Question 1

Which statement is NOT a reason why,according to Piaget,young children cannot grasp the notion of conservation? Young children:

Accepted Answer

A) fail to distinguish between the objective and the subjective. 
B) believe that the world is as it seems. 
C) distinguish between appearances and realities. 
D) do not understand the difference between the world and their mental representation of it. 
A) fail to distinguish between the objective and the subjective. 
B) believe that the world is as it seems. 
C) distinguish between appearances and realities. 
D) do not understand the difference between the world and their mental representation of it.

Question 2

The United States has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy.Which statement is NOT a reason for this statistic?

Accepted Answer

A) Most American parents never talk in depth about sex with their children. 
B) Parents who do talk to their children about sex do so too late. 
C) Sex education programs result in teens having sex at an earlier age. 
D) Sex education programs often are inadequate. 
A) Most American parents never talk in depth about sex with their children. 
B) Parents who do talk to their children about sex do so too late. 
C) Sex education programs result in teens having sex at an earlier age. 
D) Sex education programs often are inadequate.

Question 3

Due to differences in the regularity of the counting system,children in _____ can MOST easily deconstruct two-digit numbers.

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) the United States 
A) China 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) the United States

Question 4

In just 3 or 4 years,the average adolescent gains about _____ pounds,and grows about _____ inches.

Accepted Answer

A) 10;4 
B) 20;7 
C) 30;13 
D) 40;10 
A) 10;4 
B) 20;7 
C) 30;13 
D) 40;10

Question 5

Ian is convinced that a child who broke 12 cups accidentally did a worse thing than a child who deliberately broke 1 cup.According to Piaget,Ian is judging morality in terms of its:

Accepted Answer

A) outcomes. 
B) intentions. 
C) prescriptions. 
D) principles. 
A) outcomes. 
B) intentions. 
C) prescriptions. 
D) principles.

Question 6

According to socioemotional selectivity theory,younger adults are generally oriented toward acquiring inFormation useful to them in the future,and older adults are generally oriented toward inFormation that:

Accepted Answer

A) increases their understanding of the past. 
B) gives them satisfaction in the present. 
C) is relevant to their work. 
D) validates the role they previously played in society. 
A) increases their understanding of the past. 
B) gives them satisfaction in the present. 
C) is relevant to their work. 
D) validates the role they previously played in society.

Question 7

Harry Harlow found that the social and cognitive deficits exhibited by monkeys raised in isolation for their first 6 months of life:

Accepted Answer

A) quickly disappeared when finally introduced to other monkeys. 
B) remained until the monkeys reproduced and had to care for their own children. 
C) were evident in monkeys raised with a wire mother surrogate but not in monkeys raised with a soft cloth mother surrogate. 
D) were severe and long-lasting. 
A) quickly disappeared when finally introduced to other monkeys. 
B) remained until the monkeys reproduced and had to care for their own children. 
C) were evident in monkeys raised with a wire mother surrogate but not in monkeys raised with a soft cloth mother surrogate. 
D) were severe and long-lasting.

Question 8

When placed in a cage with a soft cloth "mother" and a wire "mother" equipped with a feeding nipple,socially isolated rhesus monkeys:

Accepted Answer

A) spent more time hanging on the soft cloth mother,even though the wire mother provided nourishment. 
B) spent more time hanging on the wire mother,primarily because it was equipped with a feeding nipple. 
C) refused to eat altogether. 
D) refused to spend any time on the soft cloth mother because it offered no nourishment. 
A) spent more time hanging on the soft cloth mother,even though the wire mother provided nourishment. 
B) spent more time hanging on the wire mother,primarily because it was equipped with a feeding nipple. 
C) refused to eat altogether. 
D) refused to spend any time on the soft cloth mother because it offered no nourishment.

Question 9

Research has shown that:

Accepted Answer

A) fluctuations in the hormone levels of adolescents lead to marked mood swings. 
B) adolescent boys' mood swings are more noticeable than are the mood swings of adolescent girls. 
C) adolescents are no moodier than are children. 
D) the "storm and stress" of adolescence is more common today than it was 200 years ago. 
A) fluctuations in the hormone levels of adolescents lead to marked mood swings. 
B) adolescent boys' mood swings are more noticeable than are the mood swings of adolescent girls. 
C) adolescents are no moodier than are children. 
D) the "storm and stress" of adolescence is more common today than it was 200 years ago.

Question 10

Marital satisfaction is HIGHEST:

Accepted Answer

A) before children are born. 
B) when children are in diapers and again in adolescence. 
C) when children are in grade school. 
D) with the birth of each child. 
A) before children are born. 
B) when children are in diapers and again in adolescence. 
C) when children are in grade school. 
D) with the birth of each child.

Question 11

A single human sperm cell and a single human egg cell contain _____ chromosomes.

Accepted Answer

A) 23 
B) 24 
C) 46 
D) 48 
A) 23 
B) 24 
C) 46 
D) 48

Question 12

According to Piaget,the concrete operational stage of cognitive development begins at _____ years and ends at about age _____ years.

Accepted Answer

A) 2;7 
B) 4;9 
C) 6;11 
D) 9;14 
A) 2;7 
B) 4;9 
C) 6;11 
D) 9;14

Question 13

Newborns:

Accepted Answer

A) can do little more than cry and squirm. 
B) can see objects at a distance of 20 feet as clearly as an adult can. 
C) are especially sensitive to social stimuli. 
D) are unable to follow a moving stimulus with their eyes. 
A) can do little more than cry and squirm. 
B) can see objects at a distance of 20 feet as clearly as an adult can. 
C) are especially sensitive to social stimuli. 
D) are unable to follow a moving stimulus with their eyes.

Question 14

To which stimuli are newborns are MOST attentive?

Accepted Answer

A) faces 
B) perpendicular lines 
C) colors 
D) spinning wheels 
A) faces 
B) perpendicular lines 
C) colors 
D) spinning wheels

Question 15

Newly hatched ducklings and goslings follow the first moving object to which they are exposed.According to Konrad Lorenz,the hatchlings are showing:

Accepted Answer

A) affiliation. 
B) maturation. 
C) imprinting. 
D) dependence. 
A) affiliation. 
B) maturation. 
C) imprinting. 
D) dependence.

Question 16

In a recent survey,approximately _____% of American mothers report that their children are a source of happiness all or most of the time.

Accepted Answer

A) 63 
B) 73 
C) 83 
D) 93 
A) 63 
B) 73 
C) 83 
D) 93

Question 17

Even when they were very young,Casey would show signs of distress if her fraternal twin Cole were crying,reaching over to pat her sister on the back.The intuitionist perspective would suggest that such behavior represents:

Accepted Answer

A) an aversion to the suffering of other people. 
B) caring behavior taught by primary caregivers. 
C) an emotional experience caused by a preconventional morality. 
D) the moralistic shift from prescriptions to principles. 
A) an aversion to the suffering of other people. 
B) caring behavior taught by primary caregivers. 
C) an emotional experience caused by a preconventional morality. 
D) the moralistic shift from prescriptions to principles.

Question 18

Two-year-old Peter has short eye openings,a flat midface,an indistinct ridge under his nose,and a thin upper lip.An alert pediatrician is likely to diagnose _____ syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A) Down 
B) Prader-Willi 
C) fetal alcohol 
D) Turner 
A) Down 
B) Prader-Willi 
C) fetal alcohol 
D) Turner

Question 19

The term temperament is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) expectations about how the primary caregiver will respond. 
B) the strength of the tendency to lose one's temper. 
C) characteristic patterns of emotional reactivity. 
D) the tendency to show strong negative emotions. 
A) expectations about how the primary caregiver will respond. 
B) the strength of the tendency to lose one's temper. 
C) characteristic patterns of emotional reactivity. 
D) the tendency to show strong negative emotions.

Question 20

Jack is an infant who loves to play peek-a-boo with his father.He seems amazed that his father "reappears" after hiding his face behind his hands.Jack probably enjoys peek-a-boo because he does NOT yet understand:

Accepted Answer

A) object permanence. 
B) schemas. 
C) animism. 
D) conservation. 
A) object permanence. 
B) schemas. 
C) animism. 
D) conservation.

Exam 11: Development-Part A

Which statement is NOT a reason why,according to Piaget,young children cannot grasp the notion of conservation? Young children:

The United States has one of the highest rates of teen pregnancy.Which statement is NOT a reason for this statistic?

Due to differences in the regularity of the counting system,children in _____ can MOST easily deconstruct two-digit numbers.

In just 3 or 4 years,the average adolescent gains about _____ pounds,and grows about _____ inches.

Ian is convinced that a child who broke 12 cups accidentally did a worse thing than a child who deliberately broke 1 cup.According to Piaget,Ian is judging morality in terms of its:

According to socioemotional selectivity theory,younger adults are generally oriented toward acquiring inFormation useful to them in the future,and older adults are generally oriented toward inFormation that:

Harry Harlow found that the social and cognitive deficits exhibited by monkeys raised in isolation for their first 6 months of life:

When placed in a cage with a soft cloth "mother" and a wire "mother" equipped with a feeding nipple,socially isolated rhesus monkeys:

Research has shown that:

Marital satisfaction is HIGHEST:

A single human sperm cell and a single human egg cell contain _____ chromosomes.

According to Piaget,the concrete operational stage of cognitive development begins at _____ years and ends at about age _____ years.

Newborns:

To which stimuli are newborns are MOST attentive?

Newly hatched ducklings and goslings follow the first moving object to which they are exposed.According to Konrad Lorenz,the hatchlings are showing:

In a recent survey,approximately _____% of American mothers report that their children are a source of happiness all or most of the time.

Even when they were very young,Casey would show signs of distress if her fraternal twin Cole were crying,reaching over to pat her sister on the back.The intuitionist perspective would suggest that such behavior represents:

Two-year-old Peter has short eye openings,a flat midface,an indistinct ridge under his nose,and a thin upper lip.An alert pediatrician is likely to diagnose _____ syndrome.

The term temperament is defined as:

Jack is an infant who loves to play peek-a-boo with his father.He seems amazed that his father "reappears" after hiding his face behind his hands.Jack probably enjoys peek-a-boo because he does NOT yet understand:

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

In just 3 or 4 years,the average adolescent gains about _ pounds,and grows about _ inches.

According to Piaget,the concrete operational stage of cognitive development begins at _ years and ends at about age _ years.