Juan has been showing marked increase in his imitative and reciprocal play. He goes
around imitating nonverbal actions like jumping and running. Juan is probably:
A.around 6 months old.
B.between 6 and 9 months old.
C.between 12 and 18 months old.
D.between 18 and 24 months old.
Answer:
Identify the correct sequence of the five stages of psychosexual development described
in Freud’s theory of development.
A. Genital, oral, anal, phallic, and latency
B. Oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital
C. Anal, genital, oral, phallic, and latency
D. Oral, phallic, anal, latency, and genital
Answer:
Which of the following statements about the relationship between semantic memory
and aging is true?
A.Episodic memory declines more than semantic memory in older adults.
B.Older adults are usually unable to retrieve semantic information.
C.Episodic memory and semantic memory remain unchanged in older adults.
D.Older adults can retrieve semantic information from long ago but not from the recent
past.
Answer:
According to recent studies, which of the following individuals showed lower levels of
depressive symptoms?
A.Attachment-anxious adults
B.Attachment-secure adults
C.Attachment-avoidant adults
D.Attachment-repellant adults
Answer:
According to a recent international comparison of 33 developed countries conducted by
the OECD, which of the following countries was found to have the highest percentage
of obese adults?
A.The United States
B.Italy
C.Norway
D.Japan
Answer:
Identify a strategy that can help prevent students from dropping out of school.
A.Enrolling the students only in a community-based education and reducing parental
monitoring.
B.Provide early intervention for reading problems
C.Facilitating and emphasizing peer learning
D.Rotating the students through teachers in high school
Answer:
When he was interviewed at 80 years of age, Arthur Rubinstein said that he spent more
time at practice than earlier in his life. This helped to maintain his status as an admired
concert pianist. This reflects which aspect of Baltes’ theory?
A.Selection
B.Organization
C.Optimization
D.Compensation
Answer:
The rules of _____ describe the way meaningful units can be combined in words.
A. morphology
B. phonology
C. syntax
D. pragmatics
Answer:
Deaths that are sudden, violent, or traumatic are likely to:
A.produce less intense feelings in survivors than if the person died of a long illness.
B.produce a shorter grieving process for the survivors than if the person died of a long
illness.
C.produce more intense feelings in survivors than if the person died of a long illness.
D.produce no difference in either the intensity or the duration of the feelings in
survivors than if the person died of a long illness.
Answer:
Which of the following statements about hospice care is true?
A.Hospice care emphasizes the need to limit the administration of painkillers to
terminally ill patients.
B.Hospice care mainly emphasizes efforts to cure an illness.
C.Hospice care focuses on efforts to prolong life.
D.Hospice care emphasizes palliative care.
Answer:
Fantz believes that we directly perceive information that exists in the world around us
and that perception is designed for action. He most likely holds a(n) _____ perspective.
A. ethological
B. ecological
C. evolutionary
D. genetic
Answer:
_____ is a relatively mild autism spectrum disorder in which the child has relatively
good verbal language, milder nonverbal language problems, and a restricted range of
interests and relationships.
A.Asperger syndrome
B.Fragile X syndrome
C.Down syndrome
D.ICF syndrome
Answer:
Travis spends a great deal of time working and trying to establish his career. He is also
wondering if he should move in with his girlfriend and about their long-term prospects.
Travis is most likely in the _____ period of development.
A. late adolescence
B. early adulthood
C. middle adulthood
D. late adulthood
Answer:
Which of the following is linked to more rapid onset of hearing difficulties in older
adults?
A.Defects in mitochondria and declining levels of testosterone
B.Inadequate nourishment and a lifetime of smoking
C.High blood pressure and resistant hypertension
D.Dietary intake of beta-carotene and obesity
Answer:
Which of the following is referred to as the final stage in the marriage process?
A.The time between marriage and impending divorce
B.The time when the last child leaves home
C.The time from retirement until death
D.The time when older parents move into their children’s homes
Answer:
_____ are excessively self-centered, self-congratulatory, and view their own needs and
desires as paramount.
A.Pessimists
B.Egotists
C.Pragmatists
D.Narcissists
Answer:
Priscilla just found out she is pregnant, and her doctor prescribed her a B-complex
vitamin that promotes normal prenatal development and reduces the risk of preterm
deliveries. Which of the following is the vitamin prescribed by Priscilla’s doctor?
A. Thiamine
B. Riboflavin
C. Pantothenic acid
D. Folic acid
Answer:
One of the criticisms for using a false-belief task as an indicator for understanding the
thoughts of children is that:
A. a false-belief task is a complicated one that involves a number of factors.
B. it has at least four possible outcomes.
C. a false belief task is too simple.
D. it is irrelevant, as by the preschool years children have a deepening appreciation of
the mind.
Answer:
Which of the following statements is true about the various markers of adulthood?
A.In developing countries marriage is hardly a significant marker for entry into
adulthood.
B.Economic dependence is one of the key markers of adult status, but achieving it has
been considered a long process.
C.Marriage is the most widely recognized marker of entry into adulthood among
industrialized countries such as America.
D.The criteria for adulthood remain the same across different types of economies.
Answer:
In Sternberg’s view, an affair or a fling in which there is little intimacy and even less
commitment is an example of _____.
A.infatuation
B.consummation
C.fatuous love
D.companionate love
Answer:
According to Jean Piaget’s theory of infant development, what makes one stage more
advanced than another?
A.When a child is able to stand and walk
B.When a child understands the world differently
C.When a child is older
D.When a child is able to manipulate objects better
Answer:
Which of the following is true about substance abuse?
A.In 2010, the percentage of individuals who engaged in binge drinking increased
considerably in the middle and late adulthood years.
B.Substance abuse among older adults is an “invisible epidemic” in the United States.
C.The frequency of binge drinking (defined as four or more drinks for women and five
or more drinks for men on one occasion in the past 30 days) was lowest among older
adults.
D.Screening questionnaires are appropriate for eliminating substance abuse among for
older adults.
Answer:
A national survey conducted by National Center for Health Statistics in 2011, found that
_____ percent of U.S. 20- to 39-year-olds were obese.
A.19
B.45
C.27
D.10
Answer:
A changing identity, such as from “wife” to “widow,” is an example of _____.
A.loss-oriented stressors
B.restoration-oriented stressors
C.denial of grief
D.complicated grief
Answer:
Joshua, a 2-year-old, has been diagnosed with _____, a blood disorder that limits the
body’s oxygen supply and can cause joint swelling and heart and kidney failure. This
genetic disorder can be treated through penicillin, pain medication, antibiotics and
blood transfusions. His doctor has indicated that a study named Baby HUG may offer a
better drug in the future.
A. spina bifida
B. Tay-Sachs disease
C. sickle-cell anemia
D. Huntington’s disease
Answer:
One factor that has contributed to the survival of centenarians is:
A.their ability to cope effectively with stress.
B.the lack of stressful events in their lives.
C.the years of marriage.
D.their socioeconomic status.
Answer:
Which of the following is called the “common cold” of mental disorders?
A.Schizophrenia
B.Alzheimer disease
C.Tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
D.Major depression
Answer:
_____ are the culture-based ‘software programs” of the mind.
A.Cognitive functions
B.Cognitive perceptions
C.Cognitive mechanics
D.Cognitive pragmatics
Answer:
Active euthanasia is legal in the state of:
A.California.
B.Florida.
C.New York.
D.Oregon.
Answer:
In a U.S. national survey conducted in 2011, _____ percent of twelfth-graders reported
that they had experienced sexual intercourse, compared with _____ percent of
ninth-graders.
A.20; 10
B.63; 33
C.77; 90
D.60; 52
Answer:
When Alice speaks to her six-month-old nephew, her voice immediately takes on a
higher pitch, her speech becomes slower, and she begins to use more simplistic words
and phrases. This change in Alice’s language behavior provides an example of:
A. echoing.
B. recasting.
C. child-directed speech.
D. morphology.
Answer:
According to the Institute of Social Research, which of the following describes extreme
binge drinking?
A.About eight drinks a week
B.About five drinks a week
C.Ten or more drinks in a row
D.Eight or more drinks in a row
Answer: