Question 1

At about 1 year of age,Andi begins looking at her caregivers to gauge their reactions when a stranger walks into the room.This phenomenon is called:

Accepted Answer

A) social referencing. 
B) joint attention. 
C) imprinting. 
D) cultural tool development. 
A) social referencing. 
B) joint attention. 
C) imprinting. 
D) cultural tool development.

Question 2

Most children ultimately come to understand that different people understand the world in different ways.Once they understand this concept,they are said to have acquired:

Accepted Answer

A) concrete operations. 
B) postconventional reasoning. 
C) a theory of mind. 
D) Formal operations. 
A) concrete operations. 
B) postconventional reasoning. 
C) a theory of mind. 
D) Formal operations.

Question 3

Gardner and Steinberg (2005)arranged a study in which adolescents and older adults played a simulated driving game either alone or with peers.The researchers measured risky behavior in terms of the number of crashes that occurred during the game.They found that the presence of peers:

Accepted Answer

A) greatly increased crashes for both age groups. 
B) significantly decreased crashes for both age groups. 
C) greatly increased crashes for adolescents but significantly decreased crashes for older adults. 
D) greatly increased crashes for adolescents but had little effect for older adults. 
A) greatly increased crashes for both age groups. 
B) significantly decreased crashes for both age groups. 
C) greatly increased crashes for adolescents but significantly decreased crashes for older adults. 
D) greatly increased crashes for adolescents but had little effect for older adults.

Question 4

Which factor is a secondary sex characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A) growth of the penis in boys 
B) the capacity for ejaculation in boys 
C) onset of menstruation in girls 
D) breast enlargement in girls 
A) growth of the penis in boys 
B) the capacity for ejaculation in boys 
C) onset of menstruation in girls 
D) breast enlargement in girls

Question 5

Older adults show a much more pronounced decline in _____ memory than in _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) long-term;working 
B) episodic;semantic 
C) recognition;retrieval 
D) long-term;short-term 
A) long-term;working 
B) episodic;semantic 
C) recognition;retrieval 
D) long-term;short-term

Question 6

For most people,cognitive abilities are at their SHARPEST in:

Accepted Answer

A) adolescence. 
B) early adulthood. 
C) middle adulthood. 
D) late adulthood. 
A) adolescence. 
B) early adulthood. 
C) middle adulthood. 
D) late adulthood.

Question 7

According to Kohlberg's theory,a person who determines morality by using principles that reflect core values is in the _____ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Statistically,who is at their mental peak?

Accepted Answer

A) Joanna,age 14 
B) Roberta,age 22 
C) Selena,age 28 
D) Willow,age 35 
A) Joanna,age 14 
B) Roberta,age 22 
C) Selena,age 28 
D) Willow,age 35

Question 9

About what percentage of American infants show an ambivalent attachment style?

Accepted Answer

A) 5% 
B) 10% 
C) 15% 
D) 20% 
A) 5% 
B) 10% 
C) 15% 
D) 20%

Question 10

Rosemary is a typical 70-year-old woman.MOST probably,she spends her free time:

Accepted Answer

A) with people and hobbies that provide positive experiences. 
B) meeting new acquaintances. 
C) dwelling about a negative experience in her past. 
D) feeling extremely depressed. 
A) with people and hobbies that provide positive experiences. 
B) meeting new acquaintances. 
C) dwelling about a negative experience in her past. 
D) feeling extremely depressed.

Question 11

An infant in a visual perception experiment is shown a computerized screen 8 inches from her face that repeats the same visual pattern of wavy line stimuli.How might the infant MOST likely respond?

Accepted Answer

A) She will not notice the visual stimulus because it is too far away. 
B) Over time,she will look at it more and more. 
C) Over time,she will look at it less and less. 
D) Her pattern of looking at the display over time will resemble a wave-like function. 
A) She will not notice the visual stimulus because it is too far away. 
B) Over time,she will look at it more and more. 
C) Over time,she will look at it less and less. 
D) Her pattern of looking at the display over time will resemble a wave-like function.

Question 12

Which statement about peer relationships in adolescence is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Peers exert considerable influence on the teen's beliefs and actions. 
B) Peer influence generally is a result of pressure exerted by peers instead of respect and admiration for peers. 
C) Rejection by peers has little negative effect on teens,contrary to popular belief. 
D) Individuals who are popular in early adolescence may be rejected in later adolescence as peers become more rigid and intolerant. 
A) Peers exert considerable influence on the teen's beliefs and actions. 
B) Peer influence generally is a result of pressure exerted by peers instead of respect and admiration for peers. 
C) Rejection by peers has little negative effect on teens,contrary to popular belief. 
D) Individuals who are popular in early adolescence may be rejected in later adolescence as peers become more rigid and intolerant.

Question 13

Which child will MOST likely have acquired a theory of mind?

Accepted Answer

A) Rose,a typically developing 2-year-old 
B) Devan,a 5-year-old child with autism 
C) Lindsey,a 6-year-old deaf child who has been using sign language since before her first birthday 
D) Rae,a 3-year-old deaf child 
A) Rose,a typically developing 2-year-old 
B) Devan,a 5-year-old child with autism 
C) Lindsey,a 6-year-old deaf child who has been using sign language since before her first birthday 
D) Rae,a 3-year-old deaf child

Question 14

How do researchers know that infants can tell the difference between a physically impossible and physically possible event?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants will stare longer at the possible event than they do at the impossible event. 
B) Infants will stare longer at the impossible event than they do at the possible event. 
C) Infants will demonstrate object permanence to the possible event but not to the impossible event. 
D) Infants will demonstrate object permanence to the impossible event but not to the possible event. 
A) Infants will stare longer at the possible event than they do at the impossible event. 
B) Infants will stare longer at the impossible event than they do at the possible event. 
C) Infants will demonstrate object permanence to the possible event but not to the impossible event. 
D) Infants will demonstrate object permanence to the impossible event but not to the possible event.

