Question 1

Exposure to X-rays during prenatal development is known to lead to several potential effects, including ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   cancer
B)   hyperactivity
C)   inhibition of bone growth
D)   deafness

Question 2

In the first few weeks of life, schemas are primarily ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   reflexive
B)   cognitive
C)   perceptual
D)   developmental

Question 3

Jasmine believes that personality is a trait that can change over time, whereas Silvis believes that once personality is established in childhood it is fixed for the rest of one's life. What issue of developmental psychology does this difference address?

Accepted Answer

A)   nature or nurture
B)   stability or change
C)   young or old
D)   continuity or stages

Question 4

Describe the strange situation experiment developed by Ainsworth, and list and describe the attachment styles identified via this approach.

Accepted Answer

The Strange Situation experiment, develo...

Question 5

Which of the following is a major area of theoretical discussion within the field of developmental psychology?

Accepted Answer

A)   nature or tabula rasa
B)   stability or change
C)   young or old
D)   early stages or later stages

Question 6

The correct order of the stages of pregnancy is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   fetal period, germinal period, embryonic period
B)   germinal period, fetal period, embryonic period
C)   germinal period, embryonic period, fetal period
D)   embryonic period, fetal period, germinal period

Question 7

The fact that we crawl before we walk and walk before we can run are examples of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the tabula rasa
B)   maturation
C)   critical periods
D)   an interactionist perspective

Question 8

Which of the following best describes a child's preoperational belief of animism?

Accepted Answer

A)   My daddy wants a pony for his birthday.
B)   If my ball is hidden behind the couch, it doesn't exist.
C)   My truck moves because I pushed it with my hands.
D)   The sun is shining because it is happy and smiling.

Question 9

Describe the moral reasoning someone at each of Kohlberg's stages would use for why the following statement is morally correct: "Cheating is wrong." What are some of the criticisms of Kohlberg's theory?

Accepted Answer

At each of Kohlberg's stages of moral re...

Question 10

The story of Genie, who is sometimes referred to as a "wild child," stresses the fact that there is an important role for which of the following in language development?

Accepted Answer

A)   maturation
B)   critical periods
C)   stages
D)   continuity

Question 11

Which of the following options is the smallest unit of heredity?

Accepted Answer

A)   a gene
B)   a chromosome
C)   a strand of DNA
D)   a strand of RNA

Question 12

At birth, an infant's head is ________ its body's size, whereas in adulthood, the head is ________ its body's size.

Accepted Answer

A)   1/3; 1/4
B)   1/3; 1/10
C)   1/4; 1/10
D)   1/4; 1/8

Question 13

A 4-year-old child is speaking on the phone with her grandmother, and instead of verbally responding to her grandmother's questions, she shakes and nods her head. This child thinks that her grandmother can see her gestures and is demonstrating ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   object permanence
B)   egocentrism
C)   centration
D)   reversibility

Question 14

Which of the following statements best describes Piaget's concept of personal fable?

Accepted Answer

A)   Mary believes that everyone on the soccer team was staring at her when she showed up without her uniform.
B)   Mary tells her mother that nobody understands what it feels like to not have a date for the prom.
C)   Mary understands that her grandparents also felt awkward as teenagers, too.
D)   Before applying for graduate school, Mary asks herself what she does best and what work she enjoys.

Question 15

For what activity was Andrew Wakefield stripped of his medical license?

Accepted Answer

A)   Falsifying research data suggesting that the MMR vaccine causes autism.
B)   Plagiarizing the work of Piaget and suggesting that it was a new theory of cognitive development.
C)   Developing the medication thalidomide to help pregnant women, only to later find out that it caused terrible birth defects.
D)   Telling women in China that they were pregnant with daughters so that they would opt for abortions, even when they were having sons.

Question 16

Regarding an infant's sensory and perceptual development, which of the following would you expect?

Accepted Answer

A)   vision to be 20/20 at birth
B)   sense of touch and pain to be highly developed at birth
C)   no special recognition or preference for either breast milk or formula.
D)   very acute sense of hearing the slightest sound that can keep the infant awake

Question 17

Sarah knows that she should obey the rules and always stops when the traffic light is red. Her friend Sophie knows this rule, too, but when no one is around late at night she goes through the red light. Sarah is at what level of moral development?

Accepted Answer

A)   instrumental-exchange
B)   social-contract
C)   conventional
D)   postconventional

Question 18

List and describe the characteristics in each of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development. Illustrate a child's abilities and limits at each level of development.

Accepted Answer

Piaget's four stages of cognitive develo...

Question 19

Gertrude is the envy of her community She is 119 years of age, and there is going to be a massive party for her 120th birthday next month. All of the local businesses have donated goods to make it a true gala event. Gertrude is approaching the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Hayflick limit
B)   Vygotsky limit
C)   Schtulman limit
D)   Flynn limit

Question 20

Floyd and Fiona are fraternal twins. With regard to adolescent growth spurts, you can predict that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Floyd will be the same height as Fiona until around age 19 in late adolescence
B)   Fiona will be taller than Floyd between the ages of 10 and 14
C)   Floyd will be taller than Fiona between the ages of 10 and 14
D)   Fiona will be taller than Floyd until around age 19 in late adolescence

Exam 9: Life Span Development

In the first few weeks of life, schemas are primarily ________.

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At birth, an infant's head is ________ its body's size, whereas in adulthood, the head is ________ its body's size.

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Which of the following best describes a child's preoperational belief of animism?

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Describe the moral reasoning someone at each of Kohlberg's stages would use for why the following statement is morally correct: "Cheating is wrong." What are some of the criticisms of Kohlberg's theory?

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For what activity was Andrew Wakefield stripped of his medical license?

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Regarding an infant's sensory and perceptual development, which of the following would you expect?

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Exposure to X-rays during prenatal development is known to lead to several potential effects, including ________.

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Floyd and Fiona are fraternal twins. With regard to adolescent growth spurts, you can predict that ________.

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The correct order of the stages of pregnancy is ________.

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The story of Genie, who is sometimes referred to as a "wild child," stresses the fact that there is an important role for which of the following in language development?

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Jasmine believes that personality is a trait that can change over time, whereas Silvis believes that once personality is established in childhood it is fixed for the rest of one's life. What issue of developmental psychology does this difference address?

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Which of the following is a major area of theoretical discussion within the field of developmental psychology?

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The fact that we crawl before we walk and walk before we can run are examples of ________.

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List and describe the characteristics in each of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development. Illustrate a child's abilities and limits at each level of development.

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Gertrude is the envy of her community She is 119 years of age, and there is going to be a massive party for her 120th birthday next month. All of the local businesses have donated goods to make it a true gala event. Gertrude is approaching the ________.

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A 4-year-old child is speaking on the phone with her grandmother, and instead of verbally responding to her grandmother's questions, she shakes and nods her head. This child thinks that her grandmother can see her gestures and is demonstrating ________.

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Sarah knows that she should obey the rules and always stops when the traffic light is red. Her friend Sophie knows this rule, too, but when no one is around late at night she goes through the red light. Sarah is at what level of moral development?

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Which of the following statements best describes Piaget's concept of personal fable?

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Describe the strange situation experiment developed by Ainsworth, and list and describe the attachment styles identified via this approach.

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Which of the following options is the smallest unit of heredity?

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