At approximately the age of _____ years, two types of romantic involvement occur:
casual dating and dating in groups.
A.8 to 9
B.11 to 13
C.14 to 16
D.17 to 19
Answer:
Sadie has a learning disability and is being educated in the least restrictive environment
possible. This means that Sadie:
A.is given great freedom and few rules.
B.is placed in as regular a classroom as possible.
C.has significant input into the development of her educational goals.
D.spends part of her time in a regular classroom and part of her time in a special
education classroom.
Answer:
The oldest-old are individuals who are _____ years and older.
A.85
B.80
C.75
D.70
Answer:
Identify a disadvantage of breast feeding in the context of impoverished African
countries.
A. There is risk of passing HIV to the babies through breast milk if the mothers have
the virus.
B. Breast milk is less hygienic than infant formula.
C. Breast feeding predominantly deteriorates the health of the mother.
D. Mothers who breast feed have a higher risk of breast and ovarian cancer.
Answer:
There has been _____ in the number of cohabiting U.S. couples since 1970.
A.a dramatic increase
B.little change
C.a huge fall
D.a steady rise
Answer:
Erin is 90 years old. She has relatively good health, and is fully mobile. Most of Erin’s
blood relatives live to a ripe, old age. Which of the following genes might be
responsible for this?
A. Susceptibility genes
B. Longevity genes
C. Vulnerability genes
D. Mutated genes
Answer:
_____ uses a powerful magnet and radio images to generate detailed images of the
body’s organs and structures.
A. Triple screen
B. MRI
C. Ultrasound sonography
D. Amniocentesis
Answer:
Which of the following is true about cigarette smoking?
A.Children of smokers are at special risk for respiratory and middle-ear diseases.
B.More people smoke today than in the past.
C.A small percentage of all living adults who have ever smoked have quit.
D.Most adult smokers are unwilling to quit because they are unaware of the dangers of
cigarette smoking.
Answer:
At 60 years of age, the retina receives only about _____ as much light as it did at 20
years of age.
A.one-half
B.one-third
C.one-quarter
D.one-tenth
Answer:
Blanca rarely holds her baby Joey and tends to respond to his needs in an angry,
irritable fashion. It is most likely that Joey will develop a(n) _____ with his mother.
A.secure attachment
B.insecure avoidant attachment
C.insecure resistant attachment
D.disorganized resistant attachment
Answer:
An advance directive, such as a living will, must be signed when:
A.at least two medical professionals are present.
B.a doctor and a lawyer are present.
C.an individual is told he or she has a life-threatening condition.
D.an individual is able to think clearly.
Answer:
Low levels of _____ in the female embryo allow the normal development of female sex
organs.
A.estradiol
B.progesterone
C.estrogens
D.androgens
Answer:
An intermittent, recurrent wish or need to recover the deceased person is known as
_____.
A.grief
B.pining
C.mourning
D.obsession
Answer:
Bulimia nervosa typically begins in:
A.late adulthood.
B.childhood.
C.late adolescence or early adulthood.
D.early- to mid-adolescence.
Answer:
Bit by bit, children pick up what is gender-appropriate and gender-inappropriate in their
culture, and develop gender _____ that shape how they perceive the world and what
they remember.
A.identities
B.roles
C. schemas
D.types
Answer:
Which of the following is prominent in Erikson’s final stage of integrity versus despair?
A.Life review
B.Identity resolution
C.Integrity formation
D.Struggle for independence
Answer:
Which of the following theories explains why older adults spend most of their time with
familiar individuals and family?
A.Activity theory
B.Socioemotional selectivity theory
C.Social discontinuity theory
D.Disengagement theory
Answer:
Popular children:
A.are infrequently nominated as someone’s best friend and are actively disliked by their
peers.
B.are infrequently nominated as a best friend, but are not disliked by their peers.
C.receive an average number of both positive and negative nominations from their
peers.
D.are frequently nominated as a best friend and are rarely disliked by their peers.
Answer:
By the end of the _____, contractions dilate the cervix to an opening of about 10
centimeters (4 inches), so that the baby can move from the uterus to the birth canal.
A. second trimester
B. second birth stage
C. third trimester
D. first birth stage
Answer:
In a recent national survey of U.S. parents with 3- to 4-year-old children, about _____
percent reported that they frequently yelled at their children.
A.97
B.7
C.2
D.67
Answer:
The ability to focus and maintain an image on the retina is referred to as _____ of the
eye.
A.muscle integrity
B.focal power
C.visual acuity
D.accommodation
Answer:
_____ refers to the match between a child’s temperament and the environmental
demands the child must cope with.
