Question 1

You encounter a new group of humans living in the jungles of New Guinea. As you observe infant development, which of the following predictions would you make?

Accepted Answer

A) Brain weight for the infant will be about the same as for the adults. 
B) Growth will proceed in a cephalocaudal pattern. 
C) Body maturation will begin with outermost portions and most inward. 
D) Infants will not be able to see at birth. 
E) The neural network present at birth does not change in complexity over the first two years. 
A) Brain weight for the infant will be about the same as for the adults. 
B) Growth will proceed in a cephalocaudal pattern. 
C) Body maturation will begin with outermost portions and most inward. 
D) Infants will not be able to see at birth. 
E) The neural network present at birth does not change in complexity over the first two years.

Question 2

Billy and Tilly's parents are demanding, but caring. These children have good communication with their parents. Billy and Tilly's parents are ___________ parents.

Accepted Answer

A) authoritative 
B) authoritarian 
C) indulgent 
D) neglectful 
A) authoritative 
B) authoritarian 
C) indulgent 
D) neglectful

Question 3

Professor Sandis is interested in the development of cognitive abilities. So he designs a research study using a cross-sectional design. He considered a longitudinal design, but it was too time consuming. To avoid any interpretation problems, he should consider using

Accepted Answer

A) a mixed methods design 
B) a sequential design 
C) a non-random replacement design 
D) an individual design 
E) a multiple treatment design 
A) a mixed methods design 
B) a sequential design 
C) a non-random replacement design 
D) an individual design 
E) a multiple treatment design

Question 4

Using the visual habituation procedure, where the same stimulus is presented repeatedly until infant looking time declines, researchers found that when a novel stimulus was presented, infants usually ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) preferred the familiar stimulus 
B) looked longer at the novel rather than the familiar stimulus 
C) looked longer at white lights than coloured lights 
D) showed classical extinction 
A) preferred the familiar stimulus 
B) looked longer at the novel rather than the familiar stimulus 
C) looked longer at white lights than coloured lights 
D) showed classical extinction

Question 5

The concept of a zone of proximal development is most closely associated with which of the following theorists?

Accepted Answer

A) Jean Piaget 
B) Lev Vygotsky 
C) Lawrence Kohlberg 
D) Erik Erickson 
A) Jean Piaget 
B) Lev Vygotsky 
C) Lawrence Kohlberg 
D) Erik Erickson

Question 6

Which of the following statements regarding the notion of a midlife crisis is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Consistent with popular beliefs, research indicates that the majority of people go through a turbulent midlife transition during middle age. 
B) Midlife crises do occur, and they are three times more likely to occur with men than with women. 
C) Surprisingly, middle-aged adults are much more likely to rate their lives as "very satisfying" than people are in young or late adulthood. 
D) People do encounter difficulties during middle age, but they are not substantially different than the difficulties of people in young and late adulthood. 
A) Consistent with popular beliefs, research indicates that the majority of people go through a turbulent midlife transition during middle age. 
B) Midlife crises do occur, and they are three times more likely to occur with men than with women. 
C) Surprisingly, middle-aged adults are much more likely to rate their lives as "very satisfying" than people are in young or late adulthood. 
D) People do encounter difficulties during middle age, but they are not substantially different than the difficulties of people in young and late adulthood.

Question 7

To examine different types of infant attachment styles, psychologist Mary Ainsworth used ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) wire cylinder monkeys 
B) the Strange Situation Test 
C) moral dilemmas 
D) conservation problems 
A) wire cylinder monkeys 
B) the Strange Situation Test 
C) moral dilemmas 
D) conservation problems

Question 8

List and describe Jean Piaget's four primary stages of cognitive development. Be sure to define and discuss the relevance of schemas, object permanence, and conservation.

Accepted Answer

Jean Piaget's four primary stages of cog

Question 9

At the mall, you notice a mother with her one-year-old child. A man sits down beside her and mom has to leave to make a phone call. The child does not cry when mom leaves and does not cling to her when she returns. According to Ainsworth, this child is

Accepted Answer

A) anxious-resistant 
B) anxious-avoidant 
C) securely attached 
D) disorganized 
E) disoriented 
A) anxious-resistant 
B) anxious-avoidant 
C) securely attached 
D) disorganized 
E) disoriented

Question 10

Jean Piaget used the term __________ to refer to organized patterns of thought and action that guide children's interactions with the world.

