Question 1

The ratio of attempted suicides to completed suicides tends to be highest in which of the following age groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  preteens 
B)  teenagers 
C)  those at midlife 
D)  the aged 
A)  preteens 
B)  teenagers 
C)  those at midlife 
D)  the aged

Question 2

During which stage in Piaget's system is the child first able to handle conservation problems and hierarchical classification problems?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Today, most couples in the empty nest stage of the family life cycle

Accepted Answer

A)  experience an increase in marital satisfaction. 
B)  experience post-parental depression. 
C)  drift apart and develop separate interests outside the home. 
D)  are eager to start a new family and look forward to parenting. 
A)  experience an increase in marital satisfaction. 
B)  experience post-parental depression. 
C)  drift apart and develop separate interests outside the home. 
D)  are eager to start a new family and look forward to parenting.

Question 4

Some studies that have investigated the role of brain organization in gender differences have found that males tend to exhibit more cerebral specialization than females.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Briefly describe the major developmental processes that occur during the three periods of prenatal development.

Accepted Answer

Prenatal development begins with the ger

Question 6

According to Erik Erikson, the psychosocial crisis during the retirement years involves the tendency to dwell on the mistakes of the past which could lead to the development of ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Erik Erikson, the psychosocial crisis...

Question 7

Which of the following does NOT describe a cognitive change associated with adult aging?

Accepted Answer

A)  intellectual productivity begins to decline after age 50 
B)  speed in learning, solving problems, and processing information declines with age 
C)  memory losses associated with normal aging are moderate 
D)  there is a small decrease in average intelligence test score after age 60 
A)  intellectual productivity begins to decline after age 50 
B)  speed in learning, solving problems, and processing information declines with age 
C)  memory losses associated with normal aging are moderate 
D)  there is a small decrease in average intelligence test score after age 60

Question 8

According to Erik Erickson when people have achieved true intimacy they

Accepted Answer

A)  are able to make life-long commitments to another. 
B)  experience feelings of despair and bitterness. 
C)  become self-indulgent and self-absorbed. 
D)  endorse empathy and openness. 
A)  are able to make life-long commitments to another. 
B)  experience feelings of despair and bitterness. 
C)  become self-indulgent and self-absorbed. 
D)  endorse empathy and openness.

Question 9

Starting in the grade-school years, females show a slight advantage over males in ____ skills, while males show a slight advantage over females in ____ skills.

Accepted Answer

A)  verbal; visual-spatial 
B)  mathematical; verbal 
C)  visual-spatial; mathematical 
D)  mathematical; visual-spatial 
A)  verbal; visual-spatial 
B)  mathematical; verbal 
C)  visual-spatial; mathematical 
D)  mathematical; visual-spatial

Question 10

Which of the following would NOT be descriptive of the way Arnett (2006) describes emerging adulthood?

Accepted Answer

A)  it is a self-focused time of life 
B)  it is a time of great pessimism 
C)  it is a period of identity formation 
D)  it is a situation of unusual autonomy 
A)  it is a self-focused time of life 
B)  it is a time of great pessimism 
C)  it is a period of identity formation 
D)  it is a situation of unusual autonomy

Question 11

Which type of intelligence tends to remain stable as a person ages?

Accepted Answer

A)  fluid 
B)  crystallized 
C)  episodic 
D)  procedural 
A)  fluid 
B)  crystallized 
C)  episodic 
D)  procedural

Question 12

Recent evidence by Jeffery Arnett (1999) on the stress and turmoil associated with adolescence suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  stress and turmoil during adolescence is a universal phenomenon. 
B)  very few adolescents actually experience any stress or turmoil. 
C)  adolescence is more stressful for those raised in traditional, preindustrial cultures. 
D)  storm and stress is less likely during adolescence than at other ages. 
A)  stress and turmoil during adolescence is a universal phenomenon. 
B)  very few adolescents actually experience any stress or turmoil. 
C)  adolescence is more stressful for those raised in traditional, preindustrial cultures. 
D)  storm and stress is less likely during adolescence than at other ages.

