According to Sandra Scarr, passive genotype-environment correlations are relatively
more common in the lives of:
A. infants and young children.
B. older children.
C. adolescents.
D. adults.
Answer:
Mariah has given birth to a baby girl. Even one month after delivery, she is
experiencing very strong feelings of sadness and anxiety. She is so morose that she is
having trouble coping with daily tasks. Mariah is most likely suffering from:
A. posttraumatic stress disorder.
B. postpartum blues.
C. paranoid schizophrenia.
D. postpartum depression.
Answer:
Which of the following refers to teachers’ adjustment of their level of support and
guidance to the level of skill of the student?
A.Accommodation
B.Regulation
C.Scaffolding
D.Assimilation
Answer:
Adolescent use of alcohol has recently shown a(n) _____.
A.insignificant change
B.sizeable decline
C.mild increase
D.significant increase
Answer:
According to the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention’s 2012 estimates, _____
children had an autism spectrum disorder in 2008.
A.1 in 88
B.1 in 2,500
C.1 in 1,000
D.1 in 150
Answer:
Most swimmers and gymnasts peak in their:
A.early thirties.
B.mid-twenties.
C.late twenties.
D.late teens.
Answer:
Malorie was born during her mother’s 32nd week of pregnancy. Malorie would be
termed a(n) _____ baby.
A.preterm
B.premature
C.average
D.normal
Answer:
Laurie Kramer, who has conducted a number of research studies on siblings, says that:
A.it is best to not intervene in sibling conflict and to allow them to work it out on their
own.
B.it is best to let sibling conflicts escalate so that children learn coping strategies to
handle anger and disagreement with peers.
C.intervening and helping children resolve sibling conflict are not good strategies.
D.not intervening and letting sibling conflict escalate are not good strategies.
Answer:
Jamie lost his wife many years ago. He is still experiencing enduring despair a year
after her death. According to Prigerson & Maciejewski, this type of grief reaction would
be labelled as _____.
A.depressive grief
B.extended grief
C.abnormal grief
D.prolonged grief
Answer:
In 2010, _____ percent of single, divorced, or widowed women 65 years and older lived
in poverty.
A.19
B.8
C.22
D.44
Answer:
In contrast with Kohlberg’s theory, Gilligan argues for a(n) _____ perspective that is
moral and views people in terms of their connectedness with others; and emphasizes
interpersonal communication, relationships with others, and concern for others.
A.justice
B.care
C.nonegocentric
D.egocentric
Answer:
_____ age is an individual’s adaptive capacities compared with those of other
individuals of the same chronological age.
A.Social
B.Psychological
C.Physical
D.Biological
Answer:
When Brianna is upset, her mother facilitates open discussion about why she is upset
and helps her figure out how to deal with the negative emotions. Therefore, Brianna’s
mother takes an _____ approach to parenting.
A.emotion-dismissing
B.emotion-criticizing
C.emotion-coaching
D.emotion-encouraging
Answer:
Which of the following statements about IQ or intelligence is true?
A.Modifications in environment have no impact on one’s IQ score.
B.Schooling has been shown to have no influence over intelligence.
C.The conception of intelligence is the same across cultures.
D.IQ scores have been rapidly increasing around the world.
Answer:
Which of the following statements about emotions is FALSE?
A. Emotions are the first language with which parents and infants communicate.
B. Social relationships provide the setting for the development of a rich variety of
emotions.
C. Biological evolution has endowed human beings to be emotional.
D. Embeddedness in relationships prevents diversity in emotional experiences.
Answer:
According to critics, the Strange Situation might not be able to capture important
differences among infants because:
A.it is a controlled, artificial situation.
B.there is too little control of contextual factors in it.
C.its information is biased by observers’ impressions.
D.as a measure of attachment, it may be culturally biased.
Answer:
Early Head Start was established in 1995 to serve children from _____ of age.
A. 3 to 5 years
B. birth to 6 years
C. 5 to 7 years
D. birth to 3 years
Answer:
According to Freud, at what age does the child renounce the sexual attraction he/she
feels toward the parent of the opposite-sex because of anxious feelings?
A.3 or 4 years of age
B.9 or 10 years of age
C. 5 or 6 years of age
D.11 or 12 years of age
Answer:
When faced with external challenges such as stressful situations, the human body
adapts by altering internal physiological processes in a process known as _____.
A.allostasis
B.homeostasis
C.peristalsis
D.transcription
Answer:
Which of the following is at fault in many erectile problems in middle-aged men?
A.Diabetes
B.Low blood pressure
C.Low level of NK cells
D.Excessive weight-lifting
Answer:
The _____ is the outer layer of cells of the blastocyst that later provides nutrition and
support for the embryo.
A. ectoderm
B. perineum
C. cytocyst
D. trophoblast
Answer:
Frank, aged 67, recites a poem that he learned in grade school, much to the amazement
of his grandchildren. This is an example of Frank’s _____ memory.
A.procedural
B.episodic
C.semantic
D.functional
Answer:
_____ attention involves action planning, allocating attention to goals, error detection
and compensation, monitoring progress on tasks, and dealing with novel or difficult
circumstances.
A. Salient
B. Relevant
C. Executive
D. Sustained
Answer:
If adolescents fail to develop close friendships, they:
A.experience loneliness and a reduced sense of self-worth.
B.develop healthier self-esteem as adults than their peers.
C.engage in less delinquent behavior.
D.become more social as they grow older.
Answer:
“Amelia’s all excited about this new guy she met,” says Julie. “I guess it makes sense
because he’s really a geek.” Based on the concept of consensual validation, we can
expect that Julie:
A.thinks that Amelia is also a geek.
B.is an intellectual and charitable person.
C.believes that Amelia is not influenced by her friend’s opinions.
D.is providing consensual validation for Amelia’s taste in men.
Answer:
According to Robert J. Sternberg’s triarchic theory of love, _____ is physical and sexual
attraction to another.
A.attachment
B.commitment
C.intimacy
D.passion
Answer:
One study found that following six months of _____ older adults showed improvement
on reaction time tasks.
A.eating a macrobiotic diet
B.cognitive behavioral therapy
C.aerobic exercise
D.attending regular religious services
Answer:
Ethnic _____ is the enduring aspect of the self that includes a sense of membership in
an ethnic group, along with the attitudes and feelings related to that membership.
A.gloss
B.awareness
C.identity
D.pride
Answer:
Early bloomers include:
A.15 to 20 percent of 14- to 16-year-olds who say that they currently are in a romantic
relationship.
B.10 percent of 17- to 19-year-olds who say that they have had no experience with
romantic relationships.
C.15 to 20 percent of 11- to 13-year-olds who say that they currently are in a romantic
relationship.
D.15 percent of 17- to 19-year-olds who report that they have not engaged in any
romantic relationships that lasted more than four months.
Answer:
Which of the following statements about the changes in bone mass and density is
TRUE?
A.The loss of bone is faster for men than it is for women.
B.By the end of early adulthood, bones break more easily and heal more slowly.
C.Peak functioning of the body’s joints occurs in the sixties.
D.Women lose bone mass twice as fast as men do.
Answer:
Typical prenatal development lasts between:
A. 38 to 40 weeks.
B. 24 to 30 weeks.
C. 28 to 33 weeks.
D. 20 to 28 weeks.
Answer:
Which of the following, suggested by Baltes and colleagues, is a selection strategy for
older adults?
A.To achieve something, you may need to be patient until the right moment arrives.
B.Think about what you want in life and commit yourself to one or two major goals.
C.When things do not go the way they used to, search for other ways to achieve what
you want.
D.Keep working on what you have planned until you are successful.
Answer:
Factors at age 50 that were linked with being in the “happy-well” group at age 75 to 80
years of age included all of the following EXCEPT:
A.being well-educated.
B.being wealthy.
C.having a stable marriage.
D.being forgiving.
Answer: