Identify the seventh stage of Erikson’s life span theory.
A.Intimacy versus isolation
B.Integrity versus despair
C.Autonomy versus shame and doubt
D.Generativity versus stagnation
Answer:
The most effective way to treat adolescent depression is:
A.through antidepressant medication like Prozac.
B.not with medication, but through cognitive behavior therapy.
C.a combination of psychoanalysis and family treatment.
D.a combination of drug therapy and cognitive behavior therapy.
Answer:
Babies have three types of cries. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
A. Anger cry
B. Hunger cry
C. Pain cry
D. Basic cry
Answer:
What do studies say of the American attitude toward euthanasia after the Terri Schiavo
incident?
A.The general public and experts entirely agree on the precise boundaries of
implementing the practice of euthanasia.
B.General population favors active euthanasia.
C.There is a trend toward accepting passive euthanasia in case of terminally ill patients.
D.The inflammatory argument of equating the practice of euthanasia with suicide has
increased substantially.
Answer:
_____ are the building blocks of cells as well as the regulators that direct the body’s
processes.
A. Genes
B. Proteins
C. Ribosomes
D. DNA
Answer:
Maribel works as a housekeeper at a hotel. She has no autonomy in her work, works
long hours, and feels quite stressed by her job. Kim is a lawyer who works long hours
but has control over her work and a great office environment. Anne Crouter would say
that:
A.Kim’s children are likely to experience less effective parenting than Maribel’s
children.
B.Maribel’s children are likely to experience less effective parenting than Kim’s
children.
C.both Maribel and Kim’s children are likely to do poorly in school.
D.neither Maribel’s nor Kim’s children will be negatively affected by their mothers’
jobs.
Answer:
The theorists who developed the ecological view of perceptual development in infancy
are:
A. Arnold Gesell and Jean Piaget.
B. Virginia Satir and Jay Haley.
C. Eleanor and James Gibson.
D. Sigmund Freud and Anna Freud.
Answer:
Recent research has found that early-maturing girls are more likely than late-maturing
girls to be:
A.satisfied with their figures in late adolescence.
B.taller and thinner when they reach high school.
C.less popular with males their own age.
D.depressed, become alcoholic, and/or have an eating disorder.
Answer:
Who is at the highest risk of SIDS?
A. Malachi, who is four weeks old
B. Tyrell, who is six weeks old
C. Chaz, who is three months old
D. Isaiah, who is ten months old
Answer:
Shalini’s doctor is concerned that she might have _____, a life-threatening condition
caused by severe protein-calorie deficiency, or malnutrition, that has resulted in a
wasting away of her body tissues in her first year. She is now grossly underweight and
her muscles have atrophied.
A. kwashiorkor
B. marasmus
C. Binswanger’s disorder
D. Malenthorpe’s disorder
Answer:
Which of the following is true of the influence of education on the cognitive
functioning of older adults?
A.Today’s older adults were less likely to go to college when they were young adults as
compared to their parents or grandparents.
B.Fewer older adults are returning to college today to further their education than in
past generations.
C.For older adults with less education, frequently engaging in cognitive activities
improved their episodic memory.
D.Educational experiences have no impact or are negatively correlated with scores on
intelligence tests and information-processing tasks.
Answer:
Eight-year-old Trey stands in front of a group of kids and says, “I am smart”. Which of
the following is the most plausible reaction to this incident?
A.Children 67 years of age are likely to reject Trey’s self-report.
B.Children 1011 years of age are more likely to reject Trey’s self-report.
C.Children 56 years of age are more likely to reject Trey’s self-report.
D.Children 1011 years of age are more likely to accept Trey’s self-report.
Answer:
Dr. Perkins predicts that children who spend years playing a musical instrument are
smarter than children who do not play music. This testable prediction is known as a(n)
_____.
A. hypothesis
B. classification
C. variable
D. axiom
Answer:
_____ love is also called companionate love.
A.Passionate
B.Affectionate
C.Consummate
D.Romantic
Answer:
A study conducted by Grant, Wardle, & Steptoe explored links between health behavior
and life satisfaction in more than 17,000 individuals between 17 to 30 years of age in 21
countries. The young adults’ life satisfaction was NOT found to be positively related to
_____.
A.alcohol consumption
B.limiting fat intake
C.using sun protection
D.eating fruits
Answer:
A recent study revealed that peak thickness of the cerebral cortex occurs _____ in
children with ADHD than in children without ADHD.
A.in adulthood
B.in infancy
C.three years later
D.two years earlier
Answer:
As per the study conducted by Sakraida in 2005, it was found that women who initiated
a divorce in midlife were characterized by _____ than were women whose husbands
initiated the divorce.
A.more self-focused growth and optimism
B.higher levels of depression and trauma
C.introversion and lack of socialization
D.higher emotional instability
Answer:
In the context of Kübler-Ross’ stages of dying, after accepting the certainty of death, a
period of _____ or preparatory grief may appear.
A.anger
B.acceptance
C.bargaining
D.depression
Answer:
The maximum life span of humans:
A. has increased over time.
B. has not changed since the beginning of recorded history.
C. has matched their life expectancy in recent times.
D. is about 65 years as the first decade of the twenty-first century draws to a close.
Answer:
In human beings, by the end of meiosis, each egg or sperm has _____ chromosomes.
A. 46 paired
B. 23 unpaired
C. 23 paired
D. 46 unpaired
Answer:
Severe reductions in the production of dopamine have been linked with:
A.Parkinson disease.
B.Alzheimer disease.
C.dementia other than Alzheimer disease.
D.brain cancer.
Answer:
According to Robert J. Sternberg, which of the following BEST describes the love in a
relationship where passion is the only ingredient, and intimacy and commitment are
low?
A.Fatuous love
B.Consummation
C.Infatuation
D.Companionate love
Answer:
According to Baltes, which of the following factors suggests that it is possible to
maintain performance in some areas through continued practice and the use of new
technologies?
A.Selection
B.Compensation
C.Optimization
D.Reorganization
Answer:
Determining _____ age involves knowing the functional capacities of a person’s vital
organs.
A. social
B. chronological
C. biological
D. psychological
Answer:
Katie-Lou is 88 years old. Katie would most likely be characterized as:
A. young-old.
B. old-old.
C. oldest-old.
D. late-old.
Answer:
Evidence is increasing that _____ plays a key role in red wine’s health benefits.
A.resperidol
B.rohypnol
C.resveratrol
D.rogaine
Answer:
The realization that people can have false beliefs develops in a majority of children by
the time they are _____ years old.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer:
Which of the following is a criticism of Vygotsky’s theory?
A. Vygotsky was specific about age-related changes and generalized all individuals.
B. Vygotsky overemphasized the role of language in thinking.
C. Vygotsky particularly described how changes in socioemotional capabilities
contribute to cognitive development, which is highly subjective.
D. Vygotsky laid no emphasis on guidance, which plays an important role in learning.
Answer:
Erik Erikson’s fourth stage of development, appearing during middle and late
childhood, is called:
A.industry versus inferiority.
B.trust versus mistrust.
C.integrity versus despair.
D.autonomy versus shame and doubt.
Answer:
In a study conducted in 2006 of older adults who had returned to work after retirement,
about _____ reported that they had done so by choice (it made them happy), and about
_____ reported that they had to return to work in order to meet financial needs.
A.two-thirds; one-third
B.one-third; two-thirds
C.three-quarters; one-quarter
D.one-quarter; three-quarters
Answer:
Ellen Winner described three criteria that characterize gifted children. Which of the
following was NOT one of these criteria?
A.Precocity
B.Marching to their own drummer
C.Easily bored
D.A passion to master
Answer:
Which of the following is one of the main dimensions of the dual process model of
coping with bereavement?
A.Loss-oriented stressors
B.Relapse-oriented uplifts
C.Depression-oriented stressors
D.Denial-oriented traumas
Answer:
One strategy for reducing adolescent pregnancy is the _____ that focuses on engaging
adolescents in volunteer community service and stimulates discussions that help
adolescents appreciate the lessons they learn through volunteerism.
A.Health Bridge program
B.Teen Outreach program
C.Girls, Inc., program
D.Will Power/Won’t Power program
Answer:
Which of the following statements is NOT true about the cholinerase inhibitor drugs
used to treat Alzheimer disease?
A.They slow down the progression of the disease.
B.They reverse the effects of the disease.
C.They have not yet been approved by the Federal Drug Administration for the
treatment of MCI.
D.They improve memory and other cognitive functions.
Answer: