Question 1

Smoking during pregnancy causes all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a reduction in oxygen to the fetus. 
B)  an increased risk of miscarriage and prematurity. 
C)  the occurrence of facial abnormalities. 
D)  lowering of the children's language and mental ability scores. 
A)  a reduction in oxygen to the fetus. 
B)  an increased risk of miscarriage and prematurity. 
C)  the occurrence of facial abnormalities. 
D)  lowering of the children's language and mental ability scores.

Question 2

Children normally begin to say their first word and make connections between words and objects at about __________ months.

Accepted Answer

A)  six 
B)  12 
C)  18 
D)  24 
A)  six 
B)  12 
C)  18 
D)  24

Question 3

Regarding psychosocial development and the resolution of the psychosocial dilemmas, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A psychosocial dilemma is a conflict between personal impulses and the social world. 
B)  Knowing about the psychosocial dilemmas may allow you to anticipate typical trouble spots in your own life. 
C)  Knowing about the psychosocial dilemmas may help you to be better prepared to understand the problems and feelings of friends and relatives at various points in the life cycle. 
D)  A string of "successes" in life tends to make us weak, while dealing with unfavorable outcomes makes us stronger and better able to deal with later crises. 
A)  A psychosocial dilemma is a conflict between personal impulses and the social world. 
B)  Knowing about the psychosocial dilemmas may allow you to anticipate typical trouble spots in your own life. 
C)  Knowing about the psychosocial dilemmas may help you to be better prepared to understand the problems and feelings of friends and relatives at various points in the life cycle. 
D)  A string of "successes" in life tends to make us weak, while dealing with unfavorable outcomes makes us stronger and better able to deal with later crises.

Question 4

Videotapes of babies confirm that they imitate adult facial gestures while they are observing them.Biopsychologists would explain that this imitation is due to the action of the

Accepted Answer

A)  amygdala. 
B)  pons. 
C)  mirror neurons. 
D)  reticular formation. 
A)  amygdala. 
B)  pons. 
C)  mirror neurons. 
D)  reticular formation.

Question 5

Gabe is working on a math task that is just beyond his reach.Although Gabe is close to having the mental skills needed to do the task, the task is just a little too complex for him to master alone.This math task falls within Gabe's zone of

Accepted Answer

A)  mental assimilation. 
B)  practical intelligence. 
C)  proximal development. 
D)  task orientation. 
A)  mental assimilation. 
B)  practical intelligence. 
C)  proximal development. 
D)  task orientation.

Question 6

Within the nucleus of each sperm or each ovum, there are __________ chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

23
twenty-

Question 7

Teens who take pride in their ethnic heritage show which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A)  low self-esteem 
B)  high risk of drug use 
C)  high risk of engaging in violent behavior 
D)  strong sense of personal identity 
A)  low self-esteem 
B)  high risk of drug use 
C)  high risk of engaging in violent behavior 
D)  strong sense of personal identity

Question 8

When psychologists attribute development to nature, they are referring to the effects of

Accepted Answer

A)  mother/infant bonding. 
B)  heredity and genetics. 
C)  environmental influences. 
D)  evolutionary selection. 
A)  mother/infant bonding. 
B)  heredity and genetics. 
C)  environmental influences. 
D)  evolutionary selection.

Question 9

The looking chamber, which is a device used in visual perception research conducted with infants, was invented by

Accepted Answer

A)  B.F.Skinner. 
B)  Robert Fantz. 
C)  Jerome Kagan. 
D)  Jean Piaget. 
A)  B.F.Skinner. 
B)  Robert Fantz. 
C)  Jerome Kagan. 
D)  Jean Piaget.

Question 10

You leave your child with a babysitter.When you return, your child ignores you.Your child's behavior indicates an insecure-ambivalent attachment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Regarding the child-rearing practices of different cultures, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Child-rearing practices in different cultures reflect different customs and belief systems. 
B)  There is general agreement across cultures about which behaviors are considered "good" and "bad." 
C)  Many American child-rearing customs would be considered strange or inappropriate in other parts of the world. 
D)  Parenting can only be judged if we know what culture or ethnic community a child is preparing to enter. 
A)  Child-rearing practices in different cultures reflect different customs and belief systems. 
B)  There is general agreement across cultures about which behaviors are considered "good" and "bad." 
C)  Many American child-rearing customs would be considered strange or inappropriate in other parts of the world. 
D)  Parenting can only be judged if we know what culture or ethnic community a child is preparing to enter.

Question 12

Regarding separation anxiety disorder, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only about one out of 100 children suffer from separation anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. 
B)  Many children with separation anxiety disorder cling to and follow their parents, often refusing to go to school. 
C)  Most children with separation anxiety disorder tend to grow out of it. 
D)  If separation anxiety is intense or lasts more than a month, parents should seek professional help for the child. 
A)  Only about one out of 100 children suffer from separation anxiety disorder at some point in their lives. 
B)  Many children with separation anxiety disorder cling to and follow their parents, often refusing to go to school. 
C)  Most children with separation anxiety disorder tend to grow out of it. 
D)  If separation anxiety is intense or lasts more than a month, parents should seek professional help for the child.

Question 13

Regarding the midlife crisis, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research shows that almost everyone has significant difficulty during the midpoint of life. 
B)  Approximately one-half of men and women believe they have experienced a midlife crisis. 
C)  About a quarter of men and women believe they have experienced a midlife crisis. 
D)  Research shows that no one really experiences a "midlife crisis." 
A)  Research shows that almost everyone has significant difficulty during the midpoint of life. 
B)  Approximately one-half of men and women believe they have experienced a midlife crisis. 
C)  About a quarter of men and women believe they have experienced a midlife crisis. 
D)  Research shows that no one really experiences a "midlife crisis."

Question 14

When intuitive thought persists into later childhood and adulthood, this thinking is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  convergent. 
B)  deductive. 
C)  superstitious. 
D)  transformational. 
A)  convergent. 
B)  deductive. 
C)  superstitious. 
D)  transformational.

Question 15

A gene whose influence will be expressed each time the gene is present is known as a __________ gene.

Accepted Answer

A)  recessive 
B)  dominant 
C)  polygenic 
D)  sex-linked 
A)  recessive 
B)  dominant 
C)  polygenic 
D)  sex-linked

Question 16

Between the ages of three and six, children make rapid progress in their ability to think symbolically, which corresponds to a tremendous wave of growth occurring among the neurons in which areas of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal 
B)  parietal 
C)  temporal 
D)  occipital 
A)  frontal 
B)  parietal 
C)  temporal 
D)  occipital

Question 17

Distress displayed by infants separated from their parents or caregivers is called

Accepted Answer

A)  separation anxiety. 
B)  social referencing. 
C)  imprinting. 
D)  insecure-avoidant attachment. 
A)  separation anxiety. 
B)  social referencing. 
C)  imprinting. 
D)  insecure-avoidant attachment.

Question 18

An infant is being weaned to drink out of a cup, but she continues to suck the cup as if sucking a nipple.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation. 
B)  accommodation. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  transformation. 
A)  assimilation. 
B)  accommodation. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  transformation.

Question 19

You are about to start your first teaching job as a fourth grade teacher.Your sister teaches tenth grade social studies.Using Erikson's theory, describe the psychosocial dilemmas that most of the students will be facing in your class and in your sister's.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that the elementary

Question 20

You place five pennies in a row and then take five more pennies and place them in a row directly below the other, so that the pennies in the two rows are paired.Your five-year-old son tells you that there are the same number of pennies in each row.You then spread out the pennies on the bottom row so that it looks longer.Your son now thinks that the bottom row has more pennies, showing that he lacks

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation. 
B)  object permanence. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  egocentrism. 
A)  conservation. 
B)  object permanence. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  egocentrism.

Smoking during pregnancy causes all of the following EXCEPT

Children normally begin to say their first word and make connections between words and objects at about __________ months.

Regarding psychosocial development and the resolution of the psychosocial dilemmas, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Videotapes of babies confirm that they imitate adult facial gestures while they are observing them.Biopsychologists would explain that this imitation is due to the action of the

Gabe is working on a math task that is just beyond his reach.Although Gabe is close to having the mental skills needed to do the task, the task is just a little too complex for him to master alone.This math task falls within Gabe's zone of

Within the nucleus of each sperm or each ovum, there are __________ chromosomes.

Teens who take pride in their ethnic heritage show which of the following characteristics?

When psychologists attribute development to nature, they are referring to the effects of

The looking chamber, which is a device used in visual perception research conducted with infants, was invented by

You leave your child with a babysitter.When you return, your child ignores you.Your child's behavior indicates an insecure-ambivalent attachment.

Regarding the child-rearing practices of different cultures, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding separation anxiety disorder, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the midlife crisis, which of the following statements is TRUE?

When intuitive thought persists into later childhood and adulthood, this thinking is referred to as

A gene whose influence will be expressed each time the gene is present is known as a __________ gene.

Between the ages of three and six, children make rapid progress in their ability to think symbolically, which corresponds to a tremendous wave of growth occurring among the neurons in which areas of the brain?

Distress displayed by infants separated from their parents or caregivers is called

An infant is being weaned to drink out of a cup, but she continues to suck the cup as if sucking a nipple.This best illustrates

You are about to start your first teaching job as a fourth grade teacher.Your sister teaches tenth grade social studies.Using Erikson's theory, describe the psychosocial dilemmas that most of the students will be facing in your class and in your sister's.

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Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

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Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

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Exam 3: Human Development

Smoking during pregnancy causes all of the following EXCEPT

Children normally begin to say their first word and make connections between words and objects at about __________ months.

Regarding psychosocial development and the resolution of the psychosocial dilemmas, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Videotapes of babies confirm that they imitate adult facial gestures while they are observing them.Biopsychologists would explain that this imitation is due to the action of the

Gabe is working on a math task that is just beyond his reach.Although Gabe is close to having the mental skills needed to do the task, the task is just a little too complex for him to master alone.This math task falls within Gabe's zone of

Within the nucleus of each sperm or each ovum, there are __________ chromosomes.

Teens who take pride in their ethnic heritage show which of the following characteristics?

When psychologists attribute development to nature, they are referring to the effects of

The looking chamber, which is a device used in visual perception research conducted with infants, was invented by

You leave your child with a babysitter.When you return, your child ignores you.Your child's behavior indicates an insecure-ambivalent attachment.

Regarding the child-rearing practices of different cultures, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding separation anxiety disorder, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the midlife crisis, which of the following statements is TRUE?

When intuitive thought persists into later childhood and adulthood, this thinking is referred to as

A gene whose influence will be expressed each time the gene is present is known as a __________ gene.

Between the ages of three and six, children make rapid progress in their ability to think symbolically, which corresponds to a tremendous wave of growth occurring among the neurons in which areas of the brain?

Distress displayed by infants separated from their parents or caregivers is called

An infant is being weaned to drink out of a cup, but she continues to suck the cup as if sucking a nipple.This best illustrates

You are about to start your first teaching job as a fourth grade teacher.Your sister teaches tenth grade social studies.Using Erikson's theory, describe the psychosocial dilemmas that most of the students will be facing in your class and in your sister's.

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