Question 1

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people throughout their lives.This psychologist is most likely working in the field of

Accepted Answer

A) abnormal psychology. 
B) gerontology. 
C) human development. 
D) maturational studies. 
A) abnormal psychology. 
B) gerontology. 
C) human development. 
D) maturational studies.

Question 2

Elementary school teachers from China would likely employ a(n)__________ style of teaching.

Accepted Answer

A) permissive 
B) uninvolved 
C) authoritative 
D) authoritarian 
A) permissive 
B) uninvolved 
C) authoritative 
D) authoritarian

Question 3

When faced with a conflict between law and conscience,Liz follows her conscience despite the personal risk.This would be characteristic of __________ morality.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Problems such as __________ pose a higher risk of infant death,infection,and developmental disorders than premature delivery.

Accepted Answer

A) low birth weight 
B) difficult labour and delivery 
C) lack of nourishment from breast milk 
D) overdue delivery 
A) low birth weight 
B) difficult labour and delivery 
C) lack of nourishment from breast milk 
D) overdue delivery

Question 5

Autonomy is to shame and doubt as __________ is to despair.

Accepted Answer

A) ego integrity 
B) initiative 
C) identity 
D) stagnation 
A) ego integrity 
B) initiative 
C) identity 
D) stagnation

Question 6

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 7

Juan and Carlos are identical twins.Juan was raised by his father and mother,and Carlos was accidentally placed with another family after a 'mix up' at the hospital.At the age of 15,both boys ran into each other at a football game and noticed how they appeared to be mirror images of each other.After proving they were twins by genetic testing,the families discussed some of the differences between the boys.Juan is very athletic and intelligent and excels in basketball but does not take school seriously and has Fs in all subjects.Carlos is also athletic and intelligent,but he excels in baseball and makes straight As as a result of his strict home life and study routine.Although they are identical twins,what do you think accounts for the differences in their academic performance based on the research?

Accepted Answer

A) Nature 
B) Nurture 
C) School district superintendent 
D) Teacher appraisals of performance 
A) Nature 
B) Nurture 
C) School district superintendent 
D) Teacher appraisals of performance

Question 8

Harlow's study of infant rhesus monkeys showed that

Accepted Answer

A) early imprinting led to the strongest attachments of monkeys to their surrogate mothers. 
B) surrogate mothers who were soft to the touch but did not provide food and water produced the strongest attachment responses. 
C) surrogate mothers who were inconsistent in providing food and water produced the weakest attachment responses. 
D) surrogate mothers who were cold to the touch but provided food and water produced the strongest attachment responses. 
A) early imprinting led to the strongest attachments of monkeys to their surrogate mothers. 
B) surrogate mothers who were soft to the touch but did not provide food and water produced the strongest attachment responses. 
C) surrogate mothers who were inconsistent in providing food and water produced the weakest attachment responses. 
D) surrogate mothers who were cold to the touch but provided food and water produced the strongest attachment responses.

Question 9

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the longitudinal design?

Accepted Answer

A) Individuals of different ages are being compared to one another. 
B) It is relatively expensive. 
C) It takes a shorter amount of time than a cross-sectional design. 
D) Participants may drop out due to moving,loss of interest,or death. 
A) Individuals of different ages are being compared to one another. 
B) It is relatively expensive. 
C) It takes a shorter amount of time than a cross-sectional design. 
D) Participants may drop out due to moving,loss of interest,or death.

Question 10

Karla can speed on a certain stretch of the highway without being ticketed,yet she decides not to speed because it is unlawful.Karla's reasoning reflects __________ reasoning.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Researchers studying infant stress levels using the "Strange Situation" method have found that

Accepted Answer

A) most infants are not upset with the mom when she departs because they know she will return shortly. 
B) most infants are happy with the mom when she departs,and they remain happy with her when she returns. 
C) most infants are upset with the mom when she departs but are happy when she returns. 
D) most infants are upset with the mom when she departs and remain upset at her when she returns. 
A) most infants are not upset with the mom when she departs because they know she will return shortly. 
B) most infants are happy with the mom when she departs,and they remain happy with her when she returns. 
C) most infants are upset with the mom when she departs but are happy when she returns. 
D) most infants are upset with the mom when she departs and remain upset at her when she returns.

Question 12

Marko believed that all red go-carts were fast until he drove a very slow one at the fair.Marko's revised views on red go-carts illustrates

Accepted Answer

A) equilibration. 
B) accommodation. 
C) conservation. 
D) assimilation. 
A) equilibration. 
B) accommodation. 
C) conservation. 
D) assimilation.

Question 13

As compared to Piaget's theory,Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development best explains how a child learns to

Accepted Answer

A) stand upright for the first time. 
B) speak for the first time. 
C) crawl for the first time. 
D) cross a street safely for the first time. 
A) stand upright for the first time. 
B) speak for the first time. 
C) crawl for the first time. 
D) cross a street safely for the first time.

