Question 1

By the age of nine months, most babies can distinguish male faces from female faces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

When infant rhesus monkeys were raised with an artificial "wire mother" and an artificial "cloth mother," they:

Accepted Answer

A)  avoided both mothers except when they were hungry. 
B)  would not eat or drink, and soon died. 
C)  would cling to the "cloth mother," especially when they were frightened or startled. 
D)  became attached to the artificial mother that supplied milk.

Question 3

Extreme turmoil and unhappiness during adolescence are the exception, not the rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Match each crisis with the stage in which it occurs.
-generativity vs. stagnation

Accepted Answer

A) Stage 1: Baby's first year 
B) Stage 2: The toddler years 
C) Stage 7: Middle adulthood 
D) Stage 4: The school years 
E) Stage 6: Young adulthood

Question 5

Match each name with the appropriate concept or theory.
-Mary Ainsworth

Accepted Answer

A) private speech 
B) object permanence 
C) strange situation test 
D) moral development 
E) contact comfort

Question 6

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person becomes capable of sexual reproduction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Researchers have found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  girls express stronger preferences for feminine toys than boys do for masculine toys. 
B)  girls' gender schemas are more rigid than are boys' gender schemas. 
C)  when girls behave like boys, the girls lose status. 
D)  when boys play with girls, the boys lose status.

Question 8

Children who have internalized a sense of right and wrong would be most likely to have parents who:

Accepted Answer

A)  give children the independence to do anything they want. 
B)  deprive the children of privileges until reasonable expectations are met. 
C)  give emotional support and teach children how to meet reasonable expectations. 
D)  actively prevent their children from falling into the wrong cliques at school.

Question 9

Janis sees a bat flying over the lake and says, "Birdie"! Her mother says, "That flies like a bird, Janis, but that is a bat." Janis begins pointing saying, "Bat! Bat! Bat!" Piaget would say that this is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  preoperational thought. 
B)  egocentric thinking. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  accommodation.

Question 10

All of the following factors promote the development of an insecure attachment EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  being a twin. 
B)  temperament. 
C)  parental rejection. 
D)  family stressors.

Question 11

A child in Piaget's preoperational stage of cognitive development will be able to:

Accepted Answer

A)  judge liquid by its quantity rather than by changes in its appearance. 
B)  understand that 2 × 6 = 12 is the reverse operation of 12 ÷ 2 = 6. 
C)  reason that the number of pennies stays the same whether spread out or stacked. 
D)  pretend to drink juice out of toy buckets in the sandbox.

Question 12

Babies become attached to their mothers because their mothers provide them with food and warmth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In what ways are the two- or three-word combinations spoken by a toddler similar to the speech found in a telegram?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In what ways are the two- or...

Question 14

Explain the ways in which a baby learns about the world during the sensorimotor stage. What are the major cognitive accomplishments of this stage?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the ways in which a baby...

Question 15

Match the definitions with the appropriate terms.
-A method of child rearing in which the parent appeals to the child's own abilities, sense of responsibility, and feelings for others in correcting the child's misbehaviour.

Accepted Answer

A) induction 
B) power assertion 
C) object permanence 
D) contact comfort 
E) conservation

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT related to resilience in children?

Accepted Answer

A)  easygoing temperament 
B)  support by caring adults 
C)  reactive temperament 
D)  such traits as self-efficacy and high self-esteem

Question 17

Time spent in good daycare has no effect on the security of a child's attachment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Before children can recognize that there are two sexes, they must develop a gender schema.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The authors note that many clinicians have difficulty accepting the results of studies showing the numbers of children who prove to be resilient, triumphing over early adverse experiences. Explain why this would occur. What information backs up the notion of resiliency?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The authors note that many clinicians have...

Question 20

Parents who use induction:

Accepted Answer

A)  deprive the children of privileges until reasonable expectations are met. 
B)  give children the independence to do anything they want. 
C)  give emotional support and teach children how to meet reasonable expectations. 
D)  also have high self-esteem and did well at school.

Exam 13: Development Over the Life Span

By the age of nine months, most babies can distinguish male faces from female faces.

When infant rhesus monkeys were raised with an artificial "wire mother" and an artificial "cloth mother," they:

Extreme turmoil and unhappiness during adolescence are the exception, not the rule.

Match each crisis with the stage in which it occurs. -generativity vs. stagnation

Match each name with the appropriate concept or theory. -Mary Ainsworth

Puberty is defined as the age at which a person becomes capable of sexual reproduction.

Researchers have found that:

Children who have internalized a sense of right and wrong would be most likely to have parents who:

Janis sees a bat flying over the lake and says, "Birdie"! Her mother says, "That flies like a bird, Janis, but that is a bat." Janis begins pointing saying, "Bat! Bat! Bat!" Piaget would say that this is an example of:

All of the following factors promote the development of an insecure attachment EXCEPT:

A child in Piaget's preoperational stage of cognitive development will be able to:

Babies become attached to their mothers because their mothers provide them with food and warmth.

In what ways are the two- or three-word combinations spoken by a toddler similar to the speech found in a telegram?

Explain the ways in which a baby learns about the world during the sensorimotor stage. What are the major cognitive accomplishments of this stage?

Match the definitions with the appropriate terms. -A method of child rearing in which the parent appeals to the child's own abilities, sense of responsibility, and feelings for others in correcting the child's misbehaviour.

Which of the following is NOT related to resilience in children?

Time spent in good daycare has no effect on the security of a child's attachment.

Before children can recognize that there are two sexes, they must develop a gender schema.

The authors note that many clinicians have difficulty accepting the results of studies showing the numbers of children who prove to be resilient, triumphing over early adverse experiences. Explain why this would occur. What information backs up the notion of resiliency?

Parents who use induction: