Question 1

From an evolutionary perspective, how do biology and environment influence pubertal development?

Accepted Answer

A) Biological factors are the sole influence on development. 
B) Environmental factors are the sole influence on development. 
C) Biological factors influence the time of pubertal onset but environmental factors influence the rate of puberty. 
D) Biological and environmental factors interact to shape the onset and rate of puberty. 
A) Biological factors are the sole influence on development. 
B) Environmental factors are the sole influence on development. 
C) Biological factors influence the time of pubertal onset but environmental factors influence the rate of puberty. 
D) Biological and environmental factors interact to shape the onset and rate of puberty.

Question 2

The difference between empathy and sympathy is that

Accepted Answer

A) theory of mind is necessary for sympathy but not empathy. 
B) empathy is a more complex emotion than sympathy. 
C) empathy involves experiencing the same feelings as someone else but sympathy does not. 
D) sympathy recruits brain regions associated with feeling pain, but empathy does not. 
A) theory of mind is necessary for sympathy but not empathy. 
B) empathy is a more complex emotion than sympathy. 
C) empathy involves experiencing the same feelings as someone else but sympathy does not. 
D) sympathy recruits brain regions associated with feeling pain, but empathy does not.

Question 3

Gus is a developmental psychologist.Which question would he be most interested in studying?

Accepted Answer

A) How does autism affect behavior? 
B) How does parenting style interact with genetic vulnerability? 
C) How do cancer patients cope with the stress of receiving a diagnosis? 
D) How does memory work in the brain? 
A) How does autism affect behavior? 
B) How does parenting style interact with genetic vulnerability? 
C) How do cancer patients cope with the stress of receiving a diagnosis? 
D) How does memory work in the brain?

Question 4

A psychologist found that infant monkeys preferred a surrogate mother made of soft cloth that could not give milk to a surrogate mother made of wire that could give milk.Who was this psychologist?

Accepted Answer

A) Konrad Lorenz 
B) Sigmund Freud 
C) Harry Harlow 
D) Jean Piaget 
A) Konrad Lorenz 
B) Sigmund Freud 
C) Harry Harlow 
D) Jean Piaget

Question 5

What are some of the changes that a developmental psychologist might be interested in studying?

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) physiological 
C) social 
D) All of the answer options are correct. 
A) cognitive 
B) physiological 
C) social 
D) All of the answer options are correct.

Question 6

Imagine that a psychologist tests your mental processing speed every year, by, for example, testing how long it takes for you to push a lever after a light comes on.If you age normally, you should show

Accepted Answer

A) no change in speed of response until after about age 60. 
B) speeding up until about age 35 and then a slow decline. 
C) a slowing by age 25 that becomes even slower as you continue to age. 
D) an ability to perform this task throughout your life at roughly the same speed, as long as your visual acuity is high. 
A) no change in speed of response until after about age 60. 
B) speeding up until about age 35 and then a slow decline. 
C) a slowing by age 25 that becomes even slower as you continue to age. 
D) an ability to perform this task throughout your life at roughly the same speed, as long as your visual acuity is high.

Question 7

Which of the following things have been found to cause dementia?

Accepted Answer

A) HIV infection 
B) alcohol 
C) small strokes 
D) All of the answer options are correct. 
A) HIV infection 
B) alcohol 
C) small strokes 
D) All of the answer options are correct.

Question 8

As described in the text, Harlow did an experiment with infant rhesus monkeys, requiring them to make a choice between an artificial mother that provided contact comfort or one that provided food.The results demonstrate that for this species,

Accepted Answer

A) food is the most important reinforcement. 
B) food is used as a method for tension reduction in the young. 
C) contact comfort is more important than food, particularly during stress. 
D) infants were distressed because the "mother" providing contact comfort did not also supply food. 
A) food is the most important reinforcement. 
B) food is used as a method for tension reduction in the young. 
C) contact comfort is more important than food, particularly during stress. 
D) infants were distressed because the "mother" providing contact comfort did not also supply food.

Question 9

After spending the day with friends, trading baseball cards and talking about his favorite players, Moses comes home and asks for his father's help with his math homework.This example illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A) only parents have a meaningful influence on a child's development. 
B) parents have less of an impact as children age. 
C) parents and peers play complementary roles in a child's development. 
D) peers have little to no effect on child development. 
A) only parents have a meaningful influence on a child's development. 
B) parents have less of an impact as children age. 
C) parents and peers play complementary roles in a child's development. 
D) peers have little to no effect on child development.

Question 10

The research on the relationship between marriage, parenting, and happiness can be confusing.What is the takeaway message?

Accepted Answer

A) If you're happily married, you're likely to have much better outcomes in all domains if you have one to two children. 
B) If you're happily married, you're likely to have much better outcomes in all domains if you don't have children. 
C) You should do what makes you happy and not base your decision on what the research says will make you happy. 
D) Peoples' subjective ratings of happiness don't change if they get married or have children, so do what you want. 
A) If you're happily married, you're likely to have much better outcomes in all domains if you have one to two children. 
B) If you're happily married, you're likely to have much better outcomes in all domains if you don't have children. 
C) You should do what makes you happy and not base your decision on what the research says will make you happy. 
D) Peoples' subjective ratings of happiness don't change if they get married or have children, so do what you want.

Question 11

Which is likely to be the most critical stage of fetal development and why?

Accepted Answer

A) zygote, because most of the zygote is particularly vulnerable to teratogens 
B) embryo, because most of the internal organs are formed during this period 
C) fetus, because the fetus cannot survive outside the womb 
D) infant, because the baby is finally exposed to environmental effects 
A) zygote, because most of the zygote is particularly vulnerable to teratogens 
B) embryo, because most of the internal organs are formed during this period 
C) fetus, because the fetus cannot survive outside the womb 
D) infant, because the baby is finally exposed to environmental effects

Question 12

Which one of the following characteristics describes someone who has formed a bicultural identity?

Accepted Answer

A) someone who speaks the language of their own group and the majority culture but identifies more strongly with their own group's culture 
B) someone who denies the majority culture in favor of their family's cultural heritage 
C) someone whose cultural identity is primarily influenced by the majority culture 
D) someone whose cultural identity has been influenced by both the majority culture and their own cultural group 
A) someone who speaks the language of their own group and the majority culture but identifies more strongly with their own group's culture 
B) someone who denies the majority culture in favor of their family's cultural heritage 
C) someone whose cultural identity is primarily influenced by the majority culture 
D) someone whose cultural identity has been influenced by both the majority culture and their own cultural group

Question 13

Jenna just learned to crawl.According to dynamic systems theory, Jenna likely achieved this developmental milestone due to

Accepted Answer

A) reinforcement and encouragement from her parents. 
B) seeing her older brother crawl. 
C) her own desire to explore the exciting environment around her. 
D) the fact that she entered the preoperational stage. 
A) reinforcement and encouragement from her parents. 
B) seeing her older brother crawl. 
C) her own desire to explore the exciting environment around her. 
D) the fact that she entered the preoperational stage.

Question 14

Marisa's parents immigrated to the United States from India before she was born.Marisa constantly fights with her mother because she wants more freedom like the rest of her friends.However, Marisa is also not comfortable wearing as revealing clothes as many of her American friends.According to Erikson, Marisa is struggling with the psychosocial crisis.

Accepted Answer

A) initiative versus guilt 
B) identity versus role confusion 
C) intimacy versus isolation 
D) generativity versus stagnation 
A) initiative versus guilt 
B) identity versus role confusion 
C) intimacy versus isolation 
D) generativity versus stagnation

Question 15

A toy maker wants to determine which of three toy models infants like best.Which of the following methods would be best for assessing this preference?

Accepted Answer

A) strange-situation test 
B) preferential looking technique 
C) visual acuity tests 
D) There is no good technique; infants cannot yet express preference. 
A) strange-situation test 
B) preferential looking technique 
C) visual acuity tests 
D) There is no good technique; infants cannot yet express preference.

Question 16

Infants show signs of beginning to develop social attachments

Accepted Answer

A) at about the same time they can move about in their environments. 
B) at about the same time language develops. 
C) when they are old enough to understand facial expressions of emotions such as contempt. 
D) within the first few months of life. 
A) at about the same time they can move about in their environments. 
B) at about the same time language develops. 
C) when they are old enough to understand facial expressions of emotions such as contempt. 
D) within the first few months of life.

Question 17

Research examining how infants understand the intentions of others has shown that

Accepted Answer

A) infants understand that there are reasons behind others' actions, reflecting a capacity for egocentric thought. 
B) infants understand that there are reasons behind others' actions, reflecting a capacity for theory of mind. 
C) infants do not understand that there are reasons behind others' actions because they are too egocentric in their thinking. 
D) infants do not understand that there are reasons behind others' actions because they do not have a capacity for theory of mind. 
A) infants understand that there are reasons behind others' actions, reflecting a capacity for egocentric thought. 
B) infants understand that there are reasons behind others' actions, reflecting a capacity for theory of mind. 
C) infants do not understand that there are reasons behind others' actions because they are too egocentric in their thinking. 
D) infants do not understand that there are reasons behind others' actions because they do not have a capacity for theory of mind.

Question 18

One aspect of memory that differs between your memories from before age 3 from those you formed after age 5 is that

Accepted Answer

A) memories from before age 3 are typically just a "flashbulb" of one moment in time. 
B) you have more and greater detailed memories from after age 5. 
C) you have the same number of memories at both ages, but they are more detailed after age 5. 
D) you have fewer memories before age 3, but they have the same amount of detail. 
A) memories from before age 3 are typically just a "flashbulb" of one moment in time. 
B) you have more and greater detailed memories from after age 5. 
C) you have the same number of memories at both ages, but they are more detailed after age 5. 
D) you have fewer memories before age 3, but they have the same amount of detail.

