Question 1

Shelly's baby is 12 months old and is not walking yet.What should you say to her parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Ninety percent of babies walk by the time they are 12 months old.Perhaps you should have the pediatrician check on her motor-skill development." 
B)  "Perhaps her fine motor skills are behind schedule." 
C)  "This is perfectly normal.While 50 percent of babies walk shortly after they are 12 months old,many don't walk until they are 15 months old." 
D)  "Don't worry about it! Only 25 percent of babies walk by the time they are 12 months old." 
A)  "Ninety percent of babies walk by the time they are 12 months old.Perhaps you should have the pediatrician check on her motor-skill development." 
B)  "Perhaps her fine motor skills are behind schedule." 
C)  "This is perfectly normal.While 50 percent of babies walk shortly after they are 12 months old,many don't walk until they are 15 months old." 
D)  "Don't worry about it! Only 25 percent of babies walk by the time they are 12 months old."

Question 2

When 1-year-old Andrea tries to talk,her mother talks back;when she smiles,her mother smiles in return.These maternal reactions are most relevant to Andrea's development of

Accepted Answer

A)  a secure attachment. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  object permanence. 
A)  a secure attachment. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  egocentrism. 
D)  object permanence.

Question 3

Stanley has very specific rules for his children and expects them to obey without question.Stanley's parenting style can be described as

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

According to Erik Erikson,a sense of _________ is formed during infancy by appropriate experiences with responsive caregivers.

Accepted Answer

A)  identity 
B)  initiative 
C)  basic trust 
D)  object permanence 
A)  identity 
B)  initiative 
C)  basic trust 
D)  object permanence

Question 5

Jessie acts one way when she is with her friends and a different way when she is at home with her family.This is normal.Jessie is

Accepted Answer

A)  trying different selves in different situations. 
B)  concerned mostly with her self-image. 
C)  contemplating her own self-concept. 
D)  experimenting with self-expression. 
A)  trying different selves in different situations. 
B)  concerned mostly with her self-image. 
C)  contemplating her own self-concept. 
D)  experimenting with self-expression.

Question 6

A rite of passage is defined as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  moral intuition. 
B)  intuitionist perspective. 
C)  initiation ceremony. 
D)  sense of basic trust. 
A)  moral intuition. 
B)  intuitionist perspective. 
C)  initiation ceremony. 
D)  sense of basic trust.

Question 7

We refer to all the mental activities associated with thinking,knowing,remembering,and communicating as

Accepted Answer

A)  cognition. 
B)  maturation. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  assimilation. 
A)  cognition. 
B)  maturation. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  assimilation.

Question 8

Learning the rising or falling intonations of spoken language begins during

Accepted Answer

A)  conception. 
B)  the first week after birth. 
C)  the embryonic stage. 
D)  the fetal period. 
A)  conception. 
B)  the first week after birth. 
C)  the embryonic stage. 
D)  the fetal period.

Question 9

During their early teen years,girls who are more physically mature than most other girls their age are most likely to experience higher-than-average levels of

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional morality. 
B)  formal operational thinking. 
C)  sexual harassment. 
D)  role confusion. 
A)  conventional morality. 
B)  formal operational thinking. 
C)  sexual harassment. 
D)  role confusion.

Question 10

Which of the following has been found to be less stable throughout life?

Accepted Answer

A)  social attitudes 
B)  temperament 
C)  personality 
D)  mood 
A)  social attitudes 
B)  temperament 
C)  personality 
D)  mood

Question 11

When children grow up and leave home,parents most frequently report feeling

Accepted Answer

A)  depressed. 
B)  bored. 
C)  happy. 
D)  anxious. 
A)  depressed. 
B)  bored. 
C)  happy. 
D)  anxious.

Question 12

The stability of personality traits is greater among

Accepted Answer

A)  boys than among girls. 
B)  men than among women. 
C)  adults than among children. 
D)  preschoolers than among adolescents. 
A)  boys than among girls. 
B)  men than among women. 
C)  adults than among children. 
D)  preschoolers than among adolescents.

Question 13

The recommended position for putting babies to sleep is

Accepted Answer

A)  on their stomachs. 
B)  on their backs. 
C)  on their sides. 
D)  in a nearly upright sitting position. 
A)  on their stomachs. 
B)  on their backs. 
C)  on their sides. 
D)  in a nearly upright sitting position.

Question 14

The concept of maturation is most relevant to understanding the absence of

Accepted Answer

A)  secure attachments among infants. 
B)  bladder control among 2-year-olds. 
C)  self-esteem among kindergarten students. 
D)  moral behavior among adolescents. 
A)  secure attachments among infants. 
B)  bladder control among 2-year-olds. 
C)  self-esteem among kindergarten students. 
D)  moral behavior among adolescents.

Question 15

Steven was born with cataracts.As a child,his vision was so bad that he was considered legally blind.As an adult,he had a surgical procedure to remove the cataracts.However,the physicians have explained to Steven that he will never achieve normal vision.This demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A)  the maturation of vision. 
B)  the process of visual development. 
C)  how cognition is related to visual perception. 
D)  a critical period for vision. 
A)  the maturation of vision. 
B)  the process of visual development. 
C)  how cognition is related to visual perception. 
D)  a critical period for vision.

