Question 1

Discuss the various stages of prenatal development,including the age of the developing human and the major milestones of each stage.What are some possible things that could prevent the normal formation of organs and body structures?

Accepted Answer

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Question 2

Steve is role-playing the part of French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau in a debate with a classmate who is playing the role of British philosopher John Locke.Which view of development should Steve promote?

Accepted Answer

A) environmental 
B) empirical 
C) tabula rasa 
D) nativist

Question 3

Research has shown that infants are likely to pay attention when adults use exaggerated and high-pitched intonation.Which term best characterizes this type of vocalization?

Accepted Answer

A) telegraphic language. 
B) child-directed speech. 
C) infantile dialect. 
D) holophrastic phrases.

Question 4

How do you define morality? What claims did Piaget make? Describe Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning and Carol Gilligan's theory and state the differences between these two points of view.

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

What is one advantage of the longitudinal design?

Accepted Answer

A) the results can be generalized widely to various cohorts. 
B) data are not likely to be lost due to participant attrition. 
C) all participants have lived through the same socioeconomic period. 
D) demand characteristics can be minimized

Question 6

Developmental psychologists make a distinction between __________ age,the number of months or years since a person's birth,and __________ age,the age at which most people show the particular level of physical or mental development that is demonstrated.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Developmental psychologists make a distinction between __________...

Question 7

The visual systems of newborns are comparable to those of adults,with infants showing good sensitivity to contrast,visual acuity,colour discrimination,and depth perception almost immediately after birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

According to life span developmental theorists,a 30-year-old woman would likely be classified as being in the stage of late adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

James is 7 years old and appears much more attuned to the "scripts" for gender- appropriate behaviour than his older siblings.Why would this likely be the case?

Accepted Answer

A) James is in the early phase of the preoperational stage of development. 
B) James is establishing his own likes and dislikes. 
C) James is establishing his own gender identity. 
D) James is experiencing identity versus role confusion.

Question 10

Crystallized intelligence usually shows a greater decline than fluid intelligence as people become elderly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which parenting style is characterized by parents who apply discipline with little concern for their child's autonomy?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

According to the textbook,how do children learn word meanings?

Accepted Answer

A) The way in which children acquire word meanings is a topic of current debate. 
B) The absence of errors in children's language usage facilitates the acquisition of word meanings. 
C) Children develop hypotheses about what each new word might mean. 
D) The ability to acquire word meanings is genetically predetermined.

Question 13

A great deal of research supports the conclusion that the brain works differently as one ages.What do the changes in function reflect with respect to day-to-day cognitive activities?

Accepted Answer

A) compensation 
B) substitution 
C) accommodation 
D) sublimation

Question 14

A woman is celebrating her 77th birthday.If she is like most people nearing the end of her life,what perspective will she take?

Accepted Answer

A) She will look back at her life with satisfaction. 
B) She will look back over her life with despair. 
C) She will maintain the same priorities that she had as a young adult. 
D) She will spend less time considering the future.

Question 15

What does recent research on adolescence in Western society indicate?

Accepted Answer

A) feelings of a lack of control are nearly universal among adolescents. 
B) few adolescents report enjoying life or feeling happy most of the time. 
C) adolescence is a time of elevated stress for most young people. 
D) few adolescents experience inner turmoil,although they experience more extreme emotions.

Question 16

Accordiing to Noam Chomsky,how is grammar acquired?

Accepted Answer

A) children are born with mental structures that facilitate language acquisition. 
B) the role of parents in the explicit instruction of grammatical rules has been underestimated. 
C) motherese is an essential ingredient in the acquisition of grammar. 
D) children acquire complete grammatical structure due to well-formed input.

Question 17

Environmental factors such as malnutrition,infection,radiation,or drugs can prevent the normal formation of organs and body structures.Such factors are most likely to have adverse effects during the last few months of pregnancy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A 3-year-old loves sports.Her mom recently taught her how to catch a big beach ball and her dad is now teaching her how to catch a small tennis ball.At first,she tries to "surround" the tennis ball with her arms,the way she did the beach ball.Slowly,she learns to use just her hands.Which Piagetian concept best captures the girl's attempt to restructure her scheme?

Accepted Answer

A) egocentrism. 
B) centration. 
C) assimilation. 
D) accommodation.

Question 19

Maggie and Mark's new baby boy is very bold and uninhibited.He is rarely fearful of new situations and people,and he is very sociable with everyone.How will this child most likely behave as an adult?

Accepted Answer

A) bold and uninhibited. 
B) as sociable as the average person. 
C) more shy than bold. 
D) unpredictably.

Question 20

As a man ages,what is most likely to happen to his ability to hear?

Accepted Answer

A) High-frequency sounds will be the most difficult to hear. 
B) Low-frequency sounds will be the most difficult to hear. 
C) Hearing will deteriorate more rapidly than for a female of the same age. 
D) Hearing will deteriorate less rapidly than for a female of the same age.

Exam 11: A: Human Development Across the Life Span

Discuss the various stages of prenatal development,including the age of the developing human and the major milestones of each stage.What are some possible things that could prevent the normal formation of organs and body structures?

Steve is role-playing the part of French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau in a debate with a classmate who is playing the role of British philosopher John Locke.Which view of development should Steve promote?

Research has shown that infants are likely to pay attention when adults use exaggerated and high-pitched intonation.Which term best characterizes this type of vocalization?

How do you define morality? What claims did Piaget make? Describe Kohlberg's stages of moral reasoning and Carol Gilligan's theory and state the differences between these two points of view.

What is one advantage of the longitudinal design?

Developmental psychologists make a distinction between age,the number of months or years since a person's birth,and age,the age at which most people show the particular level of physical or mental development that is demonstrated.

The visual systems of newborns are comparable to those of adults,with infants showing good sensitivity to contrast,visual acuity,colour discrimination,and depth perception almost immediately after birth.

According to life span developmental theorists,a 30-year-old woman would likely be classified as being in the stage of late adulthood.

James is 7 years old and appears much more attuned to the "scripts" for gender- appropriate behaviour than his older siblings.Why would this likely be the case?

Crystallized intelligence usually shows a greater decline than fluid intelligence as people become elderly.

Which parenting style is characterized by parents who apply discipline with little concern for their child's autonomy?

According to the textbook,how do children learn word meanings?

A great deal of research supports the conclusion that the brain works differently as one ages.What do the changes in function reflect with respect to day-to-day cognitive activities?

A woman is celebrating her 77^th birthday.If she is like most people nearing the end of her life,what perspective will she take?

What does recent research on adolescence in Western society indicate?

Accordiing to Noam Chomsky,how is grammar acquired?

Environmental factors such as malnutrition,infection,radiation,or drugs can prevent the normal formation of organs and body structures.Such factors are most likely to have adverse effects during the last few months of pregnancy.

Maggie and Mark's new baby boy is very bold and uninhibited.He is rarely fearful of new situations and people,and he is very sociable with everyone.How will this child most likely behave as an adult?

As a man ages,what is most likely to happen to his ability to hear?