Question 15

Five-year-old Latoya watches her father place a ball in each of six bowls.She agrees that there are just as many balls as there are bowls.Her father then removes the balls and spreads them out in a row that extends beyond the row of bowls.Latoya says there are now more balls than there are bowls.According to Piaget,Latoya lacks the concept of:

Accepted Answer

A) conservation. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) object permanence. 
D) false beliefs. 
A) conservation. 
B) egocentrism. 
C) object permanence. 
D) false beliefs.

Question 16

The development of neurons in the _____ lobe continues to increase through age 20.

Accepted Answer

A) frontal 
B) temporal 
C) occipital 
D) parietal 
A) frontal 
B) temporal 
C) occipital 
D) parietal

Question 17

A.J.believes that firearms should be readily available because the Second Amendment to the U.S.Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms.Kohlberg would say that A.J.is at the _____ level of moral development.

Accepted Answer

A) preconventional 
B) conventional 
C) postconventional 
D) preoperational 
A) preconventional 
B) conventional 
C) postconventional 
D) preoperational

Question 18

Research has indicated that children living in cultures that discourage arguments and conflicts experience delays in:

Accepted Answer

A) the emergence of abstract reasoning skills. 
B) understanding that different people have different beliefs. 
C) understanding that different people like different things. 
D) mastery of the false-belief task. 
A) the emergence of abstract reasoning skills. 
B) understanding that different people have different beliefs. 
C) understanding that different people like different things. 
D) mastery of the false-belief task.

Question 19

As people move from early to middle adulthood,their rate of interaction with acquaintances _____,and their rate of interaction with family and a few close friends _____.

Accepted Answer

A) remains the same;remains the same 
B) declines;declines 
C) stays stable or increases;declines 
D) declines;stays stable or increases 
A) remains the same;remains the same 
B) declines;declines 
C) stays stable or increases;declines 
D) declines;stays stable or increases

Question 20

Statistically,who is at their physical peak?

Accepted Answer

A) Joanna,age 14 
B) Roberta,age 22 
C) Selena,age 28 
D) Willow,age 35 
A) Joanna,age 14 
B) Roberta,age 22 
C) Selena,age 28 
D) Willow,age 35

Exam 11: Development-Part A

At about 1 year of age,Andi begins looking at her caregivers to gauge their reactions when a stranger walks into the room.This phenomenon is called:

Most children ultimately come to understand that different people understand the world in different ways.Once they understand this concept,they are said to have acquired:

Gardner and Steinberg (2005)arranged a study in which adolescents and older adults played a simulated driving game either alone or with peers.The researchers measured risky behavior in terms of the number of crashes that occurred during the game.They found that the presence of peers:

Which factor is a secondary sex characteristic?

Older adults show a much more pronounced decline in _____ memory than in _____ memory.

For most people,cognitive abilities are at their SHARPEST in:

According to Kohlberg's theory,a person who determines morality by using principles that reflect core values is in the _____ stage of development.

Statistically,who is at their mental peak?

About what percentage of American infants show an ambivalent attachment style?

Rosemary is a typical 70-year-old woman.MOST probably,she spends her free time:

An infant in a visual perception experiment is shown a computerized screen 8 inches from her face that repeats the same visual pattern of wavy line stimuli.How might the infant MOST likely respond?

Which statement about peer relationships in adolescence is TRUE?

Which child will MOST likely have acquired a theory of mind?

How do researchers know that infants can tell the difference between a physically impossible and physically possible event?

The development of neurons in the _____ lobe continues to increase through age 20.

A.J.believes that firearms should be readily available because the Second Amendment to the U.S.Constitution guarantees the right to bear arms.Kohlberg would say that A.J.is at the _____ level of moral development.

Research has indicated that children living in cultures that discourage arguments and conflicts experience delays in:

As people move from early to middle adulthood,their rate of interaction with acquaintances _____,and their rate of interaction with family and a few close friends _____.

Statistically,who is at their physical peak?

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part A

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part B

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part C

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part D

Evolution of Psychological Science-Part E

Methods in Psychology-Part A

Methods in Psychology-Part B

Methods in Psychology-Part C

Methods in Psychology-Part D

Methods in Psychology-Part E

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part A

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part B

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part C

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part D

Neuroscience and Behavior-Part E

Sensation and Perception-Part A

Sensation and Perception-Part B

Sensation and Perception-Part C

Sensation and Perception-Part D

Sensation and Perception-Part E

Consciousness-Part A

Consciousness-Part B

Consciousness-Part C

Consciousness-Part D

Consciousness-Part E

Memory-Part A

Memory-Part B

Memory-Part C

Memory-Part D

Memory-Part E

Learning-Part A

Learning-Part B

Learning-Part C

Learning-Part D

Learning-Part E

Emotion and Motivation-Part A

Emotion and Motivation-Part B

Emotion and Motivation-Part C

Emotion and Motivation-Part D

Emotion and Motivation-Part E

Language and Thought-Part A

Language and Thought-Part B

Language and Thought-Part C

Language and Thought-Part D

Language and Thought-Part E

Intelligence-Part A

Intelligence-Part B

Intelligence-Part C

Intelligence-Part D

Intelligence-Part E

Development-Part B

Development-Part C

Development-Part D

Development-Part E

Personality-Part A

Personality-Part B

Personality-Part C

Personality-Part D

Personality-Part E

Social Psychology-Part A

Older adults show a much more pronounced decline in _ memory than in _ memory.

As people move from early to middle adulthood,their rate of interaction with acquaintances _,and their rate of interaction with family and a few close friends _.