Question 1

Maturation refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the acquisition of socially acceptable behaviors. 
B)  biological growth processes that are relatively uninfluenced by experience. 
C)  any learned behavior patterns that accompany personal growth and development. 
D)  the physical and sexual development of childhood. 
A)  the acquisition of socially acceptable behaviors. 
B)  biological growth processes that are relatively uninfluenced by experience. 
C)  any learned behavior patterns that accompany personal growth and development. 
D)  the physical and sexual development of childhood.

Question 2

From ages 3 to 6,your ability to control your attention and make plans developed rapidly thanks to rapid brain growth in the

Accepted Answer

A)  temporal lobes. 
B)  frontal lobes. 
C)  occipital lobes. 
D)  parietal lobes. 
A)  temporal lobes. 
B)  frontal lobes. 
C)  occipital lobes. 
D)  parietal lobes.

Question 3

Carol is distressed because post-childbirth complications prevented her from being in close physical contact with her child during its first few hours of life.Carol should be told that

Accepted Answer

A)  human infants do not have well-defined critical periods for the formation of a mother-infant attachment. 
B)  physical contact with her infant immediately after birth would not contribute to the development of mother-infant attachment. 
C)  infants should be left physically undisturbed during the first few hours of life so they can rest. 
D)  as long as she can breast-feed her baby,no lasting damage will be done. 
A)  human infants do not have well-defined critical periods for the formation of a mother-infant attachment. 
B)  physical contact with her infant immediately after birth would not contribute to the development of mother-infant attachment. 
C)  infants should be left physically undisturbed during the first few hours of life so they can rest. 
D)  as long as she can breast-feed her baby,no lasting damage will be done.

Question 4

Two closed,pyramid-shaped beakers containing clearly identical amounts of a liquid are judged by a child to hold different amounts after one of the beakers is inverted.The child apparently lacks a

Accepted Answer

A)  sense of object permanence. 
B)  concept of conservation. 
C)  capacity for habituation. 
D)  secure attachment. 
A)  sense of object permanence. 
B)  concept of conservation. 
C)  capacity for habituation. 
D)  secure attachment.

Question 5

When 2-1/2-year old Cassi plays with her dolls and stuffed animals,she makes them carry on a conversation.Cassi is engaged in

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentric behavior. 
B)  pretend play. 
C)  conservatism. 
D)  object permanence. 
A)  egocentric behavior. 
B)  pretend play. 
C)  conservatism. 
D)  object permanence.

Question 6

Lacking exposure to spoken,written,or signed language before adolescence,a person will never master any language.This indicates that infancy and childhood constitute a(n)________ for language development.

Accepted Answer

A)  preoperational stage 
B)  epigenetic mark 
C)  sensorimotor stage 
D)  critical period 
A)  preoperational stage 
B)  epigenetic mark 
C)  sensorimotor stage 
D)  critical period

Question 7

The McDougals use harsh discipline on their children and demand unquestioning obedience.Psychologists are likely to characterize the McDougals as ________ parents.

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritarian 
B)  egocentric 
C)  permissive 
D)  authoritative 
A)  authoritarian 
B)  egocentric 
C)  permissive 
D)  authoritative

Question 8

When people recognize the inaccuracy of ethnic stereotypes and revise their beliefs,they are demonstrating the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  maturation. 
B)  assimilation. 
C)  imprinting. 
D)  accommodation. 
A)  maturation. 
B)  assimilation. 
C)  imprinting. 
D)  accommodation.

Question 9

When 10-year-old children repeatedly practice the precise motor skills involved in texting,the cortical areas directly controlling these motor skills are likely to develop more complex

Accepted Answer

A)  imprinting. 
B)  neural networks. 
C)  object permanence. 
D)  formal operations. 
A)  imprinting. 
B)  neural networks. 
C)  object permanence. 
D)  formal operations.

Question 10

Contemporary research suggests that Piaget identified fairly accurately ________ of major cognitive developmental milestones.

Accepted Answer

A)  both the sequence and the age-related timing 
B)  the sequence but not the age-related timing 
C)  the age-related timing but not the sequence 
D)  neither the sequence nor the age-related timing 
A)  both the sequence and the age-related timing 
B)  the sequence but not the age-related timing 
C)  the age-related timing but not the sequence 
D)  neither the sequence nor the age-related timing

Question 11

The first time that 4-year-old Sarah saw her older brother play a flute,she thought it was simply a large whistle.Sarah's initial understanding of the flute best illustrates the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  maturation. 
A)  assimilation. 
B)  conservation. 
C)  accommodation. 
D)  maturation.

Question 12

The human tendency to use nouns before adjectives is an illustration of

Accepted Answer

A)  maturation. 
B)  change. 
C)  stability. 
D)  nurture. 
A)  maturation. 
B)  change. 
C)  stability. 
D)  nurture.

Question 13

Which of the following factors contributes most positively to the development of secure attachment between human infants and their mothers?

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  responsive parenting 
C)  stranger anxiety 
D)  authoritarian discipline 
A)  egocentrism 
B)  responsive parenting 
C)  stranger anxiety 
D)  authoritarian discipline

Question 14

Marlys is a sensitive,responsive parent who consistently satisfies the needs of Sara,her infant daughter.According to Erikson,Sara is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  form a lifelong attitude of basic trust toward the world. 
B)  encounter some difficulty in overcoming the limitation of egocentrism. 
C)  encounter some difficulty in forming an attachment to her father. 
D)  achieve formal operational intelligence more quickly than the average child. 
A)  form a lifelong attitude of basic trust toward the world. 
B)  encounter some difficulty in overcoming the limitation of egocentrism. 
C)  encounter some difficulty in forming an attachment to her father. 
D)  achieve formal operational intelligence more quickly than the average child.

Question 15

Dr.MacGiver believes that children who are not visually stimulated during the first four months of life will never develop normal visual perception.Obviously,Dr.MacGiver believes that this developmental stage is a

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operational stage. 
B)  critical period. 
C)  cognitive schema. 
D)  epigenetic mark. 
A)  concrete operational stage. 
B)  critical period. 
C)  cognitive schema. 
D)  epigenetic mark.

Question 16

Animations that grafted emotion-conveying faces onto toy trains have been developed to alleviate symptoms of

Accepted Answer

A)  stranger anxiety. 
B)  MMR vaccinations. 
C)  infantile amnesia. 
D)  autism spectrum disorder. 
A)  stranger anxiety. 
B)  MMR vaccinations. 
C)  infantile amnesia. 
D)  autism spectrum disorder.

Question 17

Children who suffer chronic abuse and become aggressive teens and adults have been found to have

Accepted Answer

A)  lower-than-normal levels of serotonin. 
B)  higher-than-normal levels of testosterone. 
C)  lower-than-normal levels of testosterone. 
D)  lower-than-normal levels of adrenal hormones. 
A)  lower-than-normal levels of serotonin. 
B)  higher-than-normal levels of testosterone. 
C)  lower-than-normal levels of testosterone. 
D)  lower-than-normal levels of adrenal hormones.

Question 18

Infants develop a fear of strangers at about 8 months of age because they can't assimilate unfamiliar faces into their

Accepted Answer

A)  schemas. 
B)  insecure attachments. 
C)  impaired theory of mind. 
D)  critical period. 
A)  schemas. 
B)  insecure attachments. 
C)  impaired theory of mind. 
D)  critical period.

Question 19

Insecurely attached infants are those who respond to their mothers with either

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation or basic trust. 
B)  egocentrism or empathy. 
C)  assimilation or accommodation. 
D)  anxiety or avoidance. 
A)  conservation or basic trust. 
B)  egocentrism or empathy. 
C)  assimilation or accommodation. 
D)  anxiety or avoidance.