A.Social referencing
B.Secure attachment
C.Goodness of fit
D.Reciprocal socialization
Answer:
Which of the following statements about emotions is NOT true?
A.Emotions are generally classified as positive or negative.
B.Emotions are influenced by biological foundations and experiences.
C.The ability to regulate emotions is present at birth.
D.Emotions are the first language with which parents and infants communicate.
Answer:
Kübler-Ross describes the _____ stage as the end of the dying struggle.
A.anger
B.acceptance
C.bargaining
D.depression
Answer:
Which theory is similar to the contemporary life-events approach in highlighting the
importance of complex setting of people’s lives?
A.Bronfenbrenner’s theory
B.Freud’s psychoanalytic theory
C.Erikson’s psychosocial theory
D.Piaget’s cognitive development theory
Answer:
In a single act of unprotected sex with an infected partner, a teenage girl has a _____
percent risk of getting HIV.
A.1
B.10
C.25
D.50
Answer:
According to Sandra Bem, which of the following is correct?
A.Androgynous individuals are more mentally healthy than their masculine or feminine
counterparts.
B.Gender-role classification is context-neutral.
C.In close relationships, androgynous orientations are not desirable.
D.Androgynous individuals are less flexible than their masculine or feminine
counterparts.
Answer:
Many of the cognitive changes thought to influence religious development involve:
A.Piaget’s cognitive developmental theory.
B.Erikson’s psychosocial theory.
C.Freud’s psychoanalytic theory.
D.Lorenz’s ethological theory.
Answer:
Which of the following is the positive resolution of the psychological conflict of
initiative vs. guilt?
A.Fidelity
B.Purpose
C.Competence
D.Love
Answer:
When two individuals focus on the same object or event, the process is called:
A. sensory attention.
B. joint attention.
C. amalgamous attention.
D. synchronous attention.
Answer:
A longitudinal study of more than 1,200 individuals across seven decades revealed that
a higher score on the Big Five personality factor of _____ predicted a lower risk of
earlier death from childhood through late adulthood.
A.agreeableness
B.conscientiousness
C.neuroticism
D.extraversion
Answer:
Damon has been terminally ill with multiple fractures to his skull. He has been in a
vegetative state for over three years. Finally, his family agrees to end his suffering by
removing him from the life-support system. This is an example of:
A.passive euthanasia.
B.active euthanasia.
C.natural euthanasia.
D.acceptable euthanasia.
Answer:
Sandra’s mother is concerned about Sandra’s lack of interest in marrying and having
children. She told Sandra, “When I was your age, I had already found a good husband
and settled down.” Sandra and her mother:
A.have different social clocks.
B.have different coping styles.
C.have different commitment levels.
D.are in different developmental stages.
Answer:
What are the hormonal changes and related developments in middle-aged men? What
are treatments one can use to alleviate these symptoms?
Answer:
Describe the status of semantic memory as individuals age.
Answer:
Bronwyn is interested in using non-medical techniques to assist her in dealing with pain
during childbirth. Based on the text and class discussion, what are the two best options
available to her and why?
Answer:
Sergio’s wife is pregnant, but he smokes all the time inside the house. Cigarette smoke
has been known to cause birth defects and negatively alter cognitive and behavioral
outcomes in unborn babies. Sergio is exposing his child to which type of agent?
Answer:
Define what Piaget meant by an operation. What would be one task that preoperational
children fail at because they lack operations?
Answer:
What is the term for a girl’s first menstruation?
Answer:
Identify the lobe in the cerebral cortex that is responsible for voluntary movement and
thinking.
Answer:
Describe the three different grandparenting styles.
Answer:
Tadi lives in a community where women generally keep both preterm and postterm
babies close for skin to skin contact. This is called _____ in the U.S.
Answer:
Which theorist proposed eight psychosocial stages of development?
Answer:
What determines an individual’s identity status according to James Marcia?
Answer:
What is hormone replacement therapy (HRT)? Identify some of the risks associated
with it.
Answer:
Yelena is an outgoing person; therefore, people naturally tend to like her and find her
personable. According to Scarr-McCartney, which genotype-environment interaction
does this best represent?
Answer:
What is the role of gender in relationships involving older adult parents and their
children?
Answer:
While nine-month-old Mave is playing with a ball, her brother takes it and hides it
behind a pillow. Mave cries and crawls over to the pillow to get the ball. Which
Piagetian concept is represented in this scenario?
Answer:
Identify the term which represents physical and emotional caretaking for older members
of the family, either by giving day-to-day physical assistance or by being responsible
for overseeing such care.
Answer: