Question 1

Claudia has been feeling ill for a couple weeks and finds out she is two weeks pregnant. Up to this point, her baby has been in the ________ period of development, and the ________ has begun to form.

Accepted Answer

A)  germinal; embryo 
B)  embryonic; embryo 
C)  embryonic; placenta 
D)  germinal; placenta

Question 2

Sharon is 60 and has experienced slowness of thought over the last year. She goes to her doctor to discuss why this is. Her doctor is most likely to tell her that slowed mental processes are a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  increases in muscle mass. 
B)  shrinking frontal lobes. 
C)  exercising too much. 
D)  experiencing a senior moment.

Question 3

Sharon notices that her baby grasps her finger every time she places it in her infant's palm. Which of the following is an explanation for why her baby shows this reflex?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helps babies survive. 
B)  It is a new genetic adaptation. 
C)  It helps speed up development. 
D)  It protects the baby from overstimulation.

Question 4

Five-year-old Maria and three-year-old Fatima love to play hide-and-seek together. However, when Fatima has to "hide," she usually walks to a corner of the playground and covers her eyes. What is Fatima demonstrating in this situation?

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  object permanence 
C)  conservation 
D)  goal-directed behavior

Question 5

The first cell of new life, which is created from the union of the sperm and the egg, is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the fetus. 
B)  the embryo. 
C)  a zygote. 
D)  the blastocyst.

Question 6

Edna just found out she is pregnant, and you are concerned because Edna lives in poverty.
A) Define teratogens and list two specific ways that they negatively influence prenatal development.
B) List two pieces of advice you could give Edna to ensure a healthy pregnancy and delivery.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Edna just found out she is pregnant,...

Question 7

Quincy is four years old, and he has an intellectual disability and a slightly misshapen face. What most likely happened during Quincy’s prenatal development?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was exposed to a teratogen. 
B)  His mother experienced severe stress. 
C)  His mother did not take in enough vitamin B. 
D)  He skipped the embryonic period.

Question 8

Malcolm knows that environmental factors can influence his child in many different ways and they first begin to have an effect on children

Accepted Answer

A)  when they are able to move about in their environment. 
B)  about two weeks after conception. 
C)  within hours of birth. 
D)  when they have developed a central nervous system.

Question 9

Giovanni is having difficulty learning English. He keeps putting verbs at the end of sentences. For example, instead of saying "The dog ate the bone," he says, "The dog the bone ate." Giovanni is having trouble with

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Andre is writing an introductory psychology essay on Piaget's theory of cognitive development. He should criticize the original theory for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  the stages are overly rigid and strict. 
B)  the age at which certain skills develop is underestimated. 
C)  infants do not learn about the world through their senses. 
D)  children only show aspects of one stage at a time.

Question 11

Kaya is crying because her teddy bear fell off the kitchen table and bumped its nose. She pretends to be "Mommy" and goes to the cupboard for a Band-Aid to put on the bear's hurt nose. Because Kaya's thinking is intuitive and not logical, she is most likely in the ________ stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

Jane is four months pregnant. When describing how her baby is developing, Jane is most likely talking about changes that occur during the ________ period.

Accepted Answer

A)  blastocyst 
B)  prenatal 
C)  teratogen 
D)  germinal

Question 13

The ________ domain relates to how we think, reason, and communicate.

Accepted Answer

A)  socio-emotional 
B)  physical 
C)  cultural 
D)  cognitive

Question 14

Dr. Osmond is a developmental psychologist who studies adulthood. Which of the following is he most likely to research?

Accepted Answer

A)  the development of object permanence 
B)  peer relationships within cliques 
C)  the mental effects of stagnation 
D)  the physical effects of teratogens

Question 15

Olivia begins menstruating at age eight. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for this occurrence?

Accepted Answer

A)  She has been living in a stressful, unstable household. 
B)  She gets a lot of attention from her male classmates. 
C)  She has a secure attachment with her mother. 
D)  Her frontal cortex is fully developed.

Question 16

Monique has noticed some hair growing on her armpits and that she is accumulating fat on her hips. These changes Monique is experiencing are most likely related to

Accepted Answer

A)  developing primary sex characteristics. 
B)  identity versus role confusion. 
C)  maturation. 
D)  puberty.

Question 17

Which of the following domains of development relates to changes in levels of hormones and growth of the body, including the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  physical domain 
B)  cultural domain 
C)  socio-emotional domain 
D)  cognitive domain

Question 18

Steven is a proud new uncle and gives his newborn niece, Ramona, a colorful book. Using Piaget's theory of cognitive development, describe how Ramona is likely to respond to or interact with the book at the following ages:
A) four months
B) two years
C) eight years

Accepted Answer

The answer of Steven is a proud new uncle and...

Question 19

Amelia has been quite stressed lately and is very alarmed when she goes into labor at 30 weeks of gestation. Her baby has not finished the ________ period of prenatal development. It ________ live outside of the womb.

Accepted Answer

A)  embryonic; can 
B)  fetal; can 
C)  embryonic; cannot 
D)  fetal; cannot

Question 20

Ethleen took an at-home pregnancy test that came back positive, so she went to her OB-GYN to confirm that she was pregnant. After ordering some bloodwork, the doctor confirmed that Ethleen is seven weeks pregnant. She is very happy about the good news and wants to learn more about what has been (and will be) happening to her baby since it was conceived, so she asks the doctor for some literature. Describe what information would be provided in the literature regarding the physical changes that Ethleen's baby has been (and will be) going through in relation to the three prenatal periods.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ethleen took an at-home pregnancy test that...

Exam 4: Development Across the Life Span

Claudia has been feeling ill for a couple weeks and finds out she is two weeks pregnant. Up to this point, her baby has been in the period of development, and the has begun to form.