Question 1

After late adolescence, improvements in intellect are based on all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  gaining specific knowledge. 
B)  one's experiences. 
C)  gains in wisdom. 
D)  leaps in one's basic thinking capacity. 
A)  gaining specific knowledge. 
B)  one's experiences. 
C)  gains in wisdom. 
D)  leaps in one's basic thinking capacity.

Question 2

As children attempt to solve problems or discover principles, Vygotsky believed that adults can help children learn how to think as well as learn important cultural values when they use

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A)  scaffolding. 
B)  proactive nurturance. 
C)  imprinting stimuli. 
D)  parentese. 
A)  scaffolding. 
B)  proactive nurturance. 
C)  imprinting stimuli. 
D)  parentese.

Question 3

Melissa is visiting her aunt who is in the final stages of terminal cancer.While visiting her aunt, Melissa should do all of the following EXCEPT be

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A)  willing to just sit in silence with her aunt. 
B)  ready to listen and relate to her aunt person to person. 
C)  upbeat and avoid talking about death. 
D)  aware of her aunt's feelings and nonverbal cues. 
A)  willing to just sit in silence with her aunt. 
B)  ready to listen and relate to her aunt person to person. 
C)  upbeat and avoid talking about death. 
D)  aware of her aunt's feelings and nonverbal cues.

Question 4

Regarding happiness and subjective well-being, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  People tend to be happy if they are making progress, on a day-to-day basis, on smaller goals that relate to long-term, life goals. 
B)  Attaining goals that do not express our deeper interests and values may add little to happiness. 
C)  Knowing the specific circumstances that have occurred or are occurring in a person's life are good predictors of a person's overall happiness. 
D)  Purpose and meaning are important sources of well-being at every point in life. 
A)  People tend to be happy if they are making progress, on a day-to-day basis, on smaller goals that relate to long-term, life goals. 
B)  Attaining goals that do not express our deeper interests and values may add little to happiness. 
C)  Knowing the specific circumstances that have occurred or are occurring in a person's life are good predictors of a person's overall happiness. 
D)  Purpose and meaning are important sources of well-being at every point in life.

Question 5

A pattern of speech used when talking to infants that is characterized by the parent using a higher-pitched voice; short, simpler sentences; and an exaggerated inflection is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  transformations. 
B)  telegraphic speech. 
C)  syntactical expression. 
D)  parentese or motherese. 
A)  transformations. 
B)  telegraphic speech. 
C)  syntactical expression. 
D)  parentese or motherese.

Question 6

You go to a movie and leave your child with the babysitter.When you return, your child gets near you but angrily resists being touched.Your child's behavior is suggestive of which type of attachment?

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A)  securely attached 
B)  secure-disorganized 
C)  insecure-avoidant 
D)  insecure-ambivalent 
A)  securely attached 
B)  secure-disorganized 
C)  insecure-avoidant 
D)  insecure-ambivalent

Question 7

To investigate mother-infant relationships, which of the following researchers separated baby rhesus monkeys from their mothers at birth and replaced them with wire and terry cloth surrogate (substitute)mothers?

Accepted Answer

A)  B.F.Skinner 
B)  Harry Harlow 
C)  Jerome Kagan 
D)  Jean Piaget 
A)  B.F.Skinner 
B)  Harry Harlow 
C)  Jerome Kagan 
D)  Jean Piaget

Question 8

Failure to resolve the tasks of middle adulthood leads a person to be concerned for only his or her own needs and comforts, which Erikson referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Failure to resolve the tasks of middle...

Question 9

Which of the following would NOT be good advice for parents of young children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Encourage exploration and stimulating play by paying attention to what holds your baby's interest. 
B)  To teach patience and control, it is best to strictly limit what a child can touch in the home. 
C)  Take babies outside, hang mobiles over their cribs, place mirrors nearby, play music for them, or rearrange their rooms now and then. 
D)  It is wise to view all of childhood as a relatively sensitive period. 
A)  Encourage exploration and stimulating play by paying attention to what holds your baby's interest. 
B)  To teach patience and control, it is best to strictly limit what a child can touch in the home. 
C)  Take babies outside, hang mobiles over their cribs, place mirrors nearby, play music for them, or rearrange their rooms now and then. 
D)  It is wise to view all of childhood as a relatively sensitive period.

