Life Span Development I Test Bank Docx Chapter 9 12e - Psychology in Action 12e Test Bank by Karen Huffman. DOCX document preview.
Package Title: Chapter 9, Testbank
Course Title: Huffman, PIA 12e
Chapter Number: 9
Question Type: Multiple Choice
1) The study of age-related changes in behavior and mental processes from conception through death is called ________.
a) thanatology
b) neuropsychology
c) developmental psychology
d) longitudinal psychology
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
2) According to the textbook, the developmental period called middle adulthood includes which ages?
a) 20 to 45
b) 30 to 65
c) 45 to 60
d) 50 to 70
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
3) Developmental psychology ________.
a) examines how changes occur through eight major stages of life
b) uses a learning theory approach that suggests nature is more important in development than nurture
c) avoids controversial issues by focusing only on what can be proven through research
d) does not involve experimental research, as it is not possible to manipulate variables on these topics
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
4) ________ is the process by which attachments are formed during critical periods early in life.
a) Separation anxiety
b) Imprinting
c) Love
d) Bonding
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
5) Assad and Juana believe in stimulating their new baby’s senses by playing and singing to her. They also believe it is important to reinforce her curiosity and her attempts to interact with them verbally. It is MOST likely that Assad and Juana believe that ________ is the major contributor to their child’s development.
a) nurture
b) sensation training
c) nature
d) maturation
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
6) The idea that development is governed by automatic, genetically predetermined signals is called ________.
a) elaboration
b) natural selection
c) maturation
d) tabula rasa
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
7) A ________ period is a specific time during which an organism must experience certain stimuli in order to develop properly in the future.
a) sensitive
b) critical
c) specificity
d) maturational
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
8) Dr. Johan tends to believe in the ________ model of development, which says that development results from gradual, incremental changes. Dr. Ziback tends to believe in the ________ model, which says that development results from discrete, qualitative changes.
a) nurturing; natural
b) uniform; stop-start
c) continuity; stage
d) stability; change
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
9) If you believe that your personality is developed early and that childhood traits can be used to predict one’s adult personality, then you believe in ________.
a) continuity
b) staging
c) stability
d) maturation
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
10) Today, most psychologists take ________ approach to human development.
a) a nativist
b) an empiricist
c) a dualist
d) an interactionist
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
11) If a psychologist wanted to compare a group of 6-year-old children to a group of 10-year-old children at the same time on recognition memory performance, the psychologist would use the ________ method of data collection.
a) cross-sectional
b) naturalistic observation
c) longitudinal
d) cohort
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
12) ________ research studies several groups of individuals at various ages at one point in time, and provides information regarding ________.
a) Longitudinal; age differences
b) Cross-sectional; age differences
c) Longitudinal; age changes
d) Cross-sectional; age changes
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
13) The ________ method of developmental data collection follows one person (or a single group of people) over time, and provides information about ________.
a) longitudinal; age changes
b) cross-sectional; age changes
c) cohort; age differences
d) longitudinal; age differences
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
14) If a psychologist was interested in studying the stability of IQ scores over time, she should use the ________ method of data collection by following the same group of participants over an extended duration.
a) test-retest
b) longitudinal
c) case history
d) cross-sectional
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
15) ________ effects that are difficult to separate are a major problem found in cross-sectional research.
a) Subjective
b) Cohort
c) Objective
d) Longitudinal
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
16) The results of a cross-sectional marketing study to determine how age affects people’s beliefs about family purchases and financial planning were criticized on the ground that the data was influenced by cohort effects. This means that ________.
a) some of the subjects belonged to ethnic minorities
b) the subjects were self-selected by their friends and neighbors
c) one group of subjects may all have lived through a similar financial event, such as the Great Depression
d) only 63% of the questionnaires were returned
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
17) Differences in age groups that reflect factors unique to a specific age group, rather than being due to developmental changes, are called ________ effects.
a) generational
b) social environmental
c) operational
d) cohort
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
18) ________ studies are the quickest and least expensive method, whereas ________ studies provide the most in-depth information per participant.
a) Correlational; experimental
b) Fast-track; follow-up
c) Cross-sectional; longitudinal
d) Cohort-sequential; cohort-intensive
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
19) If you want your research into developmental topics to provide the most in-depth information, you’d be well-advised to use the ________ approach.
a) experimental
b) quasi-experimental
c) longitudinal
d) cross-sectional
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
20) Which of the following is NOT a limitation of longitudinal studies?
a) Time and money
b) “Generalizability”
c) Self-selected sample bias
d) Cohort effects
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
21) The fact that participants in this type of research may drop out over time, leaving behind a “self-selected” sample, means that the researcher may have a problem generalizing the results to a larger population of people.
a) cross-sectional
b) longitudinal
c) correlational
d) archival
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
22) Which of the following behaviors is NOT influenced by culture?
a) 15-year-old Chou is cooperative and respectful toward his grandparents.
b) 5-year-old Kim believes that her father is just showing his love and concern when he beats her with a belt for not completing her chores.
c) 16-year-old Brant enjoys lively debates with his history teacher.
d) 17-month-old Zahra tried to climb the stairs and fell off the first step.
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
23) In normal developmental cases, how many chromosomes does a human zygote have after conception?
a) 23
b) 46
c) 20,000
d) an infinite amount, as chromosomes continue to develop
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
24) Which of the following is TRUE about conception?
a) It is when each parent contributed 23 chromosomes to a new zygote.
b) The new cell is called an embryo.
c) The blastocyst is no larger than the period at the end of this sentence.
d) It is not considered part of the life span. That begins at birth.
