Question 1

According to Piaget,at what stage would a child come to understand conservation,reversibility,and cause and effect?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

According to a 2008 government sponsored review,the most frequent danger that teenagers face on the Internet is

Accepted Answer

A) pornography. 
B) predatory adults. 
C) sexting. 
D) bullying. 
A) pornography. 
B) predatory adults. 
C) sexting. 
D) bullying.

Question 3

The fundamental sense of being male or female,independent of whether you conform to the social rules of gender,is called

Accepted Answer

A) gender typing. 
B) gender identity. 
C) gender schema. 
D) gender development. 
A) gender typing. 
B) gender identity. 
C) gender schema. 
D) gender development.

Question 4

During Erikson's stage of _______________,a person must learn to be independent about his actions.

Accepted Answer

A) trust versus mistrust 
B) ego integrity versus despair 
C) autonomy versus shame and doubt 
D) generativity versus stagnation 
A) trust versus mistrust 
B) ego integrity versus despair 
C) autonomy versus shame and doubt 
D) generativity versus stagnation

Question 5

The choices a pregnant woman makes can affect the health and life of her child.Name five harmful influences to a growing fetus.

Accepted Answer

Rubella,radiation and toxic ch

Question 6

What are Erikson's eight stages of psychological development?

Accepted Answer

(1)Trust versus mistrust, (2)autonomy ve

Question 7

According to the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey,today's teenagers are more liberal than their parents were at their age.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Menarche is defined as the onset of menstruation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Mary Ainsworth observed that securely attached infants

Accepted Answer

A) do not seem to care when the mother leaves the room and do not seek her out on her return. 
B) protest loudly when the mother leaves but resist contact with her when she returns. 
C) cry or protest if the mother leaves the room and welcome her back when she returns. 
D) are not concerned upon separation,but cry to be picked up and held on her return. 
A) do not seem to care when the mother leaves the room and do not seek her out on her return. 
B) protest loudly when the mother leaves but resist contact with her when she returns. 
C) cry or protest if the mother leaves the room and welcome her back when she returns. 
D) are not concerned upon separation,but cry to be picked up and held on her return.

Question 10

Which of the following is true regarding risk factors related to fathers?

Accepted Answer

A) Babies of men exposed to workplace chemicals are more likely to be miscarried. 
B) Babies of young fathers have an increased probability of autism. 
C) Fathers under the age of 25 have three times the risk of conceiving a child who develops schizophrenia as do fathers over the age of 50. 
D) There is an increased risk that the babies of teenaged fathers will be bipolar. 
A) Babies of men exposed to workplace chemicals are more likely to be miscarried. 
B) Babies of young fathers have an increased probability of autism. 
C) Fathers under the age of 25 have three times the risk of conceiving a child who develops schizophrenia as do fathers over the age of 50. 
D) There is an increased risk that the babies of teenaged fathers will be bipolar.

Question 11

Laytoya is trying to convince her friend that Noam Chomsky's theory of language development is correct.Which piece of evidence is she likely to cite to support her claim?

Accepted Answer

A) Children in different cultures go through very different stages of linguistic development. 
B) Infants as young as 7 months can derive simple linguistic rules from a string of sounds. 
C) Many languages sound very different. 
D) Deaf children who are not exposed to adult language cannot communicate at all. 
A) Children in different cultures go through very different stages of linguistic development. 
B) Infants as young as 7 months can derive simple linguistic rules from a string of sounds. 
C) Many languages sound very different. 
D) Deaf children who are not exposed to adult language cannot communicate at all.

Question 12

Explain the ways in which children can understand far more than Piaget gave them credit for.Include in your essay the research on babies' responses to "impossible" and "possible" events.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 13

Ruth's parents frequently slap and spank her when she misbehaves.When they want her to do something,instead of asking her nicely,they bully her into doing it.Ruth is most likely to

Accepted Answer

A) develop a strong sense of moral feelings. 
B) be impulsive,unmotivated,and irresponsible. 
C) confess rather than lie when she misbehaves. 
D) have reduced empathy for others and behave more aggressively. 
A) develop a strong sense of moral feelings. 
B) be impulsive,unmotivated,and irresponsible. 
C) confess rather than lie when she misbehaves. 
D) have reduced empathy for others and behave more aggressively.

Question 14

What is meant by "parentese"? What seems to be its purpose? What have researchers discovered when they have observed parent-infant language throughout the world?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 15

Seku really wants to play video games,but his mother tells him he needs to practice piano.By agreeing to practice,Seku is demonstrating

Accepted Answer

A) self-regulation. 
B) induction. 
C) conscience. 
D) power assertion. 
A) self-regulation. 
B) induction. 
C) conscience. 
D) power assertion.

Question 16

In Piaget's theory,the process of modifying existing cognitive structures in response to experience and new information is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Philip is technically considered an adolescent.Therefore,he must be between

Accepted Answer

A) age 13 and age 19. 
B) grade school and college. 
C) puberty and adulthood. 
D) high school and marriage. 
A) age 13 and age 19. 
B) grade school and college. 
C) puberty and adulthood. 
D) high school and marriage.

Question 18

How did Margaret and Harry Harlow first demonstrate the importance of contact comfort in the formation of attachment relationships?

Accepted Answer

Raising infant rhesus monkeys with two k

Question 19

Behavioral and social-cognitive learning theorists generally believe that gender socialization begins

Accepted Answer

A) at the moment of a child's birth. 
B) when the child comprehends speech. 
C) when children label themselves boys or girls. 
D) when children have developed a secure gender identity. 
A) at the moment of a child's birth. 
B) when the child comprehends speech. 
C) when children label themselves boys or girls. 
D) when children have developed a secure gender identity.

Question 20

After greeting her relatives at the airport,Joey's mother leaves him with his grandma and gets the luggage.Eight-month-old Joey becomes fearful of the stranger holding him and he begins to wail.This distress would be an example of

Accepted Answer

A) insecure attachment. 
B) separation anxiety. 
C) avoidant attachment. 
D) sensorimotor thinking. 
A) insecure attachment. 
B) separation anxiety. 
C) avoidant attachment. 
D) sensorimotor thinking.

According to Piaget,at what stage would a child come to understand conservation,reversibility,and cause and effect?

According to a 2008 government sponsored review,the most frequent danger that teenagers face on the Internet is

The fundamental sense of being male or female,independent of whether you conform to the social rules of gender,is called

During Erikson's stage of _______________,a person must learn to be independent about his actions.

The choices a pregnant woman makes can affect the health and life of her child.Name five harmful influences to a growing fetus.

What are Erikson's eight stages of psychological development?

According to the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey,today's teenagers are more liberal than their parents were at their age.

Menarche is defined as the onset of menstruation.

Mary Ainsworth observed that securely attached infants

Which of the following is true regarding risk factors related to fathers?

Laytoya is trying to convince her friend that Noam Chomsky's theory of language development is correct.Which piece of evidence is she likely to cite to support her claim?

Explain the ways in which children can understand far more than Piaget gave them credit for.Include in your essay the research on babies' responses to "impossible" and "possible" events.

Ruth's parents frequently slap and spank her when she misbehaves.When they want her to do something,instead of asking her nicely,they bully her into doing it.Ruth is most likely to

What is meant by "parentese"? What seems to be its purpose? What have researchers discovered when they have observed parent-infant language throughout the world?

Seku really wants to play video games,but his mother tells him he needs to practice piano.By agreeing to practice,Seku is demonstrating

In Piaget's theory,the process of modifying existing cognitive structures in response to experience and new information is called

Philip is technically considered an adolescent.Therefore,he must be between

How did Margaret and Harry Harlow first demonstrate the importance of contact comfort in the formation of attachment relationships?

Behavioral and social-cognitive learning theorists generally believe that gender socialization begins

After greeting her relatives at the airport,Joey's mother leaves him with his grandma and gets the luggage.Eight-month-old Joey becomes fearful of the stranger holding him and he begins to wail.This distress would be an example of

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Exam 3: Development Over the Life Span

According to Piaget,at what stage would a child come to understand conservation,reversibility,and cause and effect?

According to a 2008 government sponsored review,the most frequent danger that teenagers face on the Internet is

The fundamental sense of being male or female,independent of whether you conform to the social rules of gender,is called

During Erikson's stage of _______________,a person must learn to be independent about his actions.

The choices a pregnant woman makes can affect the health and life of her child.Name five harmful influences to a growing fetus.

What are Erikson's eight stages of psychological development?

According to the National Youth Risk Behavior Survey,today's teenagers are more liberal than their parents were at their age.

Menarche is defined as the onset of menstruation.

Mary Ainsworth observed that securely attached infants

Which of the following is true regarding risk factors related to fathers?

Laytoya is trying to convince her friend that Noam Chomsky's theory of language development is correct.Which piece of evidence is she likely to cite to support her claim?

Explain the ways in which children can understand far more than Piaget gave them credit for.Include in your essay the research on babies' responses to "impossible" and "possible" events.

Ruth's parents frequently slap and spank her when she misbehaves.When they want her to do something,instead of asking her nicely,they bully her into doing it.Ruth is most likely to

What is meant by "parentese"? What seems to be its purpose? What have researchers discovered when they have observed parent-infant language throughout the world?

Seku really wants to play video games,but his mother tells him he needs to practice piano.By agreeing to practice,Seku is demonstrating

In Piaget's theory,the process of modifying existing cognitive structures in response to experience and new information is called

Philip is technically considered an adolescent.Therefore,he must be between

How did Margaret and Harry Harlow first demonstrate the importance of contact comfort in the formation of attachment relationships?

Behavioral and social-cognitive learning theorists generally believe that gender socialization begins

After greeting her relatives at the airport,Joey's mother leaves him with his grandma and gets the luggage.Eight-month-old Joey becomes fearful of the stranger holding him and he begins to wail.This distress would be an example of

What Is Psychology

Theories of Personality

Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Psychological Disorders

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Emotion, Stress, and Health

The Major Motives of Life: Food, Love, Sex, and Work

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