Question 1

Children raised by ___ parents tend to be unhappy,have low self-esteem,and are often angry and aggressive.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Which of the following skills typically occurs at 11 months?

Accepted Answer

A)  sits alone 
B)  stands alone 
C)  stands holding furniture 
D)  crawls 
A)  sits alone 
B)  stands alone 
C)  stands holding furniture 
D)  crawls

Question 3

A sequential design is different from a longitudinal design in that the sequential design ___ and the longitudinal design ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  tests the same participants multiple times; tests each participant once 
B)  assesses different-aged participants multiple times; assesses same-aged participants multiple times 
C)  uses naturalistic observation; uses structured observation 
D)  requires very few participants; requires many participants 
A)  tests the same participants multiple times; tests each participant once 
B)  assesses different-aged participants multiple times; assesses same-aged participants multiple times 
C)  uses naturalistic observation; uses structured observation 
D)  requires very few participants; requires many participants

Question 4

Define motor skills and provide two examples.

Accepted Answer

ability to control b

Question 5

The observable manifestation of someone's genetic inheritance is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  phenotype. 
B)  genotype. 
C)  chromosomes. 
D)  alleles. 
A)  phenotype. 
B)  genotype. 
C)  chromosomes. 
D)  alleles.

Question 6

How long is the prenatal stage in human beings?

Accepted Answer

A)  9 months 
B)  6 months 
C)  4 months 
D)  1 month 
A)  9 months 
B)  6 months 
C)  4 months 
D)  1 month

Question 7

Which type of shifts in developmental growth suggest that a person abruptly and noticeably changes following the achievement of milestones?

Accepted Answer

A)  quantitative 
B)  maturation 
C)  endogenous 
D)  qualitative 
A)  quantitative 
B)  maturation 
C)  endogenous 
D)  qualitative

Question 8

The benefit of the Q-sort approach to determining attachment style is

Accepted Answer

A)  It can identify which children may need support. 
B)  It can be administered to groups of children rather than one at a time. 
C)  It does not use the Strange Situation, so it is not artificial. 
D)  It can predict future criminal behaviour. 
A)  It can identify which children may need support. 
B)  It can be administered to groups of children rather than one at a time. 
C)  It does not use the Strange Situation, so it is not artificial. 
D)  It can predict future criminal behaviour.

Question 9

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans possess?

Accepted Answer

The answer of How many pairs of chromosomes do humans...

Question 10

What pattern describes how myelination progresses?

Accepted Answer

A)  head-down 
B)  proximodistal 
C)  bottom-up 
D)  cephalocaudal 
A)  head-down 
B)  proximodistal 
C)  bottom-up 
D)  cephalocaudal

Question 11

Describe the last conflict that older adults face according to Erikson's theory?

Accepted Answer

Older adults must reconcile th

Question 12

Clara decided to NOT give up her cigarette habit during her pregnancy.She was going through too many other changes,and quitting would just add to her stress,and she would try to cut down.What might she see in her child because of cigarette smoking during pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia 
B)  a cleft lip 
C)  impulsiveness and over-activity 
D)  immune function problems 
A)  schizophrenia 
B)  a cleft lip 
C)  impulsiveness and over-activity 
D)  immune function problems

Question 13

Anyone who argues that development proceeds in stages is basically saying that development involves ___ changes and is ___.

Accepted Answer

A)  quantitative; continuous 
B)  qualitative; continuous 
C)  quantitative; discontinuous 
D)  qualitative; discontinuous 
A)  quantitative; continuous 
B)  qualitative; continuous 
C)  quantitative; discontinuous 
D)  qualitative; discontinuous

Question 14

What outcome occurs when individuals with heterozygous alleles express both of their parents' genes in their phenotype?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What outcome occurs when individuals with heterozygous...

Question 15

The difference between a critical period and a sensitive period is that with a critical period ___; with a sensitive period ___.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Primary sexual characteristics refer to changes in the reproductive organs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Tokiko is pregnant with her first child and is choosing paint colours for the nursery.Based on what you know about newborn colour vision,what colours would her baby likely see best?

Accepted Answer

A)  pale yellow 
B)  pink or blue 
C)  stark contrasting colours such as black and white 
D)  It does not matter as the baby will see all colours equally well. 
A)  pale yellow 
B)  pink or blue 
C)  stark contrasting colours such as black and white 
D)  It does not matter as the baby will see all colours equally well.

