Question 1

The ___ suggests that motor development may be negatively or positively influenced by many factors including environmental support.

Accepted Answer

dynamic sy

Question 2

Harlow reared rhesus monkeys with a "wire mother" with food or a "soft,terry cloth mother" without food spent most of its time with the "soft" mother.For Harlow,this finding illustrated ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  food is the key element in forming attachment with a caregiver 
B)  contact is the key element in forming attachment with a caregiver 
C)  infant monkeys do not truly form attachments to caregivers the way humans do 
D)  the infant monkeys could only develop an attachment if they overcame the challenge of figuring out which "mother" had food 
A)  food is the key element in forming attachment with a caregiver 
B)  contact is the key element in forming attachment with a caregiver 
C)  infant monkeys do not truly form attachments to caregivers the way humans do 
D)  the infant monkeys could only develop an attachment if they overcame the challenge of figuring out which "mother" had food

Question 3

Which of the following statements about temperament is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Temperament develops from experience with the environment. 
B)  Approximately one-third of the children studied by Thomas and Chess did not fall into one of the three temperament styles. 
C)  Although temperament is generally stable over time, there is variability from time to time. 
D)  Social experience can influence temperament. 
A)  Temperament develops from experience with the environment. 
B)  Approximately one-third of the children studied by Thomas and Chess did not fall into one of the three temperament styles. 
C)  Although temperament is generally stable over time, there is variability from time to time. 
D)  Social experience can influence temperament.

Question 4

One of the first researchers to challenge Freud's theory that feeding formed the basis of the mother-infant relationship was ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  Bowlby 
B)  Harlow 
C)  Ainsworth 
D)  Vygotsky 
A)  Bowlby 
B)  Harlow 
C)  Ainsworth 
D)  Vygotsky

Question 5

Scarlett's infant son sleeps well and is good-natured,but is quite cautious when presented with a new situation.What type of temperament would you predict Scarlett's son has?

Accepted Answer

A)  easy 
B)  difficult 
C)  slow-to-warm-up 
D)  unique 
A)  easy 
B)  difficult 
C)  slow-to-warm-up 
D)  unique

Question 6

Ten-year old Georgia just begun menstruating.Additionally,her mother had to buy Georgia her first bra two months ago.What would you hypothesize about Georgia's transition through adolescence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia will transition through adolescence normally. 
B)  Georgia will be more confident than her friends who mature later. 
C)  Georgia will have more difficulty transitioning through adolescence than her friends. 
D)  Georgia may have some difficulty initially, but it will level off after about 6 months. 
A)  Georgia will transition through adolescence normally. 
B)  Georgia will be more confident than her friends who mature later. 
C)  Georgia will have more difficulty transitioning through adolescence than her friends. 
D)  Georgia may have some difficulty initially, but it will level off after about 6 months.

Question 7

Discuss patterns of genetic inheritance and describe stages and potential problems during prenatal development.

Accepted Answer

• Our genetic inheritance comes from bot

Question 8

Which of the following facts about changes in the brain as we age is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  New neurons continue to form in the adult brain. 
B)  There is no significant loss of neurons in adulthood. 
C)  Loss of neurons with aging is a sign of pathology and is not normal. 
D)  Overall brain volume and weight decreases in adulthood. 
A)  New neurons continue to form in the adult brain. 
B)  There is no significant loss of neurons in adulthood. 
C)  Loss of neurons with aging is a sign of pathology and is not normal. 
D)  Overall brain volume and weight decreases in adulthood.

Question 9

According to Piaget,when new experiences are incorporated into existing schemes,this is called

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation. 
B)  accommodation. 
C)  equilibrium. 
D)  scaffolding. 
A)  assimilation. 
B)  accommodation. 
C)  equilibrium. 
D)  scaffolding.

Question 10

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can result in ___,a disorder in which the neurons of the brain do NOT all end up where they are needed to form the neural networks in the brain,resulting in characteristic facial deformities as well as other physical deformities and mental retardation.

Accepted Answer

Fetal Alcohol Syndro

Question 11

Name and describe two patterns of growth seen in babies.

