Question 1

A researcher showed children a crayon box and opened it to reveal candy instead of crayons.Then she closed the box and asked the children what they originally had thought was in it.Most 3-year-olds said _____,and most 5-year-olds said _____.

Accepted Answer

A) candy;crayons 
B) candy;candy 
C) crayons;crayons 
D) crayons;candy

Question 2

Puberty is occurring earlier with successive generations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The _____ is the single fertilized cell that contains chromosomes from both the sperm and the egg.

Accepted Answer

A) zygote 
B) embryo 
C) spermatozoid 
D) nucleus

Question 4

Jack is an infant who loves to play peek-a-boo with his father.He seems amazed that his father "reappears" after hiding his face behind his hands.Jack probably enjoys peek-a-boo because he does NOT yet understand:

Accepted Answer

A) object permanence. 
B) schemas. 
C) animism. 
D) conservation.

Question 5

According to a moral intuitionist perspective,incest is considered wrong because it disgusts us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Worldwide,_____ attachment is the MOST common.

Accepted Answer

A) secure 
B) avoidant 
C) ambivalent 
D) disorganized

Question 7

Jonas knew that animals with fur,pointy ears,a tail,four legs,and that say "woof" were called "dogs" by his parents.He saw a new animal and thought it was a dog until it "meowed." Jonas's parents said that it was a "cat." Jonas could now distinguish between a dog and a cat depending on the sound the animal made.This revision of Jonas's schema for a "dog" best illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation. 
B) accommodation. 
C) formal operations. 
D) object permanence.

Question 8

Which ability is NOT one of the three essential tasks of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) understanding how the physical world works 
B) understanding the physiological processes underlying cognition 
C) understanding how the mind represents the physical world 
D) understanding how other minds represent the physical world

Question 9

During the Strange Situation test,Gravis notices his mother leaving the room but does not appear upset.When she returns,Gravis smiles at her and continues to play happily with a truck.What attachment style does Gravis MOST likely display?

Accepted Answer

A) secure 
B) avoidant 
C) ambivalent 
D) disorganized

Question 10

The 2-week period of prenatal development that begins at conception is the _____ stage;the period of prenatal development that lasts from the second week until about the eighth week is the _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) zygotal;fetal 
B) germinal;embryonic 
C) embryonic;fetal 
D) fetal;embryonic

Question 11

The secure attachment style is the most common attachment style across all cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Children with autism typically are normal on most intellectual dimensions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Children of mothers who received insufficient nutrition during pregnancy tend to have _____ problems.

Accepted Answer

A) physical but not psychological 
B) psychological but not physical 
C) both physical and psychological 
D) neither physical nor psychological

Question 14

A single human sperm cell and a single human egg cell contain _____ chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

A) 23 
B) 24 
C) 46 
D) 48

Question 15

Spending more than 10 hours per week in nonmaternal day care impairs the formation of a secure attachment style between infant and mother,even if the mother is sensitive and responsive to the needs of her infant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to Kohlberg,the stage of moral development in which the morality of an action is primarily determined by the extent to which it conforms to social rules is called the _____ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) prescriptive 
B) preconventional 
C) relativistic 
D) conventional

Question 17

Kim married 2 years ago and just had her first baby.Research indicates that she will be MOST happy in her marriage:

Accepted Answer

A) working memory 
B) episodic memory 
C) retrieval versus recognition 
D) semantic memory

Question 18

_____ is the stage of development that begins around 18 to 21 years and ends at death.

Accepted Answer

A) Adolescence 
B) Adulthood 
C) Old age 
D) Childhood

Question 19

In one study using the Trolley Problem,people who are unable to experience emotion due to brain damage were given the choice to sacrifice one life to save five lives by either pulling a switch or pushing a man off a bridge.These people MOST commonly:

Accepted Answer

A) were indifferent between options. 
B) chose to pull the switch. 
C) chose to push a man off a bridge. 
D) refused to sacrifice a life to save five.

Question 20

Which choice is NOT a motor response?

Accepted Answer

A) reaching 
B) attending 
C) grasping 
D) crawling

Exam 11: Development

A researcher showed children a crayon box and opened it to reveal candy instead of crayons.Then she closed the box and asked the children what they originally had thought was in it.Most 3-year-olds said _,and most 5-year-olds said _.

Puberty is occurring earlier with successive generations.

The _____ is the single fertilized cell that contains chromosomes from both the sperm and the egg.

Jack is an infant who loves to play peek-a-boo with his father.He seems amazed that his father "reappears" after hiding his face behind his hands.Jack probably enjoys peek-a-boo because he does NOT yet understand:

According to a moral intuitionist perspective,incest is considered wrong because it disgusts us.

Worldwide,_____ attachment is the MOST common.

Which ability is NOT one of the three essential tasks of cognitive development?

During the Strange Situation test,Gravis notices his mother leaving the room but does not appear upset.When she returns,Gravis smiles at her and continues to play happily with a truck.What attachment style does Gravis MOST likely display?

The 2-week period of prenatal development that begins at conception is the _ stage;the period of prenatal development that lasts from the second week until about the eighth week is the _ stage.

The secure attachment style is the most common attachment style across all cultures.

Children with autism typically are normal on most intellectual dimensions.

Children of mothers who received insufficient nutrition during pregnancy tend to have _____ problems.

A single human sperm cell and a single human egg cell contain _____ chromosomes.

Spending more than 10 hours per week in nonmaternal day care impairs the formation of a secure attachment style between infant and mother,even if the mother is sensitive and responsive to the needs of her infant.

According to Kohlberg,the stage of moral development in which the morality of an action is primarily determined by the extent to which it conforms to social rules is called the _____ stage.

Kim married 2 years ago and just had her first baby.Research indicates that she will be MOST happy in her marriage:

_____ is the stage of development that begins around 18 to 21 years and ends at death.

In one study using the Trolley Problem,people who are unable to experience emotion due to brain damage were given the choice to sacrifice one life to save five lives by either pulling a switch or pushing a man off a bridge.These people MOST commonly:

Which choice is NOT a motor response?