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Psy 101-Chapter 5
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1In Piaget’s stage of concrete operational intelligence, the child acquires an understanding of the principle of
- AConservation
- BDeduction
- CAttachment
- DObject permanence
2Piaget held that egocentrism is characteristic of the...
- ASensorimotor stage
- BPreoperational stage
- CConcrete operational stage
- DFormal operational stage
3Through natural selection, the traits that are most likely to be passed on to succeeding generations are those that contribute to...
- ATemperament
- BSurvival and reproduction
- CAggressiveness
- DSocial power
4The Harlow’s studies of attachment in monkeys showed that...
- AProvision of nourishment was the single most important factor motivating attachment
- BA cloth mother produced the greatest attachment response
- CWhether a cloth or wire mother was present mattered less than the presence or absence of other infants
- DAttachment in monkeys is based on imprinting
5According to Erikson, the central psychological challenges pertaining to adolescence, young adulthood, and middle age, respectively, are...
- AIntimacy; identity formation; generativity
- BGenerativity; intimacy; identity formation
- CIdentity formation; intimacy; generativity
- DIntimacy; generativity; identity formation
6Anxious-ambivalent (aka, pre-occupied) attached infants who are left by their mothers in an unfamiliar setting often will...
- ADisplay intense, prolonged distress, hold fast and cling to their mothers on their return
- BDisplay distress, but then quickly calm down and again explore the new surroundings confidently
- CBe indifferent toward their mothers on their return
- DDisplay little emotion at any time
7After their grown children have left home, most married couples experience...
- AThe distress of the empty nest syndrome
- BIncreased strain in their marital relationship
- CThe intense need and desire to have their children visit often
- DGreater happiness and enjoyment in their marital relationship
8A child can be born a drug addict because...
- ADrugs used by the mother will be passed into the child’s bloodstream
- BDrugs used by the mother create genetic defects in her chromosomes
- CAddiction is an inherited personality trait
- DThe fetus’ blood has not yet developed a resistance to drugs
9Newborns vigorously root for a nipple when...
- ATheir foot is tickled
- BThey hear a loud noise
- CTheir cheek is touched
- DThey make eye contact with their caregiver
10In terms of incidence, susceptibility to short-term illnesses _____ with age and susceptibility to long-term ailments ______ with age.
- ADecreases; increases
- BIncreases; decreases
- CIncreases; increases
- DDecreases; decreases
11The average age of one’s earliest conscious memory is...
- A3.5 years
- B6.5 years
- C1.5 years
- D6 months
12The cognitive ability that has been shown to decline for many during adulthood is the ability to...
- ARecall new information
- BRecognize new information
- CLearn meaningful new material
- DNone of the above
13Compared to when he was younger, 4-year-old Antonio is better able to empathize with his friend’s feelings. This growing ability to take another’s perspective indicates that Antonio is acquiring a...
- ASelf-concept
- BSchema
- CTemperament
- DTheory of mind
14Underlying Alzheimer’s disease is a deterioration in neurons that produce...
- AEpinephrine
- BMorphine
- CSerotonin
- DAcetylcholine
15In a 1998 movie, a young girl finds that a flock of geese follows her wherever she goes because she was the first “object” they saw after they were born. This is an example of...
- AConservation
- BImprinting
- CEgocentrism
- DGenerativity
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