Accepted Answer

proximodistal pattern-a pattern in which

Question 12

What is the difference between a critical period and a sensitive period?

Accepted Answer

A)  With a critical period, the brain is at a stage where it is the most malleable; with a sensitive period, the brain is less malleable but with the right environmental stimulation it can be more malleable. 
B)  With a critical period, the environmental stimulation must occur at a specific time window or else the ability never develops; with a sensitive period, it is possible to acquire the ability outside of the time window with lots of work. 
C)  With a critical period, the time window for a specific environmental stimulation to occur is very flexible; with a sensitive period, the time window for a specific environmental stimulation is extremely rigid, and without it, the ability won't develop. 
D)  With a critical period, we see abrupt changes in the ability with environmental stimulation; with a sensitive period, the changes we see are much less abrupt. 
A)  With a critical period, the brain is at a stage where it is the most malleable; with a sensitive period, the brain is less malleable but with the right environmental stimulation it can be more malleable. 
B)  With a critical period, the environmental stimulation must occur at a specific time window or else the ability never develops; with a sensitive period, it is possible to acquire the ability outside of the time window with lots of work. 
C)  With a critical period, the time window for a specific environmental stimulation to occur is very flexible; with a sensitive period, the time window for a specific environmental stimulation is extremely rigid, and without it, the ability won't develop. 
D)  With a critical period, we see abrupt changes in the ability with environmental stimulation; with a sensitive period, the changes we see are much less abrupt.

Question 13

Jonathon is 5 years old and is walking with his father one evening.Jonathon looks at the moon and tells his father "the moon is following me." Jonathon is still having difficulty with

Accepted Answer

A)  object permanence. 
B)  reversibility. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  egocentrism. 
A)  object permanence. 
B)  reversibility. 
C)  conservation. 
D)  egocentrism.

Question 14

What factors contribute to children's lack of conservation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Children have difficulty distinguishing between appearance and reality. 
B)  Children are animistic. 
C)  Children have not mastered transductive thinking. 
D)  Children have not yet developed object permanence. 
A)  Children have difficulty distinguishing between appearance and reality. 
B)  Children are animistic. 
C)  Children have not mastered transductive thinking. 
D)  Children have not yet developed object permanence.

Question 15

Name Piaget's four stages of cognitive development.

Accepted Answer

sensorimotor,preoper

Question 16

What was a serious methodological shortcoming in Kohlberg's early work on moral development?

Accepted Answer

He only te

Question 17

Christina wants to get a good grade on her exams so that she can get into university.She is deciding whether to cheat and look at a classmate's paper,but she decides NOT to because she would rather earn her results honestly.Which stage of moral development is Christina at?

Accepted Answer

A)  conventional 
B)  postconventional 
C)  preconventional 
D)  It is impossible to specify the level based on the information given. 
A)  conventional 
B)  postconventional 
C)  preconventional 
D)  It is impossible to specify the level based on the information given.

Question 18

What area of research focuses on young children's beliefs about how their minds and the minds of others work?

Accepted Answer

A)  theory of mind 
B)  metacognition 
C)  egocentrism 
D)  scaffolding 
A)  theory of mind 
B)  metacognition 
C)  egocentrism 
D)  scaffolding

Question 19

Eunice,age 65,participated in a research study that compared older adult's scores on a cognitive test to the scores of younger adults.Which type of study does this example represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  longitudinal 
B)  experimental 
C)  cross-sectional 
D)  qualitative 
A)  longitudinal 
B)  experimental 
C)  cross-sectional 
D)  qualitative

Question 20

Children in Piaget's concrete operational stage may have difficulty learning geometry because geometry requires people to

Accepted Answer

A)  understand the concept of conservation. 
B)  understand abstract relationships. 
C)  have a background in arithmetic. 
D)  understand reversibility. 
A)  understand the concept of conservation. 
B)  understand abstract relationships. 
C)  have a background in arithmetic. 
D)  understand reversibility.

The ___ suggests that motor development may be negatively or positively influenced by many factors including environmental support.

Harlow reared rhesus monkeys with a "wire mother" with food or a "soft,terry cloth mother" without food spent most of its time with the "soft" mother.For Harlow,this finding illustrated ___.

Which of the following statements about temperament is NOT true?

One of the first researchers to challenge Freud's theory that feeding formed the basis of the mother-infant relationship was ___.

Scarlett's infant son sleeps well and is good-natured,but is quite cautious when presented with a new situation.What type of temperament would you predict Scarlett's son has?

Ten-year old Georgia just begun menstruating.Additionally,her mother had to buy Georgia her first bra two months ago.What would you hypothesize about Georgia's transition through adolescence?

Discuss patterns of genetic inheritance and describe stages and potential problems during prenatal development.

Which of the following facts about changes in the brain as we age is FALSE?

According to Piaget,when new experiences are incorporated into existing schemes,this is called

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can result in ___,a disorder in which the neurons of the brain do NOT all end up where they are needed to form the neural networks in the brain,resulting in characteristic facial deformities as well as other physical deformities and mental retardation.

Name and describe two patterns of growth seen in babies.

What is the difference between a critical period and a sensitive period?

Jonathon is 5 years old and is walking with his father one evening.Jonathon looks at the moon and tells his father "the moon is following me." Jonathon is still having difficulty with

What factors contribute to children's lack of conservation?

Name Piaget's four stages of cognitive development.

What was a serious methodological shortcoming in Kohlberg's early work on moral development?

Christina wants to get a good grade on her exams so that she can get into university.She is deciding whether to cheat and look at a classmate's paper,but she decides NOT to because she would rather earn her results honestly.Which stage of moral development is Christina at?

What area of research focuses on young children's beliefs about how their minds and the minds of others work?

Eunice,age 65,participated in a research study that compared older adult's scores on a cognitive test to the scores of younger adults.Which type of study does this example represent?

Children in Piaget's concrete operational stage may have difficulty learning geometry because geometry requires people to

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The ___ suggests that motor development may be negatively or positively influenced by many factors including environmental support.

Harlow reared rhesus monkeys with a "wire mother" with food or a "soft,terry cloth mother" without food spent most of its time with the "soft" mother.For Harlow,this finding illustrated ___.

Which of the following statements about temperament is NOT true?

One of the first researchers to challenge Freud's theory that feeding formed the basis of the mother-infant relationship was ___.

Scarlett's infant son sleeps well and is good-natured,but is quite cautious when presented with a new situation.What type of temperament would you predict Scarlett's son has?

Ten-year old Georgia just begun menstruating.Additionally,her mother had to buy Georgia her first bra two months ago.What would you hypothesize about Georgia's transition through adolescence?

Discuss patterns of genetic inheritance and describe stages and potential problems during prenatal development.

Which of the following facts about changes in the brain as we age is FALSE?

According to Piaget,when new experiences are incorporated into existing schemes,this is called

Drinking alcohol during pregnancy can result in ___,a disorder in which the neurons of the brain do NOT all end up where they are needed to form the neural networks in the brain,resulting in characteristic facial deformities as well as other physical deformities and mental retardation.

Name and describe two patterns of growth seen in babies.

What is the difference between a critical period and a sensitive period?

Jonathon is 5 years old and is walking with his father one evening.Jonathon looks at the moon and tells his father "the moon is following me." Jonathon is still having difficulty with

What factors contribute to children's lack of conservation?

Name Piaget's four stages of cognitive development.

What was a serious methodological shortcoming in Kohlberg's early work on moral development?

Christina wants to get a good grade on her exams so that she can get into university.She is deciding whether to cheat and look at a classmate's paper,but she decides NOT to because she would rather earn her results honestly.Which stage of moral development is Christina at?

What area of research focuses on young children's beliefs about how their minds and the minds of others work?

Eunice,age 65,participated in a research study that compared older adult's scores on a cognitive test to the scores of younger adults.Which type of study does this example represent?

Children in Piaget's concrete operational stage may have difficulty learning geometry because geometry requires people to

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