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Compared with fathers in the 1960s,today's co-parenting fathers are less engaged with their children. 
B)  Children have better life outcomes if they are raised by both parents. 
C)  Children have better well-being if they are raised by opposite-sex parents,as compared with same-sex parents. 
D)  Couples that share housework and child care are more likely to divorce. 
A)  Compared with fathers in the 1960s,today's co-parenting fathers are less engaged with their children. 
B)  Children have better life outcomes if they are raised by both parents. 
C)  Children have better well-being if they are raised by opposite-sex parents,as compared with same-sex parents. 
D)  Couples that share housework and child care are more likely to divorce.

Exam 14: Hearing

Maturation refers to

From ages 3 to 6,your ability to control your attention and make plans developed rapidly thanks to rapid brain growth in the

Carol is distressed because post-childbirth complications prevented her from being in close physical contact with her child during its first few hours of life.Carol should be told that

Two closed,pyramid-shaped beakers containing clearly identical amounts of a liquid are judged by a child to hold different amounts after one of the beakers is inverted.The child apparently lacks a

When 2-1/2-year old Cassi plays with her dolls and stuffed animals,she makes them carry on a conversation.Cassi is engaged in

Lacking exposure to spoken,written,or signed language before adolescence,a person will never master any language.This indicates that infancy and childhood constitute a(n)________ for language development.

The McDougals use harsh discipline on their children and demand unquestioning obedience.Psychologists are likely to characterize the McDougals as ________ parents.

When people recognize the inaccuracy of ethnic stereotypes and revise their beliefs,they are demonstrating the process of

When 10-year-old children repeatedly practice the precise motor skills involved in texting,the cortical areas directly controlling these motor skills are likely to develop more complex

Contemporary research suggests that Piaget identified fairly accurately ________ of major cognitive developmental milestones.

The first time that 4-year-old Sarah saw her older brother play a flute,she thought it was simply a large whistle.Sarah's initial understanding of the flute best illustrates the process of

The human tendency to use nouns before adjectives is an illustration of

Which of the following factors contributes most positively to the development of secure attachment between human infants and their mothers?

Marlys is a sensitive,responsive parent who consistently satisfies the needs of Sara,her infant daughter.According to Erikson,Sara is likely to

Dr.MacGiver believes that children who are not visually stimulated during the first four months of life will never develop normal visual perception.Obviously,Dr.MacGiver believes that this developmental stage is a

Animations that grafted emotion-conveying faces onto toy trains have been developed to alleviate symptoms of

Children who suffer chronic abuse and become aggressive teens and adults have been found to have

Infants develop a fear of strangers at about 8 months of age because they can't assimilate unfamiliar faces into their

Insecurely attached infants are those who respond to their mothers with either

Which of the following statements is true?

The History and Scope of Psychology

Thinking Critically with Psychological Science

Research Strategies: How Psychologists Ask and Answer Questions

Neural and Hormonal Systems

The Brain

Behavior Genetics and Evolutionary Psychology

Environmental Influences on Behavior, and Reflections on Nature and Nurture

Prenatal Development and the Newborn

Infancy and Childhood

Adolescence

Adulthood, and Reflections on Developmental Issues

Introduction to Sensation and Perception

Vision

Other Senses

Perceptual Organization

Perceptual Interpretation

Waking and Sleeping Rhythms

Hypnosis

Drugs and Consciousness

Classical Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

Learning by Observation

Introduction to Memory

Encoding: Getting Information In

Storage: Retaining Information

Retrieval: Getting Information Out

Forgetting, Memory Construction, and Applying Memory Principles to Your Own Education

Thinking

Language and Thought

Introduction to Intelligence

Assessing Intelligence

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Intelligence

Introduction to Motivation

Hunger

Sexual Motivation and the Need to Belong

Motivation at Work

Introduction to Emotion

Experienced Emotion

Expressed Emotion

Stress and Illness

Coping With Stress

Modifying Illness-Related Behaviors

Psychoanalytic Perspective

Humanistic Perspective

Contemporary Research on Personality

Introduction to Psychological Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Dissociative and Personality Disorders

Mood Disorders

Schizophrenia

The Psychological Therapies

Evaluating Psychotherapies

The Biomedical Therapies

Social Thinking

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