Question 1

A gradual and inevitable decline in the life processes begins in __________.

Accepted Answer

A) adolescence 
B) young adulthood 
C) middle age 
D) old age 
A) adolescence 
B) young adulthood 
C) middle age 
D) old age

Question 2

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 3

Erikson's intimacy vs.isolation crisis would most likely be associated with which event in the family cycle?

Accepted Answer

A) your last child leaving home 
B) your first child leaving home 
C) marrying 
D) adolescence 
A) your last child leaving home 
B) your first child leaving home 
C) marrying 
D) adolescence

Question 4

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 5

The most obvious change ushering in adolescence is _______.

Accepted Answer

A) voice change 
B) intellectual growth 
C) the growth spurt 
D) emotional upheaval 
A) voice change 
B) intellectual growth 
C) the growth spurt 
D) emotional upheaval

Question 6

Boys who are late physical maturers:

Accepted Answer

A) often feel inadequate. 
B) may compensate for their feelings of inadequacy by becoming overachievers. 
C) often become leaders as adults. 
D) adjust as well as early and normal maturers. 
A) often feel inadequate. 
B) may compensate for their feelings of inadequacy by becoming overachievers. 
C) often become leaders as adults. 
D) adjust as well as early and normal maturers.

Question 7

The first stage of Erikson's Personality Theory is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) autonomy vs.doubt. 
B) trust vs.mistrust. 
C) initiative vs.guilt. 
D) industry vs.inferiority. 
A) autonomy vs.doubt. 
B) trust vs.mistrust. 
C) initiative vs.guilt. 
D) industry vs.inferiority.

Question 8

Erik Erikson found that each stage in personality development has a particular _______.

Accepted Answer

A) crisis 
B) conflict 
C) identity 
D) anxiety 
A) crisis 
B) conflict 
C) identity 
D) anxiety

Question 9

Which of the following developmental sequences is in correct order?

Accepted Answer

A) embryo,zygote,fetus,infant 
B) ovum,embryo,fetus,infant 
C) fetus,embryo,ovum,infant 
D) ovum,fetus,embryo,infant 
A) embryo,zygote,fetus,infant 
B) ovum,embryo,fetus,infant 
C) fetus,embryo,ovum,infant 
D) ovum,fetus,embryo,infant

Question 10

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 11

The field of _______ focuses on the questions of how people of different ages differ from one another and what caused those differences.

Accepted Answer

A) personality 
B) comparative psychology 
C) developmental psychology 
D) geriatrics 
A) personality 
B) comparative psychology 
C) developmental psychology 
D) geriatrics

Question 12

According to Erikson,a conflict of identity vs.role confusion occurs during:

Accepted Answer

A) adolescence. 
B) young adulthood. 
C) middle adulthood. 
D) old age. 
A) adolescence. 
B) young adulthood. 
C) middle adulthood. 
D) old age.

Question 13

A baby's language that consists of repetition of consonant-vowel combinations is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A) cooing 
B) telegraphic speech 
C) holophrasing 
D) babbling 
A) cooing 
B) telegraphic speech 
C) holophrasing 
D) babbling

Question 14

The __________ roughly resembles a human being.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Early maturing girls:

Accepted Answer

A) tend to be less popular with boys because of their bossiness. 
B) lack self confidence. 
C) have adjustment difficulties more severe than their male counterparts. 
D) tend to do poorly in school. 
A) tend to be less popular with boys because of their bossiness. 
B) lack self confidence. 
C) have adjustment difficulties more severe than their male counterparts. 
D) tend to do poorly in school.

Question 16

Generativity or stagnation are two feelings that may dominate a person's life during:

Accepted Answer

A) middle adulthood. 
B) young adulthood. 
C) late adulthood. 
D) the period after he is told that he has a terminal illness. 
A) middle adulthood. 
B) young adulthood. 
C) late adulthood. 
D) the period after he is told that he has a terminal illness.

Question 17

Tracy is nine months.She is growing and changing so quickly it is difficult for her parents to keep up with all the things she is learning.Her parents have lately noticed that Tracy is spending more and more time and energy trying to do things for herself.This is a sign she is beginning to develop ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) self-recognition 
B)  self-attention 
C) a sense of attachment 
D) a sense of autonomy 
A) self-recognition 
B)  self-attention 
C) a sense of attachment 
D) a sense of autonomy

Question 18

Older people who were often labeled 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

Question 19

The period of life between roughly the ages of 10 and 20 when a person is transformed from a child to an adult is __________.

Accepted Answer

A) puberty 
B) menarche 
C) maturation 
D) adolescence 
A) puberty 
B) menarche 
C) maturation 
D) adolescence

Question 20

According to Piaget,the stage of cognitive development between two and seven years of age,in which the individual becomes able to use mental representations and language to describe,remember,and reason about the world,though only in an egocentric fashion,is the __________ stage.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 13: Development Over the Life Span

A gradual and inevitable decline in the life processes begins in __________.

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

Erikson's intimacy vs.isolation crisis would most likely be associated with which event in the family cycle?

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

The most obvious change ushering in adolescence is _______.

Boys who are late physical maturers:

The first stage of Erikson's Personality Theory is known as:

Erik Erikson found that each stage in personality development has a particular _______.

Which of the following developmental sequences is in correct order?

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

The field of _______ focuses on the questions of how people of different ages differ from one another and what caused those differences.

According to Erikson,a conflict of identity vs.role confusion occurs during:

A baby's language that consists of repetition of consonant-vowel combinations is called __________.

The __________ roughly resembles a human being.

Early maturing girls:

Generativity or stagnation are two feelings that may dominate a person's life during:

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

The period of life between roughly the ages of 10 and 20 when a person is transformed from a child to an adult is __________.

According to Piaget,the stage of cognitive development between two and seven years of age,in which the individual becomes able to use mental representations and language to describe,remember,and reason about the world,though only in an egocentric fashion,is the __________ stage.

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