Question 1

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 2

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

Question 3

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people as they get older.This psychologist is most likely a(n)__________ psychologist.

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary 
B) personality 
C) health 
D) developmental 
A) evolutionary 
B) personality 
C) health 
D) developmental

Question 4

The mother of a young child who didn't like to drink milk was trying to coax him to drink some.Taking the glass of milk,she poured it all into a small cup and said,"There! Now you won't have to drink so much." She would never have fooled the child if he had not been in the ________________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A) preconventional 
B) preoperational 
C) concrete operational 
D) formal operational 
A) preconventional 
B) preoperational 
C) concrete operational 
D) formal operational

Question 5

During prenatal development,the organism depends on the ________ to exchange food and waste products with the mother's blood stream.

Accepted Answer

A) ovum 
B) umbilicus 
C) placenta 
D) uterus 
A) ovum 
B) umbilicus 
C) placenta 
D) uterus

Question 6

An infant will turn his head toward anything which touches his cheek.This is the ________ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A) rooting 
B) Moro 
C) grasping 
D) sucking 
A) rooting 
B) Moro 
C) grasping 
D) sucking

Question 7

Kohlberg found that the typical responses of seven-year-old children to the moral dilemmas he presented them were at the _______ level.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

The development of secondary sexual characteristics:

Accepted Answer

A) is directly concerned with reproduction. 
B) provides external signs of the approach of puberty. 
C) occurs only in boys. 
D) occurs only in girls. 
A) is directly concerned with reproduction. 
B) provides external signs of the approach of puberty. 
C) occurs only in boys. 
D) occurs only in girls.

Question 9

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

Question 10

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 11

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

Accepted Answer

A) Sensory-motor,preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations. 
B) Preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations,sensory-motor. 
C) Preoperational,sensory-motor,concrete operations,formal operations. 
D) Preoperational,formal operations,sensory-motor,concrete operations. 
A) Sensory-motor,preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations. 
B) Preoperational,concrete operations,formal operations,sensory-motor. 
C) Preoperational,sensory-motor,concrete operations,formal operations. 
D) Preoperational,formal operations,sensory-motor,concrete operations.

Question 12

John,a 43-year-old father dying of cancer,makes frequent nasty remarks to his wife such as,"You can't wait until I die so you can get the insurance money and live it up,can you." This illustrates which of Kubler-Ross' stages?

Accepted Answer

A) anger 
B) depression 
C) bargaining 
D) denial 
A) anger 
B) depression 
C) bargaining 
D) denial

Question 13

Which statement about maturation is true?

Accepted Answer

A) It ends at puberty. 
B) It is a more or less automatic thing. 
C) It is only used to describe psychological changes,not physical changes,in a growing child. 
D) It begins at birth. 
A) It ends at puberty. 
B) It is a more or less automatic thing. 
C) It is only used to describe psychological changes,not physical changes,in a growing child. 
D) It begins at birth.

Question 14

An identity crisis is most likely experienced,according to Erikson,at which of the following stages?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Kubler-Ross believed that only a few people follow the five-stage model of the dying process. 
B) Some critics question the universality of the Kubler-Ross model. 
C) Kubler-Ross believed that American culture is death affirming. 
D) By trying to protect people from the unpleasant realities of death,we may actually increase their fear of it. 
A) Kubler-Ross believed that only a few people follow the five-stage model of the dying process. 
B) Some critics question the universality of the Kubler-Ross model. 
C) Kubler-Ross believed that American culture is death affirming. 
D) By trying to protect people from the unpleasant realities of death,we may actually increase their fear of it.

Question 16

The five stages of dying postulated by Kubler-Ross is _______.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Researchers have discovered that during specific periods in one's life,certain abilities must develop or they will not develop later.These are known as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) developmental milestones 
B) imprinting 
C) critical periods 
D) maturational readiness 
A) developmental milestones 
B) imprinting 
C) critical periods 
D) maturational readiness

Question 18

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 19

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

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.

Exam 8: C: Development Across the Life Span

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

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

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people as they get older.This psychologist is most likely a(n)__________ psychologist.

The mother of a young child who didn't like to drink milk was trying to coax him to drink some.Taking the glass of milk,she poured it all into a small cup and said,"There! Now you won't have to drink so much." She would never have fooled the child if he had not been in the ________________ stage.

During prenatal development,the organism depends on the ________ to exchange food and waste products with the mother's blood stream.

An infant will turn his head toward anything which touches his cheek.This is the ________ reflex.

Kohlberg found that the typical responses of seven-year-old children to the moral dilemmas he presented them were at the _______ level.

The development of secondary sexual characteristics:

Developmental norms are useful because they ___________________.

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

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

John,a 43-year-old father dying of cancer,makes frequent nasty remarks to his wife such as,"You can't wait until I die so you can get the insurance money and live it up,can you." This illustrates which of Kubler-Ross' stages?

Which statement about maturation is true?

An identity crisis is most likely experienced,according to Erikson,at which of the following stages?

Which of the following statements is true?

The five stages of dying postulated by Kubler-Ross is _______.

Researchers have discovered that during specific periods in one's life,certain abilities must develop or they will not develop later.These are known as ____________.

Which of the following developmental sequences is in correct order?

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of __________.

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

The Science of Psychology

A: The Science of Psychology

B: The Science of Psychology

C: The Science of Psychology

Biological Perspective

A: Biological Perspective

B: Biological Perspective

C: The Biological Perspective

Sensation and Perception

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

A: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

B: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

C: Consciousness: Sleep, Dreams, Hypnosis, and Drugs

Learning

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

Memory

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

A: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

B: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

C: Cognition: Thinking, Intelligence, and Language

Development Across the Life Span

A: Development Across the Life Span

B: Development Across the Life Span

Motivation and Emotion

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

Sexuality and Gender

A: Sexuality and Gender

B: Sexuality and Gender

C: Sexuality and Gender

Stress and Health

A: Stress and Health

B: Stress and Health

C: Stress and Health

Social Psychology

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

Theories of Personality

A: Theories of Personality

B: Theories of Personality

C: Theories of Personality

Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

Psychological Therapies

A: Psychological Therapies

B: Psychological Therapies

C: Psychological Therapies