Accepted Answer

A) norm 
B) schema 
C) hypothesis 
D) blueprint 
A) norm 
B) schema 
C) hypothesis 
D) blueprint

Question 11

Based on the results of studies examining parenting and marital satisfaction, during which of the following times would you predict that marital satisfaction would be highest?

Accepted Answer

A) The year after the birth of the first child 
B) When the child is 8 years old 
C) When the child is 16 years old 
D) The year after the child has left home for college 
E) Marital satisfaction remains the same throughout the years 
A) The year after the birth of the first child 
B) When the child is 8 years old 
C) When the child is 16 years old 
D) The year after the child has left home for college 
E) Marital satisfaction remains the same throughout the years

Question 12

Identify some of the different ways that adolescents approach the challenge of establishing an identity.

Accepted Answer

Adolescents approach the challenge of es

Question 13

Does separation anxiety follow a similar pattern across cultures? What is the adaptive value of separation anxiety?

Accepted Answer

Separation anxiety is a natural part of

Question 14

Which statement best describes a typical change in processing speed observed across development?

Accepted Answer

A) Processing speed very gradually increases across childhood and adolescence 
B) Processing speed rapidly increases across childhood and adolescence 
C) Processing speed rapidly increases across childhood, then more gradually improves during adolescence 
D) Processing speed very gradually increases across childhood, then more rapidly improves during adolescence 
E) An inverted U shape function (i.e.gets better, then worse, then better) 
A) Processing speed very gradually increases across childhood and adolescence 
B) Processing speed rapidly increases across childhood and adolescence 
C) Processing speed rapidly increases across childhood, then more gradually improves during adolescence 
D) Processing speed very gradually increases across childhood, then more rapidly improves during adolescence 
E) An inverted U shape function (i.e.gets better, then worse, then better)

Question 15

A researcher is interested in examining the development and effects of shyness. To do this, she identifies a group of 100 shy children-50 eight-year-olds and 50 ten-year-olds. She takes various measures of shyness and compares the two groups. This design is best described as

Accepted Answer

A) a cross-sectional design 
B) a longitudinal design 
C) a placebo design 
D) a sequential design 
E) a tracking design 
A) a cross-sectional design 
B) a longitudinal design 
C) a placebo design 
D) a sequential design 
E) a tracking design

Question 16

According to Bowlby, what are the phases of attachment in infancy?

Accepted Answer

According to John Bowlby, the phases of

Question 17

The area of psychology that examines biological, physical, psychological, and behavioural changes that occur with increasing age is called _____________ psychology.

Accepted Answer

A) clinical 
B) developmental 
C) social 
D) physiological 
A) clinical 
B) developmental 
C) social 
D) physiological

Question 18

With which of the following statements regarding cognitive development would Jean Piaget most likely agree?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive development involves a balance of assimilation and accommodation. 
B) Assimilation and accommodation play a minor role in cognitive development. 
C) Accommodation is more important than assimilation in cognitive development. 
D) Assimilation is more important than accommodation in cognitive development. 
A) Cognitive development involves a balance of assimilation and accommodation. 
B) Assimilation and accommodation play a minor role in cognitive development. 
C) Accommodation is more important than assimilation in cognitive development. 
D) Assimilation is more important than accommodation in cognitive development.

Question 19

Describe how information-processing capabilities improve during childhood.

Accepted Answer

During childhood, information-processing

Question 20

All of the following were mentioned as cognitive limitations characteristic of Jean Piaget's preoperational stage EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) centration 
B) lack of object permanence 
C) egocentrism 
D) lack of understanding about conservation 
A) centration 
B) lack of object permanence 
C) egocentrism 
D) lack of understanding about conservation

You encounter a new group of humans living in the jungles of New Guinea. As you observe infant development, which of the following predictions would you make?

Billy and Tilly's parents are demanding, but caring. These children have good communication with their parents. Billy and Tilly's parents are ___________ parents.

Professor Sandis is interested in the development of cognitive abilities. So he designs a research study using a cross-sectional design. He considered a longitudinal design, but it was too time consuming. To avoid any interpretation problems, he should consider using

Using the visual habituation procedure, where the same stimulus is presented repeatedly until infant looking time declines, researchers found that when a novel stimulus was presented, infants usually ___________.

The concept of a zone of proximal development is most closely associated with which of the following theorists?

Which of the following statements regarding the notion of a midlife crisis is most accurate?

To examine different types of infant attachment styles, psychologist Mary Ainsworth used ___________.

List and describe Jean Piaget's four primary stages of cognitive development. Be sure to define and discuss the relevance of schemas, object permanence, and conservation.

At the mall, you notice a mother with her one-year-old child. A man sits down beside her and mom has to leave to make a phone call. The child does not cry when mom leaves and does not cling to her when she returns. According to Ainsworth, this child is

Jean Piaget used the term __________ to refer to organized patterns of thought and action that guide children's interactions with the world.

Based on the results of studies examining parenting and marital satisfaction, during which of the following times would you predict that marital satisfaction would be highest?

Identify some of the different ways that adolescents approach the challenge of establishing an identity.

Does separation anxiety follow a similar pattern across cultures? What is the adaptive value of separation anxiety?

Which statement best describes a typical change in processing speed observed across development?

A researcher is interested in examining the development and effects of shyness. To do this, she identifies a group of 100 shy children-50 eight-year-olds and 50 ten-year-olds. She takes various measures of shyness and compares the two groups. This design is best described as

According to Bowlby, what are the phases of attachment in infancy?

The area of psychology that examines biological, physical, psychological, and behavioural changes that occur with increasing age is called _____________ psychology.

With which of the following statements regarding cognitive development would Jean Piaget most likely agree?

Describe how information-processing capabilities improve during childhood.

All of the following were mentioned as cognitive limitations characteristic of Jean Piaget's preoperational stage EXCEPT

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Exam 12: Development Over the Lifespan

You encounter a new group of humans living in the jungles of New Guinea. As you observe infant development, which of the following predictions would you make?

Billy and Tilly's parents are demanding, but caring. These children have good communication with their parents. Billy and Tilly's parents are ___________ parents.

Professor Sandis is interested in the development of cognitive abilities. So he designs a research study using a cross-sectional design. He considered a longitudinal design, but it was too time consuming. To avoid any interpretation problems, he should consider using

Using the visual habituation procedure, where the same stimulus is presented repeatedly until infant looking time declines, researchers found that when a novel stimulus was presented, infants usually ___________.

The concept of a zone of proximal development is most closely associated with which of the following theorists?

Which of the following statements regarding the notion of a midlife crisis is most accurate?

To examine different types of infant attachment styles, psychologist Mary Ainsworth used ___________.

List and describe Jean Piaget's four primary stages of cognitive development. Be sure to define and discuss the relevance of schemas, object permanence, and conservation.

At the mall, you notice a mother with her one-year-old child. A man sits down beside her and mom has to leave to make a phone call. The child does not cry when mom leaves and does not cling to her when she returns. According to Ainsworth, this child is

Jean Piaget used the term __________ to refer to organized patterns of thought and action that guide children's interactions with the world.

Based on the results of studies examining parenting and marital satisfaction, during which of the following times would you predict that marital satisfaction would be highest?

Identify some of the different ways that adolescents approach the challenge of establishing an identity.

Does separation anxiety follow a similar pattern across cultures? What is the adaptive value of separation anxiety?

Which statement best describes a typical change in processing speed observed across development?

A researcher is interested in examining the development and effects of shyness. To do this, she identifies a group of 100 shy children-50 eight-year-olds and 50 ten-year-olds. She takes various measures of shyness and compares the two groups. This design is best described as

According to Bowlby, what are the phases of attachment in infancy?

The area of psychology that examines biological, physical, psychological, and behavioural changes that occur with increasing age is called _____________ psychology.

With which of the following statements regarding cognitive development would Jean Piaget most likely agree?

Describe how information-processing capabilities improve during childhood.

All of the following were mentioned as cognitive limitations characteristic of Jean Piaget's preoperational stage EXCEPT

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Memory

Language and Thinking

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Behaviour in a Social Context

Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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