Question 1

________refers to heredity and __________ refers to environmental influences.

Accepted Answer

A) Nature;nurture 
B) Cognition;emotion 
C) Nurture;behavioral genetics 
D) Cross-sectional;longitudinal 
A) Nature;nurture 
B) Cognition;emotion 
C) Nurture;behavioral genetics 
D) Cross-sectional;longitudinal A

Question 2

Infant reflexes are______.

Accepted Answer

A) innate involuntary behavior patterns 
B) voluntary behavior patterns 
C) learned 
D) not used as a means for survival 
A) innate involuntary behavior patterns 
B) voluntary behavior patterns 
C) learned 
D) not used as a means for survival A

Question 3

Obedience to rules because of the fear of punishment is a characteristic of__________.

Accepted Answer

A) conventional morality 
B) preconventional morality 
C) principled morality 
D) postconventional morality 
A) conventional morality 
B) preconventional morality 
C) principled morality 
D) postconventional morality B

Question 4

The period of five to ten years during which a woman's reproductive system begins to decline is called_______.

Accepted Answer

A) climacteric 
B) perimenopause 
C) menopause 
D) postmenopause 
A) climacteric 
B) perimenopause 
C) menopause 
D) postmenopause

Question 5

Christa and Sal are anticipating the birth of their first baby.Before the baby arrives,they want to fix up the nursery with new wallpaper.They seek the advice of a developmental psychologist.What is she likely to tell them?

Accepted Answer

A) Newborns prefer to look at complex three-dimensional patterns rather than simple one-dimensional ones. 
B) Newborns prefer to look at animals rather than people. 
C) Newborns do not see well enough to make any difference. 
D) Newborns prefer to look at simple one-dimensional patterns rather than complex ones. 
A) Newborns prefer to look at complex three-dimensional patterns rather than simple one-dimensional ones. 
B) Newborns prefer to look at animals rather than people. 
C) Newborns do not see well enough to make any difference. 
D) Newborns prefer to look at simple one-dimensional patterns rather than complex ones.

Question 6

Which of the following is defined as a gene that controls the appearance of a certain trait?

Accepted Answer

A) recessive 
B) mutated 
C) recombinant 
D) dominant 
A) recessive 
B) mutated 
C) recombinant 
D) dominant

Question 7

The theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier if they remain active in some way,such as volunteering or developing a hobby,is called_________.

Accepted Answer

A) activity theory 
B) wear-and-tear theory 
C) disengagement theory 
D) cellular clock theory 
A) activity theory 
B) wear-and-tear theory 
C) disengagement theory 
D) cellular clock theory

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

The correct sequence of the five stages of death and dying postulated by Kübler-Ross is ______.

Accepted Answer

A) denial,anger,bargaining,depression,and acceptance 
B) denial,anger,bargaining,acceptance,and depression 
C) anger,denial,bargaining,acceptance,and depression 
D) anger,denial,bargaining,depression,and acceptance 
A) denial,anger,bargaining,depression,and acceptance 
B) denial,anger,bargaining,acceptance,and depression 
C) anger,denial,bargaining,acceptance,and depression 
D) anger,denial,bargaining,depression,and acceptance

Question 10

Which of Erik Erikson's psychosocial crises revolves around the child's learning to direct his or her own behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) trust versus mistrust 
B) initiative versus guilt 
C) industry versus inferiority 
D) autonomy versus shame and doubt 
A) trust versus mistrust 
B) initiative versus guilt 
C) industry versus inferiority 
D) autonomy versus shame and doubt

Exam 9: B: Development Across the Life Span

________refers to heredity and __________ refers to environmental influences.

Infant reflexes are______.

Obedience to rules because of the fear of punishment is a characteristic of__________.

The period of five to ten years during which a woman's reproductive system begins to decline is called_______.

Christa and Sal are anticipating the birth of their first baby.Before the baby arrives,they want to fix up the nursery with new wallpaper.They seek the advice of a developmental psychologist.What is she likely to tell them?

Which of the following is defined as a gene that controls the appearance of a certain trait?

The theory of adjustment to aging that assumes older people are happier if they remain active in some way,such as volunteering or developing a hobby,is called_________.

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

The correct sequence of the five stages of death and dying postulated by Kübler-Ross is ______.

Which of Erik Erikson's psychosocial crises revolves around the child's learning to direct his or her own behavior?

Introduction

A: The Science of Psychology

B: The Science of Psychology

A: The Biological Perspective

B: The Biological Perspective

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

A: Cognition

B: Cognition

A: Development Across the Life Span

A: Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

B: Motivation, Stress, and Emotion

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

A: Theories of Personality

B: Theories of Personality

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Therapies

B: Psychological Therapies

Appendix A1: Statistics in Psychology

Appendix A2: Statistics in Psychology

Appendix B1: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

Appendix B2: Applied Psychology and Psychology Careers

Filters

refers to heredity and __ refers to environmental influences.