Question 1

Dynamic systems theory views development as arising from the interaction between a child and:

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A)   the child's cultural context
B)   the child's environmental context
C)   the child's genetic makeup
D)   both A and B

Question 2

As part of a science project,you hatched a baby duckling and are raising it.The duckling follows you even when other adult ducks are around.The duckling's behavior is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   faulty learning
B)   imprinting
C)   a fixed-action pattern
D)   the absence of a critical period in duck-following behavior

Question 3

The term embryo describes the stage of development from:

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A)   conception to approximately 2 weeks after conception
B)   approximately 2 weeks after conception to approximately 2 months
C)   approximately 2 months to birth
D)   during the last trimester

Question 4

A challenge to Piaget's theory of development takes issue with his argument that:

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A)   all adults are capable of formal operational thought
B)   differentiating self from objects is very important
C)   individuals go through the developmental stages in the same order
D)   object permanence develops more quickly in females than in males

Question 5

Which of the following observations was used as evidence that infants understood the laws of the physical world?

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A)   Infants would cry when a heavy object, but not a light object, was held above their heads.
B)   Infants consider a rod moving behind a box as a single object.
C)   Infants expect heavier objects to fall faster than light objects.
D)   Infants can accurately anticipate the projected movement when a ball is thrown toward a target.

Question 6

Using a task in which an infant moved a mobile by kicking,researchers found that over the first 18 months of life:

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A)   memory is good and relatively stable
B)   children cannot remember anything
C)   children fail to see a relationship between kicking and mobile movement
D)   children develop the ability to remember an event for several weeks

Question 7

At what age will a baby have a nearly adult level of visual acuity?

Accepted Answer

A)   1 week
B)   1 month
C)   6 months
D)   12 months

Question 8

Specific knowledge regarding important events during World War II is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)   crystallized intelligence
B)   fluid intelligence
C)   generative intelligence
D)   applying intelligence

Question 9

The embryonic stage of development ends at _____ weeks of development.

Accepted Answer

A)   24
B)   32
C)   2
D)   8

Question 10

Piaget argued that development:

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A)   is a progression through a series of different stages of cognitive ability
B)   is primarily a biological process
C)   varies widely across cultures as a function of the physical environment
D)   depends more on physical skills than on cognitive skills

Question 11

Piaget's conclusion that young children have no inherent sense of mathematical principles:

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A)   was contradicted by the results of his own marble test
B)   has been called into question by research showing that children under 3 understand concepts such as more than and less than
C)   has largely been supported, though such principles are acquired earlier than he postulated
D)   has been supported in a manner highly consistent with his initial proposal

Question 12

Which of the following characteristics is NOT likely to apply to a child who was reared by sympathetic parents?

Accepted Answer

A)   easily angered
B)   able to express negative emotions in an appropriate manner
C)   tending to appropriately focus on others rather than him- or herself
D)   shows self-control and self-discipline

Question 13

Which of the following theorists is noted for arguing that development continues across the entire life span?

Accepted Answer

A)   Jean Piaget
B)   Sigmund Freud
C)   John Bowlby
D)   Eric Erikson

Question 14

According to Piaget,a 4-year-old is probably at the _____ stage of development.

Accepted Answer

A)   preoperational
B)   sensorimotor
C)   concrete operational
D)   formal operational

Question 15

According to Erikson's theory of development:

Accepted Answer

A)   most of the important challenges occur prior to puberty
B)   once adulthood is reached, the important issue is how to maintain the cognitive and social gains you have made to that point
C)   important cognitive and social changes occur across the entire life span
D)   development can best be thought of as a continuous process rather than something that proceeds in stages

Question 16

While a child watches,you hide a Cheerio under one of two cups in front of her.The first three times you hide it under the blue cup; the fourth time,you hide it under the red cup.She still looks for the Cheerio under the blue cup.This child has not yet fully comprehended:

Accepted Answer

A)   differences in color
B)   assimilation
C)   accommodation
D)   object permanence

Question 17

Which of the following things have been found to cause dementia?

Accepted Answer

A)   HIV infection
B)   alcohol
C)   small strokes
D)   all of the above

Question 18

Crystallized intelligence is to fluid intelligence as:

Accepted Answer

A)   abstract is to concrete
B)   general is to specific
C)   fact is to analogy
D)   young is to old

Question 19

According to Piaget,in which stage of development does an individual develop an understanding of object permanence?

Accepted Answer

A)   sensorimotor
B)   preoperational
C)   concrete operational
D)   formal operational

Question 20

What is the correct order of the periods of the human developmental progression?

Accepted Answer

A)   prenatal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood
B)   prenatal, infancy, adolescence, childhood, adulthood
C)   prenatal, infancy, childhood, adulthood, adolescence
D)   none of the above

Exam 9: Human Development

As part of a science project,you hatched a baby duckling and are raising it.The duckling follows you even when other adult ducks are around.The duckling's behavior is an example of:

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The term embryo describes the stage of development from:

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The embryonic stage of development ends at _____ weeks of development.

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Crystallized intelligence is to fluid intelligence as:

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What is the correct order of the periods of the human developmental progression?

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Which of the following things have been found to cause dementia?

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According to Piaget,a 4-year-old is probably at the _____ stage of development.

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According to Piaget,in which stage of development does an individual develop an understanding of object permanence?

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At what age will a baby have a nearly adult level of visual acuity?

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Piaget argued that development:

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According to Erikson's theory of development:

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Using a task in which an infant moved a mobile by kicking,researchers found that over the first 18 months of life:

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Which of the following observations was used as evidence that infants understood the laws of the physical world?

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Which of the following theorists is noted for arguing that development continues across the entire life span?

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Piaget's conclusion that young children have no inherent sense of mathematical principles:

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Specific knowledge regarding important events during World War II is an example of:

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A challenge to Piaget's theory of development takes issue with his argument that:

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Dynamic systems theory views development as arising from the interaction between a child and:

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While a child watches,you hide a Cheerio under one of two cups in front of her.The first three times you hide it under the blue cup; the fourth time,you hide it under the red cup.She still looks for the Cheerio under the blue cup.This child has not yet fully comprehended:

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Which of the following characteristics is NOT likely to apply to a child who was reared by sympathetic parents?

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