Question 16

Mr.Lambers refuses to pay income taxes because his conscience will not allow him to support a government that spends billions of dollars on military weapons.Mr.Lambers' reasoning best illustrates Kohlberg's ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

After living together for a year without any long-term commitment to their relationship,Sylvia and Yefim have decided to marry.Research on premarital cohabitation most strongly suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  they have more positive attitudes toward the institution of marriage than the average couple. 
B)  their marriage will have a higher-than-average probability of being successful. 
C)  most of their college friends and acquaintances have viewed their cohabitation negatively. 
D)  their marriage will have a higher-than-average probability of ending in divorce. 
A)  they have more positive attitudes toward the institution of marriage than the average couple. 
B)  their marriage will have a higher-than-average probability of being successful. 
C)  most of their college friends and acquaintances have viewed their cohabitation negatively. 
D)  their marriage will have a higher-than-average probability of ending in divorce.

Question 18

Which psychologist was most influential in shaping our understanding of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Konrad Lorenz 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Erik Erikson 
A)  Konrad Lorenz 
B)  Jean Piaget 
C)  Sigmund Freud 
D)  Erik Erikson

Question 19

Two-year-old Anna perceives her parents as cold and rejecting.This is most indicative of

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation. 
B)  egocentrism. 
C)  infantile amnesia. 
D)  insecure attachment. 
A)  conservation. 
B)  egocentrism. 
C)  infantile amnesia. 
D)  insecure attachment.

Question 20

Erikson suggested that the capacity to form close,loving relationships in young adulthood depended on

Accepted Answer

A)  demonstrating generativity. 
B)  developing a sense of integrity. 
C)  mastering formal operational thinking. 
D)  achieving a sense of identity. 
A)  demonstrating generativity. 
B)  developing a sense of integrity. 
C)  mastering formal operational thinking. 
D)  achieving a sense of identity.

Shelly's baby is 12 months old and is not walking yet.What should you say to her parents?

When 1-year-old Andrea tries to talk,her mother talks back;when she smiles,her mother smiles in return.These maternal reactions are most relevant to Andrea's development of

Stanley has very specific rules for his children and expects them to obey without question.Stanley's parenting style can be described as

According to Erik Erikson,a sense of _________ is formed during infancy by appropriate experiences with responsive caregivers.

Jessie acts one way when she is with her friends and a different way when she is at home with her family.This is normal.Jessie is

A rite of passage is defined as a(n)

We refer to all the mental activities associated with thinking,knowing,remembering,and communicating as

Learning the rising or falling intonations of spoken language begins during

During their early teen years,girls who are more physically mature than most other girls their age are most likely to experience higher-than-average levels of

Which of the following has been found to be less stable throughout life?

When children grow up and leave home,parents most frequently report feeling

The stability of personality traits is greater among

The recommended position for putting babies to sleep is

The concept of maturation is most relevant to understanding the absence of

Steven was born with cataracts.As a child,his vision was so bad that he was considered legally blind.As an adult,he had a surgical procedure to remove the cataracts.However,the physicians have explained to Steven that he will never achieve normal vision.This demonstrates

Mr.Lambers refuses to pay income taxes because his conscience will not allow him to support a government that spends billions of dollars on military weapons.Mr.Lambers' reasoning best illustrates Kohlberg's ________ stage.

After living together for a year without any long-term commitment to their relationship,Sylvia and Yefim have decided to marry.Research on premarital cohabitation most strongly suggests that

Which psychologist was most influential in shaping our understanding of cognitive development?

Two-year-old Anna perceives her parents as cold and rejecting.This is most indicative of

Erikson suggested that the capacity to form close,loving relationships in young adulthood depended on

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Exam 4: Developing Through the Life Span

Shelly's baby is 12 months old and is not walking yet.What should you say to her parents?

When 1-year-old Andrea tries to talk,her mother talks back;when she smiles,her mother smiles in return.These maternal reactions are most relevant to Andrea's development of

Stanley has very specific rules for his children and expects them to obey without question.Stanley's parenting style can be described as

According to Erik Erikson,a sense of _________ is formed during infancy by appropriate experiences with responsive caregivers.

Jessie acts one way when she is with her friends and a different way when she is at home with her family.This is normal.Jessie is

A rite of passage is defined as a(n)

We refer to all the mental activities associated with thinking,knowing,remembering,and communicating as

Learning the rising or falling intonations of spoken language begins during

During their early teen years,girls who are more physically mature than most other girls their age are most likely to experience higher-than-average levels of

Which of the following has been found to be less stable throughout life?

When children grow up and leave home,parents most frequently report feeling

The stability of personality traits is greater among

The recommended position for putting babies to sleep is

The concept of maturation is most relevant to understanding the absence of

Steven was born with cataracts.As a child,his vision was so bad that he was considered legally blind.As an adult,he had a surgical procedure to remove the cataracts.However,the physicians have explained to Steven that he will never achieve normal vision.This demonstrates

Mr.Lambers refuses to pay income taxes because his conscience will not allow him to support a government that spends billions of dollars on military weapons.Mr.Lambers' reasoning best illustrates Kohlberg's ________ stage.

After living together for a year without any long-term commitment to their relationship,Sylvia and Yefim have decided to marry.Research on premarital cohabitation most strongly suggests that

Which psychologist was most influential in shaping our understanding of cognitive development?

Two-year-old Anna perceives her parents as cold and rejecting.This is most indicative of

Erikson suggested that the capacity to form close,loving relationships in young adulthood depended on

Thinking Critically With Psychological Science

The Biology of Behavior

Consciousness and the Two-Track Mind

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

Statistical Reasoning in Everyday Life

Psychology at Work

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