Question 1

Which of the following is true regarding parenting research?

Accepted Answer

A) Children tend to select mothers over fathers as playmates. 
B) Children of single parents do not always show more behavioural problems than children in two-parent families. 
C) Fathers spend more time with their babies Fathers spend more time with their babies on average than do mothers. 
D) Fathers display similar levels of affection towards their babies as do mothers. 
A) Children tend to select mothers over fathers as playmates. 
B) Children of single parents do not always show more behavioural problems than children in two-parent families. 
C) Fathers spend more time with their babies Fathers spend more time with their babies on average than do mothers. 
D) Fathers display similar levels of affection towards their babies as do mothers.

Question 2

Which one of the following children would most likely be described as "independent"?

Accepted Answer

A) James, who has an insecure-avoidant attachment to his mother 
B) Jesse, who has an insecure-anxious attachment to his mother 
C) Jerome, who has a secure attachment to his mother 
D) Jeremiah, who has a disorganised attachment to his mother 
A) James, who has an insecure-avoidant attachment to his mother 
B) Jesse, who has an insecure-anxious attachment to his mother 
C) Jerome, who has a secure attachment to his mother 
D) Jeremiah, who has a disorganised attachment to his mother

Question 3

Piaget overestimated the degree to which

Accepted Answer

A) object permanence takes time to develop in children. 
B) social factors influence skill development. 
C) cultural factors influence the rate of skill development. 
D) prenatal factors influence the rate at which skills emerge. 
A) object permanence takes time to develop in children. 
B) social factors influence skill development. 
C) cultural factors influence the rate of skill development. 
D) prenatal factors influence the rate at which skills emerge.

Question 4

________ is to girls as ________ is to boys.

Accepted Answer

A) Menarche; spermarche 
B) Spermarche; menarche 
C) Puberty; adolescence 
D) Adolescence; puberty 
A) Menarche; spermarche 
B) Spermarche; menarche 
C) Puberty; adolescence 
D) Adolescence; puberty

Question 5

Daniel is interested in studying how children's behaviour changes when they grow up in high-risk environments. He enlists 500 children and their parents to take part in his research, and observes these children once a year for 20 years. Despite the fact that this research is very time consuming and expensive, it gives very good information about how the children age over time. This type of research is an example of a ________ study.

Accepted Answer

A) sequential 
B) cross-sectional 
C) longitudinal 
D) continuous 
A) sequential 
B) cross-sectional 
C) longitudinal 
D) continuous

Question 6

Which of the following is an example of imprinting?

Accepted Answer

A) A young child's behaviour is influenced by peer pressure. 
B) A young child imitates the behaviours of older siblings. 
C) Young geese demonstrate an attachment to a round ball. 
D) Young geese scatter away in fear when a ball approaches them. 
A) A young child's behaviour is influenced by peer pressure. 
B) A young child imitates the behaviours of older siblings. 
C) Young geese demonstrate an attachment to a round ball. 
D) Young geese scatter away in fear when a ball approaches them.

Question 7

Theorist ________ believed that every stage of life has a crisis in need of resolution.

Accepted Answer

A) Carl Jung 
B) Erik Erikson 
C) Lev Vygotsky 
D) Jean Piaget 
A) Carl Jung 
B) Erik Erikson 
C) Lev Vygotsky 
D) Jean Piaget

Question 8

The heart, lungs, and brain begin to form during the ________ period of prenatal development.

Accepted Answer

A) foetal 
B) zygotic 
C) embryonic 
D) blastocyst 
A) foetal 
B) zygotic 
C) embryonic 
D) blastocyst

Question 9

During Piaget's ________ stage of development, infants learn about objects by physically handling and manipulating them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of During Piaget's ________ stage of development, infants...

Question 10

What is meant by the term "egocentrism"?

Accepted Answer

A) A child is unable to see the world from others' point of view. 
B) A child is extremely arrogant and feels that he or she is better than others. 
C) A child is very selfish and refuses to share possessions with others. 
D) A child lacks the motivation do things for him- or herself and expects them to be done by others. 
A) A child is unable to see the world from others' point of view. 
B) A child is extremely arrogant and feels that he or she is better than others. 
C) A child is very selfish and refuses to share possessions with others. 
D) A child lacks the motivation do things for him- or herself and expects them to be done by others.

Question 11

Jean Piaget is best known for his pioneering work in the area of ________ development.

