Question 1

Problems that occur during sensitive periods in development

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A)  usually involve crises and conflict. 
B)  are almost always characterized by emotional upheaval. 
C)  consist of dramatic but temporary changes in behavior. 
D)  can permanently alter the course of development. 
A)  usually involve crises and conflict. 
B)  are almost always characterized by emotional upheaval. 
C)  consist of dramatic but temporary changes in behavior. 
D)  can permanently alter the course of development.

Question 2

Object permanence is a concept gained in infancy and refers to the infant

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A)  becoming self-aware and understanding that he or she can have thoughts. 
B)  having the mental ability to change the shape or form of a substance, such as clay or water, and to perceive that its volume remains the same. 
C)  realizing that objects continue to exist even when they are hidden from view. 
D)  having a self-centered viewpoint of the world and being unable to see another person's viewpoint. 
A)  becoming self-aware and understanding that he or she can have thoughts. 
B)  having the mental ability to change the shape or form of a substance, such as clay or water, and to perceive that its volume remains the same. 
C)  realizing that objects continue to exist even when they are hidden from view. 
D)  having a self-centered viewpoint of the world and being unable to see another person's viewpoint.

Question 3

Simon is in his 50s and is completing a test that involves an assessment of vocabulary as well as a timed test that requires Simon to put picture designs together.If we compare Simon's scores on these two tests to these same tests taken by Simon when he was 20, we would expect his

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A)  score on the vocabulary test to have improved and his score on the picture design to have declined. 
B)  score on the vocabulary test to have declined and his score on the picture design to have improved. 
C)  his scores on both tests to have improved. 
D)  his scores on both tests to have declined. 
A)  score on the vocabulary test to have improved and his score on the picture design to have declined. 
B)  score on the vocabulary test to have declined and his score on the picture design to have improved. 
C)  his scores on both tests to have improved. 
D)  his scores on both tests to have declined.

Question 4

Developmental psychologists are interested in changes in behavior that occur from

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A)  conception on to death (the womb to the tomb). 
B)  birth to adolescence (infant to teen). 
C)  birth to adulthood (child to grown-up). 
D)  conception to senescence. 
A)  conception on to death (the womb to the tomb). 
B)  birth to adolescence (infant to teen). 
C)  birth to adulthood (child to grown-up). 
D)  conception to senescence.

Question 5

Which of the following statements concerning maternal and paternal influences is FALSE?

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A)  The different care giving styles of fathers and mothers have a major impact on children's gender role development. 
B)  Mothers pay more visual attention to their children and are more tactile in interacting with their children than fathers are. 
C)  Although fathers are spending more time with their children, mothers still do most of the nurturing and caretaking, especially of young children. 
D)  Young children who spend a lot of time playing with their fathers tend to be more competent in many ways than those who do not. 
A)  The different care giving styles of fathers and mothers have a major impact on children's gender role development. 
B)  Mothers pay more visual attention to their children and are more tactile in interacting with their children than fathers are. 
C)  Although fathers are spending more time with their children, mothers still do most of the nurturing and caretaking, especially of young children. 
D)  Young children who spend a lot of time playing with their fathers tend to be more competent in many ways than those who do not.

Question 6

At what age do children become increasingly capable of mischief and temper tantrums as well as showing their independence by refusing to obey their parents' demands even though they understand what their parents want them to do?

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A)  nine months of age 
B)  12 months of age 
C)  two years of age 
D)  four years of age 
A)  nine months of age 
B)  12 months of age 
C)  two years of age 
D)  four years of age

Question 7

Fathers tend to engage their children in unusual play, while mothers tend to engage their children in more conventional play.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Elisha is an early maturing girl.Compared to the late maturing girls, we can expect Elisha to

Accepted Answer

A)  date sooner and engage in sex at an earlier age. 
B)  have a more positive self-image in elementary school. 
C)  be less likely to get into trouble in junior high and high school. 
D)  have delayed identity formation. 
A)  date sooner and engage in sex at an earlier age. 
B)  have a more positive self-image in elementary school. 
C)  be less likely to get into trouble in junior high and high school. 
D)  have delayed identity formation.

Question 9

A researcher asks Carlos, "What do you think would happen if it suddenly became possible for people to fly, like birds, without the aid of airplanes?" Carlos comes up with several interesting possibilities about "human flight." Carlos is most likely in the ___________ stage.

