Question 1

Morphemes are:

Accepted Answer

A)  the basic sounds of a language 
B)  the smallest units of language that have meaning 
C)  equivalent to syllables 
D)  sounds that are similar across various languages 
A)  the basic sounds of a language 
B)  the smallest units of language that have meaning 
C)  equivalent to syllables 
D)  sounds that are similar across various languages

Question 2

Most psychologists now agree that behaviour is the product of both nature and nurture. An example of this interaction is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  if the environment can prevent a gene from "expressing" itself, that gene will have little influence on behaviour 
B)  genes focus our attention on aspects of the environment that are required for our survival 
C)  if nature has not prepared us to respond to a particular environmental stimulus, we cannot learn to respond to it 
D)  if the environment is inconsistent with our innate reactions, we will be unable to adapt to the changes 
A)  if the environment can prevent a gene from "expressing" itself, that gene will have little influence on behaviour 
B)  genes focus our attention on aspects of the environment that are required for our survival 
C)  if nature has not prepared us to respond to a particular environmental stimulus, we cannot learn to respond to it 
D)  if the environment is inconsistent with our innate reactions, we will be unable to adapt to the changes

Question 3

Research on brain differences at birth in males and females demonstrates that:

Accepted Answer

A)  these differences explain many of the subsequent differences between men and women 
B)  no reliable differences have yet been identified 
C)  we do not yet have enough data to know how important the observed differences between male and female brains might be 
D)  sex differences do not develop until puberty 
A)  these differences explain many of the subsequent differences between men and women 
B)  no reliable differences have yet been identified 
C)  we do not yet have enough data to know how important the observed differences between male and female brains might be 
D)  sex differences do not develop until puberty

Question 4

Your brother's son shows evidence of understanding both abstract thought and the use of symbols. Piaget would place him in the ____________ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operational 
B)  formal operational 
C)  preoperational 
D)  sensorimotor 
A)  concrete operational 
B)  formal operational 
C)  preoperational 
D)  sensorimotor

Question 5

Harlow's research with infant monkeys demonstrated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  fear can be reduced by food 
B)  when fearful, infant monkeys lose their appetites 
C)  fear produces a preference for contact comfort over food 
D)  fear inhibits the development of attachment behaviours 
A)  fear can be reduced by food 
B)  when fearful, infant monkeys lose their appetites 
C)  fear produces a preference for contact comfort over food 
D)  fear inhibits the development of attachment behaviours

Question 6

What is the relationship between having children and family stability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Families with female children are more stable than those with male children. 
B)  Children undermine family stability. 
C)  The presence of children does not affect family stability. 
D)  Families with children tend to be more stable. 
A)  Families with female children are more stable than those with male children. 
B)  Children undermine family stability. 
C)  The presence of children does not affect family stability. 
D)  Families with children tend to be more stable.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  preconventional 
B)  conventional 
C)  concrete operational 
D)  postconventional 
A)  preconventional 
B)  conventional 
C)  concrete operational 
D)  postconventional

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT true about the young girl named "Genie" described in your book?

Accepted Answer

A)  Genie had been severely neglected and abused. 
B)  Genie had no language, self-help skills, or real world knowledge when she was found. 
C)  Genie was able to overcome all the obstacles of her early life and is essentially normal today. 
D)  Genie engaged in animal-like behaviour. 
A)  Genie had been severely neglected and abused. 
B)  Genie had no language, self-help skills, or real world knowledge when she was found. 
C)  Genie was able to overcome all the obstacles of her early life and is essentially normal today. 
D)  Genie engaged in animal-like behaviour.

Question 9

Harlow did an experiment with infant rhesus monkeys, requiring them to make a choice between an imitation mother that provided contact comfort or one that provided food. The results demonstrate that for this species:

Accepted Answer

A)  food is the most important reinforcement 
B)  food is used as a method for tension reduction in the young 
C)  tactile comfort is more important than food, particularly during stress 
D)  infants were distressed because the "mother" providing contact comfort did not also supply food 
A)  food is the most important reinforcement 
B)  food is used as a method for tension reduction in the young 
C)  tactile comfort is more important than food, particularly during stress 
D)  infants were distressed because the "mother" providing contact comfort did not also supply food

Question 10

Attempts to use cognitive training strategies to reduce memory deficits in the elderly:

Accepted Answer

A)  have tended not to work, probably because the deficits are a result of brain deterioration 
B)  show some ability to postpone the memory problems associated with aging 
C)  work, but only if they also serve to increase activation of the right hemisphere 
D)  have worked better with females than with males 
A)  have tended not to work, probably because the deficits are a result of brain deterioration 
B)  show some ability to postpone the memory problems associated with aging 
C)  work, but only if they also serve to increase activation of the right hemisphere 
D)  have worked better with females than with males

Question 11

The strange-situation test was designed to allow psychologists to assess:

Accepted Answer

A)  how infants respond to separation and reunion with their mothers 
B)  an infant's tendencies to seek or avoid novelty 
C)  a mother's response to a fearful infant 
D)  the level of social skill an infant has acquired 
A)  how infants respond to separation and reunion with their mothers 
B)  an infant's tendencies to seek or avoid novelty 
C)  a mother's response to a fearful infant 
D)  the level of social skill an infant has acquired

Question 12

If your infant was securely attached to you, as defined by Ainsworth, when placed in the strange-situation test he would:

Accepted Answer

A)  explore the room and the objects in it 
B)  stay very close to you for support 
C)  be fearful of any stranger who came in 
D)  be extremely disturbed if you left the room 
A)  explore the room and the objects in it 
B)  stay very close to you for support 
C)  be fearful of any stranger who came in 
D)  be extremely disturbed if you left the room

Question 13

How are marriage and health related?

Accepted Answer

A)  Married individuals are healthier than singles. 
B)  Married females are healthier than singles but married males are not. 
C)  Single males are healthier than any other group. 
D)  Marital status appears unrelated to health status. 
A)  Married individuals are healthier than singles. 
B)  Married females are healthier than singles but married males are not. 
C)  Single males are healthier than any other group. 
D)  Marital status appears unrelated to health status.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT likely to be a characteristic of a child who was reared by sympathetic parents?

Accepted Answer

A)  easily angered 
B)  able to express negative emotions in an appropriate manner 
C)  tendency to appropriately focus on others rather than themselves 
D)  shows self-control and self-discipline 
A)  easily angered 
B)  able to express negative emotions in an appropriate manner 
C)  tendency to appropriately focus on others rather than themselves 
D)  shows self-control and self-discipline

Question 15

Research has demonstrated that infants:

Accepted Answer

A)  do not develop a preference for sounds from their own language until about a year of age 
B)  show a preference for sounds from their own language by 1 week of age 
C)  cannot distinguish sounds from their own language and other languages until they start to speak 
D)  cannot distinguish sounds from their own language and other languages until their vocabulary contains well over 1,000 words 
A)  do not develop a preference for sounds from their own language until about a year of age 
B)  show a preference for sounds from their own language by 1 week of age 
C)  cannot distinguish sounds from their own language and other languages until they start to speak 
D)  cannot distinguish sounds from their own language and other languages until their vocabulary contains well over 1,000 words

Question 16

Phonemes are:

Accepted Answer

A)  the basic sounds of a language 
B)  the smallest units of language that have meaning 
C)  equivalent to syllables 
D)  sounds that are similar across various languages 
A)  the basic sounds of a language 
B)  the smallest units of language that have meaning 
C)  equivalent to syllables 
D)  sounds that are similar across various languages

Question 17

Environmental influences begin to affect children's development:

Accepted Answer

A)  when they are able to move about in their environment 
B)  shortly after conception 
C)  within hours of their birth 
D)  as soon as they begin attending to peers 
A)  when they are able to move about in their environment 
B)  shortly after conception 
C)  within hours of their birth 
D)  as soon as they begin attending to peers

Question 18

Your roommate's parents were divorced and her father left when she was in grade school. Her mother remarried within 2 years. What is a reasonable expectation regarding the effect of the divorce on her?

Accepted Answer

A)  trivial; the impact of divorce is slight if the child is relatively young 
B)  trivial, because a step-parent quickly took the role of father 
C)  significant, in that step-parents seldom overcome the problems created by the divorce 
D)  significant if your roommate is male but trivial if she is female 
A)  trivial; the impact of divorce is slight if the child is relatively young 
B)  trivial, because a step-parent quickly took the role of father 
C)  significant, in that step-parents seldom overcome the problems created by the divorce 
D)  significant if your roommate is male but trivial if she is female

Morphemes are:

Most psychologists now agree that behaviour is the product of both nature and nurture. An example of this interaction is that:

Research on brain differences at birth in males and females demonstrates that:

Your brother's son shows evidence of understanding both abstract thought and the use of symbols. Piaget would place him in the ____________ stage of development.

Harlow's research with infant monkeys demonstrated that:

What is the relationship between having children and family stability?

Which of the following is NOT one of Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning?

Which of the following is NOT true about the young girl named "Genie" described in your book?

Harlow did an experiment with infant rhesus monkeys, requiring them to make a choice between an imitation mother that provided contact comfort or one that provided food. The results demonstrate that for this species:

Attempts to use cognitive training strategies to reduce memory deficits in the elderly:

The strange-situation test was designed to allow psychologists to assess:

If your infant was securely attached to you, as defined by Ainsworth, when placed in the strange-situation test he would:

How are marriage and health related?

Which of the following is NOT likely to be a characteristic of a child who was reared by sympathetic parents?

Research has demonstrated that infants:

Phonemes are:

Environmental influences begin to affect children's development:

Your roommate's parents were divorced and her father left when she was in grade school. Her mother remarried within 2 years. What is a reasonable expectation regarding the effect of the divorce on her?

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Exam 11: Human Development

Morphemes are:

Most psychologists now agree that behaviour is the product of both nature and nurture. An example of this interaction is that:

Research on brain differences at birth in males and females demonstrates that:

Your brother's son shows evidence of understanding both abstract thought and the use of symbols. Piaget would place him in the ____________ stage of development.

Harlow's research with infant monkeys demonstrated that:

What is the relationship between having children and family stability?

Which of the following is NOT one of Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning?

Which of the following is NOT true about the young girl named "Genie" described in your book?

Harlow did an experiment with infant rhesus monkeys, requiring them to make a choice between an imitation mother that provided contact comfort or one that provided food. The results demonstrate that for this species:

Attempts to use cognitive training strategies to reduce memory deficits in the elderly:

The strange-situation test was designed to allow psychologists to assess:

If your infant was securely attached to you, as defined by Ainsworth, when placed in the strange-situation test he would:

How are marriage and health related?

Which of the following is NOT likely to be a characteristic of a child who was reared by sympathetic parents?

Research has demonstrated that infants:

Phonemes are:

Environmental influences begin to affect children's development:

Your roommate's parents were divorced and her father left when she was in grade school. Her mother remarried within 2 years. What is a reasonable expectation regarding the effect of the divorce on her?

Introduction

Research Methodology

Biological Foundations

The Mind and Consciousness

Sensation and Perception

Learning

Attention and Memory

Thinking and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Health and Well-Being

Social Psychology

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

Cultural Psychology

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