Question 1

Younger children cannot understand why the driver of a car cannot see them if they can see the car.This illustrates egocentric thought, a limitation of the __________ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Authoritarian parents tend to control their children's behavior through discipline strategies known as management techniques.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are hidden from view is called

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete permanence. 
B)  object permanence. 
C)  concrete objectivity. 
D)  permanent conservation. 
A)  concrete permanence. 
B)  object permanence. 
C)  concrete objectivity. 
D)  permanent conservation.

Question 4

A child, who is largely nonverbal, is learning to coordinate purposeful movements with sensory information, and is developing the concept of object permanence, would be in Piaget's __________ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which theorist developed many of his ideas regarding cognitive development from observing his own children as they solved various thought problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Jean Piaget 
B)  ​Carroll Izard 
C)  ​Abraham Maslow 
D)  ​Noam Chomsky 
A)  ​Jean Piaget 
B)  ​Carroll Izard 
C)  ​Abraham Maslow 
D)  ​Noam Chomsky

Question 6

Kohlberg identified the three levels of moral development as the

Accepted Answer

A)  preconventional, conventional, and postconventional. 
B)  preconditional, conditional, and unconditional. 
C)  self-orientation, authority-orientation, and social-orientation. 
D)  premoral, conventional, and postethical. 
A)  preconventional, conventional, and postconventional. 
B)  preconditional, conditional, and unconditional. 
C)  self-orientation, authority-orientation, and social-orientation. 
D)  premoral, conventional, and postethical.

Question 7

According to recent research using "impossible events" demonstrations, babies can remember where objects are or should be for at least one minute by the time that they are __________ months old.

Accepted Answer

A)  ​eight 
B)  ​12 
C)  ​18 
D)  ​24 
A)  ​eight 
B)  ​12 
C)  ​18 
D)  ​24

Question 8

Kohlberg studied moral development by

Accepted Answer

A)  having subjects keep a daily journal of their actions. 
B)  evaluating criminal and delinquent person's court records. 
C)  posing moral dilemmas to children of different ages. 
D)  having subjects perform various legal or illegal behaviors. 
A)  having subjects keep a daily journal of their actions. 
B)  evaluating criminal and delinquent person's court records. 
C)  posing moral dilemmas to children of different ages. 
D)  having subjects perform various legal or illegal behaviors.

Question 9

The development of initial self-awareness depends on

Accepted Answer

A)  the maturation of the nervous system. 
B)  learning that takes place through accommodation. 
C)  the development of conservation and reversibility. 
D)  the assimilation of cultural socialization. 
A)  the maturation of the nervous system. 
B)  learning that takes place through accommodation. 
C)  the development of conservation and reversibility. 
D)  the assimilation of cultural socialization.

Question 10

A specialist who studies emotional and behavioral reactions to death and dying is called a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A specialist who studies emotional and behavioral...

Question 11

The average American infant first crawls at age

Accepted Answer

A)  six months. 
B)  10 months. 
C)  12 months. 
D)  14 months. 
A)  six months. 
B)  10 months. 
C)  12 months. 
D)  14 months.

Question 12

A politician campaigning on a law-and-order platform is appealing to people at what level of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  preconventional 
B)  postconventional 
C)  conventional 
D)  nonconformist 
A)  preconventional 
B)  postconventional 
C)  conventional 
D)  nonconformist

Question 13

Regarding the application of Piaget's ideas, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A child's intellect develops mainly through assimilation. 
B)  Piaget's theory suggests that the ideal way to guide intellectual development is to provide experiences that are only slightly novel, unusual, or challenging. 
C)  Forcing children to learn reading, math, gymnastics, swimming, or music at an accelerated pace can bore or oppress them. 
D)  True intellectual enrichment respects the child's interests and does not make the child feel pressured to perform. 
A)  A child's intellect develops mainly through assimilation. 
B)  Piaget's theory suggests that the ideal way to guide intellectual development is to provide experiences that are only slightly novel, unusual, or challenging. 
C)  Forcing children to learn reading, math, gymnastics, swimming, or music at an accelerated pace can bore or oppress them. 
D)  True intellectual enrichment respects the child's interests and does not make the child feel pressured to perform.

Question 14

Which of the following observations is cited to support the idea that language is learned?

Accepted Answer

A)  Babies in all cultures communicate first by crying, then cooing, then babbling. 
B)  Parents and children communicate with shared signals before language appears. 
C)  Children around the world use a limited number of patterns in their first sentences. 
D)  Telegraphic speech occurs in every culture. 
A)  Babies in all cultures communicate first by crying, then cooing, then babbling. 
B)  Parents and children communicate with shared signals before language appears. 
C)  Children around the world use a limited number of patterns in their first sentences. 
D)  Telegraphic speech occurs in every culture.

Question 15

Unlike the Japanese culture, most Western cultures view aging as

Accepted Answer

A)  negative. 
B)  positive. 
C)  occurring at midlife. 
D)  occurring only when one reaches one's late 80s. 
A)  negative. 
B)  positive. 
C)  occurring at midlife. 
D)  occurring only when one reaches one's late 80s.

Question 16

Regarding the emotional attachment of infants, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  For the first year or two it is nearly impossible to "spoil" a baby with too much attention. 
B)  Our first attachments can have lasting effects by continuing to affect us in our adult relationships. 
C)  Creating a bond of trust and affection between the infant and at least one other person is a key event during the first year of life. 
D)  Infants who are securely attached during infancy later show a lack of curiosity, dependency on their preschool teachers, and poor social skills. 
A)  For the first year or two it is nearly impossible to "spoil" a baby with too much attention. 
B)  Our first attachments can have lasting effects by continuing to affect us in our adult relationships. 
C)  Creating a bond of trust and affection between the infant and at least one other person is a key event during the first year of life. 
D)  Infants who are securely attached during infancy later show a lack of curiosity, dependency on their preschool teachers, and poor social skills.

Question 17

Identifiable patterns of parental caretaking and interaction with children are called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identifiable patterns of parental caretaking and interaction...

Question 18

Jana is an easy baby who smiles and vocalizes frequently, which encourages her parents to smile and talk to her more.This, in turn, causes Jana to smile and interact with her parents more.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal influences. 
B)  management techniques. 
C)  a parental behavior that would occur even if Jana had a difficult temperament. 
D)  emotional assimilation. 
A)  reciprocal influences. 
B)  management techniques. 
C)  a parental behavior that would occur even if Jana had a difficult temperament. 
D)  emotional assimilation.

Question 19

Regarding the effects of poverty, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The stresses of poverty have not been shown to lead to marital problems or to less positive parenting. 
B)  Poverty can affect a child's physical and cognitive development. 
C)  Extreme cases of poverty and emotional turmoil can increase the risk of mental illness and delinquent behavior. 
D)  Adults who grew up in poverty often remain trapped in a vicious cycle of continued poverty. 
A)  The stresses of poverty have not been shown to lead to marital problems or to less positive parenting. 
B)  Poverty can affect a child's physical and cognitive development. 
C)  Extreme cases of poverty and emotional turmoil can increase the risk of mental illness and delinquent behavior. 
D)  Adults who grew up in poverty often remain trapped in a vicious cycle of continued poverty.

Question 20

Growing infants influence their parents' behavior at the same time they are changed by it.This illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal influences. 
B)  the secular trend in behavior. 
C)  genetic predispositions. 
D)  the zone of proximal development. 
A)  reciprocal influences. 
B)  the secular trend in behavior. 
C)  genetic predispositions. 
D)  the zone of proximal development.

Younger children cannot understand why the driver of a car cannot see them if they can see the car.This illustrates egocentric thought, a limitation of the __________ stage.

Authoritarian parents tend to control their children's behavior through discipline strategies known as management techniques.

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are hidden from view is called

A child, who is largely nonverbal, is learning to coordinate purposeful movements with sensory information, and is developing the concept of object permanence, would be in Piaget's __________ stage.

Which theorist developed many of his ideas regarding cognitive development from observing his own children as they solved various thought problems?

Kohlberg identified the three levels of moral development as the

According to recent research using "impossible events" demonstrations, babies can remember where objects are or should be for at least one minute by the time that they are __________ months old.

Kohlberg studied moral development by

The development of initial self-awareness depends on

A specialist who studies emotional and behavioral reactions to death and dying is called a(n)__________.

The average American infant first crawls at age

A politician campaigning on a law-and-order platform is appealing to people at what level of moral development?

Regarding the application of Piaget's ideas, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following observations is cited to support the idea that language is learned?

Unlike the Japanese culture, most Western cultures view aging as

Regarding the emotional attachment of infants, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Identifiable patterns of parental caretaking and interaction with children are called __________.

Jana is an easy baby who smiles and vocalizes frequently, which encourages her parents to smile and talk to her more.This, in turn, causes Jana to smile and interact with her parents more.This illustrates

Regarding the effects of poverty, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Growing infants influence their parents' behavior at the same time they are changed by it.This illustrates

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Younger children cannot understand why the driver of a car cannot see them if they can see the car.This illustrates egocentric thought, a limitation of the __________ stage.

Authoritarian parents tend to control their children's behavior through discipline strategies known as management techniques.

The understanding that objects continue to exist even when they are hidden from view is called

A child, who is largely nonverbal, is learning to coordinate purposeful movements with sensory information, and is developing the concept of object permanence, would be in Piaget's __________ stage.

Which theorist developed many of his ideas regarding cognitive development from observing his own children as they solved various thought problems?

Kohlberg identified the three levels of moral development as the

According to recent research using "impossible events" demonstrations, babies can remember where objects are or should be for at least one minute by the time that they are __________ months old.

Kohlberg studied moral development by

The development of initial self-awareness depends on

A specialist who studies emotional and behavioral reactions to death and dying is called a(n)__________.

The average American infant first crawls at age

A politician campaigning on a law-and-order platform is appealing to people at what level of moral development?

Regarding the application of Piaget's ideas, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following observations is cited to support the idea that language is learned?

Unlike the Japanese culture, most Western cultures view aging as

Regarding the emotional attachment of infants, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Identifiable patterns of parental caretaking and interaction with children are called __________.

Jana is an easy baby who smiles and vocalizes frequently, which encourages her parents to smile and talk to her more.This, in turn, causes Jana to smile and interact with her parents more.This illustrates

Regarding the effects of poverty, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Growing infants influence their parents' behavior at the same time they are changed by it.This illustrates

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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