Deck 11: Lifespan Development I: Physical and Cognitive Development

Question 1

Lidia graduated from college ten years ago and is considering a career change. She is eager to find a position that challenges her and allows her to grow as a person. To learn about potential career paths, she signs up for classes at the local community college. Lidia's psychological needs are best explained by

A) self-determination theory.
B) the deficiency needs in Maslow's hierarchy.
C) set point theory.
D) expectancy X value theory.

Answer 1

self-determination theory.

Question 2

Zelig and Bertram are reading the same book. Because Zelig is reading it for a class, he is expected to finish it by a certain date and write a paper on what he learned. Bertram is reading the book for fun.Zelig is _________ motivated to read the book, while Bertram is __________ motivated to read it.

A) intrinsically; extrinsically
B) extrinsically; intrinsically
C) intrinsically; not being
D) not being; extrinsically

Answer 2

extrinsically; intrinsically

Question 3

Brooke and Kasia work out at the same gym. Brooke works out because she enjoys feeling strong and fit, but Kasia does so only because she is trying to lose weight. Brooke is __________ motivated towork out, while Kasia is __________ motivated.

A) intrinsically; extrinsically
B) extrinsically; intrinsically
C) intrinsically; not being
D) not being; extrinsically

Answer 3

intrinsically; extrinsically

Question 4

Lydia graduated from college ten years ago and is considering a career change. She is eager to find a position that challenges her and allows her to grow as a person. To learn about potential career paths, she signs up for classes at the local community college. Lydia's desire to explore and grow as a person reflects

A) autonomy motivation.
B) extrinsic motivation.
C) competence motivation.
D) homeostasis.

Question 5

Bonni knows she should stick to a healthful diet, but she often consumes huge servings of junk food- up to 5,000 calories-in one sitting. Desperate to keep from gaining weight, she then uses laxatives and diuretics ("water pills") to purge the calories. Bonni is suffering from

A) anorexia.
B) bulimia.
C) obesity.
D) binge-eating disorder.

Question 6

Once in a while, Jackie eats more than she thinks she should have, or wants to lose weight before going to the beach or a college function. Though she doesn't do it very often, on those occasions, she will make herself vomit or use laxatives to try to lose weight quickly. Jackie

A) has bulimia.
B) has anorexia.
C) is probably not diagnosable with bulimia, but exhibits some symptoms.
D) has an undiagnosed binge-eating disorder.

Question 7

A network television station has agreed to produce a new reality show. The goal is to make it so disgusting that viewers can't wait for more. When they show the first few episodes to a test audience, they find that people have already seen a lot of disgusting things in reality shows and movies, so they don't react as strongly as the producers had hoped. Is there anything they can do to manipulate viewers' experience of the show without changing the actual footage?

A) No; physiological arousal to stimuli is objective, not subjective.
B) Yes; research shows that arousal can be manipulated by appraisal.
C) Yes; different sound tracks can affect one's experience of video.
D) B and C only

Question 8

At age 20, Gilmer has had more male sexual partners than female and is attracted to men more often than women. When asked, however, he identifies himself as being straight (heterosexual). Is Gilmer straight (heterosexual) or gay (homosexual)?

A) Gilmer is gay because even one encounter with someone of the same sex is indicative of homosexuality.
B) Gilmer is straight because one's self-identity as gay, straight, or bisexual is always the best indicator of sexual orientation.
C) Gilmer would be considered gay or bisexual by many people, since he is sexually and emotionally attracted to men.
D) We would need information about Gilmer's upbringing to

Question 9

At age 20, Gilmer has had more male sexual partners than female and is attracted to men moreoften than women. When asked, however, he identifies himself as being as straight (heterosexual).Gilmer would answer affirmatively to two of the three proposed dimensions of sexual orientation,including

A) self-identity.
B) sexual attraction.
C) sexual history.
D) gender conformity.

Question 10

Terry has to complete one more required class to be admitted to his desired major. Since he needs only a passing grade, he decides not to study very hard and often skips the class. Because he has defined success in this situation as a passing grade and a passing grade is an acceptable achievement for admission to his major, we can say that his behavior is best explained by

A) achievement goal theory.
B) a mastery orientation.
C) high-need achievement.
D) social comparison.

Question 11

Glaucia has always had trouble in school, and she often has panic attacks as exams approach. She doesn't like going to class and resents that she has to have a degree to enter the career that interests her. She sees herself as struggling to keep her head above water and get by without being the worst student in the class. She is operating with a/n __________ orientation.

A) mastery-approach
B) mastery-avoidance
C) ego-approach
D) ego-avoidance

Question 12

Though Antero didn't really want to go to college, his parents insisted on it. His goal now is to get by with as little work as possible, which reflects a/n __________ orientation.

A) mastery-approach
B) mastery-avoidance
C) ego-approach
D) ego-avoidance

Question 13

Tesia is considering entering an MBA program. She believes that this degree would help her advance her career so she can make more money in the long run. However, she has always struggled with school and the idea of returning to the classroom does not appeal to her. Tesia is facing an

A) action-avoidance conflict.
B) approach-avoidance conflict.
C) avoidance-avoidance conflict.
D) approach-approach conflict.

Question 14

Kali wants to be happier, so she asks everyone she knows what will guarantee her happiness. She is given a variety of answers. Which of the following factors does research suggest is most highly correlated with happiness?

A) money, with wealthy people being the happiest
B) intelligence and wisdom
C) health and mobility
D) a sense of purpose in life

Question 15

Tom is interested in working for an intelligence branch of the government, and a polygraph test is part of the interview process. Though Tom intends to be honest, he is worried that the polygraph will say he is lying when he isn't. Tom's friend Cameron assures Tom that polygraph tests are infallible. Is he right?

A) Yes. Polygraphs pick up certain physiological responses associated with lying, and there's no way to change or hide those responses.
B) Yes. Though much of the research has not been made public, many government agencies rely on . polygraphs, and they would not do so if the tests were fallible.
C) No. Anxiety may cause false positives and people can be coached to "beat" polygraphs.
D) No. Polygraph machines are just props and the person watching for cues that the subject is lying may make errors.