According to Erik Erikson, which of the following developmental stages is experienced
by an individual during adolescence?
A.Autonomy versus shame and doubt
B.Intimacy versus isolation
C.Initiative versus guilt
D.Identity versus identity confusion
Answer:
Which of the following statements is true about perpetual problems?
A.They are such problems that can be worked out.
B.They are problems of such nature where the partners are not being verbally
affectionate.
C.They are the type that do not go away and may include disagreements about whether
to have children.
D.They form only about one-third of the marital problems.
Answer:
What does the result of a recent Norwegian study about preterm infants indicate?
A. The earlier preterm infants are born, the more likely they will drop out of school.
B. The earlier preterm infants are born, the more susceptible they are to congenital
diseases.
C. The earlier preterm infants are born, the lesser are the chances of survival beyond
two years.
D. The earlier preterm infants are born, the higher the severity of brain damage.
Answer:
Ethan is a gifted 14-year-old who excels academically and has an IQ of 140. In the light
of the findings from Lewis Terman’s study of high IQ children, it is likely that Ethan is:
A.socially awkward.
B.maladjusted.
C.more mature than others his own age.
D.emotionally insecure.
Answer:
Sensitivity to _____ sounds usually declines first among _____.
A.high-pitched; women
B.high-pitched; men
C.low-pitched; women
D.low-pitched; men
Answer:
Jean Piaget believed that children’s thinking in one stage is _____ that in another stage.
A.qualitatively different from
B.quantitatively different from
C.qualitatively similar to
D.quantitatively similar to
Answer:
Two-year-old Anita has learned the word “dog” to identify the family pet Rover. Now,
Anita says the word “dog” when she sees any animal. Anita has _____ these animals
into her existing scheme.
A. amalgamated
B. accommodated
C. assimilated
D. applied
Answer:
Of all children from 3 to 21 years of age in the United States, _____ percent received
special education or related services in 20112012.
A.5
B.13
C.27
D.32
Answer:
Dr. McLean has designed a study to test the cognitive skills of people in their 30s, 50s,
and 70s, where data is collected over the course of a day through a series of tests. What
type of research approach is Dr. McLean using?
A. Longitudinal
B. Cohort
C. Latitudinal
D. Cross-sectional
Answer:
In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner, a teenage girl has a _____
percent risk of acquiring genital herpes.
A.10
B.50
C.30
D.70
Answer:
Mary’s mother has blonde hair and her father has brown hair. Mary has a gene for
brown hair and a gene for blonde hair. She has brown hair. This indicates that the gene
for brown hair is a(n) _____.
A.dominant gene
B.recessive gene
C.susceptible gene
D.longevity gene
Answer:
Child-directed speech is the:
A. ability of parents to understand their children’s holographic speech.
B. unique way that parents (and others) talk to babies.
C. continual correcting of children’s syntax by parents.
D. special way parents speak to each other in front of their children.
Answer:
A study of more than 1,000 college students by Currier, Holland, & Neimeyer found
that _____ was an important factor in their grieving of a violent loss by accident,
homicide, or suicide.
A.making sense
B.denial and isolation
C.bargaining
D.perceived control
Answer:
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a person with a BMI at
the 90th percentile is:
A. obese.
B. overweight.
C. at risk of being overweight.
D. underweight.
Answer:
In the Berkeley Longitudinal Study some years ago, early-maturing boys perceived
themselves _____ than did their late-maturing counterparts. When the late-maturing
boys were in their thirties, however, they had developed a _____ than the
early-maturing boys had.
A.as an anomaly; stronger feeling of inadequacy
B.more positively; stronger sense of identity
C.as misfits; a more negative self-image
D.more negatively; deeper sense of regret
Answer:
Since 1992, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended that _____
to reduce the risk of SIDS.
A. parents practice shared sleeping with their infants
B. infants be placed to sleep on their backs
C. babies be fed on demand instead of on schedule
D. all fans in the room be turned off while putting a baby down to sleep
Answer:
Silas is a man who is in his late seventies. He has a condition characterized by
hypertension, obesity, and insulin resistance. This is otherwise known as:
A.diabetic neuropathy.
B.metabolic syndrome.
C.internal atrophy.
D.neurodegeneration.
Answer:
Which of the following statements is FALSE about young children and their perception
of death?
A.They tend to confuse death with sleep.
B.They often believe that only people who want to die actually die.
C.They become very upset at the sight of a dead animal or when they are told that a
person had died.
D.They believe that the dead can be brought back to life by magic or by giving them
food or medical treatment.
Answer:
Which of the following statements about brain development and early childhood is
TRUE?
A.The development that occurs inside the brain ends at the onset of adolescence.
B.By the time a child is 3 years of age, the brain is 25 percent of its adult size.
C.By age 6, the brain has reached about 95 percent of its adult size.
D.The brain of a 5-year-old is 60 percent the size of an adult brain.
Answer:
Karen, aged 21, is a senior in college but her mother calls her five or six times a day to
“check in” and to ask Karen what she is doing, what she had for lunch, and so on. This
type of parenting has been called _____ parenting.
A.pathological
B.helicopter
C.boomerang
D.indulgent
Answer:
A fall from the changing table resulted in damage to Emily’s temporal lobe. Her doctor
has told her parents that this would most likely affect her:
A. memory.
B. taste.
C. vision.
D. voluntary movement.
Answer:
Gina’s therapist attributes her delinquent behavior to heredity and to the gross neglect
she suffered as a baby at the hands of her alcoholic mother. Gina’s therapist appears to
be emphasizing the _____ aspect of her development.
A.personality
B.life-long learning
C.discontinuity
D.stability
Answer:
_____ refers to a technique in which individuals are encouraged to come up with
creative ideas in a group, play off each other’s ideas, and say almost anything that
comes to mind.
A.Elaboration
B.Metacognition
C.Brainstorming
D.Inclusion
Answer:
A newborn baby widens her eyes after her mother widens her eyes and mouth and
smiles at the baby. Meltzoff would say that this baby is:
A. exhibiting a reflex.
B. engaging in true imitation.
C. showing deferred imitation.
D. habituating to the mother’s facial expression.
Answer:
_____ is a hormone associated in boys with genital development, increased height, and
deepening of the voice.
A.Testosterone
B.Estrogen
C.Estradiol
D.Progestin
Answer:
18-month-old Alan hates spinach but says “Yum!” when he sees his mother eating her
favorite spinach casserole. This indicates that:
A.he will also like spinach when he grows up.
B.he recognizes that someone else may have different desires from his own.
C.he has started to recognize false beliefs.
D.he has started to understand that people can have ambivalent feelings.
Answer:
Which of the following is NOT a myth about parenting?
A.A child is an extension of the parent
B.Parenting requires some training
C.Parenting is an instinctual process
D.The birth of a child will save a failing marriage
Answer:
According to Mario Mikulincer and Phillip Shaver, when adults who are _____ face
stress and adversity, they activate cognitive representations of security, are mindful of
what is happening around them, and mobilize effective coping strategies.
A.avoidant
B.securely detached
C.insecurely attached
D.securely attached
Answer:
Identity _____ is the status of individuals who have undergone a crisis and made a
commitment.
A.diffusion
B.foreclosure
C.moratorium
D.achievement
Answer:
_____ promote the development of male physical sex characteristics.
A.Androgens
B.Estrogens
C.Progesterone
D.Estradiol
Answer: