Question 1

According to a study that analyzed the exposure to six stressors among poor children and middle-income children in the United States, which of the following is a difference between children in poor families and children in middle-income families?

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A)   Unlike children in poor families, children in middle-income families were much more likely to separate from a parent.
B)   Unlike children in poor families, children in middle-income families were much less likely to have a peaceful home.
C)   Unlike children in middle-income families, children in poor families were much more likely to be exposed to violence.
D)   Unlike children in middle-income families, children in poor families were much less likely to be exposed to family turmoil.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 2

What are the three developmental patterns of aging? Explain the difference between them.

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The three developmental pathways of agin...

Question 3

According to Sigmund Freud, which of the following statements is true?

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A)   Children's social interaction with more-skilled adults and peers is indispensable to their cognitive development.
B)   Children go through four stages of cognitive development as they actively construct their understanding of the world.
C)   The primary motivation for human behavior is social in nature.
D)   People's basic personality is shaped during the first 5 years of their life.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Divya is 65 years old. She undergoes training and uses effective strategies to improve her memory. As a result, her memory does not decline but rather improves as she ages. According to Paul Baltes's view, which of the following aspects of the life-span perspective most likely explains the improvement in Divya's memory?

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A)   Development is plastic.
B)   Development is contextual.
C)   Development is multidirectional.
D)   Development is multidimensional.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

As people enter adolescence, they start focusing more time on romantic relationships and spend less time with friends as a result. This illustrates how development is

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A)   plastic.
B)   contextual.
C)   multidisciplinary.
D)   multidirectional.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 6

By age 51, most women enter menopause. This is an example of how a biological process can exert a ________influence on development.

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A)   normative history-graded
B)   nonnormative multidirectional
C)   normative age-graded
D)   nonnormative age-gradedE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 7

Who among the following is most likely taking the traditional approach to the study of development?

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A)   Daren who emphasizes developmental change throughout adulthood as well as childhood
B)   Nick who emphasizes extensive change in adulthood
C)   James who emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old age
D)   Gregory who emphasizes development as lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, multidisciplinary, and contextualE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of Urie Bronfenbrenner's environmental systems consists of the patterning of environmental events and transitions over the life course, as well as sociohistorical circumstances?

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A)   the mesosystem
B)   the chronosystem
C)   the macrosystem
D)   the exosystemE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which theorist proposed that psychosexual development occurs in the following five stages: the oral stage, the anal stage, the phallic stage, the latent stage, and the genital stage?

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Question 10

In the context of Laura Carstensen's view on life expectancy, which of the following statements is true?

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A)   There has been a remarkable decrease in the number of people living to an old age.
B)   The conception of work as a full-time endeavor ending in the early 60s is well suited for long lives.
C)   Science, technology, and behavioral changes have not kept pace with the increase in the number of people living to an old age.
D)   There should be a change from a world constructed mainly for the elderly to a world that is more compatible for young people.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Fernando believes that the presence or absence of certain experiences in life has a long-lasting influence on individuals. He further believes that there is rapid, innate learning that involves attachment to the first moving object seen and that this learning takes place at a critical period very early in the life of an animal. In this scenario, Fernando is most likely taking a(n)  ________ approach to human development.

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A)   behavioral
B)   ethological
C)   social cognitive
D)   psychoanalyticE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Kelly responds to her infant's needs in a consistent and timely way. When he is tired she puts him down for a nap, and when he is hungry she feeds him. Erikson would say that Kelly is helping her son to develop a sense of

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A)   autonomy.
B)   initiative.
C)   trust.
D)   integrity.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 13

What are the four important ethical issues that the APA research guidelines address? Name them and explain why they are important.

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1. Informed consent: Participants must k...

Question 14

A characteristic feature of information-processing psychologists is that they are most likely to

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A)   emphasize the influence of culture on development.
B)   emphasize that individuals manipulate information, monitor it, and strategize about it.
C)   state that individuals develop a gradually decreasing capacity for processing information.
D)   state that thinking does not constitute information processing.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 15

The concept of discontinuity is characterized by

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A)   qualitative change.
B)   quantitative change.
C)   collective change.
D)   measured change.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 16

According to Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory, a lifelong expectation that the world will be a good and pleasant place to live sets in during the ________ stage.

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A)   industry versus inferiority
B)   intimacy versus isolation
C)   initiative versus guilt
D)   trust versus mistrustE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

In Lorenz's view, imprinting needs to take place at a certain, very early time in the life of the animal, or else it will not take place. This period of time is called the

Accepted Answer

A)   receptive period.
B)   sensitive period.
C)   critical period.
D)   bonding period.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Define theory and hypothesis. Illustrate your answer with an example.

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A theory is an interrelated, coherent se...

Question 19

The cross-sectional approach to developmental research compares

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A)   various research methodologies.
B)   various developmental theories.
C)   individuals of different ages.
D)   individuals of different genders.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The ________ approach to the study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, especially during infancy, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old age.

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A)   prescriptive
B)   constructivist
C)   traditional
D)   evolutionaryE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Exam 1: Introduction

By age 51, most women enter menopause. This is an example of how a biological process can exert a ________influence on development.

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According to Erik Erikson's psychosocial theory, a lifelong expectation that the world will be a good and pleasant place to live sets in during the ________ stage.

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As people enter adolescence, they start focusing more time on romantic relationships and spend less time with friends as a result. This illustrates how development is

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A characteristic feature of information-processing psychologists is that they are most likely to

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Which of Urie Bronfenbrenner's environmental systems consists of the patterning of environmental events and transitions over the life course, as well as sociohistorical circumstances?

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What are the four important ethical issues that the APA research guidelines address? Name them and explain why they are important.

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The concept of discontinuity is characterized by

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What are the three developmental patterns of aging? Explain the difference between them.

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Kelly responds to her infant's needs in a consistent and timely way. When he is tired she puts him down for a nap, and when he is hungry she feeds him. Erikson would say that Kelly is helping her son to develop a sense of

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According to Sigmund Freud, which of the following statements is true?

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According to a study that analyzed the exposure to six stressors among poor children and middle-income children in the United States, which of the following is a difference between children in poor families and children in middle-income families?

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In the context of Laura Carstensen's view on life expectancy, which of the following statements is true?

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In Lorenz's view, imprinting needs to take place at a certain, very early time in the life of the animal, or else it will not take place. This period of time is called the

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The ________ approach to the study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, especially during infancy, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old age.

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Define theory and hypothesis. Illustrate your answer with an example.

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Who among the following is most likely taking the traditional approach to the study of development?

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Which theorist proposed that psychosexual development occurs in the following five stages: the oral stage, the anal stage, the phallic stage, the latent stage, and the genital stage?

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According to Sigmund Freud, which of the following statements is true?

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In the context of Laura Carstensen's view on life expectancy, which of the following statements is true?

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The ________ approach to the study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, especially during infancy, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old age.

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Define theory and hypothesis. Illustrate your answer with an example.

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Who among the following is most likely taking the traditional approach to the study of development?

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