Which of the following is a region of the adult human brain where neurogenesis has
been documented?
A.Amygdala
B.Hippocampus
C.Prefrontal cortex
D.Hypothalamus
Answer:
A mistake by the cellular machinery, or damage from an environmental agent such as
radiation, may produce a _____, which is a permanently altered segment of DN
A.
A. susceptibility gene
B. vulnerability gene
C. longevity gene
D. mutated gene
Answer:
Which of the following statements about the benefits of exercise is TRUE?
A.About 50 percent of adults get the recommended levels of physical activity.
B.Exercise can be as effective in reducing depression as psychotherapy.
C.Only intense physical activities will produce important physical gains.
D.Exercise has little impact on self-concept and in reducing anxiety.
Answer:
Natalie is in the Strange Situation, and she clings anxiously to her caregiver. She does
not explore the playroom. She would most likely be classified as being _____.
A.securely attached
B.insecure disorganized
C.insecure resistant
D.insecure avoidant
Answer:
In the Gond culture of India, death is believed to be caused by:
A.natural forces.
B.an angry supreme being.
C.the ill will of others in the community.
D.magic and demons.
Answer:
An estimated _____ percent of survivors experience normal or uncomplicated grief
reactions that include sadness and even disbelief or considerable anguish.
A.80 to 90
B.70 to 80
C.60 to 70
D.50 to 60
Answer:
Which of the following is NOT one of John Gottman’s seven main principles that
determine whether a marriage will work?
A.Overcoming gridlock
B.Solving perpetual conflicts
C.Letting your partner influence you
D.Creating shared meaning
Answer:
“Aninut,” “avelut,” and ‘shivah” are all parts of the grieving process for people in the
_____ community.
A.Amish
B.Jewish
C.Muslim
D.Protestant
Answer:
Kevin is just learning to walk. He can take a few steps by himself if he uses both hands
to hold on to a piece of furniture for support. He can walk into the middle of a room
only if one of his parents holds his hands. Which of the following represents the lower
limit of Kevin’s zone of proximal development (ZPD) for walking?
A. Kevin learning to run after he has mastered walking by himself
B. Kevin going back to crawling when he becomes frustrated trying to walk by himself
C. Kevin walking alone by holding onto a piece of furniture with his hands
D. Kevin learning to walk by having his parents hold one of his hands
Answer:
Identify the group that is least likely to exhibit suicidal behavior.
A.American Indian/Alaska Native female adolescents
B.American Indian/Alaska Native male adolescents
C.Latino female adolescents
D.African American male adolescents
Answer:
In the last half of the twentieth century and the first several years of the twenty-first
century, U.S. high school dropout rates:
A.increased.
B.declined.
C.remained unchanged.
D.plateaued.
Answer:
The oldest-old today are mostly:
A.male.
B.institutionalized.
C.married.
D.female.
Answer:
_____ refers to the ability to recognize and understand patterns and relationships in a
problem and use this understanding to solve other instances of the problem.
A.Spatial orientation
B.Inductive reasoning
C.Verbal comprehension
D.Perceptual speed
Answer:
_____ psychologists propose that men have gradually changed over time to have
dispositions that favor competition and risk-taking.
A.Psychoanalytic
B.Evolutionary
C.Behavioral
D.Social learning
Answer:
Ariel wants to describe the strength of the relationship between the number of airplane
companies in the world and global warming. Which of the following kinds of research
is Ariel most likely to perform?
A. Descriptive
B. Correlational
C. Collaborative
D. Discrete
Answer:
In the Strange Situation, Cameron did not explore the playroom, clung to his mother
when she was in the room, and was very upset when she left the room. When she
returned, he appeared to be ambivalentboth wanting to be comforted by his mother, but
pushing her away when she attempted to do so. Mary Ainsworth would most likely
classify Cameron as being:
A.securely attached.
B.insecure avoidant.
C.insecure resistant.
D.insecure disorganized.
Answer:
Identify the age group of women who are least likely to obtain prenatal care.
A. Late twenties
B. Early thirties
C. Adolescence
D. Early forties
Answer:
The attachment of the blastocyst to the uterine wall begins the _____ period of prenatal
development.