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

Question 10

Children who are between seven and 11 years of age are in which cognitive stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  preoperational 
B)  post-operational 
C)  concrete operational 
D)  formal operational 
A)  preoperational 
B)  post-operational 
C)  concrete operational 
D)  formal operational

Question 11

Regarding the challenges of adulthood, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  While peak earnings commonly occur during middle-age, growing expenses may continue to create financial pressures. 
B)  Most adults learn to work "smarter," both physically and mentally to offset the inevitable slow declines of adulthood. 
C)  When the youngest child moves away, the parents are referred to as "empty nesters." 
D)  Career difficulties and unemployment can pose serious challenges to adult well-being because many adults derive most of their friendships from their work experiences. 
A)  While peak earnings commonly occur during middle-age, growing expenses may continue to create financial pressures. 
B)  Most adults learn to work "smarter," both physically and mentally to offset the inevitable slow declines of adulthood. 
C)  When the youngest child moves away, the parents are referred to as "empty nesters." 
D)  Career difficulties and unemployment can pose serious challenges to adult well-being because many adults derive most of their friendships from their work experiences.

Question 12

According to research by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, children in high-quality day care were found to exhibit all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  better cognitive and language skills. 
B)  behavior problems that did not exist beforehand. 
C)  better relationships with their mothers. 
D)  improved social skills. 
A)  better cognitive and language skills. 
B)  behavior problems that did not exist beforehand. 
C)  better relationships with their mothers. 
D)  improved social skills.

Question 13

Rats that were raised in the enriched cage environments

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A)  had smaller, lighter brains. 
B)  had brains with a thinner cortex. 
C)  were superior at learning mazes. 
D)  exhibited all of these characteristics. 
A)  had smaller, lighter brains. 
B)  had brains with a thinner cortex. 
C)  were superior at learning mazes. 
D)  exhibited all of these characteristics.

Question 14

Regarding Hispanic families, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Hispanic families generally value social skills more than cognitive skills. 
B)  Hispanic families generally value competition over cooperation. 
C)  Hispanic families tend to value loyalty and family pride. 
D)  Hispanic parents tend to have relatively strict standards of discipline. 
A)  Hispanic families generally value social skills more than cognitive skills. 
B)  Hispanic families generally value competition over cooperation. 
C)  Hispanic families tend to value loyalty and family pride. 
D)  Hispanic parents tend to have relatively strict standards of discipline.

Question 15

Which parenting style tends to produce resilient children who are also independent, competent, self-controlled, assertive, and inquiring?

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian 
B)  authoritative 
C)  permissive 
D)  submissive 
A)  authoritarian 
B)  authoritative 
C)  permissive 
D)  submissive

Question 16

Baby Michael has normal hearing, but both of his parents are deaf and use sign language to communicate.During Michael's first year of life, they enroll him in day care in order for Michael to hear normal speech

Accepted Answer

A)  because the first year is a sensitive period for learning to develop peer relationships. 
B)  because the first year is a sensitive period for language development. 
C)  because there is no sensitive period for language development, but a child must be exposed to normal speech at all times. 
D)  for none of these reasons. 
A)  because the first year is a sensitive period for learning to develop peer relationships. 
B)  because the first year is a sensitive period for language development. 
C)  because there is no sensitive period for language development, but a child must be exposed to normal speech at all times. 
D)  for none of these reasons.

Question 17

Sam is a young adult, who is good at "bouncing back" after bad experiences and has the strength, self-control, and positive coping skills to thrive even in difficult circumstances.Sam's parents were most likely ___________ parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritative 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  overly permissive 
D)  collaborative 
A)  authoritative 
B)  authoritarian 
C)  overly permissive 
D)  collaborative

Question 18

The use of inductive and deductive reasoning and being able to test hypotheses in a scientific manner are characteristic of __________ thinking.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

You are watching television, when your four-year-old son comes into the room and sits on the floor between you and the television, blocking your view.You ask him to move so you can see better, and he moves so that HE can see better.Your son is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A)  a lack of object permanence. 
B)  egocentric thought. 
C)  naive conservationism. 
D)  a lack of intuitive thinking. 
A)  a lack of object permanence. 
B)  egocentric thought. 
C)  naive conservationism. 
D)  a lack of intuitive thinking.

Question 20

Carol Gilligan deserves credit for identifying a second major way in which moral choices are made, which involves the ethic of

Accepted Answer

A)  justice. 
B)  caring. 
C)  common sense. 
D)  autonomy. 
A)  justice. 
B)  caring. 
C)  common sense. 
D)  autonomy.

Problems that occur during sensitive periods in development

Object permanence is a concept gained in infancy and refers to the infant

Simon is in his 50s and is completing a test that involves an assessment of vocabulary as well as a timed test that requires Simon to put picture designs together.If we compare Simon's scores on these two tests to these same tests taken by Simon when he was 20, we would expect his

Developmental psychologists are interested in changes in behavior that occur from

Which of the following statements concerning maternal and paternal influences is FALSE?

At what age do children become increasingly capable of mischief and temper tantrums as well as showing their independence by refusing to obey their parents' demands even though they understand what their parents want them to do?

Fathers tend to engage their children in unusual play, while mothers tend to engage their children in more conventional play.

Elisha is an early maturing girl.Compared to the late maturing girls, we can expect Elisha to

A researcher asks Carlos, "What do you think would happen if it suddenly became possible for people to fly, like birds, without the aid of airplanes?" Carlos comes up with several interesting possibilities about "human flight." Carlos is most likely in the ___________ stage.

Children who are between seven and 11 years of age are in which cognitive stage?

Regarding the challenges of adulthood, which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to research by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, children in high-quality day care were found to exhibit all of the following EXCEPT

Rats that were raised in the enriched cage environments

Regarding Hispanic families, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which parenting style tends to produce resilient children who are also independent, competent, self-controlled, assertive, and inquiring?

Baby Michael has normal hearing, but both of his parents are deaf and use sign language to communicate.During Michael's first year of life, they enroll him in day care in order for Michael to hear normal speech

Sam is a young adult, who is good at "bouncing back" after bad experiences and has the strength, self-control, and positive coping skills to thrive even in difficult circumstances.Sam's parents were most likely ___________ parents.

The use of inductive and deductive reasoning and being able to test hypotheses in a scientific manner are characteristic of __________ thinking.

You are watching television, when your four-year-old son comes into the room and sits on the floor between you and the television, blocking your view.You ask him to move so you can see better, and he moves so that HE can see better.Your son is exhibiting

Carol Gilligan deserves credit for identifying a second major way in which moral choices are made, which involves the ethic of

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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Exam 3: Human Development

Problems that occur during sensitive periods in development

Object permanence is a concept gained in infancy and refers to the infant

Simon is in his 50s and is completing a test that involves an assessment of vocabulary as well as a timed test that requires Simon to put picture designs together.If we compare Simon's scores on these two tests to these same tests taken by Simon when he was 20, we would expect his

Developmental psychologists are interested in changes in behavior that occur from

Which of the following statements concerning maternal and paternal influences is FALSE?

At what age do children become increasingly capable of mischief and temper tantrums as well as showing their independence by refusing to obey their parents' demands even though they understand what their parents want them to do?

Fathers tend to engage their children in unusual play, while mothers tend to engage their children in more conventional play.

Elisha is an early maturing girl.Compared to the late maturing girls, we can expect Elisha to

A researcher asks Carlos, "What do you think would happen if it suddenly became possible for people to fly, like birds, without the aid of airplanes?" Carlos comes up with several interesting possibilities about "human flight." Carlos is most likely in the ___________ stage.

Children who are between seven and 11 years of age are in which cognitive stage?

Regarding the challenges of adulthood, which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to research by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, children in high-quality day care were found to exhibit all of the following EXCEPT

Rats that were raised in the enriched cage environments

Regarding Hispanic families, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which parenting style tends to produce resilient children who are also independent, competent, self-controlled, assertive, and inquiring?

Baby Michael has normal hearing, but both of his parents are deaf and use sign language to communicate.During Michael's first year of life, they enroll him in day care in order for Michael to hear normal speech

Sam is a young adult, who is good at "bouncing back" after bad experiences and has the strength, self-control, and positive coping skills to thrive even in difficult circumstances.Sam's parents were most likely ___________ parents.

The use of inductive and deductive reasoning and being able to test hypotheses in a scientific manner are characteristic of __________ thinking.

You are watching television, when your four-year-old son comes into the room and sits on the floor between you and the television, blocking your view.You ask him to move so you can see better, and he moves so that HE can see better.Your son is exhibiting

Carol Gilligan deserves credit for identifying a second major way in which moral choices are made, which involves the ethic of

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

Filters