Question 1

Providing affectional needs to infants

Accepted Answer

A) is not important until infants reach self-awareness. 
B) should be done sparingly since parents need to be careful not to "spoil" the infant. 
C) will not "spoil" the child because these needs are as important as physical needs. 
D) are not necessary until the child can speak and tell you his or her needs. 
A) is not important until infants reach self-awareness. 
B) should be done sparingly since parents need to be careful not to "spoil" the infant. 
C) will not "spoil" the child because these needs are as important as physical needs. 
D) are not necessary until the child can speak and tell you his or her needs.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) 23 
B) 36 
C) 46 
D) 60 
A) 23 
B) 36 
C) 46 
D) 60

Question 3

To feel embarrassed, a child must first exhibit self-awareness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance are the stages by which one copes with

Accepted Answer

A) death. 
B) aging. 
C) the midlife crisis. 
D) senility. 
A) death. 
B) aging. 
C) the midlife crisis. 
D) senility.

Question 5

When a nipple touches the infant's mouth, rhythmic nursing occurs. This rhythmic nursing is known as the __________ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A) rooting 
B) sucking 
C) grasping 
D) Moro 
A) rooting 
B) sucking 
C) grasping 
D) Moro

Question 6

Parentese helps parents to do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) discourage egocentric speech. 
B) get babies' attention. 
C) communicate with their babies. 
D) teach their babies language. 
A) discourage egocentric speech. 
B) get babies' attention. 
C) communicate with their babies. 
D) teach their babies language.

Question 7

Regarding Kohlberg's moral development levels, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) The rate of advancement through Kohlberg's moral development levels is relatively constant for every individual. 
B) Almost everyone reaches the postconventional level. 
C) Young children and delinquents most frequently show moral reasoning at the preconventional level. 
D) All of these statements are true. 
A) The rate of advancement through Kohlberg's moral development levels is relatively constant for every individual. 
B) Almost everyone reaches the postconventional level. 
C) Young children and delinquents most frequently show moral reasoning at the preconventional level. 
D) All of these statements are true.

Question 8

Bobby touches his newborn brother's palm, and his little brother takes hold of Bobby's finger and will not let go. This is known as the __________ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A) grasping 
B) rooting 
C) Babinski 
D) Moro 
A) grasping 
B) rooting 
C) Babinski 
D) Moro

Question 9

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 10

Children who were raised in severely overcrowded orphanages and got almost no attention from adults for the first year or two of their lives

Accepted Answer

A) were able to readily establish secure attachments once adopted. 
B) craved constant attention and wanted to be held a great deal of the time. 
C) were more fearful of strangers once they established an attachment with their adoptive families. 
D) were anxious and remote and would not make eye contact with others. 
A) were able to readily establish secure attachments once adopted. 
B) craved constant attention and wanted to be held a great deal of the time. 
C) were more fearful of strangers once they established an attachment with their adoptive families. 
D) were anxious and remote and would not make eye contact with others.

Question 11

After moving to a new city, seven-year-old Marta tended to cling to her mother whenever they went to the playground, never venturing more than a few feet away. When school started, Marta would beg her mother to walk the two blocks with her every morning and afternoon rather than walking with the older daughter of a neighbor. Marta told her mother that she was afraid the older child would get her lost and then she would never see her parents again. Marta appears to be showing signs of

Accepted Answer

A) inappropriate social referencing. 
B) an insecure-avoidant attachment. 
C) separation anxiety disorder. 
D) abnormal imprinting. 
A) inappropriate social referencing. 
B) an insecure-avoidant attachment. 
C) separation anxiety disorder. 
D) abnormal imprinting.

Question 12

Betsy notices that her infant gained control of the muscles in his upper arms and then his lower arms, wrist, hands, and finally his fingers. This pattern she observed is referred to as the

Accepted Answer

A) proximodistal pattern. 
B) cephalocaudal pattern. 
C) zone of proximal development. 
D) one-step-ahead pattern. 
A) proximodistal pattern. 
B) cephalocaudal pattern. 
C) zone of proximal development. 
D) one-step-ahead pattern.

Question 13

Regarding infancy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) At no other time after birth does development proceed as rapidly as in infancy. 
B) If an infant's position is changed abruptly, or if he or she is startled by a loud noise, the baby will exhibit the rooting reflex. 
C) By their third year, babies are usually able to stand, walk, talk, and explore. 
D) Once a baby is born, the environment becomes more important because it provides learning experiences that literally shape the infant's developing brain. 
A) At no other time after birth does development proceed as rapidly as in infancy. 
B) If an infant's position is changed abruptly, or if he or she is startled by a loud noise, the baby will exhibit the rooting reflex. 
C) By their third year, babies are usually able to stand, walk, talk, and explore. 
D) Once a baby is born, the environment becomes more important because it provides learning experiences that literally shape the infant's developing brain.

Question 14

Tanya is helping her daughter Tina with her math homework, but rather than giving her the answer, Tanya makes helpful suggestions that serve to guide Tina's efforts. Vygotsky called this type of guidance

Accepted Answer

A) conservation. 
B) preoperational thinking. 
C) vicarious learning. 
D) scaffolding. 
A) conservation. 
B) preoperational thinking. 
C) vicarious learning. 
D) scaffolding.

Question 15

Children are more likely to develop low self-esteem if parents use

Accepted Answer

A) authoritative parenting. 
B) management techniques. 
C) physical punishment and withdrawal of love techniques. 
D) I-messages and reasoning. 
A) authoritative parenting. 
B) management techniques. 
C) physical punishment and withdrawal of love techniques. 
D) I-messages and reasoning.

Question 16

Assimilation and accommodation are central to whose theory of development?

Accepted Answer

A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Jean Piaget 
C) Ivan Pavlov 
D) Erik Erikson 
A) Sigmund Freud 
B) Jean Piaget 
C) Ivan Pavlov 
D) Erik Erikson

Question 17

An unstable, "in-between," self-focused period of time for persons in their 20s to explore identities and life possibilities is called

Accepted Answer

A) generativity. 
B) disengagement. 
C) emerging adulthood. 
D) the zone of proximal development. 
A) generativity. 
B) disengagement. 
C) emerging adulthood. 
D) the zone of proximal development.

Question 18

Simon is in his 50s and is completing a test that involves an assessment of vocabulary as well as a timed test that requires Simon to put picture designs together. If we compare Simon's scores on these two tests to these same tests taken by Simon when he was 20, we would expect his

Accepted Answer

A) score on the vocabulary test to have improved and his score on the picture design to have declined. 
B) score on the vocabulary test to have declined and his score on the picture design to have improved. 
C) his scores on both tests to have improved. 
D) his scores on both tests to have declined. 
A) score on the vocabulary test to have improved and his score on the picture design to have declined. 
B) score on the vocabulary test to have declined and his score on the picture design to have improved. 
C) his scores on both tests to have improved. 
D) his scores on both tests to have declined.

Question 19

Which of the following statements concerning maternal and paternal influences is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Mothers spend about twice as long each day on child care as compared to fathers. 
B) Fathers spend more time on interactive care, such as playing, reading, or other activities, than on physical and emotional care, such as feeding, bathing, and soothing. 
C) Compared to fathers, mothers spend more time on travel, such as driving children to sports or music lessons and in communications, such as talking to teachers about their children. 
D) Compared to mothers, fathers spend more time providing passive care, such as supervising children while they play. 
A) Mothers spend about twice as long each day on child care as compared to fathers. 
B) Fathers spend more time on interactive care, such as playing, reading, or other activities, than on physical and emotional care, such as feeding, bathing, and soothing. 
C) Compared to fathers, mothers spend more time on travel, such as driving children to sports or music lessons and in communications, such as talking to teachers about their children. 
D) Compared to mothers, fathers spend more time providing passive care, such as supervising children while they play.

Question 20

Anna would like to see one more Christmas before her terminal illness takes her life, and she will then "go" peacefully. Anna is exhibiting which reaction to impeding death?

Accepted Answer

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

Providing affectional needs to infants

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

To feel embarrassed, a child must first exhibit self-awareness.

Denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance are the stages by which one copes with

When a nipple touches the infant's mouth, rhythmic nursing occurs. This rhythmic nursing is known as the __________ reflex.

Parentese helps parents to do all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding Kohlberg's moral development levels, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Bobby touches his newborn brother's palm, and his little brother takes hold of Bobby's finger and will not let go. This is known as the __________ reflex.

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

Children who were raised in severely overcrowded orphanages and got almost no attention from adults for the first year or two of their lives

Betsy notices that her infant gained control of the muscles in his upper arms and then his lower arms, wrist, hands, and finally his fingers. This pattern she observed is referred to as the

Regarding infancy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Tanya is helping her daughter Tina with her math homework, but rather than giving her the answer, Tanya makes helpful suggestions that serve to guide Tina's efforts. Vygotsky called this type of guidance

Children are more likely to develop low self-esteem if parents use

Assimilation and accommodation are central to whose theory of development?

An unstable, "in-between," self-focused period of time for persons in their 20s to explore identities and life possibilities is called

Simon is in his 50s and is completing a test that involves an assessment of vocabulary as well as a timed test that requires Simon to put picture designs together. If we compare Simon's scores on these two tests to these same tests taken by Simon when he was 20, we would expect his

Which of the following statements concerning maternal and paternal influences is FALSE?

Anna would like to see one more Christmas before her terminal illness takes her life, and she will then "go" peacefully. Anna is exhibiting which reaction to impeding death?

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Providing affectional needs to infants

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

To feel embarrassed, a child must first exhibit self-awareness.

Denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance are the stages by which one copes with

When a nipple touches the infant's mouth, rhythmic nursing occurs. This rhythmic nursing is known as the __________ reflex.

Parentese helps parents to do all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding Kohlberg's moral development levels, which of the following statements is\are TRUE?

Bobby touches his newborn brother's palm, and his little brother takes hold of Bobby's finger and will not let go. This is known as the __________ reflex.

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

Children who were raised in severely overcrowded orphanages and got almost no attention from adults for the first year or two of their lives

Betsy notices that her infant gained control of the muscles in his upper arms and then his lower arms, wrist, hands, and finally his fingers. This pattern she observed is referred to as the

Regarding infancy, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Tanya is helping her daughter Tina with her math homework, but rather than giving her the answer, Tanya makes helpful suggestions that serve to guide Tina's efforts. Vygotsky called this type of guidance

Children are more likely to develop low self-esteem if parents use

Assimilation and accommodation are central to whose theory of development?

An unstable, "in-between," self-focused period of time for persons in their 20s to explore identities and life possibilities is called

Simon is in his 50s and is completing a test that involves an assessment of vocabulary as well as a timed test that requires Simon to put picture designs together. If we compare Simon's scores on these two tests to these same tests taken by Simon when he was 20, we would expect his

Which of the following statements concerning maternal and paternal influences is FALSE?

Anna would like to see one more Christmas before her terminal illness takes her life, and she will then "go" peacefully. Anna is exhibiting which reaction to impeding death?

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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