Question 1

Developmental norms are useful because they ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) tell parents when their child will begin to talk 
B) tell parents when their child is ready to talk 
C) give an indication of future skills and potentials 
D) alert parents to extreme developmental deviations 
A) tell parents when their child will begin to talk 
B) tell parents when their child is ready to talk 
C) give an indication of future skills and potentials 
D) alert parents to extreme developmental deviations D

Question 2

Most young adolescents are at the level of thinking which 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 D

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a stage of development?

Accepted Answer

A) ovum 
B) uterine 
C) embryo 
D) fetal 
A) ovum 
B) uterine 
C) embryo 
D) fetal B

Question 4

Before puberty,males do not produce sperm,even though their genitals are physically equivalent to a man's.This illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) empiricism 
B) behaviorism 
C) humanism 
D) maturation 
A) empiricism 
B) behaviorism 
C) humanism 
D) maturation

Question 5

An approach which is concerned with description and explanation of changes within an individual and between individuals from conception until death is call the _______ approach.

Accepted Answer

A) whole life 
B) life-span developmental 
C) entire life developmental 
D) childhood/adulthood developmental 
A) whole life 
B) life-span developmental 
C) entire life developmental 
D) childhood/adulthood developmental

Question 6

Erikson saw the major challenge of young adulthood as that of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) intimacy versus isolation 
B) identity versus role diffusion 
C) generativity versus stagnation 
D) integrity versus despair 
A) intimacy versus isolation 
B) identity versus role diffusion 
C) generativity versus stagnation 
D) integrity versus despair

Question 7

The proper sequence of the intellectual stages of development are:

Accepted Answer

A) preoperational,sensorimotor,concrete,and formal. 
B) sensorimotor,concrete,preoperational,and formal. 
C) formal,sensorimotor,preoperational,and concrete. 
D) sensorimotor,preoperational,concrete,and formal. 
A) preoperational,sensorimotor,concrete,and formal. 
B) sensorimotor,concrete,preoperational,and formal. 
C) formal,sensorimotor,preoperational,and concrete. 
D) sensorimotor,preoperational,concrete,and formal.

Question 8

From the second week until the third month after conception,the developing organism is called a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

A) neonate 
B) fetus 
C) zygote 
D) embryo 
A) neonate 
B) fetus 
C) zygote 
D) embryo

Question 9

Which of the following sequences of Piagetian stages is the correct order?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

As children approach their teen years,contact with _______ becomes more important in their development.

Accepted Answer

A) peers 
B) parents 
C) teachers 
D) adults 
A) peers 
B) parents 
C) teachers 
D) adults

Question 11

Harlow's studies with young monkeys showed that:

Accepted Answer

A) monkeys prefer soft mothers over food. 
B) monkeys prefer the mother who provides food regardless of other factors. 
C) monkeys prefer a wire mother in stressful situations. 
D) none of the above 
A) monkeys prefer soft mothers over food. 
B) monkeys prefer the mother who provides food regardless of other factors. 
C) monkeys prefer a wire mother in stressful situations. 
D) none of the above

Question 12

Kohlberg's theory of moral development is based on _______ theory.

Accepted Answer

A) Piaget's 
B) Erikson's 
C) Freud's 
D) social-learning 
A) Piaget's 
B) Erikson's 
C) Freud's 
D) social-learning

Question 13

Based on Piagetian theory,which of the following relationships is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) concrete operations--have attained conservation 
B) preoperational--animism 
C) formal operations--egocentrism 
D) sensorimotor--developing object permanence 
A) concrete operations--have attained conservation 
B) preoperational--animism 
C) formal operations--egocentrism 
D) sensorimotor--developing object permanence

Question 14

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive development 
B) language development 
C) perceptual development 
D) attachment 
A) cognitive development 
B) language development 
C) perceptual development 
D) attachment

Question 15

The life-span development approach has which of the following goals?

Accepted Answer

A) Describe the physical changes that occur between birth and adolescence. 
B) Describe and explain behavior changes within an individual and differences between individuals from conception to death. 
C) Explain the results of learning from conception to death. 
D) Investigate the influence of heredity and environment upon individuals from conception to death. 
A) Describe the physical changes that occur between birth and adolescence. 
B) Describe and explain behavior changes within an individual and differences between individuals from conception to death. 
C) Explain the results of learning from conception to death. 
D) Investigate the influence of heredity and environment upon individuals from conception to death.

Question 16

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 17

According to Piaget,which of the following is crucial to cognitive development at the sensorimotor stage?

Accepted Answer

A) egocentrism 
B) attachment 
C) language 
D) object permanence 
A) egocentrism 
B) attachment 
C) language 
D) object permanence

Question 18

The tendency for young children to seek closeness to certain people is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) caretaking 
B) affiliation 
C) social affinity 
D) attachment 
A) caretaking 
B) affiliation 
C) social affinity 
D) attachment

Question 19

Adjusting behavior or thoughts to fit new environmental demands is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A) schema 
B) accommodation 
C) assimilation 
D) structure 
A) schema 
B) accommodation 
C) assimilation 
D) structure

Question 20

Which of the following theorists believe that people go through stages,each of which has a "crisis" associated with it?

Accepted Answer

A) Bandura 
B) Kohlberg 
C) Piaget 
D) Erikson 
A) Bandura 
B) Kohlberg 
C) Piaget 
D) Erikson

Exam 13: Development Over the Life Span

Developmental norms are useful because they ___________________.

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

Which of the following is NOT a stage of development?

Before puberty,males do not produce sperm,even though their genitals are physically equivalent to a man's.This illustrates which of the following?

An approach which is concerned with description and explanation of changes within an individual and between individuals from conception until death is call the _______ approach.

Erikson saw the major challenge of young adulthood as that of __________.

The proper sequence of the intellectual stages of development are:

From the second week until the third month after conception,the developing organism is called a(n)__________.

Which of the following sequences of Piagetian stages is the correct order?

As children approach their teen years,contact with _______ becomes more important in their development.

Harlow's studies with young monkeys showed that:

Kohlberg's theory of moral development is based on _______ theory.

Based on Piagetian theory,which of the following relationships is NOT correct?

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of _______________.

The life-span development approach has which of the following goals?

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.

According to Piaget,which of the following is crucial to cognitive development at the sensorimotor stage?

The tendency for young children to seek closeness to certain people is called ________.

Adjusting behavior or thoughts to fit new environmental demands is called _______.

Which of the following theorists believe that people go through stages,each of which has a "crisis" associated with it?

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