Question 1

A nurse and her husband come upon an accident late at night. While her husband stays with the accident victims and calls for help, the nurse breaks the window on the door of a nearby drugstore to get the supplies she needs to help these victims before the ambulance gets there. When the police arrive, she tells them what she did and offers to pay for the window and supplies. Which level of moral development is the nurse exhibiting?

Accepted Answer

A) postconventional 
B) preconventional 
C) conventional 
D) postformal

Question 2

Psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg held that we clarify our moral values

Accepted Answer

A) by receiving reinforcement for acceptable behavior and punishment for misbehavior. 
B) through thinking and reasoning. 
C) by resolving the psychosocial dilemmas of adolescence. 
D) through the identification with one's same-sex parent.

Question 3

Within the nucleus of every human cell are 46 thread-like structures that hold the coded instructions of heredity. These 46 structures are called

Accepted Answer

A) gametes. 
B) DNA organic acids. 
C) chromosomes. 
D) genes.

Question 4

Regarding her research on moral development, Carol Gilligan believes that male psychologists have, for the most part, defined moral maturity in terms of

Accepted Answer

A) justice and autonomy. 
B) caring and relationships. 
C) power and physical dominance. 
D) a mixture of common sense and logistics.

Question 5

Because of work pressures, Marian experienced a great deal of stress during her pregnancy. Due to this stress, Marian's baby

Accepted Answer

A) may be a smaller, weaker baby at birth. 
B) may develop severe learning disabilities. 
C) will have a higher risk of autism. 
D) will not have a higher risk of any physical or mental problems.

Question 6

Chandra has found a high quality day care that meets all her criteria. Chandra can expect

Accepted Answer

A) an adverse effect on her child's attachment to her. 
B) negative effects in the development of cognitive skills and language abilities. 
C) a better relationship between herself and her child. 
D) the creation of behavior problems that did not exist beforehand.

Question 7

According to Erikson, failure to resolve a psychosocial dilemma or crisis at a particular life stage

Accepted Answer

A) causes a person to become psychotic. 
B) leads to a person developing antisocial tendencies. 
C) makes it harder for the person to deal with the later crises. 
D) causes a person to become fixated at this stage leading to anxiety and repression.

Question 8

At 20 months, Katy says "pah-getty" (spaghetti)whenever she wants to eat and says "milk" when she wants something to drink. She also calls her mother "Mama" and her father "Dada" and her cat "Kitty." Katy is most likely in which stage of language development?

Accepted Answer

A) cooing 
B) babbling 
C) telegraphic 
D) single-word

Question 9

Thought that is self-centered and fails to consider the viewpoints of others is called __________ thought.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Thought that is self-centered and fails to...

Question 10

If an unborn child is exposed to X-rays, PCBs, or drugs taken by the mother, the child could be born with a

Accepted Answer

A) genetic defect. 
B) congenital problem. 
C) cephalocaudal pattern problem. 
D) proximodistal pattern problem.

Question 11

According to research on attachment, infants who were securely attached during infancy

Accepted Answer

A) showed more fearfulness in preschool. 
B) were overly dependent on their teachers in preschool. 
C) showed more curiosity and problem-solving ability in preschool. 
D) exhibited poor peer relations in preschool.

Question 12

Carol Gilligan deserves credit for identifying a second major way in which moral choices are made, which involves the ethic of

Accepted Answer

A) justice. 
B) caring. 
C) common sense. 
D) autonomy.

Question 13

When a psychologist describes the reciprocal influences between parent and child, the psychologist is stating that

Accepted Answer

A) a child's temperament plays the most important role in development. 
B) parenting behavior plays the most important role in development. 
C) there is an interaction between a child's temperament and parenting behaviors. 
D) the nature-nurture controversy will never be resolved.

Question 14

Dianne is a psychologist who is interested in the progressive changes that people show in their physical, cognitive, emotional, and social abilities from conception to death. Dianne is most likely a __________ psychologist.

Accepted Answer

A) social 
B) behavioral 
C) comparative 
D) developmental

Question 15

When presented with "The Porcupine and the Moles" story, the boys in Gilligan's study tended to use an ethic of

Accepted Answer

A) justice. 
B) caring. 
C) common sense. 
D) divergency.

Question 16

How one deals with the inevitable slow declines in health during adulthood strongly influences that adult's

Accepted Answer

A) number of friendships. 
B) identity and career goals. 
C) creativity and productivity. 
D) degree of life satisfaction.

Question 17

Julie's friend Lynda is undergoing chemotherapy. While Julie is visiting Lynda at the hospital, Lynda screams at Julie to "leave the room and never come back." According to Kübler-Ross, Lynda's behavior toward Julie is part of which emotional reaction to death and dying?

Accepted Answer

A) anger 
B) denial and isolation 
C) bargaining 
D) depression

Question 18

According to Arnett, a new social status or age period now stretches from the late teens to the mid-twenties during which young people take longer to settle into their adult roles. This new age period is referred to as __________ adulthood.

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Arnett, a new social status...

Question 19

Which parenting style tends to produce resilient children who are also independent, competent, self-controlled, assertive, and inquiring?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Madge and Randle have worked through the stresses of child-rearing. Now their youngest child is leaving home and moving to her new job in another state. Madge and Randle are

Accepted Answer

A) entering the stage known as emerging adulthood. 
B) considered mid-life twixters. 
C) experiencing ageism. 
D) considered empty nesters.

Exam 3: Human Development