Question 1

The basic sequence of motor skill development in infancy:

Accepted Answer

A)  varies from one infant to another. 
B)  varies from one culture to another. 
C)  is generally the same for all infants. 
D)  cannot be reliably predicted.

Question 2

An infant's _____ vocabulary develops faster than his _____ vocabulary.

Accepted Answer

A)  production; comprehension 
B)  comprehension; production 
C)  preoperational; postoperational 
D)  expressive; descriptive

Question 3

Dr. Morelli investigates how gene activity is regulated within a cell, including what signals switch genes on or off. In general, she is interested in the mechanisms that control gene expression and its effect on behavior and health. Her area of research is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic mutation research. 
B)  epigenetics. 
C)  stem cell research. 
D)  the human genome project.

Question 4

In the United States since the mid-1800s, the average age of menarche has:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased for boys but decreased for girls. 
B)  stayed remarkably stable at about 11.5 years. 
C)  increased from about age 10 to age 14. 
D)  decreased from about 17 years old to 13 years old.

Question 5

Piaget failed to recognize that heredity and environmental differences could influence the rate at which a given child progressed through the stages of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Kyle is eight years old. When playing a game with his classmates, he believes that they should all obey the rules of the game so that it is fair for everyone. Kyle is in the preconventional stage of Kohlberg's moral development model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The most effective form of discipline is _____, which involves combining control of behavior with _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian; punishment 
B)  induction; teaching 
C)  authoritative; indifference 
D)  induction; punishment

Question 8

Females have an XY combination in the 23rd pair of chromosomes, whereas males have an XX combination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The term gender is formally defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a person's psychological sense of being male or female. 
B)  the behavioral manifestations of the sexual urge. 
C)  the cultural, social, and psychological meanings that are associated with masculinity or femininity. 
D)  the biological category of male or female as defined by physical differences in genetic composition and in reproductive anatomy and function.

Question 10

In general, the greatest vulnerability to teratogens occurs during the fetal period of prenatal development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Induction is an approach to discipline that combines controlling a child's behavior with teaching the child why the behavior is wrong or inappropriate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An experiment found that newborn rats who were genetically predisposed to be calm and stress-resistant grew up to be nervous, high-strung, and easily stressed adult rats when raised by genetically unrelated, inattentive mothers. This occurred because epigenetic changes had taken place, which changed the rats' brain chemistry and literally reprogrammed their behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Some teratogens, such as cocaine, cigarette smoke, or alcohol, can damage the developing fetus:

Accepted Answer

A)  only during the germinal period. 
B)  only during the fetal period. 
C)  at any stage before birth. 
D)  during the germinal period and the fetal period but not the embryonic period.

Question 14

When does a fetus double in weight, gaining an additional three to four pounds of body fat?

Accepted Answer

A)  during the last two months of the fetal period 
B)  during the third and fourth months of the germinal period 
C)  during the first two months following conception 
D)  during the first two to eight weeks of prenatal development

Question 15

The social learning theory of gender-role development is the theory that gender roles are acquired through the basic processes of learning, including reinforcement, punishment, and modeling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The human genome is the complete set of DNA in the human organism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Rosemary is thirteen years old and has just had her first menstrual period. Rosemary has experienced:

Accepted Answer

A)  an embryonic period. 
B)  menarche. 
C)  the zone of proximal development. 
D)  menopause.

Question 18

The biological category of male or female is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  gender. 
B)  sex. 
C)  gender role. 
D)  gender identity.

Question 19

According to Erik Erikson, intimacy versus isolation is a key psychosocial task that must be resolved during adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Define the terms zygote, chromosomes, genes, and DNA, and explain how they are related.

Accepted Answer

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Exam 9: Lifespan Development

The basic sequence of motor skill development in infancy:

An infant's _ vocabulary develops faster than his _ vocabulary.

Dr. Morelli investigates how gene activity is regulated within a cell, including what signals switch genes on or off. In general, she is interested in the mechanisms that control gene expression and its effect on behavior and health. Her area of research is called:

In the United States since the mid-1800s, the average age of menarche has:

Piaget failed to recognize that heredity and environmental differences could influence the rate at which a given child progressed through the stages of cognitive development.

Kyle is eight years old. When playing a game with his classmates, he believes that they should all obey the rules of the game so that it is fair for everyone. Kyle is in the preconventional stage of Kohlberg's moral development model.

The most effective form of discipline is _, which involves combining control of behavior with _.

Females have an XY combination in the 23rd pair of chromosomes, whereas males have an XX combination.

The term gender is formally defined as:

In general, the greatest vulnerability to teratogens occurs during the fetal period of prenatal development.

Induction is an approach to discipline that combines controlling a child's behavior with teaching the child why the behavior is wrong or inappropriate.

Some teratogens, such as cocaine, cigarette smoke, or alcohol, can damage the developing fetus:

When does a fetus double in weight, gaining an additional three to four pounds of body fat?

The social learning theory of gender-role development is the theory that gender roles are acquired through the basic processes of learning, including reinforcement, punishment, and modeling.

The human genome is the complete set of DNA in the human organism.

Rosemary is thirteen years old and has just had her first menstrual period. Rosemary has experienced:

The biological category of male or female is referred to as:

According to Erik Erikson, intimacy versus isolation is a key psychosocial task that must be resolved during adolescence.

Define the terms zygote, chromosomes, genes, and DNA, and explain how they are related.