contributes to

Which of the following is NOT a major issue in developmental psychology?

Erikson suggested that adolescents who simply take on their parents' values or conform to their parents' expectations have failed to work on

The psychologist who showed that infants can learn and remember with experiments involving moving a crib mobile was

Emotionally intense and fidgety infants become unusually anxious and aroused when facing new or strange situations.This best illustrates the impact of

Compared with noncohabiting couples,which of the following is true of couples who live together before engagement and marriage?

Which of the following is a current trend in how romantic couples are meeting?

The ability of preschool children to empathize with classmates who are feeling sad illustrates that preoperational children have developed

When considering the development of secure attachments,nature is to nurture as is to .

Levels of self-esteem in children are highest among children with ________ parents.

Psychologists describe child raising in which rules are imposed without explanation as a(n)________ style.

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If children cannot grasp the principle of conservation,they are unable to

According to Erikson,older adults can most effectively cope with the prospect of their own death if they have achieved a sense of

Brenda's senior photos show her with a wide smile.When comparing these photos with earlier ones,we see the same wide smile.What may be expected as Brenda moves through life?

Putting babies to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of crib death has been associated with a slight delay in children's

Providing children with a safe haven in times of stress contributes most directly to

Mary believes that cognitive development is a matter of gradual and almost imperceptible changes over time.Her viewpoint is most directly relevant to the issue of

According to Piaget,people are first able to reason abstractly and think hypothetically

Biological growth processes that are relatively uninfluenced by experience and that enable orderly changes in behavior are referred to as

Specific accomplishments during the preoperational stage of cognitive development are

At 15 months of age,Justin already strongly senses that he can rely on his father to comfort and protect him.According to Erikson,this most clearly contributes to

Which of the following is NOT a major issue in developmental psychology?

Erikson suggested that adolescents who simply take on their parents' values or conform to their parents' expectations have failed to work on

The psychologist who showed that infants can learn and remember with experiments involving moving a crib mobile was

Emotionally intense and fidgety infants become unusually anxious and aroused when facing new or strange situations.This best illustrates the impact of

Compared with noncohabiting couples,which of the following is true of couples who live together before engagement and marriage?

Which of the following is a current trend in how romantic couples are meeting?

The ability of preschool children to empathize with classmates who are feeling sad illustrates that preoperational children have developed

When considering the development of secure attachments,nature is to nurture as ________ is to ________.

Levels of self-esteem in children are highest among children with ________ parents.

Psychologists describe child raising in which rules are imposed without explanation as a(n)________ style.

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Sensation and Perception

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Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

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When considering the development of secure attachments,nature is to nurture as is to .