A. germinal
B. embryonic
C. fetal
D. zygotic
Answer:
Exercise is related to all of the following positive outcomes in adolescence, EXCEPT:
A.a lower incidence of type I diabetes.
B.reduced triglyceride levels.
C.lower blood pressure.
D.normal weight status.
Answer:
In a longitudinal study of individuals from their early thirties through their late
sixties/early seventies showed that:
A.a significant increase in spirituality occurred between late middle and late adulthood.
B.spirituality peaked in late middle adulthood.
C.there was no significant change in spirituality from late middle to late adulthood.
D.a dramatic decrease in spirituality occurred between late middle and late adulthood.
Answer:
Jordan is very afraid of gaining weight but she cannot control her eating habits. She has
been making up for her eating binges by vomiting immediately after a meal or by
purging with laxatives. This pattern of behavior has been occurring thrice a week for the
past four months. Jordan is most likely suffering from:
A.anorexia nervosa.
B.bulimia nervosa.
C.sickle-cell anemia.
D.hypochondria.
Answer:
Which of the following statements is TRUE about lung capacity in middle age?
A.There is significant change in lung capacity through most of middle adulthood.
B.In late middle age, the proteins in lung tissue become more elastic.
C.Stiffening of the chest wall decreases the lungs’ capacity to shuttle oxygen.
D.The lung capacity of smokers increases drastically in middle age.
Answer:
A person’s mental age divided by chronological age (CA) and multiplied by 100 would
indicate that person’s:
A.emotional quotient.
B.intelligence quotient.
C.level of mental development relative to others.
D.cognitive maturity.
Answer:
Mariah has suffered damage to the left frontal lobe of her brain. When she tries to
speak, she struggles to produce words and is unable to say them correctly. Mariah has
sustained injury to the:
A. Broca’s area.
B. Wernicke’s area.
C. SMA area.
D. Morton’s area.
Answer:
From about _____, children show autonomous morality.
A.5 to 8 years of age
B.4 to 7 years of age
C.10 years of age and older
D.5 years of age and older
Answer:
Emily has the ability to think about things in novel and unusual ways; this allows her to
come up with unique solutions to problems. This ability is called _____.
A.logical thinking
B.analytical thinking
C.critical thinking
D.creative thinking
Answer:
Older adults are more likely to die from:
A.autoimmune diseases.
B.genetic disorders.
C.motor vehicle accidents.
D.chronic ailments.
Answer:
Sustained exercises such as jogging or swimming that stimulate heart and lung activity
are known as:
A.calisthenics.
B.strength training.
C.flexibility exercises.
D.aerobic exercises.
Answer:
Gina is doing what she can to help her older aunt take care of herself and stay in her
own home. Gina often takes meals to her aunt and helps her clean, go shopping, and
make visits to the doctor. Gina is providing _____ for her aunt.
A.home care service
B.emergency care
C.eldercare
D.hospice care
Answer:
According to Paul Baltes, the benefits conferred with evolutionary selection _____ with
age.
A. increase
B. stay the same
C. decrease
D. fluctuate
Answer:
_____ involves knowing about knowing.
A.Cognition
B.Brainstorming
C.Metacognition
D.Metadata
Answer:
Socioeconomic status (SES) refers to:
A. the behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a particular group of people
that are passed on from generation to generation.
B. a person’s position within society based on occupational, educational, and economic
characteristics.
C. the degree to which development is similar or universal across cultures.
D. a social label placed on a similar group of people based on their heritage, nationality,
race, religion, and language.
Answer:
According to Jean Piaget, around age 11, the fourth stage of cognitive development, the
_____ stage, begins.
A.concrete operational
B.formal operational
C.postoperational
D.passive operational
Answer:
Which of the following is the final stage of Jean Piaget’s theory of cognitive
development?
A.Concrete operational stage
B.Passive operational stage
C.Preconventional reasoning stage
D.Formal operational stage
Answer:
Which of the following is a small molecule that would be able to pass through the
placental wall?
A. Red blood cells
B. Carbon dioxide
C. Hormones
D. Maternal wastes
Answer: