Question 1

Julia is pregnant and she wants to keep healthy throughout her pregnancy. Since her house is old, she has it checked for lead paint because she is afraid of the effect of ________ on the fetus.

Accepted Answer

A)  infections 
B)  teratogens 
C)  nature 
D)  premature birth

Question 2

While visiting your friend and her one-year-old son, Ian, you notice that Ian does not get upset when his mother leaves the room and he is alone with you, a stranger. In addition, Ian ignores his mother when she comes back into the room. Based on this, Ian's attachment style to his mother would most likely be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  secure. 
B)  ambivalent. 
C)  strange. 
D)  avoidant.

Question 3

Given what Naomi knows about physical development across the life span, which of the following people does she suspect will be the LEAST healthy at age 70?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cindy, who has been exercising regularly since she was a teenager 
B)  Carla, who does the daily Sudoku and crossword puzzles in the newspaper 
C)  Carson, who squints at his computer and listens to loud music on his iPod 
D)  Charles, who walks around his building three times at lunchtime each day

Question 4

Phil has been having trouble remembering where he left his keys, eyeglasses, and favorite book. Now he also forgets to brush his teeth, comb his hair, and put clothes on in the morning. Phil is most likely experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  dementia. 
B)  integrity versus despair. 
C)  a senior moment. 
D)  stagnation versus generativity.

Question 5

A baby developing in his or her mother's womb will begin developing lungs during the ________ period.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Bernadette's baby was born with a low birth weight.
A) Discuss two factors that may have influenced the baby's prenatal development in this way.
B) When would these factors have the greatest negative effect?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Bernadette's baby was born with a low...

Question 7

Janice is learning about the alphabet and how to read, but she is struggling to make the s and z sounds. Janice is having difficulty with

Accepted Answer

A)  phonemes. 
B)  morphemes. 
C)  syntax. 
D)  babbling.

Question 8

Which of the following developmental researchers believed that some of our mental functions can be shaped by our social and cultural contexts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget 
B)  Vygotsky 
C)  Baillargeon 
D)  Spelke

Question 9

Which style of attachment shown by 60-65 percent of infants indicates that they are readily comforted by the caregiver during times of distress and are comfortable playing in an unfamiliar environment as long as the caregiver is present?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Mary and Eric are outside playing one day when Eric looks up and asks, "What's that big bright ball in the sky?" Mary replies that it is the sun. That night, Eric looks out his bedroom window and sees a big, bright ball in the sky. "Look, Mary, it is the sun!" he exclaims. This example shows that Eric has used ________ for his new knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A)  centration 
B)  egocentrism 
C)  assimilation 
D)  accommodation

Question 11

Your friend Phia is one month pregnant. You tell her to eliminate any exposure to teratogens right now, because they could harm the embryo. When she asks what they could do to the embryo, you say that, right now, the teratogens could cause problems with

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional development. 
B)  structural development of the baby's spine or brain. 
C)  intellectual development. 
D)  structural development of the baby's external genitalia.

Question 12

When she received an emergency call from work, Arlene had to bring her nine-month-old son, Danvas, to their next-door neighbor Mrs. Adjei's house. Although Danvas knew Mrs. Adjei, he had never been left in her care, and he began crying as Arlene was leaving. According to attachment researchers, Danvas was crying because

Accepted Answer

A)  he was unfamiliar with his neighbor's home. 
B)  his mother was insensitive to his needs. 
C)  he did not like his neighbor. 
D)  his mother was not around.

Question 13

When Kate's grandma leans over the crib with a toy in her hand, eight-month-old Kate grasps it and pulls on it. When Kate's mom hangs a set of animals across the crib, Kate reaches up, grabs them, and pulls them down. Kate seems to be working on ________ for grasping and pulling.

Accepted Answer

A)  a reflex 
B)  a schema 
C)  object permanence 
D)  conservation

Question 14

Mr. Baidy was talking to his neighbor in the retirement community where they live. While they were discussing plans for the community's annual summer party, Mr. Baidy felt like he was forgetting one of the tasks they needed to complete. Which of the following is the best term that describes Mr. Baidy's forgetfulness?

Accepted Answer

A)  déjà vu 
B)  dementia 
C)  senior moment 
D)  temporary amnesia

Question 15

Evan is in preschool and uses overregularization when speaking. Which of the following is he most likely to say?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Build snowman." 
B)  "The moon looks happy." 
C)  "He hitted me with a stick." 
D)  "Yesterday, I want to go to the park."

Question 16

John and Danielle want to get a stimulating mobile for their newborn son's crib. If they want him to see the objects, what should they attach to the strings?

Accepted Answer

A)  pastel-colored stuffed animals 
B)  large black-and-white shapes 
C)  pictures of nature 
D)  brightly colored dolls

Question 17

Nora took her young son Alfred to the zoo, where he pointed to a zebra and said, "Look, Mommy, a horse!" Nora replied, "That is not a horse; that is a zebra. See, it has black and white stripes." Alfred then replied, "Wow! Look at the striped zebra!" In this situation, Henry's development of a zebra schema required

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation. 
B)  accommodation. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  object permanence.

Question 18

Elaine travels around the world observing how children learn language. Elaine has written a book to relate her findings in which she discusses the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  the stages that babies go through to acquire language depend on culture. 
B)  children use only words they have heard from their parents. 
C)  the first words are used to identify objects or are simple action words. 
D)  the rate at which children acquire language depends on the literacy of the parents.

Question 19

Camden is explaining all the different stages of development he has learned in his introductory psychology class. Which of the following is the correct order for all the periods of human development?

Accepted Answer

A)  physical, cognitive, and socio-emotional 
B)  germinal, embryonic, and fetal 
C)  infancy, childhood, adulthood, and adolescence 
D)  All of the answer choices are correct, as they all include periods of human development across our lives.

Question 20

A research team finds that an experimental drug causes problems for prenatal development, but only if it is given within the first 20 days of pregnancy. Researchers are worried that this will most likely affect

Accepted Answer

A)  heart development. 
B)  the blastocyst. 
C)  the length of gestation. 
D)  the baby's birth weight.

Exam 4: Development Across the Life Span