Question 1

Physical exercise helps maintain the ________ protecting the ends of chromosomes.

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A)   telomeres
B)   myelin
C)   amygdala
D)   hippocampusE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Evidence that easy,relaxed infants develop secure attachments more readily than difficult,emotionally intense babies would illustrate the importance of

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A)   egocentrism.
B)   temperament.
C)   conservation.
D)   object permanence.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 3

Mistakenly assuming that the instructions for assembling a model ship would be clear to your brother because they are clear to you best illustrates

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

Question 4

Authoritarian parents are especially likely to be

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A)   coercive.
B)   confrontive.
C)   unrestraining.
D)   trusting.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Young children who more consistently delay gratification on marshmallow-like tests are best described as more

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A)   socially dependent.
B)   self-controlled.
C)   anxious.
D)   self-disclosing.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 6

Second graders who ________ while doing math problems grasped third-grade math better the following year.

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A)   muttered to themselves
B)   physically exercised
C)   closed their eyes
D)   listened to musicE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Compared with their counterparts of 30 years ago,American men today are marrying

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A)   at a younger age and American women are marrying at an older age.
B)   at an older age and American women are marrying at a younger age.
C)   at an older age and American women are marrying at an older age.
D)   at a younger age and American women are marrying at a younger age.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

The zygote attaches to the uterine wall of the pregnant mother ________ after conception.

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A)   2 days
B)   5 days
C)   10 days
D)   2 monthsE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

As adults grow older,they are most likely to show a decline in their ability to remember

Accepted Answer

A)   nonsense syllables.
B)   musical lyrics.
C)   famous people.
D)   practical skills.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 10

Infants stare longer than usual at unexpected events such as a ball stopping in midair.This suggests that Piaget

Accepted Answer

A)   overestimated the continuity of cognitive development.
B)   underestimated the cognitive capacities of infants.
C)   overestimated the impact of culture on infant intelligence.
D)   underestimated the impact of object permanence on infant attachment.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Substantial prenatal stress exposure puts a child at increased risk of

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A)   obesity.
B)   heart disease.
C)   psychiatric disorders.
D)   all of these outcomes.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 12

Jake is a senior in high school and is planning his college career.He has picked a major,selected several universities to apply to,and has a list of scholarships he would like to apply for as well.He would also like to live on campus his freshman year.His ability to make these long-term plans is in part the responsibility of

Accepted Answer

A)   pubertal development.
B)   selective pruning of neurons.
C)   limbic system development.
D)   frontal lobe development and myelination.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Which of the following factors contributes most positively to the development of secure attachment between human infants and their mothers?

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A)   egocentrism
B)   responsive parenting
C)   stranger anxiety
D)   authoritarian disciplineE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Adolescents' sense of what's fair is most likely to change from simple equality to what's proportional to merit when they achieve

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A)   formal operations.
B)   menarche.
C)   preconventional morality.
D)   an identity.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

Remembering things one can no longer perceive is most clearly an indication of

Accepted Answer

A)   assimilation.
B)   basic trust.
C)   egocentrism.
D)   object permanence.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Many of the outer cells of the zygote become the

Accepted Answer

A)   fetus.
B)   embryo.
C)   placenta.
D)   brainstem.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Jessica acts so differently with her parents than with her girlfriends that she often thinks her personality is completely phony.Erik Erikson would have suggested that Jessica is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)   delay of gratification.
B)   stagnation.
C)   role confusion.
D)   generativity.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

To most adults,the answer to "Who are you?" depends a great deal on the answer to "What do you do?," that is on their

Accepted Answer

A)   work.
B)   hobbies.
C)   music preferences.
D)   family.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

The best evidence that newborns possess visual memory capabilities comes from research on

Accepted Answer

A)   epigenetic effects.
B)   infant reflexes.
C)   prenatal development.
D)   habituation.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Samantha wants to learn about how people change and stay the same throughout the life span.She is most interested in the developmental issue of

Accepted Answer

A)   nature and nurture.
B)   continuity and stages.
C)   predictability and unpredictability.
D)   stability and change.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Exam 4: Developing Through the Life Span

Which of the following factors contributes most positively to the development of secure attachment between human infants and their mothers?

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Many of the outer cells of the zygote become the

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Evidence that easy,relaxed infants develop secure attachments more readily than difficult,emotionally intense babies would illustrate the importance of

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To most adults,the answer to "Who are you?" depends a great deal on the answer to "What do you do?," that is on their

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Mistakenly assuming that the instructions for assembling a model ship would be clear to your brother because they are clear to you best illustrates

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Young children who more consistently delay gratification on marshmallow-like tests are best described as more

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Authoritarian parents are especially likely to be

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Physical exercise helps maintain the ________ protecting the ends of chromosomes.

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Infants stare longer than usual at unexpected events such as a ball stopping in midair.This suggests that Piaget

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As adults grow older,they are most likely to show a decline in their ability to remember

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Second graders who ________ while doing math problems grasped third-grade math better the following year.

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Jessica acts so differently with her parents than with her girlfriends that she often thinks her personality is completely phony.Erik Erikson would have suggested that Jessica is experiencing

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Substantial prenatal stress exposure puts a child at increased risk of

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The best evidence that newborns possess visual memory capabilities comes from research on

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Compared with their counterparts of 30 years ago,American men today are marrying

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Adolescents' sense of what's fair is most likely to change from simple equality to what's proportional to merit when they achieve

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Samantha wants to learn about how people change and stay the same throughout the life span.She is most interested in the developmental issue of

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The zygote attaches to the uterine wall of the pregnant mother ________ after conception.

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Remembering things one can no longer perceive is most clearly an indication of

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