Question 1

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person:

Accepted Answer

A)  enters middle school or junior high. 
B)  begins to be treated as an adult by others. 
C)  experiences his or her first growth spurt. 
D)  becomes capable of sexual reproduction. 
A)  enters middle school or junior high. 
B)  begins to be treated as an adult by others. 
C)  experiences his or her first growth spurt. 
D)  becomes capable of sexual reproduction.

Question 2

Brianna is 13 months old and is with her caregiver and a stranger. When her caregiver leaves the room, Brianna does not seem to notice and does not react when her caregiver returns. What attachment style is Brianna displaying?

Accepted Answer

A)  secure attachment 
B)  avoidant attachment 
C)  anxious-ambivalent attachment 
D)  angry attachment 
A)  secure attachment 
B)  avoidant attachment 
C)  anxious-ambivalent attachment 
D)  angry attachment

Question 3

Dinah is in her twenties and has successfully resolved each life crisis as it has occurred throughout her development. According to Erik Erikson, Dinah now must resolve the crisis of:

Accepted Answer

A)  trust versus mistrust. 
B)  intimacy versus isolation. 
C)  initiative versus guilt. 
D)  ego integrity versus despair. 
A)  trust versus mistrust. 
B)  intimacy versus isolation. 
C)  initiative versus guilt. 
D)  ego integrity versus despair.

Question 4

________ is the distress that most children develop when their primary caregivers leave them with strangers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Insecure attachment 
B)  Separation anxiety 
C)  Contact discomfort 
D)  Avoidant attachment 
A)  Insecure attachment 
B)  Separation anxiety 
C)  Contact discomfort 
D)  Avoidant attachment

Question 5

Which of the following is one of the three kinds of problems that are more common during adolescence than during other developmental stages?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflicts with parents over autonomy 
B)  physical inactivity and passivity 
C)  overinflated self-esteem 
D)  too-little self-esteem 
A)  conflicts with parents over autonomy 
B)  physical inactivity and passivity 
C)  overinflated self-esteem 
D)  too-little self-esteem

Question 6

A(n) ________ further develops the organs and systems that existed in rudimentary form in the embryonic stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  ovum 
B)  zygote 
C)  fetus 
D)  placenta 
A)  ovum 
B)  zygote 
C)  fetus 
D)  placenta

Question 7

What are the three kinds of problems that, according to your textbook, are more common during adolescence than during childhood or adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the

Question 8

During the prenatal stage, the fertilized egg is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  ovum. 
B)  embryo. 
C)  fetus. 
D)  zygote. 
A)  ovum. 
B)  embryo. 
C)  fetus. 
D)  zygote.

Question 9

Which of the following statements best summarizes Erik Erikson's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality is formed by the time a child turns five or six years old. 
B)  Psychological development stops for most people at the end of adolescence. 
C)  Eight inevitable crises must be resolved as one moves through life. 
D)  Adult development is characterized by transitions and milestones. 
A)  Personality is formed by the time a child turns five or six years old. 
B)  Psychological development stops for most people at the end of adolescence. 
C)  Eight inevitable crises must be resolved as one moves through life. 
D)  Adult development is characterized by transitions and milestones.

Question 10

According to Jean Piaget, at what developmental stage would a child come to understand conservation and cause and effect?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

What reason might Noam Chomsky give to explain why it is so difficult to teach language to animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most animals do not live long enough to acquire language. 
B)  Animals are not born with a universal grammar. 
C)  Only humans are capable of communication. 
D)  Animals have their own languages and do not want to learn ours. 
A)  Most animals do not live long enough to acquire language. 
B)  Animals are not born with a universal grammar. 
C)  Only humans are capable of communication. 
D)  Animals have their own languages and do not want to learn ours.

Question 12

Janis sees a bat flying over the lake and says, "Birdie"! Her mother says, "That flies like a bird, Janis, but that is a bat." Janis begins pointing saying, "Bat! Bat! Bat!" Piaget would say that this is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation. 
B)  preoperational thought. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  egocentric thinking. 
A)  assimilation. 
B)  preoperational thought. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  egocentric thinking.

Question 13

Most children become wary or fearful of strangers between the ages of:

Accepted Answer

A)  2 to 3 months. 
B)  4 to 6 months. 
C)  6 to 8 months. 
D)  10 to 12 months. 
A)  2 to 3 months. 
B)  4 to 6 months. 
C)  6 to 8 months. 
D)  10 to 12 months.

Question 14

Fluid intelligence consists of:

Accepted Answer

A)  the kind of intelligence that gives one the ability to do arithmetic and define words. 
B)  intellectual abilities that develop from one's environment. 
C)  specific knowledge learned through education and life experiences. 
D)  the ability to use new information to solve problem. 
A)  the kind of intelligence that gives one the ability to do arithmetic and define words. 
B)  intellectual abilities that develop from one's environment. 
C)  specific knowledge learned through education and life experiences. 
D)  the ability to use new information to solve problem.

Question 15

Given the information on alcohol and its effects on the developing baby, what advice would you give to a pregnant friend regarding alcoholic drinks? What evidence could you cite from the textbook to support your view?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 16

An adolescent has just experienced menarche. This means that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the onset of menstruation has occurred. 
B)  facial and chest hair have begun to appear. 
C)  breasts have begun to develop and pubic hair has appeared. 
D)  the testes have begun to mature and to produce sperm. 
A)  the onset of menstruation has occurred. 
B)  facial and chest hair have begun to appear. 
C)  breasts have begun to develop and pubic hair has appeared. 
D)  the testes have begun to mature and to produce sperm.

Question 17

Children's gender schemas are most rigid during the ages:

Accepted Answer

A)  2-3. 
B)  5-7. 
C)  8-12. 
D)  13-16. 
A)  2-3. 
B)  5-7. 
C)  8-12. 
D)  13-16.

Question 18

Based on Mary Ainsworth's studies, ________ children did not care if the mother left the room, made little effort to seek contact with her on her return, and treated a stranger in about the same way as the mother.

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidant 
B)  securely attached 
C)  anxious 
D)  ambivalent 
A)  avoidant 
B)  securely attached 
C)  anxious 
D)  ambivalent

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true of menopause?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women remain fertile even after menopause. 
B)  Menopause produces physical symptoms in women as the vascular system adjusts to the decrease in estrogen. 
C)  Approximately 60 percent of women experience severe physical and emotional symptoms as a result of menopause. 
D)  The majority of women view menopause negatively. 
A)  Women remain fertile even after menopause. 
B)  Menopause produces physical symptoms in women as the vascular system adjusts to the decrease in estrogen. 
C)  Approximately 60 percent of women experience severe physical and emotional symptoms as a result of menopause. 
D)  The majority of women view menopause negatively.

Question 20

According to Jean Piaget, which of the following is true of preoperational children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Preoperational children lack the cognitive abilities necessary for understanding abstract principles. 
B)  Preoperational children are ready to accept another person's point of view. 
C)  Preoperational children are able to grasp the concept of conservation. 
D)  Preoperational children do not yet demonstrate object permanence. 
A)  Preoperational children lack the cognitive abilities necessary for understanding abstract principles. 
B)  Preoperational children are ready to accept another person's point of view. 
C)  Preoperational children are able to grasp the concept of conservation. 
D)  Preoperational children do not yet demonstrate object permanence.

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person:

Brianna is 13 months old and is with her caregiver and a stranger. When her caregiver leaves the room, Brianna does not seem to notice and does not react when her caregiver returns. What attachment style is Brianna displaying?

Dinah is in her twenties and has successfully resolved each life crisis as it has occurred throughout her development. According to Erik Erikson, Dinah now must resolve the crisis of:

________ is the distress that most children develop when their primary caregivers leave them with strangers.

Which of the following is one of the three kinds of problems that are more common during adolescence than during other developmental stages?

A(n) ________ further develops the organs and systems that existed in rudimentary form in the embryonic stage.

What are the three kinds of problems that, according to your textbook, are more common during adolescence than during childhood or adulthood?

During the prenatal stage, the fertilized egg is called a(n):

Which of the following statements best summarizes Erik Erikson's theory?

According to Jean Piaget, at what developmental stage would a child come to understand conservation and cause and effect?

What reason might Noam Chomsky give to explain why it is so difficult to teach language to animals?

Janis sees a bat flying over the lake and says, "Birdie"! Her mother says, "That flies like a bird, Janis, but that is a bat." Janis begins pointing saying, "Bat! Bat! Bat!" Piaget would say that this is an example of:

Most children become wary or fearful of strangers between the ages of:

Fluid intelligence consists of:

Given the information on alcohol and its effects on the developing baby, what advice would you give to a pregnant friend regarding alcoholic drinks? What evidence could you cite from the textbook to support your view?

An adolescent has just experienced menarche. This means that:

Children's gender schemas are most rigid during the ages:

Based on Mary Ainsworth's studies, ________ children did not care if the mother left the room, made little effort to seek contact with her on her return, and treated a stranger in about the same way as the mother.

Which of the following statements is true of menopause?

According to Jean Piaget, which of the following is true of preoperational children?

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Exam 13: Development Over the Life Span

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person:

Brianna is 13 months old and is with her caregiver and a stranger. When her caregiver leaves the room, Brianna does not seem to notice and does not react when her caregiver returns. What attachment style is Brianna displaying?

Dinah is in her twenties and has successfully resolved each life crisis as it has occurred throughout her development. According to Erik Erikson, Dinah now must resolve the crisis of:

________ is the distress that most children develop when their primary caregivers leave them with strangers.

Which of the following is one of the three kinds of problems that are more common during adolescence than during other developmental stages?

A(n) ________ further develops the organs and systems that existed in rudimentary form in the embryonic stage.

What are the three kinds of problems that, according to your textbook, are more common during adolescence than during childhood or adulthood?

During the prenatal stage, the fertilized egg is called a(n):

Which of the following statements best summarizes Erik Erikson's theory?

According to Jean Piaget, at what developmental stage would a child come to understand conservation and cause and effect?

What reason might Noam Chomsky give to explain why it is so difficult to teach language to animals?

Janis sees a bat flying over the lake and says, "Birdie"! Her mother says, "That flies like a bird, Janis, but that is a bat." Janis begins pointing saying, "Bat! Bat! Bat!" Piaget would say that this is an example of:

Most children become wary or fearful of strangers between the ages of:

Fluid intelligence consists of:

Given the information on alcohol and its effects on the developing baby, what advice would you give to a pregnant friend regarding alcoholic drinks? What evidence could you cite from the textbook to support your view?

An adolescent has just experienced menarche. This means that:

Children's gender schemas are most rigid during the ages:

Based on Mary Ainsworth's studies, ________ children did not care if the mother left the room, made little effort to seek contact with her on her return, and treated a stranger in about the same way as the mother.

Which of the following statements is true of menopause?

According to Jean Piaget, which of the following is true of preoperational children?

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain and Nervous System

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

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Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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