Question 19

You encounter a child who is high in sympathy.Psychological research suggests that her parents

Accepted Answer

A) show frequent anger and are lax in their discipline. 
B) are likely to make her feel shame easily. 
C) are high in sympathy. 
D) are very likely to reward appropriate behavior in the child. 
A) show frequent anger and are lax in their discipline. 
B) are likely to make her feel shame easily. 
C) are high in sympathy. 
D) are very likely to reward appropriate behavior in the child.

Question 20

You go to the zoo with your little brother, and he calls all animals with feathers woodpeckers because he all birds into that category.When you pass a parrot and tell him it's not a woodpecker, but a parrot, he must this new information.

Accepted Answer

A) assimilates; conserve 
B) assimilates; accommodate 
C) accommodates; assimilate 
D) accommodates; conserve 
A) assimilates; conserve 
B) assimilates; accommodate 
C) accommodates; assimilate 
D) accommodates; conserve

From an evolutionary perspective, how do biology and environment influence pubertal development?

The difference between empathy and sympathy is that

Gus is a developmental psychologist.Which question would he be most interested in studying?

A psychologist found that infant monkeys preferred a surrogate mother made of soft cloth that could not give milk to a surrogate mother made of wire that could give milk.Who was this psychologist?

What are some of the changes that a developmental psychologist might be interested in studying?

Imagine that a psychologist tests your mental processing speed every year, by, for example, testing how long it takes for you to push a lever after a light comes on.If you age normally, you should show

Which of the following things have been found to cause dementia?

As described in the text, Harlow did an experiment with infant rhesus monkeys, requiring them to make a choice between an artificial mother that provided contact comfort or one that provided food.The results demonstrate that for this species,

After spending the day with friends, trading baseball cards and talking about his favorite players, Moses comes home and asks for his father's help with his math homework.This example illustrates that

The research on the relationship between marriage, parenting, and happiness can be confusing.What is the takeaway message?

Which is likely to be the most critical stage of fetal development and why?

Which one of the following characteristics describes someone who has formed a bicultural identity?

Jenna just learned to crawl.According to dynamic systems theory, Jenna likely achieved this developmental milestone due to

A toy maker wants to determine which of three toy models infants like best.Which of the following methods would be best for assessing this preference?

Infants show signs of beginning to develop social attachments

Research examining how infants understand the intentions of others has shown that

One aspect of memory that differs between your memories from before age 3 from those you formed after age 5 is that

You encounter a child who is high in sympathy.Psychological research suggests that her parents

You go to the zoo with your little brother, and he calls all animals with feathers woodpeckers because he all birds into that category.When you pass a parrot and tell him it's not a woodpecker, but a parrot, he must this new information.

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From an evolutionary perspective, how do biology and environment influence pubertal development?

The difference between empathy and sympathy is that

Gus is a developmental psychologist.Which question would he be most interested in studying?

A psychologist found that infant monkeys preferred a surrogate mother made of soft cloth that could not give milk to a surrogate mother made of wire that could give milk.Who was this psychologist?

What are some of the changes that a developmental psychologist might be interested in studying?

Imagine that a psychologist tests your mental processing speed every year, by, for example, testing how long it takes for you to push a lever after a light comes on.If you age normally, you should show

Which of the following things have been found to cause dementia?

As described in the text, Harlow did an experiment with infant rhesus monkeys, requiring them to make a choice between an artificial mother that provided contact comfort or one that provided food.The results demonstrate that for this species,

After spending the day with friends, trading baseball cards and talking about his favorite players, Moses comes home and asks for his father's help with his math homework.This example illustrates that

The research on the relationship between marriage, parenting, and happiness can be confusing.What is the takeaway message?

Which is likely to be the most critical stage of fetal development and why?

Which one of the following characteristics describes someone who has formed a bicultural identity?

Jenna just learned to crawl.According to dynamic systems theory, Jenna likely achieved this developmental milestone due to

A toy maker wants to determine which of three toy models infants like best.Which of the following methods would be best for assessing this preference?

Infants show signs of beginning to develop social attachments

Research examining how infants understand the intentions of others has shown that

One aspect of memory that differs between your memories from before age 3 from those you formed after age 5 is that

You encounter a child who is high in sympathy.Psychological research suggests that her parents

You go to the zoo with your little brother, and he calls all animals with feathers woodpeckers because he all birds into that category.When you pass a parrot and tell him it's not a woodpecker, but a parrot, he must this new information.

The Science of Psychology

Research Methodology

Biology and Behaviour

Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language and Intelligence

Emotion and Motivation

Health and Wellbeing

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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