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1Those who emphasize _____ over stability would suggest that the first two years of life provide a poor basis for predicting a person's eventual traits.
- AChange
- Bnothing
2The most immediate and direct function of the _____ reflex is the facilitation of food consumption.
- Arooting
- Bblank
3Mark thinks that language development over the life span requires a slow but steady shaping process. His belief is most directly relevant to the issue of:
- Acontinuity or stage development.
- Bblank
4You just found out that your sister conceived about seven days ago. You rush to find a book on pregnancy so that you can learn more about it. What will the book say is happening around the seventh day of pregnancy?
- AThe cells of the zygote are beginning to differentiate.
- Bblank
5Biological maturation is best reflected in which of the following?
- Astages
- Bblank
6A school psychologist works with a teenage student who has lower intelligence, is hyperactive, and has behavior problems. The psychologist suspects the student also has a problem with _____.
- Aalcholo
- BBlank
7Those who emphasize continuity over stages would choose which of the following as an example?
- AStudents learn new facts about history from taking a school course.
- Bblank
8Juan's son was just arrested for setting the school's outdoor shed on fire. Juan and his wife admitted to the police that their son has always had an aggressive streak. This example represents
- Athe stability side of the "stability and change" developmental issue.
- BBlank
9Concerning the stability and change developmental issue, our _____ is more predictable than our social attitudes.
- Atemperament
- Bblank
10You read about a woman who is seven months pregnant and has been reciting poems and singing to her fetus. Is she wasting her time?
- ANo, she is not wasting her time. Her baby can hear her and will likely recognize her voice immediately after birth.
- Bblank
11Due to complications from diabetes, Molly's pregnancy had to be terminated during the third month in order to save her life. She had the termination during the _____ stage of prenatal development.
- AFetus
- Bblank
12Research on _____'s theory indicates that development does not seem to progress exactly through the series of fixed steps as he indicated. In other words, there is doubt that we develop in neatly defined stages.
- AErikson
- BBlank
13All of the following represent biological maturation EXCEPT
- Avocabulary development.
- Bblank
14Delayed _____ is a trait that is associated with becoming more socially responsible and productive.
- Agratification
- BBlank
15The process of developing a sense of identity during adolescence was highlighted by:
- AErik Erikson's psychosocial development theory.
- BBlank
16_____ is to a girl's sexual development as _____ is to a boy's sexual development.
- AMenarche; spermarche
- BBlank
17Jeb believes that choosing to violate government laws is morally justifiable if it is done to protect the lives of innocent people. Lawrence Kohlberg would suggest that this illustrates ______ morality.
- Apostconventional
- BBlank
18According to Erik Erikson, one positive outcome of the struggle for identity is a comfortable sense of who one is and a developing capacity for:
- Aintimacy with others.
- Bblank
19Kevin is a tall and popular 16-year old. He is also starting to use alcohol. It is likely that Kevin matured at a(n) _____ age.
- Aearly
- Bblank
20Marcus has decided to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity this summer. He has come to realize that he is very lucky. He wants to give back to people who are not as fortunate. Marcus has probably reached the _____ stage of moral development.
- Apostconventional
- Bblannk
21John is a star basketball player on the high school team. He is very tall. He is also very popular with both boys and girls. John is more likely to be:
- Asexual active
- Bblank
22Malcolm was contemplating dropping out of high school when he was asked to enroll in a volunteer program. Every week he worked in a local daycare center, helping the children with their projects. The children appreciated his help. After a few months, it is likely that Malcolm will:
- Afeel better about himself and not drop out.
- Bblank
23Maura just celebrated her 25th anniversary at the company. She felt that her gold watch was just a meaningless trinket and was glad that she balanced her work with family life. According to the psychologist _____, Maura is in the stage of development called generativity vs. stagnation.
- AErikson
- Bblank
24Peter just retired from his job. He feels that his gold watch is just a meaningless trinket. He is sad that he spent so much time at work and missed important family events. Most likely Peter is struggling with issues of _____.
- Adespair
- Bblank
25Arthur is 68 years old and is sitting in his recliner reflecting on the mistakes he made in his life as well as the dreams that went unfulfilled. According to Erik Erikson, Arthur is in the stage of development called integrity vs. _____.
- Adespair
- Bblank
26Shannon is 15 years old. She has stopped going to church with her family. She does not agree with everything the church preaches. She doesn't understand how her parents still go every weekend, when they don't always practice their religion during the week. Shannon has become able to see the _____ in her parents' lives
- Ahypocrisy
- Bblank
27From ages _____ to _____, the brain's neural network is sprouting most rapidly in the _____ lobes.
- A3 to 6
- Bblank
28In Jean Piaget's account of the sensorimotor stage, children acquire a:
- Asense of object permanence.
- Bblank
29In the United States, about _____ percent of all babies are walking by age 11 months, 50 percent are walking within a week after their first birthday, and about 90 percent are walking by age 15 months.
- A25
- BBlank
30Two sealed, pyramid-shaped beakers contain what are clearly identical amounts of a liquid. However, a child suddenly judges them as holding different amounts of liquid after one beaker is inverted. The child apparently lacks a:
- Aconcept of conservation.
- Bblank
31Beginning at around _____ months, children may greet strangers by crying and reaching for their familiar caregivers.
- A8 month
- BBlank
32The local hospital has publicized for years that new parents should have their babies sleep on their backs and not their stomachs in order to reduce incidences of _____.
- Asids
- Bblank
3310-year old Marie is sad. She is crying. Her older brother Paul looks at her and then continues watching TV. Paul may be showing signs of _____.
- AAutism spectrum disorder
- Bhbhh
34"I don't care whether you want to wash the dishes; you will do so because I said so!" This statement is most representative of a(n) _____ parenting style.
- Ablank
- Bauthoritarian
35Hussein is concerned because he cannot remember events before he was about 4 years old. This is called infantile _____.
- Aamnesia
- Bblank
36Tommy was at the park with his father and excitedly pointed to the squirrel and exclaimed, "Kitty, kitty." His father pointed out that this was a squirrel, not a kitty. This best illustrates the process of:
- Aassimilation
- Bblank
373-year-old Adam happily explores the attractive toys located in the dentist's waiting room while his mother is in the room. However, if she briefly leaves and then returns, he will periodically go to her side for brief moments. Adam most clearly displays signs of:
- Asecure attachment.
- Byes
38Marissa resents the burden and constraints of caring for her infant daughter. She frequently ignores her daughter's cries for attention. As a consequence, her daughter is most likely to display signs of _____ attachment.
- Ainsecure
- Bno
39Hussein is concerned because he cannot remember events before he was about 4 years old. What is the most likely cause for this infantile amnesia?
- AHis hippocampus was not developed enough.
- Bbob
40After Nadia learned that penguins cannot fly, she had to modify her existing concept of birds. This best illustrates the process of:
- Aaccommodation.
- Byou
41Tommy was at the park with his father and excitedly pointed to the squirrel and exclaimed, "Kitty, kitty." His father pointed out that this was a squirrel, not a kitty. This best illustrates the process of _____.
- Aassimilation
- Bno
423-year old Sam is talking to his grandmother on the phone. He says, "Look what I got today." Sam's mom explains that his grandmother can't see him. Is Sam's mom wasting her time explaining?
- AYes, Sam has not developed a theory of mind yet.
- Bblock
43Two sealed, pyramid-shaped beakers contain what are clearly identical amounts of a liquid. However, a child suddenly judges them as holding different amounts of liquid after one beaker is inverted. The child apparently lacks a:
- Aconcept of conservation.
- Bnp
44A young child who sees a cow for the first time calls it a "doggie." This illustrates the process of:
- Aassimilation.
- Bblank
45A child's mental framework for interpreting reality becomes increasingly complex through the process of:
- Aaccommodation.
- Bblank
46A young child is shown two identical balls of clay. When one is rolled into a long rope, the child perceives it to contain more clay. This child is unable to understand:
- Aconservation
- Bblanking
47Lisa's incorrect responses to the checkers problem indicate that she is still in the ________ stage of cognitive development.
- Apreoperational
- BBlank
48Both Mike and Leah respond correctly to the waterjar problem. This illustrates that they have developed what Piaget calls:
- Areversible thinking.
- Bblanking
49This clip suggests that, in contrast to 7-year olds, 5-year-olds may believe that the volume of a liquid changes as its __________ changes.
- Aappearance
- Bblank
50For both children, the experimenter refers to the liquid in the containers as:
- Aapple juices
- Bblank
51This clip suggests that children master the principle of conservation of liquid between ages ____ and ____.
- A5,7
- Bjij
52The psychologist who popularized the notion that identity formation was the chief challenge of adolescence was:
- AErik Erikson.
- Bblank
53James Marcia built on Erikson's work by proposing that identity formation consists of exploration and:
- Acommitment.
- Bblank
54Eighteen-year-old Mae can't understand how her older brother could be so sure of his religious beliefs and the direction he wants his life to take. She has been reading about different faiths, but she certainly hasn't made up her mind about what she believes or what she would like to do with her life. Marcia would say that she is in the ________ category of identity formation.
- Amoratorium
- BBlank
55Adolescents who automatically adopt a view opposite to their parents without carefully considering their own opinions can be said to have formed a _______ identity.
- Anegative
- Bblank
56Researchers have found that diffusion and ________ are common in early adolescence.
- Aforeclosure
- Bblank
57 ___________________ are the body structures that make sexual reproduction possible.
- APrimary sex characteristics
- Bblank
58Early maturation in boys tends to produce boys who are:
- Amore self-assured, popular, and independent.
- Bblank
59Female breasts are to ___________ as male testes are to ___________.
- Asecondary sex characteristics; primary sex characteristics
- Bblank
60According to Kohlberg, those who develop an abstract level of reasoning, wherein they perceive basic ethical principles and the moral good as more important than their own self, have developed what is known as __________________.
- Aostconventional morality
- Bblank
61Mark believes that choosing to violate government laws is morally justifiable if it is done to protect the lives of innocent people. Kohlberg would suggest that this illustrates _____________ morality.
- Apostconventional
- Bblank
62Jarrud thinks he should obey his teachers only if they are carefully watching him. Kohlberg would suggest that Jarrud demonstrates a(n) ________ morality.
- Apreconventional
- Bblank
63According to Erikson, one positive outcome of the struggle for identity is a comfortable sense of who one is and a developing capacity for:
- Aintimacy with others.
- Bblank
64Erik Erikson proposed that at each stage of life we face a psychosocial task that needs resolution. The first task that infants wrestle with is:
- Atrust vs. mistrust.
- Bblank
65The period of adolescence is lengthening in industrialized cultures such as in Europe, the U.S., and Australia. Adolescents are taking more time to finish their education and establish careers. The average age at first marriage in the U.S. has increased more than four years since 1960, to _______ for men and _______ for
- A28,26
- Bklol
66Javier is 20 years old and still very much dependent on his parents. They are paying for his college tuition as well as his living expenses. He spends his school holidays at home with them. He is in the phase of life known as:
- Aemerging adulthood.
- Bloh
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- Quiz sobre Psych Final exam , criado por Neesha St. em 15-11-2015.
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