Question 1

Which of the following is true of newborns?

Accepted Answer

A) They are passive creatures who eat,sleep,and remain relatively oblivious to their world. 
B) Most of their senses operate very poorly at birth. 
C) They hear and understand very little of what is going on around them. 
D) They absorb and process information from the outside world almost as soon as,or even before,they enter it. 
A) They are passive creatures who eat,sleep,and remain relatively oblivious to their world. 
B) Most of their senses operate very poorly at birth. 
C) They hear and understand very little of what is going on around them. 
D) They absorb and process information from the outside world almost as soon as,or even before,they enter it.

Question 2

Piaget's theory of intellectual development assumes that:

Accepted Answer

A) children pass through certain stages at a specific age. 
B) children pass through a series of six sequential stages. 
C) children pass through a series of stages in the same order. 
D) children pass through stages but in no particular order and at no specified ages. 
A) children pass through certain stages at a specific age. 
B) children pass through a series of six sequential stages. 
C) children pass through a series of stages in the same order. 
D) children pass through stages but in no particular order and at no specified ages.

Question 3

Which of the following is the correct order for Piaget's four stages of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) sensorimotor,preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations 
B) preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations,sensorimotor 
C) preoperational,sensorimotor,concrete operations,formal operations 
D) preoperational,formal operations,sensorimotor,concrete operations 
A) sensorimotor,preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations 
B) preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations,sensorimotor 
C) preoperational,sensorimotor,concrete operations,formal operations 
D) preoperational,formal operations,sensorimotor,concrete operations

Question 4

Holly,at age 13,is suspicious of both friends and strangers,and very cautious before trying anything new.According to Erikson,these traits were probably formed during Holly's passage through the stage of _______.

Accepted Answer

A) introversion vs.extroversion 
B) trust vs.mistrust 
C) autonomy vs.doubt 
D) initiative vs.guilt 
A) introversion vs.extroversion 
B) trust vs.mistrust 
C) autonomy vs.doubt 
D) initiative vs.guilt

Question 5

Postnatal is to after being born as _______ is to before being born.

Accepted Answer

A) fetal 
B) prenatal 
C) neonatal 
D) pregnancy 
A) fetal 
B) prenatal 
C) neonatal 
D) pregnancy

Question 6

According to Piaget,children learn to retrace their thoughts,correct themselves,and see more than one dimension to a problem,but cannot yet handle abstract concepts during the __________ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

The basic sound units of any language are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) phonemes 
B) sound bytes 
C) semantics 
D) morphemes 
A) phonemes 
B) sound bytes 
C) semantics 
D) morphemes

Question 8

In which stage of cognitive development does the conservation concept first appear?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Which of the following are newborn humans capable of doing?

Accepted Answer

A) locating sound sources 
B) discriminating their mother's voice from other voices 
C) noticing the differences among three objects 
D) all of the above 
A) locating sound sources 
B) discriminating their mother's voice from other voices 
C) noticing the differences among three objects 
D) all of the above

Question 10

The most severe challenge to be faced during adulthood is probably __________.

Accepted Answer

A) divorce 
B) loss of one's job 
C) retirement 
D) death of a spouse 
A) divorce 
B) loss of one's job 
C) retirement 
D) death of a spouse

Question 11

At birth,the infant's nervous system is best described as _________.

Accepted Answer

A) complete 
B) modified 
C) incomplete 
D) immature 
A) complete 
B) modified 
C) incomplete 
D) immature

Question 12

Which of the following stages is the most critical,according to Erikson?

Accepted Answer

A) generativity vs.stagnation 
B) autonomy vs.self-doubt 
C) identity vs.role confusion 
D) trust vs.mistrust 
A) generativity vs.stagnation 
B) autonomy vs.self-doubt 
C) identity vs.role confusion 
D) trust vs.mistrust

Question 13

If a child can tell you what "Y" is equal to when you give her the equation X = Y + 10,then she is in the _______ stage of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which of the following is the correct order for Piaget's four stages of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) Sensorimotor,preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations. 
B) Preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations,sensorimotor. 
C) Preoperational,sensorimotor,concrete operations,formal operations. 
D) Preoperational,formal operations,sensorimotor,concrete operations. 
A) Sensorimotor,preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations. 
B) Preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations,sensorimotor. 
C) Preoperational,sensorimotor,concrete operations,formal operations. 
D) Preoperational,formal operations,sensorimotor,concrete operations.

Question 15

Fifteen-year-old Harriet has begun to write an impassioned novel about growing up in Canada.In her novel she describes her experiences in a way that portrays herself as unique and special,such that no one has ever thought such deep thoughts or experienced such ecstasy before.Harriet's writings most clearly reflect __________________.

Accepted Answer

A) her sense of autonomy 
B) the personal fable 
C) the period of rebellion common to all adolescents 
D) her developing sense of conscience 
A) her sense of autonomy 
B) the personal fable 
C) the period of rebellion common to all adolescents 
D) her developing sense of conscience

Question 16

The ability to see the world in three dimensions is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) visual acuity 
B) visual acumen 
C) depth perception 
D) spatial awareness 
A) visual acuity 
B) visual acumen 
C) depth perception 
D) spatial awareness

Question 17

Most young adolescents are at the level of thinking that Piaget described as __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

The mother of a young child who didn't like to drink milk was trying to coax him to drink some.Taking the glass of milk,she poured it all into a small cup and said,"There! Now you won't have to drink so much." She would never have fooled the child if he had not been in the ________________ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

According to Piaget,what are the ages for the formal operational stage?

Accepted Answer

A) birth to age 2 
B) age 2 to 7 
C) age 7 to 11 
D) beyond age 11 or 12 
A) birth to age 2 
B) age 2 to 7 
C) age 7 to 11 
D) beyond age 11 or 12

Question 20

Older people who were often labelled as "senile" in the past were most likely suffering from __________.

Accepted Answer

A) normal aging 
B) Parkinson's disease 
C) Huntington's disease 
D) Alzheimer's disease 
A) normal aging 
B) Parkinson's disease 
C) Huntington's disease 
D) Alzheimer's disease

Exam 11: Human Development Across the Life Span

Which of the following is true of newborns?

Piaget's theory of intellectual development assumes that:

Which of the following is the correct order for Piaget's four stages of cognitive development?

Holly,at age 13,is suspicious of both friends and strangers,and very cautious before trying anything new.According to Erikson,these traits were probably formed during Holly's passage through the stage of _______.

Postnatal is to after being born as _______ is to before being born.

According to Piaget,children learn to retrace their thoughts,correct themselves,and see more than one dimension to a problem,but cannot yet handle abstract concepts during the __________ stage.

The basic sound units of any language are called __________.

In which stage of cognitive development does the conservation concept first appear?

Which of the following are newborn humans capable of doing?

The most severe challenge to be faced during adulthood is probably __________.

At birth,the infant's nervous system is best described as _________.

Which of the following stages is the most critical,according to Erikson?

If a child can tell you what "Y" is equal to when you give her the equation X = Y + 10,then she is in the _______ stage of cognitive development.

Which of the following is the correct order for Piaget's four stages of cognitive development?

The ability to see the world in three dimensions is called __________.

Most young adolescents are at the level of thinking that Piaget described as __________.

The mother of a young child who didn't like to drink milk was trying to coax him to drink some.Taking the glass of milk,she poured it all into a small cup and said,"There! Now you won't have to drink so much." She would never have fooled the child if he had not been in the ________________ stage.

According to Piaget,what are the ages for the formal operational stage?

Older people who were often labelled as "senile" in the past were most likely suffering from __________.

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