Question 1

Substances capable of causing birth defects are known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Substances capable of causing birth defects are...

Question 2

Regarding moral development, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The majority of studies have found significant differences between men and women in overall moral reasoning abilities. 
B) Both men and women may use caring and justice to make moral decisions. 
C) Whether a person bases their decisions on caring or justice depends on the situation they face. 
D) Our best moral choices combine justice and caring, reason and emotion, which may be what is meant by wisdom. 
A) The majority of studies have found significant differences between men and women in overall moral reasoning abilities. 
B) Both men and women may use caring and justice to make moral decisions. 
C) Whether a person bases their decisions on caring or justice depends on the situation they face. 
D) Our best moral choices combine justice and caring, reason and emotion, which may be what is meant by wisdom.

Question 3

Which of the following is an adaptive infant reflex that is elicited by pressing an object into the neonate's palm and aids the neonate's survival by helping him or her to avoid falling?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Regarding teratogens, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) No direct intermixing of blood takes place between a mother and her unborn child. 
B) If a mother is addicted to morphine, heroin, or methadone, her baby may be born with an addiction. 
C) Children with fetal alcohol syndrome are born with fluid on the brain and an abnormally large head. 
D) Children of smoking mothers score lower on tests of language and mental ability. 
A) No direct intermixing of blood takes place between a mother and her unborn child. 
B) If a mother is addicted to morphine, heroin, or methadone, her baby may be born with an addiction. 
C) Children with fetal alcohol syndrome are born with fluid on the brain and an abnormally large head. 
D) Children of smoking mothers score lower on tests of language and mental ability.

Question 5

Regarding the dying and their survivors, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Understanding the reactions to death can help both the dying and survivors to recognize and cope with periods of depression, anger, denial, and bargaining. 
B) Understanding the reactions to death can help persons to realize that close friends or relatives may experience some of the same reactions and emotions before or after that person's death. 
C) Understanding the reactions to death helps people to realize that dying persons do not want to share their feelings about dying with others. 
D) Many terminally ill individuals benefit from hospice care, which can improve the quality of life in a person's final days. 
A) Understanding the reactions to death can help both the dying and survivors to recognize and cope with periods of depression, anger, denial, and bargaining. 
B) Understanding the reactions to death can help persons to realize that close friends or relatives may experience some of the same reactions and emotions before or after that person's death. 
C) Understanding the reactions to death helps people to realize that dying persons do not want to share their feelings about dying with others. 
D) Many terminally ill individuals benefit from hospice care, which can improve the quality of life in a person's final days.

Question 6

Emma is accustomed to riding her own bicycle and decides to ride her brother's bike, which is slightly larger and has hand brakes rather than a foot brake. According to Piaget, Emma must use accommodation in order to make the changes necessary to ride her brother's bike.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Babies of mothers who smoked heavily during pregnancy do NOT show which of the following characteristics?

Accepted Answer

A) being overweight 
B) having lower scores on tests of language and mental ability 
C) being more likely to be miscarried or to die soon after birth 
D) receiving significantly less oxygen during prenatal development 
A) being overweight 
B) having lower scores on tests of language and mental ability 
C) being more likely to be miscarried or to die soon after birth 
D) receiving significantly less oxygen during prenatal development

Question 8

Jay and Justin each have a stick of gum. Eight-year-old Jay stretches his stick until it is much longer. Five-year-old Justin begins to cry because he thinks that Jay has more gum than he does. Justin lacks

Accepted Answer

A) animism. 
B) object permanence. 
C) conservation. 
D) egocentric thought. 
A) animism. 
B) object permanence. 
C) conservation. 
D) egocentric thought.

Question 9

Both minority and majority adolescents could benefit from all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) enhanced group pride. 
B) more positive role models. 
C) a society that is more accepting of individual differences. 
D) a more strict set of societal expectations for the adolescent period. 
A) enhanced group pride. 
B) more positive role models. 
C) a society that is more accepting of individual differences. 
D) a more strict set of societal expectations for the adolescent period.

Question 10

Regarding the grasping reflex, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) The grasping reflex is considered an adaptive infant reflex. 
B) The grasping reflex aids survival by helping infants avoid falling. 
C) The grasping reflex is elicited for the first time as a baby attempts to stand by holding onto objects. 
D) The grasping reflex can be so strong that many infants can hang from a raised bar, like little trapeze artists. 
A) The grasping reflex is considered an adaptive infant reflex. 
B) The grasping reflex aids survival by helping infants avoid falling. 
C) The grasping reflex is elicited for the first time as a baby attempts to stand by holding onto objects. 
D) The grasping reflex can be so strong that many infants can hang from a raised bar, like little trapeze artists.

Question 11

Many modern parents in trying to empower their children, imposed few limits on their behavior and gave them everything they wanted. This type of parenting produces children who

Accepted Answer

A) are independent, self-controlled, and self-reliant. 
B) have artificially high levels of self-esteem and a sense of entitlement. 
C) have low self-esteem and became the victims of bullies. 
D) become highly competitive Type A personalities. 
A) are independent, self-controlled, and self-reliant. 
B) have artificially high levels of self-esteem and a sense of entitlement. 
C) have low self-esteem and became the victims of bullies. 
D) become highly competitive Type A personalities.

