According to Levinson, the changes to middle-adulthood requires that the adult male
come to grips with four major conflicts. Which of the following is NOT one of these
major conflicts?
A.Being young versus being old
B.Being attractive versus being unattractive
C.Being masculine versus being feminine
D.Being destructive versus being constructive
Answer:
_____ develop from a single zygote that splits into two genetically matching replicas,
each of which becomes a person.
A. Triplets
B. Identical twins
C. Fraternal twins
D. Quadruplets
Answer:
Dalia tends to go on eating binges and then purges by self-inducing vomiting or using a
laxative. Which of the following conditions does Dalia suffer from?
A.Hypochondria
B.Anemia
C.Anorexia
D.Bulimia
Answer:
Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding separation protests
A.The percentage of infants who engaged in separation protest varied across cultures.
B.Infants reached a peak of protest at about the same age across cultures.
C.It is initially displayed by infants at approximately 10 to 12 months.
D.It peaks at about 15 months among U.S. infants.
Answer:
Farah shows her baby a colorful block several times. The baby looks carefully at the
block at first, but then turns her attention to a different toy after seeing the block a few
times. The baby is displaying _____.
A. distraction
B. imitation
C. habituation
D. dishabituation
Answer:
John Bowlby argued that infants develop a(n) _____ model of attachment.
A.external working
B.internal working
C.external passive
D.internal passive
Answer:
A common complaint voiced by both adult children and their parents when adult
children return home is a(n):
A.lack of social interaction.
B.lack of career development.
C.increased strain on finances.
D.loss of privacy.
Answer:
For each genotype, a range of _____ can be expressed, thus providing a source of
variability.
A. genetic imprints
B. phenotypes
C. karyotypes
D. mesotypes
Answer:
The first stage in Erickson’s theory is:
A.autonomy versus shame and doubt.
B.initiative versus guilt.
C.generativity versus stagnation.
D.trust versus mistrust.
Answer:
Two-year-old Sarai uses the word “doll” to refer to her own Cabbage Patch doll but
does not use the word to refer to her sister’s Barbie doll. Sarai’s error is known as:
A. underextension.
B. telegraphic speech.
C. private speech.
D. overextension.
Answer:
A recent national study revealed that approximately _____ percent of U.S. 15-year-olds
met the federal government’s exercise recommendations (a minimum of 60 minutes of
moderate to vigorous exercise per day).
A.29
B.50
C.83
D.12
Answer:
A national survey of U.S. parents with 3- and 4-year-old children found that _____
percent of parents reported spanking their children frequently.
A.36
B.26
C.50
D.75
Answer:
Nathan Brody and many other researchers have observed that people who excel at one
type of intellectual task are:
A.likely to underperform in other tasks.
B.evidence that the multiple-intelligence approaches are correct.
C.proof that intelligence is a number of specific abilities.
D.likely to excel at others too.
Answer:
Development in early adulthood involves a balance of:
A.autonomy and freedom on the one hand with shame and doubt on the other.
B.passion and trust.
C.interconnection, independence, and negotiation.
D.intimacy and commitment on the one hand with independence and freedom on the
other.
Answer:
Pointing to a tree, young Leo says “Bird flied away.” Leo’s interesting but incorrect use
of “-ed” in “flied” shows that he is trying to learn the _____ rules of language.
A. phonological
B. morphological
C. pragmatic
D. syntactic
Answer:
The _____ is one area that shrinks more than others with aging.
A.prefrontal cortex
B.amygdala
C.hypothalamus
D.premotor cortex
Answer:
A recent study of unmarried relationship dissolution in 18- to 35-year-olds revealed that
experiencing a breakup was linked to:
A.a decrease in health problems.
B.an increase in life satisfaction.
C.a decrease in psychological stress.
D.an increase in psychological stress.
Answer:
Baby Jane, three days old, is shown four drawings: a bright blue square, a white oval, a
yellow circle, and a drawing of a face. According to Fantz’ research, which drawing
would she probably prefer to look at?
A. The white oval
B. The face
C. The blue square
D. The yellow circle
Answer:
Conflicts arise between parents and adolescents because:
A.few parents anticipate how strongly their adolescent will push for autonomy and
responsibility.
B.while parents want autonomy, adolescents want a connection.
C.parents want their adolescents to push the boundaries, while adolescents want to
maintain the status quo.
D.parents want to relinquish all of their control over their adolescent.
Answer:
Research by Renée Baillargeon and her colleagues documents that infants as young as
three to four months expect objects to be _____ in the sense that other objects cannot
move through them and _____ in the sense that objects continue to exist when they are
hidden.
A. subject to gravity; transient
B. consistent; existential
C. substantial; permanent
D. opaque; substantial
Answer:
Individuals with an anxious attachment style:
A.are hesitant about getting involved in romantic relationships, but are committed once
they are in one.
B.demand closeness in relationships and are more emotional.
C.are less likely than others to have one-night stands.
D.tend to distance themselves from their partner.
Answer:
Mary and Jim are expecting a child and prenatal diagnostic procedures have confirmed
that the fetus has _____, a neural tube disorder that causes brain and spine
abnormalities. Their physician has explained that this gene-linked abnormality could be
treated with corrective surgery at birth, orthopedic devices, and physical or medical
therapy.
A. spina bifida
B. Tay-Sachs disease
C. phenylketonuria
D. Huntington’s disease
Answer:
According to Levinson, the transition from dependence to independence is marked by
the:
A.realization of a goal.
B.testing of a dream.
C.free experimentation of a dream.
D.formation of a dream.
Answer:
____ is a severe developmental disorder that has its onset in the first three years of life
and includes deficiencies in social relationships, abnormalities in communication, and
restricted, repetitive, and stereotyped patterns of behavior.
A.Asperger syndrome
B.ADHD
C.Autistic disorder
D.ICF syndrome
Answer:
In late adulthood:
A.both men and women get shorter.
B.men get shorter, but women do not get shorter.
C.women get shorter, but men do not get shorter.
D.only individuals with osteoporosis, men or women, get shorter.
Answer:
Bill wants to know how he can prevent drug abuse by his adolescent son. You would
suggest that Bill:
A.have family dinners most nights of the week.
B.discourage his son from making more friends at school.
C.engage in lesser parental monitoring and control.
D.cease to emphasize educational success.
Answer:
As defined by Erik Erikson, a crisis:
A.will leave permanent psychological scars.
B.will leave psychological scars that will eventually fade over time.
C.will have a catastrophic impact on a person’s development, and will leave a
psychological scar that will fade over time.
D.is not a catastrophe but a turning point of increased vulnerability and enhanced
potential.
Answer:
What is the opinion of experts on infant socioemotional development, such as Jerome
Kagan, on the infant’s capacity to display emotions like guilt, pride, despair, shame,
empathy, and jealousy in the first year?
A. The structural immaturity of the infant brain makes it unlikely that such emotions
can be experienced in the first year.
B. Infants characterized by negative affectivity are more prone to experience such
emotions in the first year.
C. The excitability of the amygdala plays an important role in the development of such
emotions.
D. Cultural differences in temperament prevent Asian infants from experiencing such
emotions in the first year.
Answer:
Life review:
A.suggests that many individuals will achieve greater life satisfaction if they continue
their middle-adulthood roles into late adulthood.
B.might result in increased meaning in life and mastery, but it also might revive
bitterness and negative thoughts.
C.revealed that those who were more physically active had higher life satisfaction and
greater social interaction than their physically inactive counterparts.
D.fails to consider sociocultural dimensions, such as culture, ethnicity, and gender.
Answer:
The _____ substage of sensorimotor development corresponds to the first month after
birth.
A. first habits and primary circular reactions
B. simple reflexes
C. secondary circular reactions
D. internalization of schemes
Answer:
Penny has been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Which of the following would be an
appropriate course of treatment for her?
A. Medication for pain, antibiotics, blood transfusions, and hydroxyurea.
B. Insulin treatment.
C. Blood transfusions/injections.
D. Physical and oxygen therapy, synthetic enzymes, and antibiotics.
Answer:
Emerging adulthood is a time frame during which most individuals are:
A.in exclusive relationships and married.
B.abstaining from sex and unmarried.
C.sexually active and unmarried.
D.sexually active and married.
Answer:
Sidra has a baby that was born at 27 weeks. Her baby is considered a(n):
A. very preterm infant.
B. moderately preterm infant.
C. mildly preterm infant.
D. extremely preterm infant.
Answer: