Question 1

Karen and Dan are ninth graders who just started dating.Even though they're in the same grade, which one is likely to be at the more advanced pubertal developmental stage?

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A) Karen 
B) Dan 
C) neither-they're at the same level 
D) Neither of them is likely to have reached puberty yet. 
A) Karen 
B) Dan 
C) neither-they're at the same level 
D) Neither of them is likely to have reached puberty yet.

Question 2

Harlow's research with infant monkeys demonstrated that

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A) fear can be reduced by food. 
B) when fearful, infant monkeys lose their appetites. 
C) fear produces a preference for contact comfort over food. 
D) fear inhibits the development of attachment behaviors. 
A) fear can be reduced by food. 
B) when fearful, infant monkeys lose their appetites. 
C) fear produces a preference for contact comfort over food. 
D) fear inhibits the development of attachment behaviors.

Question 3

Recent research has shown that infants have a primitive understanding of the laws of motion.Which of the following phenomena is evidence of this claim?

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A) Newborns reach for where a moving object will end up rather than where it started. 
B) Infants understand that when an object goes out of sight, it still exists. 
C) Newborns will reach for moving objects rather than stationary objects. 
D) Newborns will not follow a moving object with their eyes. 
A) Newborns reach for where a moving object will end up rather than where it started. 
B) Infants understand that when an object goes out of sight, it still exists. 
C) Newborns will reach for moving objects rather than stationary objects. 
D) Newborns will not follow a moving object with their eyes.

Question 4

Joan has recently noted that her husband, Herb, has begun to forget little things, like where he put his keys and the steps of his morning routine.Herb has also called Joan by his mother's name several times.Herb is likely suffering from

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A) a role transition. 
B) Alzheimer's disease. 
C) Korsakoff's amnesia. 
D) depression. 
A) a role transition. 
B) Alzheimer's disease. 
C) Korsakoff's amnesia. 
D) depression.

Question 5

Over the course of the last several decades, research on child development has suggested that

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A) environmental factors are more important than previously thought. 
B) Freud was essentially correct regarding the psychosexual stages. 
C) biological factors play a less significant role than previously thought. 
D) by using varied types of assessments, we know that children understand more, and at an earlier age, than psychologists previously thought. 
A) environmental factors are more important than previously thought. 
B) Freud was essentially correct regarding the psychosexual stages. 
C) biological factors play a less significant role than previously thought. 
D) by using varied types of assessments, we know that children understand more, and at an earlier age, than psychologists previously thought.

Question 6

Danny's parents taught him that speeding is against the law, and now he complains whenever they drive even 1 mile per hour over the speed limit.Danny explains that there is a law against speeding and that people should always obey laws.According to Kohlberg's theory of moral development, what stage is Danny in?

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A) premoral 
B) conventional 
C) principled 
D) formal operational 
A) premoral 
B) conventional 
C) principled 
D) formal operational

Question 7

Which of the following scientific results was used as evidence that infants understood the laws of the physical world?

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A) Infants would cry when a heavy object, but not a light object, was held above their heads. 
B) Infants consider a rod moving behind a box as a single object. 
C) Infants expect heavier objects to fall faster than light objects. 
D) Infants can accurately anticipate the projected movement when a ball is thrown toward a target. 
A) Infants would cry when a heavy object, but not a light object, was held above their heads. 
B) Infants consider a rod moving behind a box as a single object. 
C) Infants expect heavier objects to fall faster than light objects. 
D) Infants can accurately anticipate the projected movement when a ball is thrown toward a target.

Question 8

Which of the following domains of development did Piaget virtually ignore in his theories that his contemporaries emphasized as an important contributor to development?

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A) cognitive 
B) socioemotional 
C) biological 
D) None of the answer options is correct. 
A) cognitive 
B) socioemotional 
C) biological 
D) None of the answer options is correct.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about teratogens is INCORRECT?

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A) Teratogens include any chemical in the environment that negatively affects a developing embryo or fetus. 
B) Teratogens are a group of recessive genes that affect the child while still in the womb. 
C) Teratogens include alcohol, prescription drugs, and environmental chemicals. 
D) Teratogens are often avoidable. 
A) Teratogens include any chemical in the environment that negatively affects a developing embryo or fetus. 
B) Teratogens are a group of recessive genes that affect the child while still in the womb. 
C) Teratogens include alcohol, prescription drugs, and environmental chemicals. 
D) Teratogens are often avoidable.

