Deck 9: B: Development Across the Life Span

Question 1

Christa and Sal are anticipating the birth of their first baby.Before the baby arrives,they want to fix up the nursery with new wallpaper.They seek the advice of a developmental psychologist.What is she likely to tell them?

A)Newborns prefer to look at complex three-dimensional patterns rather than simple one-dimensional ones.
B)Newborns prefer to look at animals rather than people.
C)Newborns do not see well enough to make any difference.
D)Newborns prefer to look at simple one-dimensional patterns rather than complex ones.

Answer 1

Newborns prefer to look at complex three-dimensional patterns rather than simple one-dimensional ones.

Question 2

The period of five to ten years during which a woman's reproductive system begins to decline is called_______.

A)climacteric
B)perimenopause
C)menopause
D)postmenopause

Answer 2

perimenopause

Question 3

Obedience to rules because of the fear of punishment is a characteristic of__________.

A)conventional morality
B)preconventional morality
C)principled morality
D)postconventional morality

Answer 3

preconventional morality

Question 4

The correct sequence of the five stages of death and dying postulated by Kübler-Ross is ______.

A)denial,anger,bargaining,depression,and acceptance
B)denial,anger,bargaining,acceptance,and depression
C)anger,denial,bargaining,acceptance,and depression
D)anger,denial,bargaining,depression,and acceptance

Question 5

Infant reflexes are______.

A)innate involuntary behavior patterns
B)voluntary behavior patterns
C)learned
D)not used as a means for survival

Question 6

The theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier if they remain active in some way,such as volunteering or developing a hobby,is called_________.

A)activity theory
B)wear-and-tear theory
C)disengagement theory
D)cellular clock theory

Question 7

________refers to heredity and __________ refers to environmental influences.

A)Nature;nurture
B)Cognition;emotion
C)Nurture;behavioral genetics
D)Cross-sectional;longitudinal

Question 8

A baby's language that consists of repetition of consonant-vowel combinations is called ______.

A)cooing
B)holophrasing
C)telegraphic speech
D)babbling

Question 9

Which of the following is defined as a gene that controls the appearance of a certain trait?

A)recessive
B)mutated
C)recombinant
D)dominant

Question 10

Which of Erik Erikson's psychosocial crises revolves around the child's learning to direct his or her own behavior?

A)trust versus mistrust
B)initiative versus guilt
C)industry versus inferiority
D)autonomy versus shame and doubt