Question 1

Thornton is easily upset, moody, and aggressive.He does not communicate well with peers or adults.According to Baumrind, it is MOST likely that his parents are engaged in ________ parenting.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding menopause?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the cessation of one's menstrual cycles. 
B) It typically occurs between 45 and 55 years of age. 
C) It is the result of decreases in estrogen production. 
D) It is strongly associated with severe mood swings, depression, and loss of sexual interest.

Question 3

At birth, your head was about ________ the size of your total body.As an adult, however, your head is more like ________ of your total size!

Accepted Answer

A) one-third; one-tenth 
B) one-quarter; one-eight 
C) two-thirds; one-sixth 
D) one-tenth; one-twelfth

Question 4

Eric is demanding and disobedient, has no respect for the property or rights of others, and is impulsive, immature, and out of control.According to Baumrind, it is MOST likely that his parents are engaged in ________ parenting.

Accepted Answer

A) abusive 
B) authoritarian 
C) authoritative 
D) permissive-indulgent

Question 5

According to the ________ concept, children become less egocentric as they begin to understand that other people have different thoughts and feelings than they do.

Accepted Answer

A) operations 
B) individuation 
C) empathy 
D) mind

Question 6

If you believe that your personality is developed early and that childhood traits can be used to predict one's adult personality, then you believe in ________.

Accepted Answer

A) continuity 
B) staging 
C) stability 
D) maturation

Question 7

________ parents set firm limits, encourage increasing levels of responsibility, and are sensitive and caring toward their children, while ________ parents value unquestioning obedience and mature responsibility, and remain detached and aloof from their children.

Accepted Answer

A) Democratic; dictatorial 
B) Authoritative; authoritarian 
C) Democratic; authoritative 
D) Permissive; nonpermissive

Question 8

The type of developmental research that is most susceptible to cohort effects is the ___ method.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The type of developmental research that is...

Question 9

Thomas believes he is uniquely invulnerable to the consequences of drinking and driving.His thinking reflects ________.

Accepted Answer

A) the imaginary audience 
B) the optimism of ignorance 
C) the personal fable 
D) adolescent psychopathology

Question 10

Which of the following results support the idea that infants acquire object permanence earlier than Piaget suggested?

Accepted Answer

A) 3-month-old infants will gaze longer than 2-month-old infants at an object that has reappeared from behind a screen occluding it. 
B) 3-month-old infants will gaze shorter than 2-month-old infants at an object that has reappeared from behind a screen occluding it. 
C) 3-month-old infants will show no interest in an object that reappeared from behind a screen occluding it. 
D) Neither 3- nor 2-month old infants will show any interest in an object for more than a few seconds.

Question 11

If a psychologist wanted to compare a group of 6-year-old children to a group of 10-year-old children at the same time on recognition memory performance, the psychologist would use the ________ method of data collection.

Accepted Answer

A) cross-sectional 
B) naturalistic observation 
C) longitudinal 
D) cohort

Question 12

Cognitive structures that are like "blueprints" for organizing our interactions with the environment are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) data points 
B) thoughts 
C) schemas 
D) concepts

Question 13

________ was one of the first scientists to theorize that intellectual growth occurs in distinct stages, motivated by an innate need to know.

Accepted Answer

A) Baumrind 
B) Beck 
C) Piaget 
D) Elkind

Question 14

A strong emotional bond with special others that endures over time is called attachment.This can occur between a child and _________.

Accepted Answer

A) only her parents 
B) only one or more siblings 
C) peers 
D) any person who is special to the child

Question 15

The fact that participants in this type of research may drop out over time, leaving behind a "self-selected" sample, means that the researcher may have a problem generalizing the results to a larger population of people.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Assad and Juana believe in stimulating their new baby's senses by playing and singing to her.They also believe it is important to reinforce her curiosity and her attempts to interact with them verbally.It is MOST likely that Assad and Juana believe that ________ is the major contributor to their child's development.

Accepted Answer

A) nurture 
B) sensation training 
C) nature 
D) maturation

Question 17

Accommodation occurs when new information ________.

Accepted Answer

A) is used "as is" 
B) fits into an existing schema 
C) results in adjusting old or creating new schemas 
D) is taken in and used

Question 18

Which of the following behaviors is NOT influenced by culture?

Accepted Answer

A) 15-year-old Chou is cooperative and respectful toward his grandparents. 
B) 5-year-old Kim believes that her father is just showing his love and concern when he beats her with a belt for not completing her chores. 
C) 16-year-old Brant enjoys lively debates with his history teacher. 
D) 17-month-old Zahra tried to climb the stairs and fell off the first step.

Question 19

Any factor that causes damage or fetal death during prenatal development is called a(n)___.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Any factor that causes damage or fetal...

Question 20

If a child refers to a pig as a "doggie," that child is ________ the pig into an existing cognitive structure.

Accepted Answer

A) encompassing 
B) assimilating 
C) operationalizing 
D) accommodating

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