Question 1

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.

Question 2

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.

Question 3

The process by which certain birds form attachments during a critical period very early in life is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

As newborns,we turn our heads in the direction of human voices and we gaze longer at more face-like images.This best illustrates that we are born preferring sights and sounds that facilitate

Accepted Answer

A)  development through distinct stages. 
B)  continuity of personality. 
C)  cumulative growth. 
D)  social responsiveness.

Question 5

Infant motor development is typically characterized by individual differences in ________ of the major developmental milestones.

Accepted Answer

A)  both the sequence and the age-related timing 
B)  the sequence but not the age-related timing 
C)  the age-related timing but not the sequence 
D)  neither the sequence nor the age-related timing

Question 6

Preconventional morality is to postconventional morality as ________ is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  caring relationship;ethical principles 
B)  self-interest;social approval 
C)  social approval;self-interest 
D)  self-interest;ethical principles

Question 7

Authoritarian parents are especially likely to be

Accepted Answer

A)  coercive. 
B)  confrontive. 
C)  unrestraining. 
D)  trusting.

Question 8

Learning the rising or falling intonations of spoken language first begins during

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Dr.Anders is a 45-year-old physician who experiences a sense of personal fulfillment in contributing to the well-being of others through her medical practice.Erik Erikson would have suggested that Dr.Anders experiences

Accepted Answer

A)  plasticity. 
B)  autonomy. 
C)  attachment. 
D)  generativity.

Question 10

Even though Alicia was busy playing when her mother came to pick her up from her babysitter,she quickly ran to her mother,gesturing to be held.Alicia most clearly showed signs of

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation. 
B)  stranger anxiety. 
C)  secure attachment. 
D)  egocentrism.

Question 11

In late adulthood,Mr.Klondike has become increasingly likely to make socially impolite remarks about other people's appearance or mannerisms.His blunt comments are most likely to indicate late life shrinkage of the ________ lobes.

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal 
B)  occipital 
C)  parietal 
D)  frontal

Question 12

Miguel,the youngest child of a high school athletic director,was able to roll over at 3 months,crawl at 6 months,and walk at 12 months.This ordered sequence of motor development was largely due to

Accepted Answer

A)  the baby's temperament. 
B)  maturation. 
C)  responsive parenting. 
D)  imprinting.

Question 13

From 2 weeks to 8 weeks after conception,the human organism is known as a(n)

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

At about 30 hours old,American and Swedish newborns were observed to pause more in their pacifier sucking when listening to

Accepted Answer

A)  familiar vowels from their mother's language. 
B)  unfamiliar words from their father's language. 
C)  the voice sounds of a sibling. 
D)  musical instruments over a radio.

Question 15

A public initiation into adult responsibilities and status is called a

Accepted Answer

A)  pruning process. 
B)  critical period. 
C)  rite of passage. 
D)  delay of gratification.

Question 16

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.

Question 17

Which of the following factors contributes most positively to the development of secure attachment between human infants and their mothers?

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  responsive parenting 
C)  stranger anxiety 
D)  authoritarian discipline

Question 18

Compared with younger adults,the amygdala in older adults shows

Accepted Answer

A)  diminishing activity in response to positive events. 
B)  enhanced activity in response to negative events. 
C)  diminishing activity in response to negative events. 
D)  enhanced activity in response to positive events.

Question 19

During a routine prenatal exam,Janet's obstetrician detected the heartbeat of her future baby.The earliest possible period of development medically indicated at this point would be the ________ period.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 6: Developing Through the Life Span