Question 1

Theresa is 24 weeks pregnant and has gone into early labour.The fetus ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  will not survive because Theresa is miscarrying 
B)  will not survive because there is likely a chromosomal abnormality 
C)  will survive because it is almost full term 
D)  may survive because it has passed the age of viability 
A)  will not survive because Theresa is miscarrying 
B)  will not survive because there is likely a chromosomal abnormality 
C)  will survive because it is almost full term 
D)  may survive because it has passed the age of viability

Question 2

Describe Levinson's stage of early adulthood.

Accepted Answer

Levinson described early adult

Question 3

Provide an example of how young children's lack of conservation can be measured.

Accepted Answer

Children can pour water from two identic

Question 4

If a trait that is expressed in the phenotype is heterozygous and discrete,what do we then know for sure about that trait?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is recessive. 
B)  It is dominant. 
C)  It is codominant. 
D)  It is polygenic. 
A)  It is recessive. 
B)  It is dominant. 
C)  It is codominant. 
D)  It is polygenic.

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describes infant brain development?

Accepted Answer

A)  As children grow into adults, the number of synapses steadily increase. 
B)  Synaptic growth is slow during the first two or three years, and then increases dramatically for pre-schoolers. 
C)  Young children's brains create about three times more synapses than they'll need. 
D)  Children are born with as many synapses as they will need. 
A)  As children grow into adults, the number of synapses steadily increase. 
B)  Synaptic growth is slow during the first two or three years, and then increases dramatically for pre-schoolers. 
C)  Young children's brains create about three times more synapses than they'll need. 
D)  Children are born with as many synapses as they will need.

Question 6

What type of research design attempts to combine the cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches? What is the primary advantage of this design?

Accepted Answer

cohort-sequential de

Question 7

The difference between a qualitative and a quantitative shift in development is that a qualitative shift is a change ___,while a quantitative shift is a change ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  for the better; in some measurable quality (e.g., height, weight) 
B)  in the quality of some measurable trait (e.g., curlier hair, darker skin); to something different 
C)  in the neurons responsible for a measurable trait; in the number of brain areas involved in a trait 
D)  to something different; that is continuous and gradual 
A)  for the better; in some measurable quality (e.g., height, weight) 
B)  in the quality of some measurable trait (e.g., curlier hair, darker skin); to something different 
C)  in the neurons responsible for a measurable trait; in the number of brain areas involved in a trait 
D)  to something different; that is continuous and gradual

Question 8

In comparison to normal adult vision of 20/20,the acuity of the newborn's visual system is estimated to be ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  20/40 to 20/60 
B)  20/100 to 20/250 
C)  20/400 to 20/800 
D)  The acuity of a newborn's vision cannot be estimated. 
A)  20/40 to 20/60 
B)  20/100 to 20/250 
C)  20/400 to 20/800 
D)  The acuity of a newborn's vision cannot be estimated.

Question 9

Which of the following is an advantage of cross-sectional research?

Accepted Answer

A)  gives reliable information about age changes 
B)  cohort effects are easy to separate 
C)  explains how and when changes might have occurred 
D)  easy and straightforward 
A)  gives reliable information about age changes 
B)  cohort effects are easy to separate 
C)  explains how and when changes might have occurred 
D)  easy and straightforward

Question 10

Jamal is 8 months old.His mother leaves the room and leaves Jamal with another person for a few minutes.Jamal reacts strongly when his mother leaves the room,and when she returns,he goes to her,but then squirms to get away.Which of the following attachment styles describes Jamal?

Accepted Answer

A)  securely attached 
B)  anxious/avoidant 
C)  anxious/ambivalent 
D)  disorganized/disoriented 
A)  securely attached 
B)  anxious/avoidant 
C)  anxious/ambivalent 
D)  disorganized/disoriented

Question 11

If a fetus is naturally expelled from the uterus prior to the 20?? week of pregnancy,it is called a(n)___.

Accepted Answer

A)  abortion 
B)  fetal expulsion 
C)  miscarriage 
D)  abnormality 
A)  abortion 
B)  fetal expulsion 
C)  miscarriage 
D)  abnormality

Question 12

According to Kagan,what are two key aspects of temperament?

Accepted Answer

inborn and

Question 13

Personality is to ___ as temperament is to ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  acquired; genetic 
B)  genetic; acquired 
C)  adolescents; infants 
D)  infants; adolescents 
A)  acquired; genetic 
B)  genetic; acquired 
C)  adolescents; infants 
D)  infants; adolescents

Question 14

Students sometimes have difficulty deciding whether to go to college or go directly into the workforce after high school.Which of Erikson's stages is relevant to this issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  intimacy vs. isolation 
B)  identity vs. role confusion 
C)  industry vs. inferiority 
D)  generativity vs self-absorption 
A)  intimacy vs. isolation 
B)  identity vs. role confusion 
C)  industry vs. inferiority 
D)  generativity vs self-absorption

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT true about people in their 60s and 70s?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is when we first start to notice a decline in our sensory abilities. 
B)  Pupils begin to shrink. 
C)  The immune system begins to decline. 
D)  We typically become thinner. 
A)  It is when we first start to notice a decline in our sensory abilities. 
B)  Pupils begin to shrink. 
C)  The immune system begins to decline. 
D)  We typically become thinner.

Question 16

How did Gilligan re-interpret Kohlberg's findings on moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  She argued that children of younger ages than Kohlberg thought are capable of advanced moral reasoning. 
B)  She posited that each of Kohlberg's stages of moral development be further subdivided into two stages. 
C)  She believed that males and females are equally sophisticated in their moral reasoning. 
D)  She suggested that in reality, no one reaches Kohlberg's final stage of moral development. 
A)  She argued that children of younger ages than Kohlberg thought are capable of advanced moral reasoning. 
B)  She posited that each of Kohlberg's stages of moral development be further subdivided into two stages. 
C)  She believed that males and females are equally sophisticated in their moral reasoning. 
D)  She suggested that in reality, no one reaches Kohlberg's final stage of moral development.

Question 17

Which of the following is true of parenting styles?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mothers are much more nurturing with children, while fathers are much more physically oriented. 
B)  Mothers are more likely to indulge their children, and fathers are more likely to impose discipline. 
C)  Mothers have an edge in caring for children because of the maternal instinct. 
D)  Parenting styles of mothers and fathers are largely equivalent. 
A)  Mothers are much more nurturing with children, while fathers are much more physically oriented. 
B)  Mothers are more likely to indulge their children, and fathers are more likely to impose discipline. 
C)  Mothers have an edge in caring for children because of the maternal instinct. 
D)  Parenting styles of mothers and fathers are largely equivalent.

Question 18

Which of the following developmental research designs would be the best to use if your goal was to assess age changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cross-sectional design because you can answer developmental questions much faster than waiting for changes to happen 
B)  the cross-sectional design because you can assess the entire lifespan in a very short time 
C)  the longitudinal because you can watch changes over time within the same individual 
D)  the longitudinal because it is very easy and inexpensive 
A)  the cross-sectional design because you can answer developmental questions much faster than waiting for changes to happen 
B)  the cross-sectional design because you can assess the entire lifespan in a very short time 
C)  the longitudinal because you can watch changes over time within the same individual 
D)  the longitudinal because it is very easy and inexpensive

Question 19

Elijah's mother has just given him a graham cracker.After he complains that he wanted two crackers because he is super hungry,his mother breaks his graham cracker into two pieces.Elijah is quite happy with this and is now satisfied he will have enough to eat.Elijah is demonstrating ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  centration 
B)  conservation 
C)  lack of conservation 
D)  object permanence 
A)  centration 
B)  conservation 
C)  lack of conservation 
D)  object permanence

Question 20

Genotype is to phenotype as ___ is to ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental; hereditary 
B)  unobservable; observable 
C)  hereditary; environmental 
D)  observable; unobservable 
A)  environmental; hereditary 
B)  unobservable; observable 
C)  hereditary; environmental 
D)  observable; unobservable

Theresa is 24 weeks pregnant and has gone into early labour.The fetus ___.

Describe Levinson's stage of early adulthood.

Provide an example of how young children's lack of conservation can be measured.

If a trait that is expressed in the phenotype is heterozygous and discrete,what do we then know for sure about that trait?

Which of the following statements best describes infant brain development?

What type of research design attempts to combine the cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches? What is the primary advantage of this design?

The difference between a qualitative and a quantitative shift in development is that a qualitative shift is a change _,while a quantitative shift is a change _.

In comparison to normal adult vision of 20/20,the acuity of the newborn's visual system is estimated to be ___.

Which of the following is an advantage of cross-sectional research?

Jamal is 8 months old.His mother leaves the room and leaves Jamal with another person for a few minutes.Jamal reacts strongly when his mother leaves the room,and when she returns,he goes to her,but then squirms to get away.Which of the following attachment styles describes Jamal?

If a fetus is naturally expelled from the uterus prior to the 20?? week of pregnancy,it is called a(n)___.

According to Kagan,what are two key aspects of temperament?

Personality is to _ as temperament is to _.

Students sometimes have difficulty deciding whether to go to college or go directly into the workforce after high school.Which of Erikson's stages is relevant to this issue?

Which of the following is NOT true about people in their 60s and 70s?

How did Gilligan re-interpret Kohlberg's findings on moral development?

Which of the following is true of parenting styles?

Which of the following developmental research designs would be the best to use if your goal was to assess age changes?

Elijah's mother has just given him a graham cracker.After he complains that he wanted two crackers because he is super hungry,his mother breaks his graham cracker into two pieces.Elijah is quite happy with this and is now satisfied he will have enough to eat.Elijah is demonstrating ___.

Genotype is to phenotype as _ is to _.

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Theresa is 24 weeks pregnant and has gone into early labour.The fetus ___.

Describe Levinson's stage of early adulthood.

Provide an example of how young children's lack of conservation can be measured.

If a trait that is expressed in the phenotype is heterozygous and discrete,what do we then know for sure about that trait?

Which of the following statements best describes infant brain development?

What type of research design attempts to combine the cross-sectional and longitudinal approaches? What is the primary advantage of this design?

The difference between a qualitative and a quantitative shift in development is that a qualitative shift is a change ___,while a quantitative shift is a change ___.

In comparison to normal adult vision of 20/20,the acuity of the newborn's visual system is estimated to be ___.

Which of the following is an advantage of cross-sectional research?

Jamal is 8 months old.His mother leaves the room and leaves Jamal with another person for a few minutes.Jamal reacts strongly when his mother leaves the room,and when she returns,he goes to her,but then squirms to get away.Which of the following attachment styles describes Jamal?

If a fetus is naturally expelled from the uterus prior to the 20?? week of pregnancy,it is called a(n)___.

According to Kagan,what are two key aspects of temperament?

Personality is to ___ as temperament is to ___.

Students sometimes have difficulty deciding whether to go to college or go directly into the workforce after high school.Which of Erikson's stages is relevant to this issue?

Which of the following is NOT true about people in their 60s and 70s?

How did Gilligan re-interpret Kohlberg's findings on moral development?

Which of the following is true of parenting styles?

Which of the following developmental research designs would be the best to use if your goal was to assess age changes?

Elijah's mother has just given him a graham cracker.After he complains that he wanted two crackers because he is super hungry,his mother breaks his graham cracker into two pieces.Elijah is quite happy with this and is now satisfied he will have enough to eat.Elijah is demonstrating ___.

Genotype is to phenotype as ___ is to ___.

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The difference between a qualitative and a quantitative shift in development is that a qualitative shift is a change _,while a quantitative shift is a change _.

Personality is to _ as temperament is to _.

Genotype is to phenotype as _ is to _.