Question 10

Available evidence suggests that children with which condition typically have a great deal of difficulty in developing theory of mind, which would allow them to understand jokes, figures of speech, and lying?

Accepted Answer

A)  autistic spectrum disorders 
B)  specific learning disabilities 
C)  ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) 
D)  genius-level intelligence 
A)  autistic spectrum disorders 
B)  specific learning disabilities 
C)  ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) 
D)  genius-level intelligence

Question 11

Regarding the mechanisms of heredity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Most of our characteristics are controlled by single genes. 
B)  Heredity determines eye color, skin color, and susceptibility to some diseases. 
C)  Genes can switch on or off at certain ages or developmental stages. 
D)  Genetic instructions influence intelligence, personality traits, and sexual orientation. 
A)  Most of our characteristics are controlled by single genes. 
B)  Heredity determines eye color, skin color, and susceptibility to some diseases. 
C)  Genes can switch on or off at certain ages or developmental stages. 
D)  Genetic instructions influence intelligence, personality traits, and sexual orientation.

Question 12

According to Kohlberg, the conventional level is based on self-interest and avoiding punishment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is the gerontologist who found that you are most likely to stay mentally sharp in old age if you are involved in intellectually stimulating activities, maintain your perceptual processing speed by staying active, have a flexible personality, and are married to an intelligent spouse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carroll Izard 
B)  Noam Chomsky 
C)  Warner Schaie 
D)  Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 
A)  Carroll Izard 
B)  Noam Chomsky 
C)  Warner Schaie 
D)  Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

Question 14

Although Jack's childhood was impoverished and difficult, Jack is presently working his way through college.His friends say that Jack is "good at dodging life's hard knocks" and has made his own "luck." According to the research on subjective well-being, Jack

Accepted Answer

A)  would be considered low in subjective well-being. 
B)  is using denial to get through life and probably suffers from depression. 
C)  is most likely happier than most people and will be good at negotiating life's demands. 
D)  has developed a sociopathic personality and is most likely a con artist. 
A)  would be considered low in subjective well-being. 
B)  is using denial to get through life and probably suffers from depression. 
C)  is most likely happier than most people and will be good at negotiating life's demands. 
D)  has developed a sociopathic personality and is most likely a con artist.

Question 15

The preconventional level of moral development is most characteristic of

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A)  adults. 
B)  adolescents. 
C)  young children and delinquents. 
D)  young adults. 
A)  adults. 
B)  adolescents. 
C)  young children and delinquents. 
D)  young adults.

Question 16

To know if someone is happy, it is helpful to ask which of the following questions?

Accepted Answer

A)  "How old is the person and how is this person's health?" 
B)  "What are the significant positive and negative events that have occurred in this person's life in the last five years?" 
C)  "Does the person have a close relationship with their parents and how many friends does he or she have?" 
D)  "What is this person trying to do in life and how well is she or he succeeding at it?" 
A)  "How old is the person and how is this person's health?" 
B)  "What are the significant positive and negative events that have occurred in this person's life in the last five years?" 
C)  "Does the person have a close relationship with their parents and how many friends does he or she have?" 
D)  "What is this person trying to do in life and how well is she or he succeeding at it?"

Question 17

Regarding the relationship of personal factors to happiness, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Less educated people tend to be a little happier than the more educated. 
B)  Overall, men and women do not differ in happiness, although women do have a tendency to experience higher emotional highs and lower lows than men do. 
C)  People who are satisfied with their jobs tend to be happier, but the association between happiness and job satisfaction is weak. 
D)  Married people report greater happiness than people who are divorced, separated, or single. 
A)  Less educated people tend to be a little happier than the more educated. 
B)  Overall, men and women do not differ in happiness, although women do have a tendency to experience higher emotional highs and lower lows than men do. 
C)  People who are satisfied with their jobs tend to be happier, but the association between happiness and job satisfaction is weak. 
D)  Married people report greater happiness than people who are divorced, separated, or single.

Question 18

Traditionally, in which ethnic community are families affectionate and indulgent toward younger children but expect older children to learn social skills and to be calm, obedient, courteous, and respectful with social skills often being valued more than cognitive skills and cooperation stressed more than competition?

Accepted Answer

A)  African-American 
B)  Hispanic 
C)  Asian 
D)  European-American 
A)  African-American 
B)  Hispanic 
C)  Asian 
D)  European-American

Question 19

Regarding whether one is married, separated, divorced, or single, the people who report the greatest happiness are the people who are __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Regarding whether one is married, separated, divorced,...

Question 20

Studies by Thomas and Chess indicate that newborn infants differ in activity, irritability, and other aspects of

Accepted Answer

A)  intelligence. 
B)  physical development. 
C)  temperament. 
D)  aggressiveness. 
A)  intelligence. 
B)  physical development. 
C)  temperament. 
D)  aggressiveness.

After late adolescence, improvements in intellect are based on all of the following EXCEPT

As children attempt to solve problems or discover principles, Vygotsky believed that adults can help children learn how to think as well as learn important cultural values when they use

Melissa is visiting her aunt who is in the final stages of terminal cancer.While visiting her aunt, Melissa should do all of the following EXCEPT be

Regarding happiness and subjective well-being, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A pattern of speech used when talking to infants that is characterized by the parent using a higher-pitched voice; short, simpler sentences; and an exaggerated inflection is known as

You go to a movie and leave your child with the babysitter.When you return, your child gets near you but angrily resists being touched.Your child's behavior is suggestive of which type of attachment?

To investigate mother-infant relationships, which of the following researchers separated baby rhesus monkeys from their mothers at birth and replaced them with wire and terry cloth surrogate (substitute)mothers?

Failure to resolve the tasks of middle adulthood leads a person to be concerned for only his or her own needs and comforts, which Erikson referred to as __________.

Which of the following would NOT be good advice for parents of young children?

Available evidence suggests that children with which condition typically have a great deal of difficulty in developing theory of mind, which would allow them to understand jokes, figures of speech, and lying?

Regarding the mechanisms of heredity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to Kohlberg, the conventional level is based on self-interest and avoiding punishment.

Although Jack's childhood was impoverished and difficult, Jack is presently working his way through college.His friends say that Jack is "good at dodging life's hard knocks" and has made his own "luck." According to the research on subjective well-being, Jack

The preconventional level of moral development is most characteristic of

To know if someone is happy, it is helpful to ask which of the following questions?

Regarding the relationship of personal factors to happiness, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding whether one is married, separated, divorced, or single, the people who report the greatest happiness are the people who are __________.

Studies by Thomas and Chess indicate that newborn infants differ in activity, irritability, and other aspects of

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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.

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Exam 3: Human Development

After late adolescence, improvements in intellect are based on all of the following EXCEPT

As children attempt to solve problems or discover principles, Vygotsky believed that adults can help children learn how to think as well as learn important cultural values when they use

Melissa is visiting her aunt who is in the final stages of terminal cancer.While visiting her aunt, Melissa should do all of the following EXCEPT be

Regarding happiness and subjective well-being, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A pattern of speech used when talking to infants that is characterized by the parent using a higher-pitched voice; short, simpler sentences; and an exaggerated inflection is known as

You go to a movie and leave your child with the babysitter.When you return, your child gets near you but angrily resists being touched.Your child's behavior is suggestive of which type of attachment?

To investigate mother-infant relationships, which of the following researchers separated baby rhesus monkeys from their mothers at birth and replaced them with wire and terry cloth surrogate (substitute)mothers?

Failure to resolve the tasks of middle adulthood leads a person to be concerned for only his or her own needs and comforts, which Erikson referred to as __________.

Which of the following would NOT be good advice for parents of young children?

Available evidence suggests that children with which condition typically have a great deal of difficulty in developing theory of mind, which would allow them to understand jokes, figures of speech, and lying?

Regarding the mechanisms of heredity, which of the following statements is FALSE?

According to Kohlberg, the conventional level is based on self-interest and avoiding punishment.

Although Jack's childhood was impoverished and difficult, Jack is presently working his way through college.His friends say that Jack is "good at dodging life's hard knocks" and has made his own "luck." According to the research on subjective well-being, Jack

The preconventional level of moral development is most characteristic of

To know if someone is happy, it is helpful to ask which of the following questions?

Regarding the relationship of personal factors to happiness, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding whether one is married, separated, divorced, or single, the people who report the greatest happiness are the people who are __________.

Studies by Thomas and Chess indicate that newborn infants differ in activity, irritability, and other aspects 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