Question 18

What stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development do adolescents typically enter after age 11? Describe the capabilities of adolescents in that stage.

Accepted Answer

formal operational s

Question 19

What is true about the age of viability?

Accepted Answer

A)  It occurs in the embryonic stage. 
B)  It is the point at which the fetus starts to move. 
C)  It happens around the 20?? week of pregnancy. 
D)  It happens later for male embryos than for female embryos. 
A)  It occurs in the embryonic stage. 
B)  It is the point at which the fetus starts to move. 
C)  It happens around the 20?? week of pregnancy. 
D)  It happens later for male embryos than for female embryos.

Question 20

The field of developmental psychology has faced many key issues.Which of the following is NOT one of these issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  experimental versus correlational 
B)  nature versus nurture 
C)  critical and sensitive periods 
D)  qualitative versus quantitative shifts in development 
A)  experimental versus correlational 
B)  nature versus nurture 
C)  critical and sensitive periods 
D)  qualitative versus quantitative shifts in development

Children raised by ___ parents tend to be unhappy,have low self-esteem,and are often angry and aggressive.

Which of the following skills typically occurs at 11 months?

A sequential design is different from a longitudinal design in that the sequential design _ and the longitudinal design _.

Define motor skills and provide two examples.

The observable manifestation of someone's genetic inheritance is called the

How long is the prenatal stage in human beings?

Which type of shifts in developmental growth suggest that a person abruptly and noticeably changes following the achievement of milestones?

The benefit of the Q-sort approach to determining attachment style is

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans possess?

What pattern describes how myelination progresses?

Describe the last conflict that older adults face according to Erikson's theory?

Clara decided to NOT give up her cigarette habit during her pregnancy.She was going through too many other changes,and quitting would just add to her stress,and she would try to cut down.What might she see in her child because of cigarette smoking during pregnancy?

Anyone who argues that development proceeds in stages is basically saying that development involves _ changes and is _.

What outcome occurs when individuals with heterozygous alleles express both of their parents' genes in their phenotype?

The difference between a critical period and a sensitive period is that with a critical period _; with a sensitive period _.

Primary sexual characteristics refer to changes in the reproductive organs.

Tokiko is pregnant with her first child and is choosing paint colours for the nursery.Based on what you know about newborn colour vision,what colours would her baby likely see best?

What stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development do adolescents typically enter after age 11? Describe the capabilities of adolescents in that stage.

What is true about the age of viability?

The field of developmental psychology has faced many key issues.Which of the following is NOT one of these issues?

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Children raised by ___ parents tend to be unhappy,have low self-esteem,and are often angry and aggressive.

Which of the following skills typically occurs at 11 months?

A sequential design is different from a longitudinal design in that the sequential design ___ and the longitudinal design ___.

Define motor skills and provide two examples.

The observable manifestation of someone's genetic inheritance is called the

How long is the prenatal stage in human beings?

Which type of shifts in developmental growth suggest that a person abruptly and noticeably changes following the achievement of milestones?

The benefit of the Q-sort approach to determining attachment style is

How many pairs of chromosomes do humans possess?

What pattern describes how myelination progresses?

Describe the last conflict that older adults face according to Erikson's theory?

Clara decided to NOT give up her cigarette habit during her pregnancy.She was going through too many other changes,and quitting would just add to her stress,and she would try to cut down.What might she see in her child because of cigarette smoking during pregnancy?

Anyone who argues that development proceeds in stages is basically saying that development involves ___ changes and is ___.

What outcome occurs when individuals with heterozygous alleles express both of their parents' genes in their phenotype?

The difference between a critical period and a sensitive period is that with a critical period ___; with a sensitive period ___.

Primary sexual characteristics refer to changes in the reproductive organs.

Tokiko is pregnant with her first child and is choosing paint colours for the nursery.Based on what you know about newborn colour vision,what colours would her baby likely see best?

What stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development do adolescents typically enter after age 11? Describe the capabilities of adolescents in that stage.

What is true about the age of viability?

The field of developmental psychology has faced many key issues.Which of the following is NOT one of these issues?

Psychology Yesterday and Today

Psychology as a Science

Neuroscience

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Language and Thought

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

social Psychology

Stress,coping,and Health

Psychological Disorders

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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A sequential design is different from a longitudinal design in that the sequential design _ and the longitudinal design _.

Anyone who argues that development proceeds in stages is basically saying that development involves _ changes and is _.

The difference between a critical period and a sensitive period is that with a critical period _; with a sensitive period _.