Question 1

While visiting your friend and her 1-year-old son,Ian,you notice that Ian does not get upset when his mother leaves the room and he is alone with you,a stranger.In addition,Ian ignores his mother when she comes back into the room.Based on this,Ian's attachment style to his mother would most likely be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  secure. 
B)  ambivalent. 
C)  strange. 
D)  avoidant.

Question 2

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 3

Quincy is four years old,and he has mental retardation 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 4

Jerome is busy developing in his mother's womb.Jerome will begin developing lungs during the ________ period.

Accepted Answer

A)  fetal 
B)  germinal 
C)  embryonic 
D)  zygotic

Question 5

Your friend Phia is one month pregnant.You tell her to eliminate any exposure to teratogens right now,because they could harm the embryo.When she asks what they could do to the embryo,you say that,right now,the teratogens could cause problems with

Accepted Answer

A)  emotional development. 
B)  structural development of the baby's spine or brain. 
C)  intellectual development. 
D)  structural development of the baby's external genitalia.

Question 6

Kane and MJ are sitting across from each other drawing pictures of their family room.When asked to draw the family room from MJ's perspective,Kane draws a picture of what he can see himself.Kane is likely in the ________ stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

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 that you could give Edna to ensure a healthy pregnancy and delivery.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Becca is at her regular prenatal checkup.The doctor tells her,"The organs are highly developed and now we mainly want the baby to gain weight." Based on this,Becca's baby is currently in the ________ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A)  germinal 
B)  embryonic 
C)  fetal 
D)  critical

Question 9

Camden is explaining all the different stages of development he has learned in his introductory psychology class.Which of the following is the correct order for all of the periods of human development?

Accepted Answer

A)  infancy, childhood, adulthood, adolescence 
B)  prenatal, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, elderly 
C)  infancy, childhood, adulthood, elderly 
D)  prenatal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood

Question 10

A research team finds that an experimental drug causes problems for prenatal development,but only if it is given within the first 20 days of pregnancy.Researchers are worried that this will most likely affect

Accepted Answer

A)  heart development. 
B)  the blastocyst. 
C)  the length of gestation. 
D)  the baby's birth weight.

Question 11

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 12

Eddie's neighbor Marjorie steals a laptop computer from another student in their dorm and makes Eddie promise not to tell on her.After campus police come to the dorm and question him,Eddie decides to tell them that Marjorie stole the laptop,because Eddie knows that Marjorie broke the law.According to Kohlberg,Eddie is exhibiting ________ moral reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A)  preconventional 
B)  postconventional 
C)  conventional 
D)  unconventional

Question 13

During the strange-situation test,Grady begins crying when his mom leaves the room.When his mom returns,Grady holds up his arms,asking to be picked up.However,when his mom picks him up,he pushes her away angrily.Grady's behavior is consistent with a(n)________ attachment style.

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidant 
B)  separation anxiety 
C)  secure 
D)  ambivalent

Question 14

Elizabeth is going to decorate her newborn's room and wants the baby to be able to see the decorations.Which of the following should she use to decorate?

Accepted Answer

A)  wallpaper covered in small blue butterflies 
B)  a large picture with pastel flowers in a field 
C)  curtains with red, blue, and yellow cars for the window 
D)  a wall hanging with a large black-and-white checked fabric

Question 15

Eugene is 88 years old.With which of the following tasks is he most likely to have difficulty?

Accepted Answer

A)  driving while talking on a cell phone 
B)  remembering where he was born 
C)  fixing a piece of toast 
D)  throwing a baseball

Exam 4: Development Across the Life Span