Question 1

Low birth weight has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of

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A)  heart disease and diabetes 
B)  increased vulnerability to schizophrenia 
C)  mental retardation 
D)  delayed motor and mental development 
A)  heart disease and diabetes 
B)  increased vulnerability to schizophrenia 
C)  mental retardation 
D)  delayed motor and mental development

Question 2

Ainsworth's strategy for studying infant attachment to caregivers is known as the __________ procedure.

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A)  secure-avoidant 
B)  shared inhibition 
C)  attachment probing 
D)  strange situation 
A)  secure-avoidant 
B)  shared inhibition 
C)  attachment probing 
D)  strange situation

Question 3

John approaches problems systematically,considering various solutions and the consequences of each,before he decides on the implementation of any one solution.John is probably at which level of cognitive development?

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A)  formal operations 
B)  concrete operations 
C)  preoperations 
D)  postoperations 
A)  formal operations 
B)  concrete operations 
C)  preoperations 
D)  postoperations

Question 4

Lane is currently attending preschool.According to the stages outlined by Piaget,Lane would MOST likely be in the

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A)  sensorimotor period of cognitive development. 
B)  formal period of cognitive development. 
C)  preoperational period of cognitive development. 
D)  concrete period of cognitive development. 
A)  sensorimotor period of cognitive development. 
B)  formal period of cognitive development. 
C)  preoperational period of cognitive development. 
D)  concrete period of cognitive development.

Question 5

Suggesting that a poor man who stole food to feed his family was right,because human life takes precedence over rules,is an example of

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A)  postconventional moral reasoning. 
B)  preconventional moral reasoning. 
C)  concrete operational thought. 
D)  conventional moral reasoning. 
A)  postconventional moral reasoning. 
B)  preconventional moral reasoning. 
C)  concrete operational thought. 
D)  conventional moral reasoning.

Question 6

In the United States,gender differences in math ability

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A)  remain large and stable. 
B)  remain large but are shrinking. 
C)  have never been demonstrated. 
D)  have largely disappeared. 
A)  remain large and stable. 
B)  remain large but are shrinking. 
C)  have never been demonstrated. 
D)  have largely disappeared.

Question 7

In Erikson's theory,the psychosocial crisis during adolescence is

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A)  identity versus confusion. 
B)  generativity versus self-absorption. 
C)  industry versus inferiority. 
D)  intimacy versus isolation. 
A)  identity versus confusion. 
B)  generativity versus self-absorption. 
C)  industry versus inferiority. 
D)  intimacy versus isolation.

Question 8

Mr.and Mrs.McKavick have 3 school-age children.Their next-door neighbors,Mr.and Mrs.Clancy,have 3 grandchildren who are about the same age as the McKavick's children.At the present time,based on research into marital satisfaction,it is most likely that

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A)  the McKavicks are experiencing higher levels of marital satisfaction than the Clancys are. 
B)  both couples are experiencing high levels of satisfaction in their respective marriages. 
C)  both couples are experiencing low levels of satisfaction in their respective marriages. 
D)  the Clancys are experiencing higher levels of marital satisfaction than the McKavicks are. 
A)  the McKavicks are experiencing higher levels of marital satisfaction than the Clancys are. 
B)  both couples are experiencing high levels of satisfaction in their respective marriages. 
C)  both couples are experiencing low levels of satisfaction in their respective marriages. 
D)  the Clancys are experiencing higher levels of marital satisfaction than the McKavicks are.

Question 9

Describe the four stages of cognitive development proposed by Jean Piaget,and discuss the major developmental changes associated with each of the stages.

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Answers to this question should include

Question 10

Which type of intelligence tends to remain stable as a person ages?

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A)  fluid 
B)  crystallized 
C)  episodic 
D)  procedural 
A)  fluid 
B)  crystallized 
C)  episodic 
D)  procedural

Question 11

Children gain control of their movements in a head-to-foot direction according to the ____ trend and they gain control in a center-outward direction according to the ____ trend.

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A)  cephalodistal; proximocaudal 
B)  cephalocaudal; proximodistal 
C)  proximocaudal; cephalodistal 
D)  proximodistal; cephalocaudal 
A)  cephalodistal; proximocaudal 
B)  cephalocaudal; proximodistal 
C)  proximocaudal; cephalodistal 
D)  proximodistal; cephalocaudal

Question 12

If a ball that a five-month-old infant is playing with rolls under a chair (and out of sight),the infant will not look for it.Piaget believed that this occurs because the infant

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A)  does not understand the concept of roll. 
B)  has a short attention span. 
C)  has not developed conservation. 
D)  has not developed object permanence. 
A)  does not understand the concept of roll. 
B)  has a short attention span. 
C)  has not developed conservation. 
D)  has not developed object permanence.

Question 13

The first mental states that children understand are

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A)  true beliefs 
B)  false beliefs 
C)  desires and emotions 
D)  motivators 
A)  true beliefs 
B)  false beliefs 
C)  desires and emotions 
D)  motivators

Question 14

Even though all her friends tried recreational drugs,Maggie refuses to experiment with drugs because she is afraid she will get caught and end up in jail.Maggie's reasons for not experimenting with drugs reflect a conventional level of moral reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Charla is 16 years old,but when people ask her what she wants to do when she finishes school,she tells them she hasn't really given it much thought.She is convinced there is lots of time before she even needs to begin thinking about her various career options.According to James Marcia,Charla would be considered to be in a state of identity diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

If the only information you have concerning one-year-old Jessica is that she is wary or hesitant when having a new experience,MOST likely you should predict that Jessica has

Accepted Answer

A)  an anxious temperament. 
B)  a difficult temperament. 
C)  an easy temperament. 
D)  a slow-to-warm-up temperament. 
A)  an anxious temperament. 
B)  a difficult temperament. 
C)  an easy temperament. 
D)  a slow-to-warm-up temperament.

Question 17

Premature babies who survive are typically born during the

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A)  germinal stage. 
B)  embryonic stage. 
C)  fetal stage. 
D)  postnatal stage. 
A)  germinal stage. 
B)  embryonic stage. 
C)  fetal stage. 
D)  postnatal stage.

Question 18

The proximodistal trend in physical development suggests that infants will be able to control their

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A)  shoulders and arms before they can control their hands and fingers. 
B)  shoulders and arms before they can control their hips and legs. 
C)  hips and legs before they can control their shoulders and arms. 
D)  hands and fingers before they can control their shoulders and arms. 
A)  shoulders and arms before they can control their hands and fingers. 
B)  shoulders and arms before they can control their hips and legs. 
C)  hips and legs before they can control their shoulders and arms. 
D)  hands and fingers before they can control their shoulders and arms.

Question 19

Mercedes takes her 1-year-old son,Justice,to visit a day-care center where she plans to enroll him.Justice eagerly explores the playroom as long as Mercedes is present.When his mom leaves the room to fill out some forms,Justice becomes somewhat upset,but when Mercedes returns,he quickly calms down.This is the type of interaction you might observe between a child and a parent who

Accepted Answer

A)  share an avoidant attachment relationship. 
B)  share an anxious-ambivalent attachment relationship. 
C)  share a secure attachment relationship. 
D)  have not yet developed an attachment relationship. 
A)  share an avoidant attachment relationship. 
B)  share an anxious-ambivalent attachment relationship. 
C)  share a secure attachment relationship. 
D)  have not yet developed an attachment relationship.

Question 20

If an infant is temperamentally easy,what would be the best prediction to make about the child's temperament at age 10?

Accepted Answer

A)  The child is fairly likely to retain the easy temperament. 
B)  The child is likely to overcompensate by becoming "difficult" later on. 
C)  No reasonable prediction can be made. 
D)  By the age of 10, the child is likely to develop whatever temperament the primary caregiver has. 
A)  The child is fairly likely to retain the easy temperament. 
B)  The child is likely to overcompensate by becoming "difficult" later on. 
C)  No reasonable prediction can be made. 
D)  By the age of 10, the child is likely to develop whatever temperament the primary caregiver has.

Low birth weight has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of

Ainsworth's strategy for studying infant attachment to caregivers is known as the __________ procedure.

John approaches problems systematically,considering various solutions and the consequences of each,before he decides on the implementation of any one solution.John is probably at which level of cognitive development?

Lane is currently attending preschool.According to the stages outlined by Piaget,Lane would MOST likely be in the

Suggesting that a poor man who stole food to feed his family was right,because human life takes precedence over rules,is an example of

In the United States,gender differences in math ability

In Erikson's theory,the psychosocial crisis during adolescence is

Mr.and Mrs.McKavick have 3 school-age children.Their next-door neighbors,Mr.and Mrs.Clancy,have 3 grandchildren who are about the same age as the McKavick's children.At the present time,based on research into marital satisfaction,it is most likely that

Describe the four stages of cognitive development proposed by Jean Piaget,and discuss the major developmental changes associated with each of the stages.

Which type of intelligence tends to remain stable as a person ages?

Children gain control of their movements in a head-to-foot direction according to the trend and they gain control in a center-outward direction according to the trend.

If a ball that a five-month-old infant is playing with rolls under a chair (and out of sight),the infant will not look for it.Piaget believed that this occurs because the infant

The first mental states that children understand are

Even though all her friends tried recreational drugs,Maggie refuses to experiment with drugs because she is afraid she will get caught and end up in jail.Maggie's reasons for not experimenting with drugs reflect a conventional level of moral reasoning.

If the only information you have concerning one-year-old Jessica is that she is wary or hesitant when having a new experience,MOST likely you should predict that Jessica has

Premature babies who survive are typically born during the

The proximodistal trend in physical development suggests that infants will be able to control their

If an infant is temperamentally easy,what would be the best prediction to make about the child's temperament at age 10?

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Low birth weight has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of

Ainsworth's strategy for studying infant attachment to caregivers is known as the __________ procedure.

John approaches problems systematically,considering various solutions and the consequences of each,before he decides on the implementation of any one solution.John is probably at which level of cognitive development?

Lane is currently attending preschool.According to the stages outlined by Piaget,Lane would MOST likely be in the

Suggesting that a poor man who stole food to feed his family was right,because human life takes precedence over rules,is an example of

In the United States,gender differences in math ability

In Erikson's theory,the psychosocial crisis during adolescence is

Mr.and Mrs.McKavick have 3 school-age children.Their next-door neighbors,Mr.and Mrs.Clancy,have 3 grandchildren who are about the same age as the McKavick's children.At the present time,based on research into marital satisfaction,it is most likely that

Describe the four stages of cognitive development proposed by Jean Piaget,and discuss the major developmental changes associated with each of the stages.

Which type of intelligence tends to remain stable as a person ages?

Children gain control of their movements in a head-to-foot direction according to the ____ trend and they gain control in a center-outward direction according to the ____ trend.

If a ball that a five-month-old infant is playing with rolls under a chair (and out of sight),the infant will not look for it.Piaget believed that this occurs because the infant

The first mental states that children understand are

Even though all her friends tried recreational drugs,Maggie refuses to experiment with drugs because she is afraid she will get caught and end up in jail.Maggie's reasons for not experimenting with drugs reflect a conventional level of moral reasoning.

If the only information you have concerning one-year-old Jessica is that she is wary or hesitant when having a new experience,MOST likely you should predict that Jessica has

Premature babies who survive are typically born during the

The proximodistal trend in physical development suggests that infants will be able to control their

If an infant is temperamentally easy,what would be the best prediction to make about the child's temperament at age 10?

The Evolution of Psychology

The Research Enterprise in Psychology

The Biological Bases of Behavior

Sensation and Perception

Variations in Consciousness

Learning

Human Memory

Language and Thought

Intelligence and Psychological Testing

Motivation and Emotion

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Social Behavior

Stress,Coping,and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Statistical Methods

Industrial organizational Psychology

Psychology and Environmental Sustainability: Conservation Psychology

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Children gain control of their movements in a head-to-foot direction according to the trend and they gain control in a center-outward direction according to the trend.