Accepted Answer

A) social 
B) cognitive 
C) psychosocial 
D) identity 
A) social 
B) cognitive 
C) psychosocial 
D) identity

Question 12

The major issue of ________ explores how development is influenced by both genetics and life experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) continuity-stages 
B) nature-nurture 
C) plasticity-formidity 
D) stability-change 
A) continuity-stages 
B) nature-nurture 
C) plasticity-formidity 
D) stability-change

Question 13

________ studies observe different individuals at different ages at a single point in time to track age differences.

Accepted Answer

A) Sectional 
B) Cross-sequential 
C) Sequential 
D) Cross-sectional 
A) Sectional 
B) Cross-sequential 
C) Sequential 
D) Cross-sectional

Question 14

________ is the start of menstruation.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is the start of menstruation....

Question 15

A fertilised egg that is the result of conception is called a(n)________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A fertilised egg that is the result...

Question 16

The rooting reflex refers to a newborn's tendency to

Accepted Answer

A) stand up and attempt to walk when placed on its knees. 
B) open its mouth to seek food when touched on the cheek. 
C) cry when approached by unfamiliar people. 
D) close its eyes when startled by loud noises. 
A) stand up and attempt to walk when placed on its knees. 
B) open its mouth to seek food when touched on the cheek. 
C) cry when approached by unfamiliar people. 
D) close its eyes when startled by loud noises.

Question 17

The inability to see events from others' perspectives during Piaget's preoperational stage is called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The inability to see events from others'...

Question 18

During old age (the ageing years), Erikson suggests that the crisis of ________ versus ________ is faced.

Accepted Answer

ego integr

Question 19

Your best friend comes to you, visibly excited. "I just couldn't wait to tell you the big news. I'm pregnant," she screams. She is clearly overjoyed by the news, and goes on to tell you, "It is SO amazing. The doctor says I'm about six weeks pregnant, and I already feel SO different!" Wanting to show off your new knowledge of developmental psychology and the prenatal stages, you smugly reply, "It is just so great that your child is in the ________ of development because its organs are just starting to develop!"

Accepted Answer

A) embryonic 
B) foetal 
C) zygotic 
D) germinal 
A) embryonic 
B) foetal 
C) zygotic 
D) germinal

Question 20

Which of the following is not one of the stages of prenatal development?

Accepted Answer

A) The amniotic stage 
B) The germinal stage 
C) The embryonic stage 
D) The foetal stage 
A) The amniotic stage 
B) The germinal stage 
C) The embryonic stage 
D) The foetal stage

Which of the following is true regarding parenting research?

Which one of the following children would most likely be described as "independent"?

Piaget overestimated the degree to which

is to girls as is to boys.

Which of the following is an example of imprinting?

Theorist ________ believed that every stage of life has a crisis in need of resolution.

The heart, lungs, and brain begin to form during the ________ period of prenatal development.

During Piaget's ________ stage of development, infants learn about objects by physically handling and manipulating them.

What is meant by the term "egocentrism"?

Jean Piaget is best known for his pioneering work in the area of ________ development.

The major issue of ________ explores how development is influenced by both genetics and life experiences.

________ studies observe different individuals at different ages at a single point in time to track age differences.

________ is the start of menstruation.

A fertilised egg that is the result of conception is called a(n)________.

The rooting reflex refers to a newborn's tendency to

The inability to see events from others' perspectives during Piaget's preoperational stage is called ________.

During old age (the ageing years), Erikson suggests that the crisis of versus is faced.

Which of the following is not one of the stages of prenatal development?

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Which of the following is true regarding parenting research?

Which one of the following children would most likely be described as "independent"?

Piaget overestimated the degree to which

________ is to girls as ________ is to boys.

Which of the following is an example of imprinting?

Theorist ________ believed that every stage of life has a crisis in need of resolution.

The heart, lungs, and brain begin to form during the ________ period of prenatal development.

During Piaget's ________ stage of development, infants learn about objects by physically handling and manipulating them.

What is meant by the term "egocentrism"?

Jean Piaget is best known for his pioneering work in the area of ________ development.

The major issue of ________ explores how development is influenced by both genetics and life experiences.

________ studies observe different individuals at different ages at a single point in time to track age differences.

________ is the start of menstruation.

A fertilised egg that is the result of conception is called a(n)________.

The rooting reflex refers to a newborn's tendency to

The inability to see events from others' perspectives during Piaget's preoperational stage is called ________.

During old age (the ageing years), Erikson suggests that the crisis of ________ versus ________ is faced.

Which of the following is not one of the stages of prenatal development?

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is to girls as is to boys.

During old age (the ageing years), Erikson suggests that the crisis of versus is faced.