Question 1

Proliferation refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  The process in which new neurons travel to their final destination
B)  Production of new cells
C)  The process of myelin sheath formation
D)  The process during which cells specialize B

Question 2

Developmental psychology includes the study of maturation, which includes the development of physical processes and resultant changes in behavior. Which of the following statements is true of the connection between maturation and skill acquisition?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maturation results in readiness for learning skills; if readiness is not reached, certain skills cannot be learned
B)  Skill acquisition is a result of maturation
C)  Some people do not experience maturation, and therefore cannot learn new skills
D)  Skill acquisition is easiest before readiness through maturation is reached A

Question 3

Which one of these statements concerning fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and fetal alcohol effects (FAE) is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  FAS is more common than FAE.
B)  The symptoms of both FAS and FAE are not permanent.
C)  Compared to FAS, the symptoms of FAE are more severe.
D)  Children with FAE are less likely to be born with facial abnormalities and intellectual disabilities than children born with FAS. D

Question 4

What cognitive disorder involves both atypical movements and dementia in all cases?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pick's disease
B)  Huntington's disease
C)  Parkinson's disease
D)  Vascular dementia

Question 5

According to Marcia, adolescents who have not experienced identity crisis but have adopted their parent's ideologies are at what stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Identity Foreclosure
B)  Identity Achievement
C)  Identity Diffusion
D)  Identity Moratorium

Question 6

A child named Ann tells you that it is okay for her to steal a candy bar from a store in order to make her friends like her more. According to Kohlberg's theory, she is likely to be at what stage of her moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Law and Order
B)  Good-boy/good-girl
C)  Punishment and Obedience
D)  Instrumental Hedonism

Question 7

The separation-individuation theory of childhood development, proposed by Mahler, delineates a few main phases and several overlapping sub-phases that occur in children between birth and two or more years of age. Which main phase does the sub-phase rapprochement occur during?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normal symbiotic phase
B)  Normal autistic phase
C)  Separation-individuation phase
D)  Normal hatching phase

Question 8

In which stage of Erikson's psychosocial theory of development is caring for others a main focus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trust vs. Mistrust
B)  Integrity vs. Despair
C)  Generativity vs. Stagnation
D)  Initiative vs. Guilt

Question 9

Mitosis, the process of forming new cells through cell division, occurs more rapidly at some points in the lifespan. During which of the following periods does mitosis occur most rapidly?

Accepted Answer

A)  In healthy, fully-grown adults
B)  While a body repairs injuries
C)  During young adulthood
D)  During illness that occurs in middle age

Question 10

Research into potential negative effects of maternal employment and daycare on children has concluded which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  High quality daycare may negatively impact children.
B)  High quality daycare may be less detrimental to boys than to girls.
C)  High quality daycare may have a positive effect on children's development of social skills.
D)  Maternal employment can lead to gender stereotyping.

Question 11

Generativity refers to the feeling of obligation to, and concern for __________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  The ageing population
B)  Future generations
C)  Psychological health
D)  None of the above

Question 12

Piaget's model of childhood development identifies four stages of cognitive development that individuals move through as they grow up. Which of those stages involves animistic thinking-giving inanimate objects psychological attributes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preoperational stage
B)  Sensorimotor stage
C)  Conservation stage
D)  Formal operational stage

Question 13

Health varies over a lifespan and is impacted by a number of factors, including age, diet, drug use, stress levels, and psychosocial factors. The Holmes and Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale was developed to measure the relationship between poor health and which factor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Drug use
B)  Stress
C)  Diet
D)  Age

Question 14

Instead of a sensitive period, there is a critical period in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Being able to attach to a caretaker
B)  Learning a second language
C)  Being able to combine information from two eyes
D)  Learning to play an instrument

Question 15

In the strange situation, an infant who explores her environment independently, but returns to her father occasionally, exhibits distress when her father leaves, and goes to him when he returns, is said to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  Securely attached
B)  Avoidant
C)  Resistant
D)  Disorganized

Question 16

The stepfather-stepchild relationship is likely to be the most problematic when:

Accepted Answer

A)  The stepchild is a kindergarten aged girl
B)  The stepchild is a teenage girl
C)  The stepchild is a kindergarten aged boy
D)  The stepchild is a teenage boy

Question 17

Some studies suggest that bilingual children perform better than monolingual children in studies measuring:

Accepted Answer

A)  Vocabulary size
B)  Executive functions
C)  Sound discrimination abilities in noise
D)  Academic achievements

Question 18

Alterations in chromosome structure can occur through a number of ways. Which of the following describes inversion?

Accepted Answer

A)  A chromosome broken in two places is reattached upside down
B)  A segment of a chromosome is transferred to another
C)  A part of a chromosome goes missing
D)  None of the above

Question 19

Brain development is rapid during childhood. At what age is it believed that a brain has lateral functioning and sensory integration?

Accepted Answer

A)  5-6
B)  4-5
C)  7-8
D)  9-10

Question 20

A child whose parents are going through a divorce may experience a myriad of feelings including __________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  Confusion
B)  Abandonment
C)  Guilt
D)  All of the above

Exam 5: Growth and Lifespan Development