Question 1

Piaget referred to adolescence as:

Accepted Answer

A)  The period of hell
B)  The best part of life
C)  The end of life
D)  The period of formal operations D

Question 2

Sterberg's triangular theory of love consists of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Passion
B)  Commitment
C)  Sexual intercourse
D)  Both A and B D

Question 3

Major mid-life tasks as defined by Peck suggest that which of the following occur?

Accepted Answer

A)  Value wisdom over physical strength
B)  Increased socialization over sexualization
C)  Both A and B
D)  Neither A nor B C

Question 4

Which of the following are health risks for those in late adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blood vessel narrowing
B)  Weakened bones
C)  Decreased lung function
D)  All of the above

Question 5

Fowler's belief that infants have a basic trust in caregivers is known as which stage in faith development?

Accepted Answer

A)  0
B)  1
C)  2
D)  3

Question 6

Early childhood is a particular stage in development considered to be what age range?

Accepted Answer

A)  0-2
B)  2-6
C)  0-3
D)  4-8

Question 7

Cohabitation is the term used when which type of couples live together?

Accepted Answer

A)  Married
B)  Unmarried
C)  Both A and B
D)  Neither A nor B

Question 8

What may the term "male menopause" be in relation to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increase in depression
B)  Sexual dysfunction
C)  Obesity
D)  All of the above

Question 9

The primary female sex organ(s) is/are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Vagina
B)  Ovaries
C)  Clitoris
D)  None of the above

Question 10

The following represents the primary behaviors of a newborn:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sleeping
B)  Crying
C)  Eliminating
D)  All of the above

Question 11

Autism is an example of what type of disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Infectious
B)  Genetic
C)  Developmental
D)  None of the above

Question 12

The three levels of moral reasoning occur in this order:

Accepted Answer

A)  Pre-conventional - post-convential
B)  Pre-conventional-conventional-post-conventional
C)  Post-conventional-pre-conventional
D)  Post-conventional-conventional-pre-conventional

Question 13

Which of the following are reasons for career changes in middle adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job burn out
B)  Economic changes
C)  Social changes
D)  All of the above

Question 14

Senility has which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Progressive memory loss
B)  Disorientation
C)  Both A and B
D)  Neither A nor B

Question 15

The development of moral standards occur through the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Observation of others
B)  Imitation of others
C)  Both A and B
D)  Neither A nor B

Question 16

Which of the following postulated important psychoanalytic theories regarding human development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Freud
B)  Erikson
C)  Both A and B
D)  Neither A nor B

Question 17

The major difference between psychoanalytical theories of human development and behavioral theories is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioral theories rely on direct observation
B)  There is no difference, they are the same
C)  Psychoanalytic theory relies on introspection
D)  Both A and C

Question 18

Perception of age changes during different developmental stages. In general, there is what type of relationship between age and the concept of what age is considered "old"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Direct
B)  Indirect
C)  Neither A nor B
D)  Both A and B

Question 19

Piaget refers to characteristics of early adulthood as being post-formal. What does his mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  People do not need schooling after the age of 18.
B)  Realization that knowledge is not absolute
C)  Conceptualization that knowledge can be relative
D)  Both B and C

Question 20

During middle adulthood, body proportions change as follows?

Accepted Answer

A)  Muscle increases
B)  Fat increases
C)  Muscle decreases
D)  Both B and C

Exam 2: Development