Question 1

The adolescent brain undergoes significant developmental changes. Describe these changes.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 2

Power assertion is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  using punishment and authority to correct a child's misbehaviour. 
B)  setting reasonable limits that are within the child's power to follow. 
C)  correcting a child's misbehaviour by appealing to the child's own resources. 
D)  discipline that leads a child to internalize moral values. 
A)  using punishment and authority to correct a child's misbehaviour. 
B)  setting reasonable limits that are within the child's power to follow. 
C)  correcting a child's misbehaviour by appealing to the child's own resources. 
D)  discipline that leads a child to internalize moral values.

Question 3

Recent research has shown that preschoolers are more egocentric than Piaget thought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

About ________ of all women have severe physical symptoms during menopause.

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  15% 
C)  20% 
D)  25% 
A)  10% 
B)  15% 
C)  20% 
D)  25%

Question 5

Which of the following aspects of cognitive development is NOT a challenge to Piaget's theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cognitive development depends on the child's education and culture. 
B)  New reasoning abilities depend on the emergence of previous abilities. 
C)  Babies seem to understand basic principles of physics during the first year of life. 
D)  Cognitive abilities develop in overlapping waves rather than in discrete steps. 
A)  Cognitive development depends on the child's education and culture. 
B)  New reasoning abilities depend on the emergence of previous abilities. 
C)  Babies seem to understand basic principles of physics during the first year of life. 
D)  Cognitive abilities develop in overlapping waves rather than in discrete steps.

Question 6

Babies recognize key vowel and consonant sounds of their native language at:

Accepted Answer

A)  2 to 3 months. 
B)  6 to 8 months. 
C)  4 to 6 months. 
D)  8 to 12 months. 
A)  2 to 3 months. 
B)  6 to 8 months. 
C)  4 to 6 months. 
D)  8 to 12 months.

Question 7

What characteristics tend to promote resilience in a child?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 8

According to Piaget, ________ represents the beginning of the child's capacity to use mental imagery and other symbolic systems.

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentric thinking 
B)  assimilation 
C)  object permanence 
D)  accommodation 
A)  egocentric thinking 
B)  assimilation 
C)  object permanence 
D)  accommodation

Question 9

Given the information on alcohol and its effects on the developing baby, what advice would you give to a pregnant friend regarding alcoholic drinks? What evidence could you cite from the text to support your view?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 10

Girls who are lonely and depressed are more likely than boys who are lonely and depressed to become withdrawn and internalize their problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Match the descriptions of language development with the age at which they occur.
-They start to name things based on familiar concepts and use symbolic gestures to communicate.

Accepted Answer

A) 6 months to 1 year 
B) 18 to 24 months 
C) 4 to 6 months 
D) end of first year 
E) 2 to 6 years 
A) 6 months to 1 year 
B) 18 to 24 months 
C) 4 to 6 months 
D) end of first year 
E) 2 to 6 years

Question 12

Gwen and her brother Henry produce roughly the same levels of male hormones and female hormones. Given this information, it is likely that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gwen and Henry have both reached puberty. 
B)  Henry has reached puberty but Gwen has not. 
C)  Gwen and Henry have not yet reached puberty. 
D)  Gwen has reached puberty but Henry has not. 
A)  Gwen and Henry have both reached puberty. 
B)  Henry has reached puberty but Gwen has not. 
C)  Gwen and Henry have not yet reached puberty. 
D)  Gwen has reached puberty but Henry has not.

Question 13

Children whose parents encourage them to use gestures acquire smaller vocabularies than babies who are not encouraged to use gestures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Adolescent girls who are lonely, depressed, worried, or angry tend to express these concerns in characteristic ways, that is, they:

Accepted Answer

A)  externalize their problems and become aggressive and act out sexually. 
B)  are more likely to attempt suicide. 
C)  internalize their feelings and become withdrawn. 
D)  externalize their problems and engage in rule-breaking and risk-taking behaviours. 
A)  externalize their problems and become aggressive and act out sexually. 
B)  are more likely to attempt suicide. 
C)  internalize their feelings and become withdrawn. 
D)  externalize their problems and engage in rule-breaking and risk-taking behaviours.

Question 15

In the concrete operations stage, children come to understand all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  principles of conservation. 
B)  cause and effect. 
C)  reversibility of mental operations. 
D)  abstract thought. 
A)  principles of conservation. 
B)  cause and effect. 
C)  reversibility of mental operations. 
D)  abstract thought.

Question 16

In contemporary Western society, gender development is usually completed during adolescence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Until the preschool years, children tend to acquire new words slowly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person enters middle school or junior high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Mary Ainsworth devised an experimental method called the Strange Situation in order to determine:

Accepted Answer

A)  aspects of purposeful exploration as the baby investigates a strange environment. 
B)  the nature of attachment between mothers and babies. 
C)  the nature of gestural communication between mothers and babies. 
D)  parental discipline styles in the first year of life. 
A)  aspects of purposeful exploration as the baby investigates a strange environment. 
B)  the nature of attachment between mothers and babies. 
C)  the nature of gestural communication between mothers and babies. 
D)  parental discipline styles in the first year of life.

Question 20

When her four-year-old daughter wants a toy kit of medical instruments, Molly buys it to encourage her daughter's interest in pretending to be a doctor. Molly is surprised that when her daughter takes her blood pressure it is in the role of a nurse because "only boys can be doctors." What conclusions can Molly draw from this? Provide evidence to support your response.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

The adolescent brain undergoes significant developmental changes. Describe these changes.

Power assertion is defined as:

Recent research has shown that preschoolers are more egocentric than Piaget thought.

About ________ of all women have severe physical symptoms during menopause.

Which of the following aspects of cognitive development is NOT a challenge to Piaget's theory?

Babies recognize key vowel and consonant sounds of their native language at:

What characteristics tend to promote resilience in a child?

According to Piaget, ________ represents the beginning of the child's capacity to use mental imagery and other symbolic systems.

Given the information on alcohol and its effects on the developing baby, what advice would you give to a pregnant friend regarding alcoholic drinks? What evidence could you cite from the text to support your view?

Girls who are lonely and depressed are more likely than boys who are lonely and depressed to become withdrawn and internalize their problems.

Match the descriptions of language development with the age at which they occur. -They start to name things based on familiar concepts and use symbolic gestures to communicate.

Gwen and her brother Henry produce roughly the same levels of male hormones and female hormones. Given this information, it is likely that:

Children whose parents encourage them to use gestures acquire smaller vocabularies than babies who are not encouraged to use gestures.

Adolescent girls who are lonely, depressed, worried, or angry tend to express these concerns in characteristic ways, that is, they:

In the concrete operations stage, children come to understand all of the following EXCEPT:

In contemporary Western society, gender development is usually completed during adolescence.

Until the preschool years, children tend to acquire new words slowly.

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person enters middle school or junior high.

Mary Ainsworth devised an experimental method called the Strange Situation in order to determine:

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Exam 13: Development Over the Life Span

The adolescent brain undergoes significant developmental changes. Describe these changes.

Power assertion is defined as:

Recent research has shown that preschoolers are more egocentric than Piaget thought.

About ________ of all women have severe physical symptoms during menopause.

Which of the following aspects of cognitive development is NOT a challenge to Piaget's theory?

Babies recognize key vowel and consonant sounds of their native language at:

What characteristics tend to promote resilience in a child?

According to Piaget, ________ represents the beginning of the child's capacity to use mental imagery and other symbolic systems.

Given the information on alcohol and its effects on the developing baby, what advice would you give to a pregnant friend regarding alcoholic drinks? What evidence could you cite from the text to support your view?

Girls who are lonely and depressed are more likely than boys who are lonely and depressed to become withdrawn and internalize their problems.

Match the descriptions of language development with the age at which they occur. -They start to name things based on familiar concepts and use symbolic gestures to communicate.

Gwen and her brother Henry produce roughly the same levels of male hormones and female hormones. Given this information, it is likely that:

Children whose parents encourage them to use gestures acquire smaller vocabularies than babies who are not encouraged to use gestures.

Adolescent girls who are lonely, depressed, worried, or angry tend to express these concerns in characteristic ways, that is, they:

In the concrete operations stage, children come to understand all of the following EXCEPT:

In contemporary Western society, gender development is usually completed during adolescence.

Until the preschool years, children tend to acquire new words slowly.

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person enters middle school or junior high.

Mary Ainsworth devised an experimental method called the Strange Situation in order to determine:

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain: Source of Mind and Self

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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