Question 1

Compared with teens and young adults,older adults experience ________ problems in their relationships and ________ attachment anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A)  more;less
B)  fewer;more
C)  more;more
D)  fewer;lessE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 2

When Tommy's mother hides his favorite toy under a blanket,he acts as though it no longer exists and makes no attempt to retrieve it.Tommy is clearly near the beginning of Piaget's ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor
B)  formal operational
C)  concrete operational
D)  preoperationalE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

According to Erikson,infancy is to trust as adolescence is to

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomy.
B)  identity.
C)  generativity.
D)  integrity.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Research on the perceptual abilities of newborns indicates that they

Accepted Answer

A)  see nothing for the first 12 hours.
B)  see only differences in brightness.
C)  recognize the outlines of objects but none of the details.
D)  look more at a face-like image.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 5

Older people are NOT increasingly susceptible to

Accepted Answer

A)  pneumonia.
B)  terminal decline.
C)  common cold viruses.
D)  accident risks.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Voski's capacity for abstract reasoning in his geometry class indicates that he is in the ________ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A)  concrete operational
B)  formal operational
C)  preconventional
D)  postconventionalE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 7

In emphasizing that heredity's effects on behavior depend on a person's home environment,psychologists are most clearly highlighting the importance of

Accepted Answer

A)  temperament.
B)  maturation.
C)  dizygotic development.
D)  nature-nurture interactions.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

Although Mr.Tong was obviously busy reading an absorbing novel,his 3-year-old daughter kept interrupting him with comments and questions about the TV cartoons she was watching.Before Mr.Tong becomes irritated with his daughter for being inconsiderate,he should be alerted to Piaget's concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  object permanence.
B)  conservation.
C)  egocentrism.
D)  accommodation.E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 9

By gradually sharing increasingly intimate information about their lives,Quince and Juanita developed a satisfying and committed romantic relationship.This best illustrates the value of

Accepted Answer

A)  generativity.
B)  the social clock.
C)  self-disclosure.
D)  chance encounters.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Noticeable physical and mental abnormalities are most likely to be associated with severe cases of

Accepted Answer

A)  infantile amnesia.
B)  role confusion.
C)  stranger anxiety.
D)  fetal alcohol syndrome.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Even though Ara was busy playing when her mother came to pick her up from her babysitter,she quickly ran to her mother,gesturing to be held.Ara most clearly showed signs of

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation.
B)  stranger anxiety.
C)  secure attachment.
D)  egocentrism.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Which theory would most likely suggest that children often take turns passing and shooting a basketball because they want to avoid having others angry at them,whereas adolescents often do so because they want to play the game the way it's supposed to be played?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erikson's psychosocial development theory
B)  Piaget's cognitive development theory
C)  Haidt's intuitionist theory
D)  Kohlberg's moral development theoryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

A segment of DNA that provides the code for creating protein molecules is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  schema.
B)  epigenetic mark.
C)  chromosome.
D)  gene.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Lev Vygotsky emphasized that giving children ________ provides them with a tool for advancing to higher levels of thinking.

Accepted Answer

A)  new words
B)  time-out periods
C)  a secure attachment
D)  a sense of object permanenceE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

A mother who is slow in responding to her infant's cries of distress is most likely to encourage

Accepted Answer

A)  conservation.
B)  insecure attachment.
C)  object permanence.
D)  egocentrism.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

Five-year-olds who were surprised to discover that a Band-Aid box contained pencils were able to anticipate their friend's false belief about the contents of the box.This best illustrates that the children had developed a

Accepted Answer

A)  secure attachment.
B)  conventional morality.
C)  theory of mind.
D)  concept of conservation.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

There is very little relationship between the age of an adult and his or her

Accepted Answer

A)  risk of life-threatening ailments such as cancer.
B)  ability to recall meaningless information.
C)  level of life satisfaction.
D)  risk of accidental physical injury.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 18

Compared with younger adults,older adults take ________ time to solve perceptual puzzles and ________ time to remember names.

Accepted Answer

A)  more;more
B)  less;less
C)  more;less
D)  less;moreE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 19

Adopted children grow up to be

Accepted Answer

A)  more self-giving than average.
B)  at less risk of psychological disorder than average.
C)  more unhappy than average.
D)  less aware of their unique personality traits than average.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

People's desire to punish wrongdoing is often driven mostly by automatic emotional reactions rather than by deliberate conscious calculations that punishment will deter crime and promote justice.This most clearly supports the ________ perspective on morality.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychosocial
B)  intuitionist
C)  postconventional
D)  concrete operationalE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 3: Developing Through the Life Span

Compared with teens and young adults,older adults experience ________ problems in their relationships and ________ attachment anxiety.

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Voski's capacity for abstract reasoning in his geometry class indicates that he is in the ________ stage of development.

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In emphasizing that heredity's effects on behavior depend on a person's home environment,psychologists are most clearly highlighting the importance of

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When Tommy's mother hides his favorite toy under a blanket,he acts as though it no longer exists and makes no attempt to retrieve it.Tommy is clearly near the beginning of Piaget's ________ stage.

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People's desire to punish wrongdoing is often driven mostly by automatic emotional reactions rather than by deliberate conscious calculations that punishment will deter crime and promote justice.This most clearly supports the ________ perspective on morality.

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Which theory would most likely suggest that children often take turns passing and shooting a basketball because they want to avoid having others angry at them,whereas adolescents often do so because they want to play the game the way it's supposed to be played?

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Lev Vygotsky emphasized that giving children ________ provides them with a tool for advancing to higher levels of thinking.

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Research on the perceptual abilities of newborns indicates that they

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By gradually sharing increasingly intimate information about their lives,Quince and Juanita developed a satisfying and committed romantic relationship.This best illustrates the value of

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There is very little relationship between the age of an adult and his or her

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Compared with younger adults,older adults take ________ time to solve perceptual puzzles and ________ time to remember names.

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A mother who is slow in responding to her infant's cries of distress is most likely to encourage

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Older people are NOT increasingly susceptible to

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Even though Ara was busy playing when her mother came to pick her up from her babysitter,she quickly ran to her mother,gesturing to be held.Ara most clearly showed signs of

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Five-year-olds who were surprised to discover that a Band-Aid box contained pencils were able to anticipate their friend's false belief about the contents of the box.This best illustrates that the children had developed a

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A segment of DNA that provides the code for creating protein molecules is called a(n)

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Although Mr.Tong was obviously busy reading an absorbing novel,his 3-year-old daughter kept interrupting him with comments and questions about the TV cartoons she was watching.Before Mr.Tong becomes irritated with his daughter for being inconsiderate,he should be alerted to Piaget's concept of

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According to Erikson,infancy is to trust as adolescence is to

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Noticeable physical and mental abnormalities are most likely to be associated with severe cases of

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Adopted children grow up to be

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