Question 1

Which of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development is characterized by abstract thinking and the creation of theories?

Accepted Answer

A) Formal operational 
B) Preoperational 
C) Sensorimotor 
D) Concrete operational 
A) Formal operational 
B) Preoperational 
C) Sensorimotor 
D) Concrete operational

Question 2

Formal operational thinking is likely required to successfully resolve Erikson's

Accepted Answer

A) identity versus role confusion crisis. 
B) initiative versus guilt crisis. 
C) autonomy versus shame and doubt crisis. 
D) trust versus mistrust crisis. 
A) identity versus role confusion crisis. 
B) initiative versus guilt crisis. 
C) autonomy versus shame and doubt crisis. 
D) trust versus mistrust crisis.

Question 3

Accomplishments such as recognizing pictures and mirror images of themselves occurs in conjunction with the development of what brain regions in children?

Accepted Answer

A) The limbic system 
B) The hippocampus 
C) The left parietal and temporal lobes 
D) The right visual cortex 
A) The limbic system 
B) The hippocampus 
C) The left parietal and temporal lobes 
D) The right visual cortex

Question 4

Which of the following represents cross-cultural differences in attachment study research?

Accepted Answer

A) More infants from Japan fall into the insecure-avoidant category as compared to North American infants. 
B) Infants from Japan are more likely to react to their mom's departure with indifference as compared to North American infants. 
C) More infants from Japan fall into the insecure-anxious category as compared to North American infants. 
D) More infants from North America display disorganized attachments as compared to infants from Japan. 
A) More infants from Japan fall into the insecure-avoidant category as compared to North American infants. 
B) Infants from Japan are more likely to react to their mom's departure with indifference as compared to North American infants. 
C) More infants from Japan fall into the insecure-anxious category as compared to North American infants. 
D) More infants from North America display disorganized attachments as compared to infants from Japan.

Question 5

In contrast to attachment style,temperament is

Accepted Answer

A) late appearing and environmentally determined. 
B) early appearing and environmentally determined. 
C) early appearing and genetic in origin. 
D) late appearing and genetic in origin. 
A) late appearing and environmentally determined. 
B) early appearing and environmentally determined. 
C) early appearing and genetic in origin. 
D) late appearing and genetic in origin.

Question 6

Which of the following statements reflects a failure to consider bidirectional explanations for behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Children who witness violence in the home are more likely to become aggressive themselves. 
B) Participation in gang behaviour is likely a combination of being around troublemakers and being drawn to other destructive individuals. 
C) Children influence and are influenced by the behaviour of their parents,friends,siblings,and teachers. 
D) A child who is diagnosed with a genetic disorder can utilize their environments to help with treatment or management of the disorder. 
A) Children who witness violence in the home are more likely to become aggressive themselves. 
B) Participation in gang behaviour is likely a combination of being around troublemakers and being drawn to other destructive individuals. 
C) Children influence and are influenced by the behaviour of their parents,friends,siblings,and teachers. 
D) A child who is diagnosed with a genetic disorder can utilize their environments to help with treatment or management of the disorder.

Question 7

Carla's parents have been pleased at what a happy baby she has been around any adult but start to become concerned when,at around eight months old,Carla begins to cry and become upset when others try to play with her.According to this example,Carla is most likely reacting this way due to

Accepted Answer

A) imprinting. 
B) stranger anxiety. 
C) attachment formation. 
D) critical periods. 
A) imprinting. 
B) stranger anxiety. 
C) attachment formation. 
D) critical periods.

Question 8

Theories of cognitive development are all similar in which of the following core ways?

Accepted Answer

A) That cognitive development is a continuous process 
B) That there is a principle source of learning,although the source varies among theories 
C) That changes are genetically based 
D) That changes tend to be domain-specific up until adulthood 
A) That cognitive development is a continuous process 
B) That there is a principle source of learning,although the source varies among theories 
C) That changes are genetically based 
D) That changes tend to be domain-specific up until adulthood

Question 9

Which of the following is true concerning midlife crises?

Accepted Answer

A) They are typically experienced by men more than women. 
B) They involve often drastic behavioural changes in order to recapture youthful feelings. 
C) They are a period of transition that is part of normal development and experienced by all adults. 
D) They are more of a myth than a reality. 
A) They are typically experienced by men more than women. 
B) They involve often drastic behavioural changes in order to recapture youthful feelings. 
C) They are a period of transition that is part of normal development and experienced by all adults. 
D) They are more of a myth than a reality.

Question 10

Johnny has never been harassed by the school bully,but most of his friends have.Johnny's decision to stand up to the bully to protect his friends represents a type of __________ morality.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

According to Piaget,egocentrism is to __________ as conservation is to __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

At five years old,Sammy is better able to understand his friends' feelings as compared to when he was three years old.Sammy is acquiring a

Accepted Answer

A) sense of self-reflection. 
B) theory of mind. 
C) sense of identity. 
D) self-concept. 
A) sense of self-reflection. 
B) theory of mind. 
C) sense of identity. 
D) self-concept.

Question 13

Brad is 17 and is looking into career options.He is currently deciding whether he wants to become a gourmet chef or a race car driver.Brad is at what stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial development?

Accepted Answer

A) Integrity versus despair 
B) Intimacy versus isolation 
C) Generativity versus stagnation 
D) Identity versus role confusion 
A) Integrity versus despair 
B) Intimacy versus isolation 
C) Generativity versus stagnation 
D) Identity versus role confusion

Question 14

Which is true concerning research related to the "Mozart Effect"?

Accepted Answer

A) No evidence exists supporting the claims that exposure to classical music improves cognitive functioning. 
B) Currently,the market for classical music videos and toys has dropped off. 
C) Weak evidence exists supporting the claims that exposure to classical music improves cognitive functioning. 
D) Strong evidence exists supporting the claims that exposure to classical music improves cognitive functioning. 
A) No evidence exists supporting the claims that exposure to classical music improves cognitive functioning. 
B) Currently,the market for classical music videos and toys has dropped off. 
C) Weak evidence exists supporting the claims that exposure to classical music improves cognitive functioning. 
D) Strong evidence exists supporting the claims that exposure to classical music improves cognitive functioning.

Question 15

Which of the following is not a criticism of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A) The methodologies may be culturally biased. 
B) Children's ability to report their reasoning influenced interpretations. 
C) Children's development may be more stagelike than Piaget believed. 
D) Some children operated at different stage levels for different tasks. 
A) The methodologies may be culturally biased. 
B) Children's ability to report their reasoning influenced interpretations. 
C) Children's development may be more stagelike than Piaget believed. 
D) Some children operated at different stage levels for different tasks.

Question 16

__________ refers to the process of altering a schema to make it more compatible with our experience.

Accepted Answer

A) Assimilation 
B) Conservation 
C) Equilibration 
D) Accommodation 
A) Assimilation 
B) Conservation 
C) Equilibration 
D) Accommodation

Question 17

Billy is having a hard time understanding that the amount of water in a short,wide cup is the same as the identical amount of water in a tall,very thin cup.Billy is struggling with what type of task?

Accepted Answer

A) Centration 
B) Object permanence 
C) Conservation 
D) Reversibility 
A) Centration 
B) Object permanence 
C) Conservation 
D) Reversibility

Question 18

Erikson saw the major challenge of young adulthood as that of

Accepted Answer

A) initiative versus guilt. 
B) generativity versus stagnation. 
C) ego integrity versus despair. 
D) intimacy versus isolation. 
A) initiative versus guilt. 
B) generativity versus stagnation. 
C) ego integrity versus despair. 
D) intimacy versus isolation.

Question 19

In a __________design,one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages.

Accepted Answer

A) cohort 
B) longitudinal 
C) correlational 
D) cross-sectional 
A) cohort 
B) longitudinal 
C) correlational 
D) cross-sectional

Question 20

Dr.Kiwanis is conducting a longitudinal study on the development of externalizing behaviours in children.He samples children each year as they age but has found that,each year,his sample size is getting smaller because families are dropping out of the study.This is called

Accepted Answer

A) developmental effects. 
B) cohort effects. 
C) attrition. 
D) infant determinism. 
A) developmental effects. 
B) cohort effects. 
C) attrition. 
D) infant determinism.

Exam 10: D: Human Development

Which of Jean Piaget's stages of cognitive development is characterized by abstract thinking and the creation of theories?

Formal operational thinking is likely required to successfully resolve Erikson's

Accomplishments such as recognizing pictures and mirror images of themselves occurs in conjunction with the development of what brain regions in children?

Which of the following represents cross-cultural differences in attachment study research?

In contrast to attachment style,temperament is

Which of the following statements reflects a failure to consider bidirectional explanations for behaviour?

Carla's parents have been pleased at what a happy baby she has been around any adult but start to become concerned when,at around eight months old,Carla begins to cry and become upset when others try to play with her.According to this example,Carla is most likely reacting this way due to

Theories of cognitive development are all similar in which of the following core ways?

Which of the following is true concerning midlife crises?

Johnny has never been harassed by the school bully,but most of his friends have.Johnny's decision to stand up to the bully to protect his friends represents a type of __________ morality.

According to Piaget,egocentrism is to __________ as conservation is to __________.

At five years old,Sammy is better able to understand his friends' feelings as compared to when he was three years old.Sammy is acquiring a

Brad is 17 and is looking into career options.He is currently deciding whether he wants to become a gourmet chef or a race car driver.Brad is at what stage of Erik Erikson's psychosocial development?

Which is true concerning research related to the "Mozart Effect"?

Which of the following is not a criticism of Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

__________ refers to the process of altering a schema to make it more compatible with our experience.

Billy is having a hard time understanding that the amount of water in a short,wide cup is the same as the identical amount of water in a tall,very thin cup.Billy is struggling with what type of task?

Erikson saw the major challenge of young adulthood as that of

In a __________design,one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages.

Dr.Kiwanis is conducting a longitudinal study on the development of externalizing behaviours in children.He samples children each year as they age but has found that,each year,his sample size is getting smaller because families are dropping out of the study.This is called

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

According to Piaget,egocentrism is to as conservation is to .