Question 13

Who developed a stage theory of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  Piaget 
B)  Kohlberg 
C)  Gould 
D)  Bowlby 
A)  Piaget 
B)  Kohlberg 
C)  Gould 
D)  Bowlby

Question 14

Mr. and Mrs. McKavick have 3 school-age children. Their next-door neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Clancy, have 3 grandchildren who are about the same age as the McKavick's children. At the present time, based on research into marital satisfaction, it is most likely that

Accepted Answer

A)  the McKavicks are experiencing higher levels of marital satisfaction than the Clancys are. 
B)  both couples are experiencing high levels of satisfaction in their respective marriages. 
C)  both couples are experiencing low levels of satisfaction in their respective marriages. 
D)  the Clancys are experiencing higher levels of marital satisfaction than the McKavicks are. 
A)  the McKavicks are experiencing higher levels of marital satisfaction than the Clancys are. 
B)  both couples are experiencing high levels of satisfaction in their respective marriages. 
C)  both couples are experiencing low levels of satisfaction in their respective marriages. 
D)  the Clancys are experiencing higher levels of marital satisfaction than the McKavicks are.

Question 15

Which of the following developmental theorists is NOT a stage theorist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  Erik Erickson 
C)  Lev Vygotsky 
D)  Lawrence Kolhberg 
A)  Jean Piaget 
B)  Erik Erickson 
C)  Lev Vygotsky 
D)  Lawrence Kolhberg

Question 16

Recent evidence that has investigated the stress and turmoil sometimes associated with adolescence suggests that

Accepted Answer

A)  stress and turmoil during adolescence is a universal phenomenon. 
B)  very few adolescents actually experience any stress or turmoil. 
C)  adolescence is more stressful for those raised in traditional, preindustrial cultures. 
D)  storm and stress is more likely during adolescence than at other ages. 
A)  stress and turmoil during adolescence is a universal phenomenon. 
B)  very few adolescents actually experience any stress or turmoil. 
C)  adolescence is more stressful for those raised in traditional, preindustrial cultures. 
D)  storm and stress is more likely during adolescence than at other ages.

Question 17

Maternal ____________________ during the prenatal period has been linked to birth complications.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Maternal ____________________ during the prenatal period has...

Question 18

Erikson's crisis of integrity versus despair is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  adolescence. 
B)  early adulthood. 
C)  middle adulthood. 
D)  late adulthood. 
A)  adolescence. 
B)  early adulthood. 
C)  middle adulthood. 
D)  late adulthood.

Question 19

Which of the following abilities is NOT part of fluid intelligence?

Accepted Answer

A)  applying acquired knowledge in problem solving 
B)  speed of information processing 
C)  memory capacity 
D)  basic reasoning ability 
A)  applying acquired knowledge in problem solving 
B)  speed of information processing 
C)  memory capacity 
D)  basic reasoning ability

Question 20

The two dimensions James Marcia described that combine to yield four identity statuses are

Accepted Answer

A)  completion and confusion. 
B)  commitment and confusion. 
C)  commitment and crisis. 
D)  completion and crisis. 
A)  completion and confusion. 
B)  commitment and confusion. 
C)  commitment and crisis. 
D)  completion and crisis.

Exam 22: Human Development Across the Life Span Part 2

The ratio of attempted suicides to completed suicides tends to be highest in which of the following age groups?

During which stage in Piaget's system is the child first able to handle conservation problems and hierarchical classification problems?

Today, most couples in the empty nest stage of the family life cycle

Some studies that have investigated the role of brain organization in gender differences have found that males tend to exhibit more cerebral specialization than females.

Briefly describe the major developmental processes that occur during the three periods of prenatal development.

According to Erik Erikson, the psychosocial crisis during the retirement years involves the tendency to dwell on the mistakes of the past which could lead to the development of ____________________.

Which of the following does NOT describe a cognitive change associated with adult aging?

According to Erik Erickson when people have achieved true intimacy they

Starting in the grade-school years, females show a slight advantage over males in ____ skills, while males show a slight advantage over females in ____ skills.

Which of the following would NOT be descriptive of the way Arnett (2006) describes emerging adulthood?

Which type of intelligence tends to remain stable as a person ages?

Recent evidence by Jeffery Arnett (1999) on the stress and turmoil associated with adolescence suggests that

Who developed a stage theory of moral development?

Mr. and Mrs. McKavick have 3 school-age children. Their next-door neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Clancy, have 3 grandchildren who are about the same age as the McKavick's children. At the present time, based on research into marital satisfaction, it is most likely that

Which of the following developmental theorists is NOT a stage theorist?

Recent evidence that has investigated the stress and turmoil sometimes associated with adolescence suggests that

Maternal ____________________ during the prenatal period has been linked to birth complications.

Erikson's crisis of integrity versus despair is associated with

Which of the following abilities is NOT part of fluid intelligence?

The two dimensions James Marcia described that combine to yield four identity statuses are

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