Question 1

Regarding aging and ageism, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) In most Western nations, ageism tends to have a negative impact on older individuals. 
B) As a group, older people represent a valuable source of skill, knowledge, and energy. 
C) Ageism can oppress the young as well as the old. 
D) Infants tend to be low in fluid intelligence, while older people tend to be low in crystallized intelligence. 
A) In most Western nations, ageism tends to have a negative impact on older individuals. 
B) As a group, older people represent a valuable source of skill, knowledge, and energy. 
C) Ageism can oppress the young as well as the old. 
D) Infants tend to be low in fluid intelligence, while older people tend to be low in crystallized intelligence.

Question 2

Students in Mrs. Gibson's psychology class are learning about the ethical principles of research and will be setting up simple research projects involving the survey and correlation methods. In order to complete these projects, Mrs. Gibson's students must utilize thinking that is at which cognitive stage?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Several elementary, junior high, and high school students are presented with a moral dilemma involving a young man whose best friend asks him to help him cheat on the upcoming history test. Using Kohlberg's theory, explain the level each of the different age students would most likely be in and how each might respond to this dilemma.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that the preconventi

Question 4

When Sammy misbehaves, his father refuses to speak to him. The silent treatment would be classified as part of which discipline approach?

Accepted Answer

A) management techniques 
B) power assertion 
C) passive enforcement 
D) withdrawal of love 
A) management techniques 
B) power assertion 
C) passive enforcement 
D) withdrawal of love

Question 5

According to the text, what conclusion can be drawn in the nature-nurture debate?

Accepted Answer

A) Heredity is the most important because we inherit our potential for development as well as our limitations. 
B) Environment is the most important because influences, such as learning, nutrition, disease, and culture affect our ability to develop to our potential. 
C) It is the interaction between heredity and environment that is important in determining who we become. 
D) Neither heredity nor environment is important; only our own behavior determines who we are. 
A) Heredity is the most important because we inherit our potential for development as well as our limitations. 
B) Environment is the most important because influences, such as learning, nutrition, disease, and culture affect our ability to develop to our potential. 
C) It is the interaction between heredity and environment that is important in determining who we become. 
D) Neither heredity nor environment is important; only our own behavior determines who we are.

Question 6

Which of the following BEST describes the role of the typical father in child rearing?

Accepted Answer

A) protector 
B) caregiver 
C) playmate 
D) advocate 
A) protector 
B) caregiver 
C) playmate 
D) advocate

Question 7

Elaine and Jeffery have been married for five years. Elaine spends her time taking care of their two-year-old son, while Jeffery spends his time watching television or going out "with the guys." She and Jeffery do not share any common interests, and they seldom talk to each other except about their son. Erikson would say that Elaine is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) mistrust. 
B) isolation. 
C) inferiority. 
D) despair. 
A) mistrust. 
B) isolation. 
C) inferiority. 
D) despair.

Question 8

Regarding identity formation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Identity formation is a key task of adolescence. 
B) Problems of identity occur at other stages of development besides adolescence. 
C) Many problems of identity formation stem from the specific, rigid roles adolescents must play within today's Western society. 
D) After adolescents have attained the stage of formal operations, they are better able to form an identity. 
A) Identity formation is a key task of adolescence. 
B) Problems of identity occur at other stages of development besides adolescence. 
C) Many problems of identity formation stem from the specific, rigid roles adolescents must play within today's Western society. 
D) After adolescents have attained the stage of formal operations, they are better able to form an identity.

Question 9

The sum of all external conditions that affect a person is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) nurture. 
B) senescence. 
C) nature. 
D) the human growth sequence. 
A) nurture. 
B) senescence. 
C) nature. 
D) the human growth sequence.

Question 10

According to Chomsky, children around the world use a limited number of patterns in their first sentences, which suggests that language patterns must be

Accepted Answer

A) inborn. 
B) learned through parental interactions with the child. 
C) related to the intelligence of the child. 
D) prelinguistic. 
A) inborn. 
B) learned through parental interactions with the child. 
C) related to the intelligence of the child. 
D) prelinguistic.

Question 11

In which stage of impending death is the person neither happy nor sad, but is at peace with the inevitable?

Accepted Answer

A) acceptance 
B) bargaining 
C) depression 
D) denial and isolation 
A) acceptance 
B) bargaining 
C) depression 
D) denial and isolation

Question 12

Infants have a remarkable capacity for rapid learning, which is referred to as __________ intelligence.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Infants have a remarkable capacity for rapid...

Question 13

A child who thinks it gets dark so that she can sleep is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A) object permanence. 
B) imprinting. 
C) accommodation. 
D) egocentric thought. 
A) object permanence. 
B) imprinting. 
C) accommodation. 
D) egocentric thought.

Question 14

Which approach to discipline involves physical punishment, such as spanking, or a show of force, such as taking away toys?

Accepted Answer

A) management techniques 
B) power assertion 
C) passive enforcement 
D) withdrawal of love 
A) management techniques 
B) power assertion 
C) passive enforcement 
D) withdrawal of love

Question 15

Discrimination or prejudice on the basis of age is called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discrimination or prejudice on the basis of...

Question 16

The concept of a dynamic interaction between parents and children is best illustrated by the fact that babies

Accepted Answer

A) control their own development. 
B) are active participants in their development. 
C) are controlled in their development by parents. 
D) control their physical but not social development. 
A) control their own development. 
B) are active participants in their development. 
C) are controlled in their development by parents. 
D) control their physical but not social development.

Question 17

You show your little niece Greta a two-sided mirror. Then, you hold it between you and her, so that she can see herself in it. If you ask her what she thinks you can see, she will most likely imagine that you see her face reflected in the mirror, instead of your own. At this age, Greta cannot mentally transform the view she sees into the view you must be seeing. Greta is most likely in which cognitive stage?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Generativity refers to

Accepted Answer

A) concern for the welfare of others and society as a whole. 
B) the desire to have children and thereby ensure survival of the species. 
C) the ability to establish adequate social and financial security. 
D) active acceptance of aging and the social changes it brings. 
A) concern for the welfare of others and society as a whole. 
B) the desire to have children and thereby ensure survival of the species. 
C) the ability to establish adequate social and financial security. 
D) active acceptance of aging and the social changes it brings.

Question 19

Loud noises can increase the fetus' heart rate and movement, which illustrates that outside conditions can affect the unborn in the __________ environment.

Accepted Answer

A) teratogen 
B) genetic 
C) intrauterine 
D) endogenomic 
A) teratogen 
B) genetic 
C) intrauterine 
D) endogenomic

Question 20

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.

Regarding aging and ageism, which of the following statements is FALSE?

When Sammy misbehaves, his father refuses to speak to him. The silent treatment would be classified as part of which discipline approach?

According to the text, what conclusion can be drawn in the nature-nurture debate?

Which of the following BEST describes the role of the typical father in child rearing?

Regarding identity formation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The sum of all external conditions that affect a person is referred to as

According to Chomsky, children around the world use a limited number of patterns in their first sentences, which suggests that language patterns must be

In which stage of impending death is the person neither happy nor sad, but is at peace with the inevitable?

Infants have a remarkable capacity for rapid learning, which is referred to as __________ intelligence.

A child who thinks it gets dark so that she can sleep is demonstrating

Which approach to discipline involves physical punishment, such as spanking, or a show of force, such as taking away toys?

Discrimination or prejudice on the basis of age is called __________.

The concept of a dynamic interaction between parents and children is best illustrated by the fact that babies

Generativity refers to

Loud noises can increase the fetus' heart rate and movement, which illustrates that outside conditions can affect the unborn in the __________ environment.

Unlike the Japanese culture, most Western cultures view aging as

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Exam 3: Human Development

Regarding aging and ageism, which of the following statements is FALSE?

When Sammy misbehaves, his father refuses to speak to him. The silent treatment would be classified as part of which discipline approach?

According to the text, what conclusion can be drawn in the nature-nurture debate?

Which of the following BEST describes the role of the typical father in child rearing?

Regarding identity formation, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The sum of all external conditions that affect a person is referred to as

According to Chomsky, children around the world use a limited number of patterns in their first sentences, which suggests that language patterns must be

In which stage of impending death is the person neither happy nor sad, but is at peace with the inevitable?

Infants have a remarkable capacity for rapid learning, which is referred to as __________ intelligence.

A child who thinks it gets dark so that she can sleep is demonstrating

Which approach to discipline involves physical punishment, such as spanking, or a show of force, such as taking away toys?

Discrimination or prejudice on the basis of age is called __________.

The concept of a dynamic interaction between parents and children is best illustrated by the fact that babies

Generativity refers to

Loud noises can increase the fetus' heart rate and movement, which illustrates that outside conditions can affect the unborn in the __________ environment.

Unlike the Japanese culture, most Western cultures view aging as

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

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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