_____ has been the most consistent predictor of a secure attachment.
A.Genetic predisposition
B.Parental sensitivity
C.Extraversion
D.Uninhibited disposition
Answer:
Which of the following is included in the patterns of heterosexual behavior for males
and females in emerging adulthood?
A.Emerging adults are less likely than young adults to have had sexual intercourse with
two or more individuals.
B.Males report being more selective about their sexual partners than females.
C.Casual sex is more common in emerging adulthood than in young adulthood.
D.Emerging adults have sex more frequently than young adults.
Answer:
Human embryos must possess _____ to be viable.
A. at least one X chromosome
B. two Y chromosomes
C. at least one Y chromosome
D. three Y chromosomes
Answer:
According to the advocates of state-mandated testing, which of the following results are
believed to be positive outcomes of the testing?
A.Increased emphasis on the education of gifted students
B.Increased student performance and more time teaching subjects tested
C.A holistic approach to testing a student’s social skills, flexible thinking, and creativity
D.Integration of all learning styles and teaching styles into the curricula
Answer:
Which of the following is a recent trend in grandparenting?
A.Both grandparents moving in with parents to care for grandchildren
B.An increase in the number of grandparents becoming great-grandparents
C.Grandparents shifting away from the role of distant figure and toward the role of
fun-seeker
D.Grandfathers assuming the role of raising grandchildren
Answer:
Being overweight is defined in absolute relation to a person’s _____.
A.height
B.body mass index
C.weight
D.waist circumference
Answer:
Which of the following organizations created a legal document that reflects the patient’s
advance care planning?
A.Death Wish Commune
B.Choice in Dying
C.Euthanasia Undertaking
D.Death Drive Pact
Answer:
What is an allele?
A.An alternative form of a gene
B.The specific location of a gene on the chromosome
C.A particular chromosome in the human genome
D.A sequence of DNA that caps the chromosome
Answer:
Which of the following statements is true about the causes of death among people?
A.Compared with adolescence, death in childhood is more likely to occur because of
motor vehicle accidents, suicide, and homicide.
B.Major illnesses that cause death in children are heart disease, cancer, and birth
defects.
C.Younger adults are most likely to die from chronic ailments such as heart disease and
cancer.
D.The number of infant deaths caused by SIDS is usually the lowest.
Answer:
Roger looks back on his life and feels that he failed to reach his potential, squandered
opportunities, and hurt a lot of people. At 82 years of age, he knows it is too late to
make amends. Roger is slipping into:
A. stagnation.
B. identity confusion.
C. despair.
D. mistrust.
Answer:
According to Jacks & others in 2013, most individuals say they would rather:
A.die in a hospice.
B.die in a nursing.
C.die in a hospital.
D.die at home.
Answer:
Which of the following statements about religion and adolescents has research shown to
be true?
A.There has been a resurgence of religious interest among adolescents.
B.A majority of American college freshmen reported that they had never attended
religious services during their senior year of high school.
C.Generally, 18-year-olds are more religious than 14-year-olds in the U.S.
D.Adolescent girls are more religious than are adolescent boys.
Answer:
According to Kübler-Ross, in the _____ stage of dying, the dying person recognizes
that denial can no longer be maintained.
A.anger
B.bargaining
C.acceptance
D.isolation
Answer:
Binge drinking peaks at about:
A.16 to 18 years of age.
B.21 to 22 years of age.
C.17 to 19 years of age.
D.24 to 26 years of age.
Answer:
Which of the following would NOT be considered an arbitrary rule?
A.Eating soup with a spoon
B.Raising your hand in class to ask a question
C.Shutting off your cell phone ringer while in church
D.Stealing money from a person
Answer:
Which of the following statements is true about research conducted by Park & others in
2006 on the mortality rates of emerging adults?
A.Among males, suicide is the highest cause of mortality than unintentional injuries.
B.The mortality rate among male adolescents is higher than emerging adults.
C.The mortality rates of emerging adults are more than twice the mortality rates of
adolescents.
D.Usually females are chiefly responsible for the higher mortality rates of emerging
adults.
Answer:
Which of the following statements is TRUE about alcoholism?
A.There is absence of any genetic influence on alcoholism.
B.Family studies reveal a low frequency of alcoholism in the first-degree relatives of
alcoholics.
C.One in nine who drink is most likely to become alcoholic.
D.Research indicates that about two-thirds of alcoholics recover regardless of them ever
being in a treatment program.
Answer:
Compared with novices, experts have:
A.better overall memory regardless of their area of expertise.
B.acquired extensive knowledge about a particular content area.
C.less experiences in their area of expertise.
D.higher levels of motivation.
Answer:
Which of the following statements is TRUE about creativity?
A.In such fields as philosophy and history, older adults often show as less creativity as
they did when they were in their thirties and forties.
B.Typically, the most productive creators in any field are hardly as prolific as their least
productive counterparts.
C.In such fields as lyric poetry, abstract math, and theoretical physics, the peak of
creativity is often reached in the late seventies or eighties.
D.Researchers have found that creativity does peak in adulthood and then declines.
Answer:
According to a recent study of 8- to 12-year-old girls, a higher level of face-to-face
communication was associated with:
A.greater social success.
B.identity confusion.
C.having fewer friends.
D.delinquent behavior.
Answer:
Which of the following Big Five personality factors describes whether a person is
sociable or retiring?
A.Extraversion
B.Openness to experience
C.Conscientiousness
D.Agreeableness
Answer:
The most frequent expression of an infant’s fear involves:
A.fear of heights.
B.separation protest.
C.stranger anxiety.
D.ostracism fear.
Answer:
George Vaillant concludes that the _____ are a decade of reassessing and recording the
truth about the adolescent and adulthood years.
A.forties
B.fifties
C.sixties
D.thirties
Answer:
Sakura isn’t a particularly active child, and he tends to be wary of new situations and
people. Although he doesn’t cry, he dislikes dealing with novel situations. According to
Thomas & Chess, he would be classified as:
A.an easy child.
B.a difficult child.
C.a slow-to-warm-up child.
D.a slow child.
Answer:
Regina’s friend has been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection. His symptoms
include fevers, night sweats, weight loss, chronic fatigue, and swollen lymph nodes.
The doctor denotes that a virus has infected his immune system. Regina’s friend most
likely been diagnosed with which of the following sexually transmitted infections?
A.Syphilis
B.Chlamydia
C.AIDS
D.Genital herpes
Answer:
A _____ is the basic unit of sound in a language.
A. morpheme
B. phoneme
C. grapheme
D. syntax
Answer:
Brain death occurs when:
A.all electrical activity of the brain has ceased for a specified period of time.
B.a person remains unconscious for a specified period of time.
C.only the lower regions of the brain stop functioning.
D.the body loses the ability to breathe on its own.
Answer:
Marie is reluctant to marry because she is worried that her husband might cheat on her.
You would tell her that adultery is:
A.widespread in the U.S.
B.a problem in almost half the marriages in the U.S.
C.clearly the exception rather than the rule.
D.a problem most married couples in the U.S. have faced at some point or the other.
Answer:
Neuroscientists believe that what wires the brain or rewires it after birth is:
A.genetic makeup.
B.DN
A.
C.repeated experience.
D.heredity.
Answer:
Who is the founder of the present field of cognitive development?
A.Jean Piaget
B.Lawrence Kohlberg
C.Albert Bandura
D.Erik Erikson
Answer:
Baby Yoshi has a condition that is a risk factor for SIDS. Sometimes, she has a
temporary cessation of breathing in which her airway is completely blockedusually for
10 seconds or longer. This condition is known as _____.
A.parasomnia
B.arrhythmia
C.sleep apnea
D.catathrenia
Answer:
Service learning is often more effective when two conditions are met: (1) giving
students some degree of choice in the service activities in which they participate, and
(2) _____.
A.fixing certain minimum levels of compliance
B.guiding students in their tasks
C.providing students opportunities to reflect about their participation
D.limiting the amount of time spent volunteering
Answer:
In a survey conducted by AARP (2004), the primary reason middle-aged and older
women cited for wanting a divorce was:
A.verbal, physical, or emotional abuse.
B.alcohol or drug abuse.
C.cheating.
D.no obvious problems; they just fell out of love.
Answer: