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1
Erkison would suggest that authoritarian parents inhibit the development of a child's
assimilation and accomodation
autonomy and initiative
theory of mind
habituation
2
Answer the following question:
conservation
egocentrism
object permanence
sensorimotor
3
Answer the following question:
preconventional
postconventional
conventional
formal operations
4
The rooting reflex refers to a baby's tendency to
open its mouth and turn its head when touched on the cheek
dig in your pockets
withdraw a limb to escape pain
be startled by a loud noise
5
Which saw the issues of identity and role confusion as critical to adolescent development?
Jean Piaget
Sigmund Freud
Margaret Mead
Erik Erikson
6
Answer the following question:
the gender schema theory
the social learning theory
role confusion
gender identity disorder
7
Once a sperm penetrates the cell wall of an egg and fertilizes it, this structure is known as
placenta
a fetus
an embryo
a zygote
8
Answer the following question:
fluid intelligence
stranger anxiety
gut-level feelings
insecure attachment
9
Answer the following question:
cystallized intelligence
normal aging
death-deferral phenomenon
Alzheimer's disease
10
Temperment refers to an infant's
general intelligence
susceptibility to infection and disease
emotional reactivity
level of anger
11
Authoritarian parents
show lots of love and affection to their children
are overly indulgent with their children
pay little attention to their children
are highly controlling of their children
12
During the course of successful prenatal development, a human organism begins as a(n)
embryo and finally develops into a fetus
a fetus and finally into a zygote
zygote and finally develops into an embryo
zygote and finally into a fetus
13
Erikson used which term to refer to the period of adolescence?
generaltivity
preconventional
foreclosure
identity crisis
14
The sense of when to leave home, get a job, or marry is also referred to as the
midlife crisis
life span
theory of mind
social clock
15
Answer the following question:
an imprinting experience shortly after birth
sensitive, responsive caregivers
the "right" temperment
a terry-cloth wrapped mother
16
Answer the following question:
seventh Nirvana
conventional
preconventional
postconventional
17
What is the term used by psychologists to describe the behavioral aspects of gender?
gender identity
gender role
passive/aggressive
yin/yang
18
Answer the following question:
experiential
historical
physical
cultural
19
Answer the following question:
anxious-avoidant
secure
disorganized-disoriented
insecure
20
According to Erikson, isolation is to intimacy as role confusion is to
mistrust
guilt
identity
inferiority
21
Jean Piaget's development theory focused on how humans develop
socailly
morally
cognitively
physically
22
Crystallized intelligence
decreased with age
does not change until about age 75
cannot be measured
increases with age
23
Answer the following question:
habituation
object permanence
visual development
preferential looking
24
The psycholgical crisis "trust vs. mistrust" takes place in which of Erikson's stages?
school age
adolescents
preschool
infants
25
Answer the following question:
fluid intelligence
imprinting
insecure attachment
conservation
26
A concept and framework that organizes and interprets information is called a(n)
schema
attachment
temperment
assimilation
27
Answer the following question:
a cross-sectional study
a biased study
a longitudinal study
an age diference study
28
Which of the following is NOT one of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?
formal operations
conservation
sensorimotor
concrete operational
29
Puberty is generally characterized by all of the following
except
a dramatic increase in height and weight
an increase in idealistic adn abstract thinking
increased conflict with parental figures
a decrease in concentrations of certain hormones
30
The phrase "out of sight, out of mind" is true of cognitive processing in the ____ stage
concrete operational
formal operational
sensorimotor
preoperational
31
Answer the following question:
Conventional
Postconventional
Conservational
preconventional
32
Answer the following question:
egocentrism
conservation
stranger anxiety
secure attachment
33
Answer the following question:
conservation
egocentrism
accomodation
assimilation
34
The critical period theory
says there is no best time to learn a language
none of the above
states there is an optimal time to aquire certain skills
was proved incorrect by the case of Genie in the 1970's
35
Which of the following might contribute to teenagers engaging in risky sexual activity?
The limbic system does not reach maturity until the mid 20s
Teens have not yet reached the concrete operational stage
The frontal lobes do not reach maturity until the mid-20s
Teens do not understand the consquences of risky sex
36
Answer the following question:
assimilation
egocentrism
Conservation
object permanence
37
Answer the following question:
autonomy
attachment
habituation
stagflation
38
Period when events must take place to facilitate proper development is called the ____ period.
attachment
critical
assimilation
conservation
39
Which of the following is NOT a way human children become attached to their parents?
all of the above
mere exposure to parents
imprinting
body contact
40
Answer the following question:
secure attachment
socialization
the critical period
stranger attachment
41
Answer the following question:
basic trust
into a sexually mature person
identity
intimacy
42
A developmental stage characteristic of early childhood (3-5 years) is
intimacy vs. isolation
identity vs. role confusion
trust vs. mistrust
initiative vs. guilt
43
According to Erikson, trust is to ________, as identity is to _________.
infancy;adolescence
adulthood;childhood
childhood;adolescence
infancy;childhood
44
The ability to think quickly and abstractly is known as
fluid intelligence
concrete thinking
crystalized intelligence
cohort effects
45
Answer the following question:
imprinting
maturation
attachment
continuity
46
The period of prenatal development that occurs just before birth is the
embryotic period
germinal period
zygotic period
fetal period
47
According to Erikson, the crisis that needs resolution for adolescents involves the search for
autonomy
trust
self-worth
identity
48
Which of the following is NOT a secondary sex characteristic?
female breasts
facial hair
male testes
wide hips
49
Answer the following question:
unconventional
preconventional
postconventional
conventional
50
Suzy, a two year old, grabs a toy her brother is playing with and yells, "Mine!" Suzy lacks
conservation
preconventional morality
object permanence
theory of mind
51
A person who does not do something to avoid getting caught is at this level of moral reasoning
postconventional
preconventional
conventional
unconventional
52
Answer the following question:
postconventional
preconventional
social intuitive
conventional
53
Answer the following question:
alcohol
testosterone
free radicals
carbs
54
Answer the following question:
concrete operational
anal/retentive
sensorimotor
formal operational
55
Which of the following is true of fluid intelligence?
generally decreases with age
generally stays the same throughout the lifespan
depends completely on the person
generally increases with age
56
According to Piaget, egocentrism is to conservation as the ____ stage is to the ______ stage.
concrete operational;formal operational
preoperational;sensorimotor
preoperational;concrete operational
concrete operational;preoperational
57
Answer the following question:
postconventional
conventional
gangsta
preconventional
58
Answer the following question:
assimilation
joint visualization
accomodation
the zone of proximal development
59
What is necessary for the development of advanced moral reasoning, according to Piaget?
formal operations
stoicism
corporeal punishment
conservation
60
Of the following activities, this one uses crystallized intelligence
reciting facts about the Civil War
visualizing the way an object would look if it is rotated
using a mathematical formula to solve a problem
solving a jigsaw puzzle
61
Answer the following question:
comforting sounds
water
soft body contact
food
62
Answer the following question:
egocentric thinking
the ability to think abstractly
object permanence
evidence of assimilation