Question 10

Which of the following statements provides evidence that critiques Piaget's notions about the speed of cognitive development?

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A) By 3 months, infants are more interested in events that do not make sense than in those that do. 
B) Object permanence appears earlier in development than previously thought in some cultures. 
C) Infants acquire a primitive understanding of the laws of physics later than Piaget hypothesized. 
D) Some infants may categorize objects based on multiple characteristics while still exhibiting egocentric thinking at other times. 
A) By 3 months, infants are more interested in events that do not make sense than in those that do. 
B) Object permanence appears earlier in development than previously thought in some cultures. 
C) Infants acquire a primitive understanding of the laws of physics later than Piaget hypothesized. 
D) Some infants may categorize objects based on multiple characteristics while still exhibiting egocentric thinking at other times.

Question 11

Imagine you are designing a research study that is examining developmental milestones in young children from a dynamic systems theory perspective.Which of the following sets of measures and variables would you want to collect?

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A) socioeconomic status of the family, ethnicity, community support, and neighborhood safety 
B) family history of learning problems, child's health status at birth, and whether they were born prematurely 
C) child factors such as attention, perinatal health complications, and child's temperament 
D) stimuli present in the home environment, cultural practices, and child factors such as attention 
A) socioeconomic status of the family, ethnicity, community support, and neighborhood safety 
B) family history of learning problems, child's health status at birth, and whether they were born prematurely 
C) child factors such as attention, perinatal health complications, and child's temperament 
D) stimuli present in the home environment, cultural practices, and child factors such as attention

Question 12

Empathy is while sympathy is .

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A) understanding another's emotional state and feeling what the other person is feeling or would be expected to feel; understanding your own emotional state and feeling as you would be expected to feel 
B) understanding your own emotional state and feeling as you would be expected to feel; feelings of concern, pity, or sorrow for another person 
C) understanding another's emotional state and feeling what the other person is feeling or would be expected to feel; feelings of concern, pity, or sorrow for another person 
D) feelings of concern, pity, or sorrow for another person; understanding another's emotional state and feeling what the other person is feeling or would be expected to feel 
A) understanding another's emotional state and feeling what the other person is feeling or would be expected to feel; understanding your own emotional state and feeling as you would be expected to feel 
B) understanding your own emotional state and feeling as you would be expected to feel; feelings of concern, pity, or sorrow for another person 
C) understanding another's emotional state and feeling what the other person is feeling or would be expected to feel; feelings of concern, pity, or sorrow for another person 
D) feelings of concern, pity, or sorrow for another person; understanding another's emotional state and feeling what the other person is feeling or would be expected to feel

Question 13

Your friend just gave birth to a set of fraternal twins, Sally girl) and Peter boy).What is the main factor that has already influenced the gender identities of the twins?

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A) brain chemistry 
B) socialization 
C) hormones from the placenta 
D) Nothing-the two children have the same gender identity at this point. 
A) brain chemistry 
B) socialization 
C) hormones from the placenta 
D) Nothing-the two children have the same gender identity at this point.

Question 14

Alzheimer's disease is associated with

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A) amnesia and memory deficits. 
B) memory deficits. 
C) enlarged brain ventricles. 
D) memory deficits and enlarged brain ventricles. 
A) amnesia and memory deficits. 
B) memory deficits. 
C) enlarged brain ventricles. 
D) memory deficits and enlarged brain ventricles.

Question 15

Approximately what percentage of children develops what Ainsworth called an insecure attachment style?

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A) 5 percent 
B) 15 percent 
C) 35 percent 
D) 65 percent 
A) 5 percent 
B) 15 percent 
C) 35 percent 
D) 65 percent

Question 16

Identify the correct statement about human attachment.

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A) The biological mechanisms of attachment are unknown. 
B) Infant-parent attachment is unique to humans. 
C) Human infants have an innate tendency to form bonds. 
D) An equal number of infants have secure and insecure attachments. 
A) The biological mechanisms of attachment are unknown. 
B) Infant-parent attachment is unique to humans. 
C) Human infants have an innate tendency to form bonds. 
D) An equal number of infants have secure and insecure attachments.

Question 17

Synaptic pruning is

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A) the brain's way of doing away with synaptic connections that are not being used. 
B) a process induced by teratogens that negatively affects development. 
C) a process that occurs in all brain areas at the same time. 
D) a process that is detrimental to normal brain development. 
A) the brain's way of doing away with synaptic connections that are not being used. 
B) a process induced by teratogens that negatively affects development. 
C) a process that occurs in all brain areas at the same time. 
D) a process that is detrimental to normal brain development.

Question 18

A challenge to Piaget's theory of development takes issue with his argument that

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A) all adults are capable of formal operational thought. 
B) differentiating self from objects is very important. 
C) individuals go through the developmental stages in the same order. 
D) object permanence develops more quickly in females than in males. 
A) all adults are capable of formal operational thought. 
B) differentiating self from objects is very important. 
C) individuals go through the developmental stages in the same order. 
D) object permanence develops more quickly in females than in males.

Question 19

Which of the following models suggests that moral emotions are guided by instinctive responses that help people make decisions?

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A) Kohlberg's moral reasoning theory 
B) Haidt's social intuitionist model 
C) Bowlby's attachment models 
D) Piaget's developmental theory 
A) Kohlberg's moral reasoning theory 
B) Haidt's social intuitionist model 
C) Bowlby's attachment models 
D) Piaget's developmental theory

Question 20

Young children are able to perceive visual stimuli with the same precision as adults

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A) when the child is approximately 4 years old. 
B) about one year after birth. 
C) as a function of the child's binocular disparity. 
D) by 6 months of age. 
A) when the child is approximately 4 years old. 
B) about one year after birth. 
C) as a function of the child's binocular disparity. 
D) by 6 months of age.

Karen and Dan are ninth graders who just started dating.Even though they're in the same grade, which one is likely to be at the more advanced pubertal developmental stage?

Harlow's research with infant monkeys demonstrated that

Recent research has shown that infants have a primitive understanding of the laws of motion.Which of the following phenomena is evidence of this claim?

Joan has recently noted that her husband, Herb, has begun to forget little things, like where he put his keys and the steps of his morning routine.Herb has also called Joan by his mother's name several times.Herb is likely suffering from

Over the course of the last several decades, research on child development has suggested that

Which of the following scientific results was used as evidence that infants understood the laws of the physical world?

Which of the following domains of development did Piaget virtually ignore in his theories that his contemporaries emphasized as an important contributor to development?

Which of the following statements about teratogens is INCORRECT?

Which of the following statements provides evidence that critiques Piaget's notions about the speed of cognitive development?

Imagine you are designing a research study that is examining developmental milestones in young children from a dynamic systems theory perspective.Which of the following sets of measures and variables would you want to collect?

Empathy is while sympathy is .

Your friend just gave birth to a set of fraternal twins, Sally girl) and Peter boy).What is the main factor that has already influenced the gender identities of the twins?

Alzheimer's disease is associated with

Approximately what percentage of children develops what Ainsworth called an insecure attachment style?

Identify the correct statement about human attachment.

Synaptic pruning is

A challenge to Piaget's theory of development takes issue with his argument that

Which of the following models suggests that moral emotions are guided by instinctive responses that help people make decisions?

Young children are able to perceive visual stimuli with the same precision as adults

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Exam 9: Human Development

Karen and Dan are ninth graders who just started dating.Even though they're in the same grade, which one is likely to be at the more advanced pubertal developmental stage?

Harlow's research with infant monkeys demonstrated that

Recent research has shown that infants have a primitive understanding of the laws of motion.Which of the following phenomena is evidence of this claim?

Joan has recently noted that her husband, Herb, has begun to forget little things, like where he put his keys and the steps of his morning routine.Herb has also called Joan by his mother's name several times.Herb is likely suffering from

Over the course of the last several decades, research on child development has suggested that

Which of the following scientific results was used as evidence that infants understood the laws of the physical world?

Which of the following domains of development did Piaget virtually ignore in his theories that his contemporaries emphasized as an important contributor to development?

Which of the following statements about teratogens is INCORRECT?

Which of the following statements provides evidence that critiques Piaget's notions about the speed of cognitive development?

Imagine you are designing a research study that is examining developmental milestones in young children from a dynamic systems theory perspective.Which of the following sets of measures and variables would you want to collect?

Empathy is while sympathy is .

Your friend just gave birth to a set of fraternal twins, Sally girl) and Peter boy).What is the main factor that has already influenced the gender identities of the twins?

Alzheimer's disease is associated with

Approximately what percentage of children develops what Ainsworth called an insecure attachment style?

Identify the correct statement about human attachment.

Synaptic pruning is

A challenge to Piaget's theory of development takes issue with his argument that

Which of the following models suggests that moral emotions are guided by instinctive responses that help people make decisions?

Young children are able to perceive visual stimuli with the same precision as adults

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

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Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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