Question 1

_____ encompasses the behavior patterns,beliefs,and all other products of a particular group of people that are passed on from generation to generation.

Accepted Answer

A) Culture 
B) Genotype 
C) Phenotype 
D) Ethnocentricity

Question 2

In addition to chronological age,list and briefly describe the three other ways that "age" has been conceptualized.

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Question 3

Dr.Tepper-Harmon believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological,socioemotional,and cognitive dimensions.Dr.Tepper-Harmon believes that development is:

Accepted Answer

A) lifelong. 
B) contextual. 
C) multidimensional. 
D) plastic.

Question 4

Konrad Lorenz performed research with goslings and found that many,upon hatching,identified him as their mother.He coined this form of attachment:

Accepted Answer

A) conditioning. 
B) imprinting. 
C) internalizing. 
D) acclimatizing.

Question 5

A characteristic feature of information-processing psychologists are that they are most likely to:

Accepted Answer

A) emphasize the influence of culture on development. 
B) emphasize that individuals manipulate information,monitor it,and strategize about it. 
C) state that individuals develop a gradually decreasing capacity for processing information. 
D) state that thinking does not constitute information processing.

Question 6

Caitlin,age 25,has a good job as a financial analyst but she has few friends and has had no success in dating.She admits that being close to others is a problem for her.According to Erikson's psychosocial theory,Caitlin is at a risk of reaching the state of:

Accepted Answer

A) stagnation. 
B) guilt. 
C) isolation. 
D) shame and doubt.

Question 7

_____ include biological processes such as puberty and menopause.They also include sociocultural,environmental processes such as beginning formal education and retirement.

Accepted Answer

A) Normative age-graded influences 
B) Normative history-graded influences 
C) Normative life events 
D) Nonnormative life events

Question 8

The maximum life span of humans:

Accepted Answer

A) has increased over time. 
B) has not changed since the beginning of recorded history. 
C) has matched their life expectancy in recent times. 
D) is about 65 years as the first decade of the twenty-first century draws to a close.

Question 9

Hidalgo,eight,is very good at addition and subtraction,but he has a hard time understanding the complex algebraic problems that his 14-year-old sister does.Hidalgo is currently in which of Jean Piaget's stages of development?

Accepted Answer

A) Preoperational 
B) Concrete operational 
C) Formal operational 
D) Conceptual operational

Question 10

Changes in motor skills,nutrition,exercise,the hormonal changes of puberty,and cardiovascular decline are all examples of _____ processes that affect development.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) biological 
C) socioemotional 
D) cultural

Question 11

List Freud's psychosexual stages and explain how adult personality is determined as a result of these stages.

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Question 12

A recent television documentary concluded that,from birth,girls are more nurturing than are boys.Daniel agrees with this because he believes nurturing is an evolutionary trait passed on through the generations,because females needed to be more nurturing to aid the survival of the species.Daniel's view reflects the _____ perspective of development.

Accepted Answer

A) ideological 
B) clinical 
C) ethological 
D) theological

Question 13

Palma and her husband Frankie are in their mid-forties.Which of the following developmental periods are they currently in?

Accepted Answer

A) Central adulthood 
B) The nesting years 
C) Middle adulthood 
D) Late adulthood

Question 14

Vygotsky's theory emphasizes how _____ guides cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A) culture and social interaction 
B) biology 
C) the unconscious mind 
D) genetic makeup

Question 15

The elementary school years where children need to direct their energy toward mastering knowledge and intellectual skills is when Erikson's stage of _____ takes place.

Accepted Answer

A) intimacy versus isolation 
B) integrity versus despair 
C) autonomy versus shame and doubt 
D) industry versus inferiority

Question 16

Johnny is attempting to resolve the crisis of initiative vs.guilt.According to Erik Erikson,he is most likely in:

Accepted Answer

A) preschool. 
B) elementary school. 
C) junior high school. 
D) high school.

Question 17

The theory that was created by Erik Erikson is known as the _____ theory of development.

Accepted Answer

A) psychobiological 
B) psychogenic 
C) psychosocial 
D) psychoanatomical

Question 18

Bandura's most recent model of learning and development includes three elements: behavior,environment,and:

Accepted Answer

A) person/cognition. 
B) culture. 
C) education level. 
D) motivation.

Question 19

The life expectancy in the United States is currently:

Accepted Answer

A) 60 years. 
B) 79 years. 
C) 85 years 
D) 53 years.

Question 20

Briefly explain the independent variable and the dependent variable in an experiment.Describe the relationship between them.

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Exam 1: Introduction