Question 14

Which of the following is true regarding parenting research?

Accepted Answer

A) Fathers spend more time with their babies on average than do mothers. 
B) Children tend to select mothers over fathers as playmates. 
C) Fathers display similar levels of affection toward their babies as do mothers. 
D) Fathers spend more time engaging in physical play relative to mothers. 
A) Fathers spend more time with their babies on average than do mothers. 
B) Children tend to select mothers over fathers as playmates. 
C) Fathers display similar levels of affection toward their babies as do mothers. 
D) Fathers spend more time engaging in physical play relative to mothers.

Question 15

Tameeka is at a point in her pregnancy during which she is experiencing muscle contractions and movement and kicks.Which period of prenatal development is Tameeka currently experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A) Blastocyst 
B) Embryonic 
C) Zygotic 
D) Fetal 
A) Blastocyst 
B) Embryonic 
C) Zygotic 
D) Fetal

Question 16

What percentage of children could be classified as slow-to-warm up infants?

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 15 
C) 25 
D) 35 
A) 10 
B) 15 
C) 25 
D) 35

Question 17

What is the sequence of stages of moral development as identified by Lawrence Kohlberg?

Accepted Answer

A) Preconventional,conventional,postconventional 
B) Preoperational,postoperational,world view 
C) Preconventional,postconventional,conventional 
D) Concrete operational,formal operational,autonomous 
A) Preconventional,conventional,postconventional 
B) Preoperational,postoperational,world view 
C) Preconventional,postconventional,conventional 
D) Concrete operational,formal operational,autonomous

Question 18

Cohort effects are to __________ as developmental effects are to __________.

Accepted Answer

A) nurture;nature 
B) correlations;experiments 
C) cross-sectional designs;longitudinal designs 
D) genetics;environment 
A) nurture;nature 
B) correlations;experiments 
C) cross-sectional designs;longitudinal designs 
D) genetics;environment

Question 19

At what point in a pregnancy has the heart begun to beat in the developing child?

Accepted Answer

A) By 18 days after fertilization 
B) By the ninth week 
C) By the second trimester 
D) At the moment of birth 
A) By 18 days after fertilization 
B) By the ninth week 
C) By the second trimester 
D) At the moment of birth

Question 20

According to Piaget's ideas regarding moral development,the __________ stage is to subjective responsibility as the __________ stage is to objective responsibility.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 10: D: Human Development

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people throughout their lives.This psychologist is most likely working in the field of

Elementary school teachers from China would likely employ a(n)__________ style of teaching.

When faced with a conflict between law and conscience,Liz follows her conscience despite the personal risk.This would be characteristic of __________ morality.

Problems such as __________ pose a higher risk of infant death,infection,and developmental disorders than premature delivery.

Autonomy is to shame and doubt as __________ is to despair.

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

Harlow's study of infant rhesus monkeys showed that

Which of the following is a disadvantage of the longitudinal design?

Karla can speed on a certain stretch of the highway without being ticketed,yet she decides not to speed because it is unlawful.Karla's reasoning reflects __________ reasoning.

Researchers studying infant stress levels using the "Strange Situation" method have found that

Marko believed that all red go-carts were fast until he drove a very slow one at the fair.Marko's revised views on red go-carts illustrates

As compared to Piaget's theory,Vygotsky's theory of cognitive development best explains how a child learns to

Which of the following is true regarding parenting research?

Tameeka is at a point in her pregnancy during which she is experiencing muscle contractions and movement and kicks.Which period of prenatal development is Tameeka currently experiencing?

What percentage of children could be classified as slow-to-warm up infants?

What is the sequence of stages of moral development as identified by Lawrence Kohlberg?

Cohort effects are to __________ as developmental effects are to __________.

At what point in a pregnancy has the heart begun to beat in the developing child?

According to Piaget's ideas regarding moral development,the __________ stage is to subjective responsibility as the __________ stage is to objective responsibility.

A: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

B: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

C: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

D: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

A: Research Methods

B: Research Methods

C: Research Methods

D: Research Methods

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

A: Thinking,reasoning,and Language

B: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

C: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

D: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

A: Intelligence and Iq Testing

B: Intelligence and Iq Testing

C: Intelligence and Iq Testing

D: Intelligence and Iq Testing

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

A: Emotion and Motivation

B: Emotion and Motivation

C: Emotion and Motivation

D: Emotion and Motivation

A: Stress,coping,and Health

B: Stress,coping,and Health

C: Stress,coping,and Health

D: Stress,coping,and Health

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

D: Social Psychology

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological and Biological Treatments

Cohort effects are to as developmental effects are to .

According to Piaget's ideas regarding moral development,the stage is to subjective responsibility as the stage is to objective responsibility.