Question 1

Which of the following is NOT one of the suggested child-rearing practices discussed in the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) Set high expectations that are appropriate to the child's age. 
B) Encourage empathy by showing how fighting hurts and disrupts others. 
C) Allow children to express their disagreements about rules. 
D) Punish behaviour that violates family rules to effectively teach a child what is right.

Question 2

During Erikson's stage of ________,a person must learn to be independent about her or his actions.

Accepted Answer

A) trust vs.mistrust 
B) ego integrity vs.despair 
C) generativity vs.stagnation 
D) autonomy vs.shame and doubt

Question 3

Which of the following does NOT occur during the baby's first 15 months?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants need maximum stimulation for their brain to develop normally. 
B) There is an explosion of new synapses,the connections among neurons in the brain. 
C) The neural network in the brain becomes more efficient. 
D) Many of the synapses,or connections,between neurons are lost.

Question 4

The fundamental sense of being male or female is a definition of gender:

Accepted Answer

A) schema. 
B) identity. 
C) typing. 
D) development.

Question 5

Adults respond to the same baby differently,depending on how the child is dressed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Important gains in brain and nervous system development occur:

Accepted Answer

A) between conception and the 4th week of prenatal development. 
B) between the 5th week and the 12th week of prenatal development. 
C) between the 13th week and the 27th week of prenatal development. 
D) all throughout the 9-month gestation period.

Question 7

Maternal use of cocaine is more damaging to the developing embryo than is cigarette smoking during pregnancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Mary Ainsworth believed that insecure attachment results primarily from the way mothers treat their children during the:

Accepted Answer

A) first three years of life. 
B) first month of life. 
C) first year of life. 
D) first week of life.

Question 9

At the moment of conception,a male's sperm cell fertilizes a female's egg to form the single cell known as the:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Caris would never dream of rebelling against her parents,to whom she feels loyalty and allegiance.In which country would Caris's behaviour be considered typical of an adolescent?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) India 
C) France 
D) Canada

Question 11

As people get older,the frequency of intense negative emotions declines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Learning theorists believe that gender socialization begins:

Accepted Answer

A) when children label themselves boys or girls. 
B) at the moment of a child's birth. 
C) when children have developed a secure gender identity. 
D) when the child comprehends speech.

Question 13

Match the definitions with the appropriate terms.
-A method of child rearing in which the parent appeals to the child's own abilities,sense of responsibility,and feelings for others in correcting the child's misbehaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) induction 
B) power assertion 
C) object permanence 
D) contact comfort 
E) conservation

Question 14

Janis sees a bat flying over the lake and says,"Birdie"! Her mother says,"That flies like a bird,Janis,but that is a bat." Janis begins pointing saying,"Bat! Bat! Bat!" Piaget would say that this is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) preoperational thought. 
B) egocentric thinking. 
C) assimilation. 
D) accommodation.

Question 15

Adults respond to boys and girls in the same way as long as the children are behaving in the same way.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the concrete operations stage,children come to understand all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) principles of conservation. 
B) cause and effect. 
C) reversibility of mental operations. 
D) abstract thought.

Question 17

Adolescents boys who are lonely,depressed,worried,or angry tend to express these concerns in characteristic ways,that is,they:

Accepted Answer

A) externalize their emotional problems in acts of aggression and other antisocial behaviour. 
B) are more likely to become depressed and attempt suicide. 
C) internalize their feelings and become more withdrawn. 
D) internalize their problems and,as a result,have low self-esteem.

Question 18

Understanding of conservation,identity,and serial ordering occurs during the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor 
B) concrete operations 
C) preoperational 
D) formal operations

Question 19

The germinal stage begins at conception and ends when implantation in the uterine wall is complete.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Match each crisis with the stage in which it occurs.
-generativity vs.stagnation

Accepted Answer

A) Stage 1: Baby's first year 
B) Stage 2: The toddler years 
C) Stage 7: Middle adulthood 
D) Stage 4: The school years 
E) Stage 6: Young adulthood

Exam 13: Development Over the Life Span

Which of the following is NOT one of the suggested child-rearing practices discussed in the textbook?

During Erikson's stage of ________,a person must learn to be independent about her or his actions.

Which of the following does NOT occur during the baby's first 15 months?

The fundamental sense of being male or female is a definition of gender:

Adults respond to the same baby differently,depending on how the child is dressed.

Important gains in brain and nervous system development occur:

Maternal use of cocaine is more damaging to the developing embryo than is cigarette smoking during pregnancy.

Mary Ainsworth believed that insecure attachment results primarily from the way mothers treat their children during the:

At the moment of conception,a male's sperm cell fertilizes a female's egg to form the single cell known as the:

Caris would never dream of rebelling against her parents,to whom she feels loyalty and allegiance.In which country would Caris's behaviour be considered typical of an adolescent?

As people get older,the frequency of intense negative emotions declines.

Learning theorists believe that gender socialization begins:

Match the definitions with the appropriate terms. -A method of child rearing in which the parent appeals to the child's own abilities,sense of responsibility,and feelings for others in correcting the child's misbehaviour.

Janis sees a bat flying over the lake and says,"Birdie"! Her mother says,"That flies like a bird,Janis,but that is a bat." Janis begins pointing saying,"Bat! Bat! Bat!" Piaget would say that this is an example of:

Adults respond to boys and girls in the same way as long as the children are behaving in the same way.

In the concrete operations stage,children come to understand all of the following EXCEPT:

Adolescents boys who are lonely,depressed,worried,or angry tend to express these concerns in characteristic ways,that is,they:

Understanding of conservation,identity,and serial ordering occurs during the ________ stage.

The germinal stage begins at conception and ends when implantation in the uterine wall is complete.

Match each crisis with the stage in which it occurs. -generativity vs.stagnation