Question 1

Cohort effects occur when

Accepted Answer

A)  one group of research participants is repeatedly tested as they age. 
B)  different age groups are tested at one point in time. 
C)  a current event effects the behavior of research participants. 
D)  the researcher uses a biased testing procedure. 
A)  one group of research participants is repeatedly tested as they age. 
B)  different age groups are tested at one point in time. 
C)  a current event effects the behavior of research participants. 
D)  the researcher uses a biased testing procedure.

Question 2

If Lawrence Kohlberg were to present you with a moral dilemma, in which of the following would he be MOST interested?

Accepted Answer

A)  your judgment of right and wrong in this situation 
B)  what you would do in this situation 
C)  whether your intended behavior in this situation is consistent with your moral judgment about it 
D)  your reasons for whatever moral judgment you had about the situation 
A)  your judgment of right and wrong in this situation 
B)  what you would do in this situation 
C)  whether your intended behavior in this situation is consistent with your moral judgment about it 
D)  your reasons for whatever moral judgment you had about the situation

Question 3

Gerard watched as a researcher placed five toy station wagons and three toy convertibles on a table. The researcher asked him if there were more station wagons or more cars, and Gerard correctly answered that there were more cars. Gerard's answer indicates that he has mastered

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation of number. 
B)  object permanence. 
C)  preaccommodation. 
D)  hierarchical classification problems. 
A)  conservation of number. 
B)  object permanence. 
C)  preaccommodation. 
D)  hierarchical classification problems.

Question 4

Two short, fat glasses with the same amount of water are placed in front of a group of children. The children watch as water is poured from one short, fat glass into a tall, skinny glass. The children are then asked, "Does the tall, skinny glass have the same, more, or less water than the short, fat glass?" Which child is MOST likely to correctly state that the glasses have the same amount of water?

Accepted Answer

A)  Alan who is two 
B)  Brandon who is four 
C)  Carol who is six 
D)  Debbie who is eight 
A)  Alan who is two 
B)  Brandon who is four 
C)  Carol who is six 
D)  Debbie who is eight

Question 5

The period of cognitive development that lasts from approximately age 11 onward is the ____ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

The proximodistal trend suggests children gain control of their

Accepted Answer

A)  torso before their extremities. 
B)  extremities before their torso. 
C)  upper body before their lower body. 
D)  lower body before their upper body. 
A)  torso before their extremities. 
B)  extremities before their torso. 
C)  upper body before their lower body. 
D)  lower body before their upper body.

Question 7

Water is poured from a short, broad beaker into a tall, skinny beaker. Is there more or less water now? A child answers that it's the same amount, only it's taller. The child is in which stage of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Who was the prominent Russian developmental theorist whose research ended abruptly in 1934 when he died of tuberculoisis?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

A quiet infant who doesn't seem to smile a lot, who also seldom cries and seems to be cautious and wary of changes in their surroundings, but eventually adapts to the change would be considered to have which of the temperament categories outlined by Thomas and Chess?

Accepted Answer

A)  a difficult temperament 
B)  a slow-to-warm-up temperament 
C)  an easy temperament 
D)  an uninhibited temperament 
A)  a difficult temperament 
B)  a slow-to-warm-up temperament 
C)  an easy temperament 
D)  an uninhibited temperament

Question 10

Which of the following statements concerning temperament is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  approximately one-third of the children studied by Thomas and Chess could not be easily classified as having one of the three basic styles of temperament 
B)  temperament is not influenced by heredity 
C)  temperament is generally stable over time 
D)  a child's temperament may be influenced by social experiences 
A)  approximately one-third of the children studied by Thomas and Chess could not be easily classified as having one of the three basic styles of temperament 
B)  temperament is not influenced by heredity 
C)  temperament is generally stable over time 
D)  a child's temperament may be influenced by social experiences

Exam 21: Human Development Across the Life Span Part 1

Cohort effects occur when

If Lawrence Kohlberg were to present you with a moral dilemma, in which of the following would he be MOST interested?

Gerard watched as a researcher placed five toy station wagons and three toy convertibles on a table. The researcher asked him if there were more station wagons or more cars, and Gerard correctly answered that there were more cars. Gerard's answer indicates that he has mastered

The period of cognitive development that lasts from approximately age 11 onward is the ____ stage.

The proximodistal trend suggests children gain control of their

Water is poured from a short, broad beaker into a tall, skinny beaker. Is there more or less water now? A child answers that it's the same amount, only it's taller. The child is in which stage of cognitive development?

Who was the prominent Russian developmental theorist whose research ended abruptly in 1934 when he died of tuberculoisis?

A quiet infant who doesn't seem to smile a lot, who also seldom cries and seems to be cautious and wary of changes in their surroundings, but eventually adapts to the change would be considered to have which of the temperament categories outlined by Thomas and Chess?

Which of the following statements concerning temperament is false?

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