Question 12

Fetal alcohol syndrome is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) low birth weight, a small head, and bodily defects. 
B) an increased risk of developing albinism. 
C) genetic defects. 
D) fluid on the brain and a slight paralysis of the muscles of the extremities. 
A) low birth weight, a small head, and bodily defects. 
B) an increased risk of developing albinism. 
C) genetic defects. 
D) fluid on the brain and a slight paralysis of the muscles of the extremities.

Question 13

Current guidelines suggest that toilet training goes most smoothly when it begins between 18 and 24 months of age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

Ryff found that for many older adults, age-related declines are offset by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) a better understanding of how the world works. 
B) financial stability. 
C) greater mastery of life's demands. 
D) positive relationships with others. 
A) a better understanding of how the world works. 
B) financial stability. 
C) greater mastery of life's demands. 
D) positive relationships with others.

Question 16

A psychologist explaining differences between two individuals in terms of activity levels, irritability, and distractibility is describing aspects of the inherited part of one's personality known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A psychologist explaining differences between two individuals...

Question 17

Overly permissive parents tend to have children who are resilient and who use positive coping skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following most clearly demonstrates the existence of emotional attachment in humans?

Accepted Answer

A) separation anxiety 
B) learning to walk 
C) imprinting 
D) language development 
A) separation anxiety 
B) learning to walk 
C) imprinting 
D) language development

Question 19

According to Erikson's theory, aging and the threat of death become sources of fear and depression when an elderly person lacks

Accepted Answer

A) industry. 
B) integrity. 
C) trust. 
D) generativity. 
A) industry. 
B) integrity. 
C) trust. 
D) generativity.

Question 20

The processes within cells that translate the "genetic blueprint" encoded in the genome, step by step, into an actual organism are called __________ processes.

Accepted Answer

A) epigenetic 
B) polygenetic 
C) congenital 
D) teratogenic 
A) epigenetic 
B) polygenetic 
C) congenital 
D) teratogenic

Substances capable of causing birth defects are known as __________.

Regarding moral development, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is an adaptive infant reflex that is elicited by pressing an object into the neonate's palm and aids the neonate's survival by helping him or her to avoid falling?

Regarding teratogens, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the dying and their survivors, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Emma is accustomed to riding her own bicycle and decides to ride her brother's bike, which is slightly larger and has hand brakes rather than a foot brake. According to Piaget, Emma must use accommodation in order to make the changes necessary to ride her brother's bike.

Babies of mothers who smoked heavily during pregnancy do NOT show which of the following characteristics?

Jay and Justin each have a stick of gum. Eight-year-old Jay stretches his stick until it is much longer. Five-year-old Justin begins to cry because he thinks that Jay has more gum than he does. Justin lacks

Both minority and majority adolescents could benefit from all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding the grasping reflex, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Many modern parents in trying to empower their children, imposed few limits on their behavior and gave them everything they wanted. This type of parenting produces children who

Fetal alcohol syndrome is characterized by

Current guidelines suggest that toilet training goes most smoothly when it begins between 18 and 24 months of age.

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

Ryff found that for many older adults, age-related declines are offset by all of the following EXCEPT

A psychologist explaining differences between two individuals in terms of activity levels, irritability, and distractibility is describing aspects of the inherited part of one's personality known as __________.

Overly permissive parents tend to have children who are resilient and who use positive coping skills.

Which of the following most clearly demonstrates the existence of emotional attachment in humans?

According to Erikson's theory, aging and the threat of death become sources of fear and depression when an elderly person lacks

The processes within cells that translate the "genetic blueprint" encoded in the genome, step by step, into an actual organism are called __________ processes.

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Exam 3: Human Development

Substances capable of causing birth defects are known as __________.

Regarding moral development, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is an adaptive infant reflex that is elicited by pressing an object into the neonate's palm and aids the neonate's survival by helping him or her to avoid falling?

Regarding teratogens, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding the dying and their survivors, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Emma is accustomed to riding her own bicycle and decides to ride her brother's bike, which is slightly larger and has hand brakes rather than a foot brake. According to Piaget, Emma must use accommodation in order to make the changes necessary to ride her brother's bike.

Babies of mothers who smoked heavily during pregnancy do NOT show which of the following characteristics?

Jay and Justin each have a stick of gum. Eight-year-old Jay stretches his stick until it is much longer. Five-year-old Justin begins to cry because he thinks that Jay has more gum than he does. Justin lacks

Both minority and majority adolescents could benefit from all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding the grasping reflex, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Many modern parents in trying to empower their children, imposed few limits on their behavior and gave them everything they wanted. This type of parenting produces children who

Fetal alcohol syndrome is characterized by

Current guidelines suggest that toilet training goes most smoothly when it begins between 18 and 24 months of age.

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

Ryff found that for many older adults, age-related declines are offset by all of the following EXCEPT

A psychologist explaining differences between two individuals in terms of activity levels, irritability, and distractibility is describing aspects of the inherited part of one's personality known as __________.

Overly permissive parents tend to have children who are resilient and who use positive coping skills.

Which of the following most clearly demonstrates the existence of emotional attachment in humans?

According to Erikson's theory, aging and the threat of death become sources of fear and depression when an elderly person lacks

The processes within cells that translate the "genetic blueprint" encoded in the genome, step by step, into an actual organism are called __________ processes.

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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