Which parenting style leads to egocentric, domineering, and noncompliant behavior in
children?
A.Authoritarian parenting
B.Authoritative parenting
C.Indulgent parenting
D.Neglectful parenting
Answer:
Most psychologists believe that it is best for dying individuals to:
A.be unaware of their condition.
B.limit their interaction with others.
C.know that they are dying.
D.distance themselves from family and friends.
Answer:
Approximately _____ percent of lesbians are parents.
A.10
B.20
C.30
D.40
Answer:
According to Erikson, in old age, the positive resolution of the conflict of intimacy vs.
isolation culminates in:
A.acceptance of the cycle of life.
B.a merger of sensory, logical, and aesthetic perception.
C.acceptance of the course of one’s life and unfulfilled hopes.
D.a sense of complexity of relationships.
Answer:
Damian’s parents fail to provide his basic needs; he is often unfed and dirty when he
gets to school. This constitutes:
A.physical abuse.
B.mental injury.
C.child neglect.
D.child inattention.
Answer:
While researching the reasons for the large cross-cultural differences, Stevenson and his
colleagues observed that more than _____ of total classroom time in the first grade was
spent on math instruction in Japan, compared with only _____ of the time in the U.S.
first-grade classrooms.
A.one-fourth; one-tenth
B.three-fourth; two-third
C.half; two-third
D.one-third; one-fourth
Answer:
_____ are small groups that range from 2 to about 12 individuals and average about 5
or 6 individuals.
A.Cliques
B.Crowds
C.Teams
D.Squads
Answer:
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the percentage of married Americans in 2012 has
_____ in comparison with the percentage in 1960.
A.mildly increased
B.remained stable
C.been rapidly increasing
D.declined
Answer:
The results of the study conducted by National Institute of Child Health and Human
Development in 1991 indicate that:
A. extensive use of day care hurts parent-child relationships.
B. the influence of families and parenting is not weakened by extensive use of day care.
C. a majority of the child care in the first three years of life was of high quality.
D. child-care quality was linked to attachment security at 36 months of age.
Answer:
As an infant, Mary suffered damage to _____ of her brain. This injury severly affected
her comprehension abilities. Even though her speech is fluent it remains
incomprehensible.
A. Broca’s area
B. SMA area
C. Morton’s area
D. Wernicke’s area
Answer:
Two developmental psychologists are having a conversation. One believes in the
traditional approach of developmental change, whereas the other believes in the
life-span approach. The two are most likely differ on:
A. whether developmental change starts at birth or at conception.
B. whether the tabula rasa or the innate goodness positions were correct.
C. whether most developmental change occurs from birth to adolescence or throughout
adulthood as well as childhood.
D. whether the earlier theorists, such as Freud and Jung, were correct or whether the
later theorists such as Piaget and Skinner were correct about developmental change.
Answer:
The concept of _____ emphasizes that changes in cognitive functioning may be linked
more to distance from death or cognition-related pathology than to distance from birth.
A.terminal decline
B.terminal slide
C.cognitive shift
D.cognitive slide
Answer:
Angelo and his wife just had their last child move out of the house. He and his wife had
lived vicariously through their children, letting their sports activities and various
achievements dominate their lives. Now they may experience _____, which includes a
decline in marital satisfaction after children leave the home.
A.meaning of life dilemma
B.chronic discontent
C.the empty nest syndrome
D.alienation
Answer:
At what age do children begin to express objective ideas about fairness?
A.At around 4 years
B.At around 6 years
C.At around 8 years
D.At around 10 years
Answer:
Identify the Big Five personality factor that classifies a person as either organized or
disorganized.
A.Openness to experience
B.Extraversion
C.Conscientiousness
D.Agreeableness
Answer:
When four-year old Melanie ties shoelaces on her own and skillfully uses fork and
spoon, she is demonstrating her:
A. rooting reflex.
B. fine motor skills.
C. Moro reflex.
D. gross motor skills.
Answer:
Damon’s teachers frequently complain that he disrupts his kindergarten class by
fidgeting and moving about all the time. He does not pay any attention to what is being
taught in class and behaves impulsively. Considering the presence of the tell-tale
characteristics of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, Damon’s pediatrician
diagnosed him with _____ and put him on a combination of Ritalin and behavior
therapy.
A.ADHD
B.OCD
C.PTSD
D.EMDR
Answer:
Eleven-month-old Jenny uses her toy golf club to bring another toy within reach.
According to Piaget’s theory of infant development, Jenny is in the _____ substage of
the sensorimotor stage.
A. primary circular reactions
B. secondary circular reactions
C. coordination of secondary circular reactions
D. tertiary circular reactions
Answer:
What does a child get from peers that he/she typically cannot get from siblings?
A.A same-sex friend
B.A chance to share intimate feelings
C.An idea of how the child compares with other children of the same age.
D.A view of what the world looks like from another person’s perspective
Answer:
Which of the following statements about a living will is FALSE?
A.It is a legally binding document.
B.Only the terminally ill can write one.
C.The individual must be in a clear state of mind when writing it.
D.The document contains the individual’s wishes regarding medical treatment.
Answer:
According to the Almeida and Horn study, which of the following is the difference in
the experience of stressors between young adults and middle-aged adults?
A.Unlike middle-aged adults, young adults experienced daily stressors less frequently.
B.Unlike young adults, middle-aged adults experienced lesser multiple stressors than
older adults.
C.Unlike middle-aged adults, young adults were less physically reactive to work
stressors.
D.Unlike young adults, middle-aged adults experienced more “overload” stressors.
Answer:
Which of the following statements is TRUE about cholesterol levels in humans?
A.High-density cholesterol leads to the hardening of the arteries when its level
increases and sticks to the lining of the blood vessels.
B.Low-density cholesterol is referred to as good cholesterol as the risk of
cardiovascular disease reduces.
C.High-density cholesterol is referred to as bad cholesterol as the risk of cardiovascular
disease increases when low-density cholesterol is high.
D.The level of cholesterol in the blood increases during the adult years and in midlife
begins to accumulate on the artery walls.
Answer:
According to Erik Erikson, the great governor of initiative is:
A.conscience.
B.independence.
C.fear.
D.obedience.
Answer:
Cassandra is assertive and nurturant. She could be described as _____.
A.feminine
B.masculine
C.aggressive
D.androgynous
Answer:
Which of the following statements does the new model of parent-adolescent
relationships emphasize?
A.Parents serve as important attachment figures and support systems during
adolescence.
B.Parent-adolescent conflict is intense and stressful throughout adolescence.
C.The everyday conflicts that characterize parent-adolescent relationships have a
detrimental effect on adolescent development.
D.As adolescents mature, they move into a world of autonomy apart from parents.
Answer:
In the first several days of life, most newborns lose _____ percent of their body weight
before they adjust to feeding by sucking, swallowing, and digesting.
A. 5 to 7
B. 15 to 20
C. 1 to 2
D. 35 to 40
Answer:
Zia is pregnant and has a disease that, if untreated, may result in eye & skin lesions in
her baby. This disease was also infamously studied in the Tuskegee experiment, perhaps
one of the most unethical studies in the U.S. Which of the following diseases is Zia
most likely to have?
A. Genital warts
B. Syphilis
C. Rubella
D. Hepatitis C
Answer:
Juan and his little sister, Anne, are each given a large cookie. Their mother breaks
Anne’s cookie into four pieces to enable her to eat it easily. Juan immediately begins to
cry and says that it is not fair for his sister to get so many cookies when he only has
one. Juan is showing a lack of:
A. constancy.
B. conservation.
C. intuition.
D. symbolic function.
Answer:
_____ attention is focused and extended engagement with an object, task, event, or
some other aspect of the environment.
A.Selective
B.Sustained
C.Divided
D.Executive
Answer:
Which of the following is an example of a passive genotype-environment correlation?
A. Uncooperative, distractible children receive more unpleasant and disciplinary action
from parents and teachers.
B. Outgoing children tend to seek out social contexts in which to interact with people.
C. Parents who have a genetic predisposition to be musically inclined encourage their
children to learn how to play a music instrument.
D. Infants who smile more receive more attention from the individuals in their social
environment.
Answer:
Identify the term Erikson assigned to the seventh stage in his life-span theory.
Answer:
Identify the disability in which individuals consistently show problems in one or more
of these areas: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
Answer:
Identify a challenge faced by adult smokers who are trying to quit.
Answer:
Briefly describe the ethological perspective. Provide an example that involves a critical
period to support this perspective’s argument.
Answer:
Which disease of the eye is characterized by the deterioration of the macula of the
retina that corresponds to the focal center of the visual field?
Answer:
Describe the components of the death system according to Robert Kastenbaum.
Answer:
Identify the theorists that studied adult personality by examining stability and change in
the Big Five factors of personality.
Answer:
What is an advance directive?
Answer:
Outline the cognitive changes that occur in adolescence and allow improved critical
thinking.
Answer:
What is a complex molecule, with a double helix shape, that contains genetic
information?
Answer:
To assess an infant’s attention to sound, researchers often use a method called
high-amplitude sucking. Describe how this method is used.
Answer:
List five gene-linked abnormalities.
Answer:
Define hospice and explain its focus.
Answer:
In which situations are adolescents most likely to conform to peers?
Answer:
This person is considered to be the most influential theorist to discuss the importance of
adolescent friendships. He argued that the need for intimacy intensifies during early
adolescence, motivating teenagers to seek out close friends.Identify the individual.
Answer:
Distinguish between primary emotions and self-conscious or other-conscious emotions.
Give an example of each type of emotion.
Answer:
Describe the differences between LDL and HDL and some of the changes one can make
in lifestyle to affect cholesterol levels.
Answer:
List in order Jean Piaget’s six substages of the sensorimotor stage of cognitive
development.
Answer: