Question 1

The formation of a strong bond of a newborn animal to the first moving object seen after birth is called

Accepted Answer

A)  bonding.
B)  attachment.
C)  assimilation.
D)  accommodation.
E)  imprinting.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

If 6-month-old Mikhail's development is normal, he can be expected to do all but which of the following?

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A)  Grasp a stationary object
B)  Sit without support
C)  Roll over
D)  Catch a moving object
E)  Bring an object into his field of viewF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 3

Describe the stages of prenatal development.

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There are three distinct phases of prena...

Question 4

Fifteen-year-old Mareek believes that other people are as interested in him as he is. This reflects which aspect of adolescent cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  imaginary audience
B)  personal fable
C)  animistic thinking
D)  formal operations
E)  centrationF) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Teratogens that damage the arms and legs are most likely to have an effect during which weeks of pregnancy?

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A)  weeks 1 and 2
B)  weeks 4 to 8
C)  weeks 10 to 12
D)  weeks 20 to 25
E)  weeks 30 to 32F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Who studied the process of imprinting in geese and other species?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Bowlby
B)  Harry Harlow
C)  Diana Baumrind
D)  Konrad Lorenz
E)  Mary AinsworthF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

What general term does Piaget use for the process of changing to function more effectively in responding to environmental challenges?

Accepted Answer

A)  equilibrium
B)  adaptation
C)  diffusion
D)  conservation
E)  habituationF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

Harriet is working on building a sense of independence and self-control. Generalizing from the theory of psychosocial development, Harriet is probably in which age group?

Accepted Answer

A)  infancy
B)  toddlerhood
C)  preschool
D)  middle childhood
E)  adolescenceF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 9

Shawn was born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Shawn's symptoms may include all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  flattened nose.
B)  missing extremities.
C)  underdeveloped upper jaw.
D)  widely spaced eyes.
E)  mental retardation.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 10

Psychologist Carol Gilligan argued that Lawrence Kohlberg's theory is biased against

Accepted Answer

A)  younger people.
B)  women.
C)  minorities.
D)  people from non-Western cultures.
E)  the elderly.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Which of the following best describes Erikson's concept of stagnation?

Accepted Answer

A)  ambition
B)  wisdom
C)  insecurity
D)  active
E)  self-absorptionF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

Which reflex may have had the survival value in ancestral times of preventing infants from falling as their mothers carried them around all day?

Accepted Answer

A)  the eyeblink reflex
B)  the palmar grasp reflex
C)  the Babinski reflex
D)  the rooting reflex
E)  the sucking reflexF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

A child who explains that putting his toys away is good because he will get a treat is at what level of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)  unconventional
B)  conventional
C)  preconventional
D)  postconventional
E)  preoperationalF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 14

Dontarius was born at thirty-one weeks of gestation with a birth weight of four pounds and twelve ounces. Dontarius is classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  premature.
B)  low birth weight.
C)  both premature and low birth weight.
D)  lacking the age of viability.
E)  having FAS.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Which pioneer of psychology characterized adolescence as a period of "storm and stress?"

Accepted Answer

A)  G. Stanley Hall
B)  Jean Piaget
C)  Lawrence Kohlberg
D)  Sigmund Freud
E)  Erik EriksonF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 16

Paula has recently dropped out of high school. She is not sure where she is headed in life, but school does not seem to be a part of it. She has started drinking and hanging around whoever has some alcohol. It sounds like Paula is in a state of

Accepted Answer

A)  menarche.
B)  inferiority.
C)  role diffusion.
D)  imaginary audience.
E)  ego despair.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic?

Accepted Answer

A)  enlarged penis
B)  enlarged testes
C)  enlarged uterus
D)  breast development
E)  menarcheF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

When two-week-old Carson's father strokes the baby's left cheek, Carson turns his head to the left. Carson's response is called the _______ reflex.

Accepted Answer

A)  sucking
B)  eyeblink
C)  Moro
D)  rooting
E)  BabinskiF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Research on parenting styles suggests that the most effective parenting style is

Accepted Answer

A)  authoritative.
B)  authoritarian.
C)  permissive.
D)  secure.
E)  assertive.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

All of the following are examples of teratogens EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  folic acid.
B)  lead.
C)  X-rays.
D)  mercury.
E)  infectious organisms.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Exam 9: Human Development

Which of the following is a secondary sex characteristic?

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Research on parenting styles suggests that the most effective parenting style is

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Who studied the process of imprinting in geese and other species?

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Which pioneer of psychology characterized adolescence as a period of "storm and stress?"

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What general term does Piaget use for the process of changing to function more effectively in responding to environmental challenges?

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If 6-month-old Mikhail's development is normal, he can be expected to do all but which of the following?

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Dontarius was born at thirty-one weeks of gestation with a birth weight of four pounds and twelve ounces. Dontarius is classified as

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Teratogens that damage the arms and legs are most likely to have an effect during which weeks of pregnancy?

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Which of the following best describes Erikson's concept of stagnation?

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Shawn was born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Shawn's symptoms may include all of the following EXCEPT

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A child who explains that putting his toys away is good because he will get a treat is at what level of moral development?

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Describe the stages of prenatal development.

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All of the following are examples of teratogens EXCEPT

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The formation of a strong bond of a newborn animal to the first moving object seen after birth is called

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Fifteen-year-old Mareek believes that other people are as interested in him as he is. This reflects which aspect of adolescent cognitive development?

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When two-week-old Carson's father strokes the baby's left cheek, Carson turns his head to the left. Carson's response is called the _______ reflex.

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Harriet is working on building a sense of independence and self-control. Generalizing from the theory of psychosocial development, Harriet is probably in which age group?

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Which reflex may have had the survival value in ancestral times of preventing infants from falling as their mothers carried them around all day?

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Paula has recently dropped out of high school. She is not sure where she is headed in life, but school does not seem to be a part of it. She has started drinking and hanging around whoever has some alcohol. It sounds like Paula is in a state of

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Psychologist Carol Gilligan argued that Lawrence Kohlberg's theory is biased against

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