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
25) Jairo lives in a community with a lot of a certain chemical in the water, and as a result of this exposure certain genes in Jairo’s genetic code do not turn on when he hits puberty. This example, which notes the interaction of genetics and one’s environment, would be of interest to a person who studies ________.
a) behavioral neuroscience
b) epigenetics
c) the human genome
d) teratogens
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
26) Which of the following is INCORRECTLY matched?
a) Embryonic period: development of major body organs
b) Conception: development of blastocyst
c) Germinal period: conception and implantation
d) Fetal period: rapid weight gain and “fine detailing” of body organs and systems
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
27) The use of ________ during pregnancy is most associated with premature birth, low-birth-weight infants, and fetal death.
a) nicotine
b) caffeine
c) aspirin
d) cocaine
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
28) Teratogens are ________ that can cause birth defects.
a) DNA fragments
b) environmental agents
c) recessive genes
d) dominant genes
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
29) The germinal period ________.
a) begins with fetal weight gain
b) begins with implantation
c) is the time it takes to germinate your answer to this question
d) begins at fertilization and ends with implantation
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
30) The first stage of prenatal development (from conception to implantation), characterized by rapid cell division, is called the ________ period.
a) embryonic
b) fetal
c) placental
d) germinal
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
31) From implantation through the 8th week, the major body organs and systems become differentiated. This stage of pregnancy is called the ________ period.
a) embryonic
b) fetal
c) zygotic
d) germinal
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
32) The fetal period lasts from ________.
a) conception to birth
b) implantation to birth
c) implantation to 8 weeks
d) 8 weeks to birth
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
33) Jeremy was born with serious facial abnormalities and stunted growth. He is also showing signs of brain damage and neurobehavioral difficulties. Jeremy is most likely suffering from ________.
a) DNA syndrome
b) premature birth
c) fetal alcohol syndrome
d) prenatal exposure to nicotine
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
34) Before she knew she was pregnant, Moira had an x-ray on her abdomen when she was having pain. As radiation can be teratogenic, her unborn child may now be at a higher risk for which outcome?
a) cancer
b) an underdeveloped brain
c) prematurity
d) intellectual disability
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
35) Which of the following is CORRECT regarding brain development?
a) The weight of an infant’s brain is half that of an adult’s and it reaches full adult weight by age 16.
b) The number of neurons in the infant brain at birth is about one-eighth the number in the adult brain.
c) Neurons grow in size and dendrite connections increase during the prenatal period.
d) Myelination peaks at age 12.
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
36) The first motor abilities a newborn exhibits are ________.
a) unimportant for survival
b) innate and voluntary
c) limited to reflexive actions
d) complex integrations of external and internal sensory stimuli
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
37) At birth, your head was about ________ the size of your total body. As an adult, however, your head is more like ________ of your total size!
a) one-third; one-tenth
b) one-quarter; one-eight
c) two-thirds; one-sixth
d) one-tenth; one-twelfth
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
38) At birth, the sense of ________ is poorly developed when compared to the other sensory systems.
a) hearing
b) smell
c) touch
d) vision
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
39) Synaptic pruning refers to the ________ that helps strengthen connection between neurons and make those connections operate more efficiently.
a) decrease in myelinated synapses
b) decrease in the gap between neurons, due to dendrite enlargement
c) reduction of axons
d) natural reduction of unused synapses
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
40) Which of the following sensory systems is MOST poorly developed at birth?
a) taste
b) smell
c) vision
d) touch
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
41) Which statement regarding infant sensory and perceptual development is the least accurate?
a) Vision is almost 20/20 at birth.
b) A newborn's sense of pain is highly developed at birth.
c) An infant can recognize, and prefers, its own mother’s breast milk by smell.
d) An infant can distinguish between sweet, salty, and bitter tastes.
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
42) Using Fantz’s “looking chamber,” researchers have found that infants prefer ________.
a) complex patterns
b) simple patterns
c) black and white images
d) the faces of other babies
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
43) Which choice has been used as an independent variable in infant sensory-perceptual research?
a) Infant vocalizations
b) Skin temperature and galvanic skin responses
c) The sucking reflex
d) Salivation behaviors
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
44) The biological changes that occur during adolescence that leads to sexual maturity and the ability to reproduce is called ________.
a) the age of fertility
b) adolescence
c) puberty
d) the climacteric
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
45) ________ is the psychological development — a transition of sorts — that occurs during the period between childhood and adulthood.
a) Egocentrism
b) Identity
c) Autonomy
d) Adolescence
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
46) The clearest and most dramatic physical sign of puberty is ________ and significant changes in reproductive structures and sexual characteristics.
a) menarche for females and spermarche for males
b) the growth spurt
c) primary sex characteristics
d) secondary sex characteristics
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
47) ________ refers to the onset of menstruation in females; ________ is the first ejaculation in males.
a) Premenstrual syndrome; emission
b) Primary menorrhea; expulsion
c) Menses; premature ejaculation
d) Menarche; spermarche
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
48) Which of the following is NOT an example of a secondary sex characteristic?
a) development of ovaries
b) growth of pubic hair
c) development of breasts
d) deepening of the voice
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
49) Growth of pubic hair, breast development, the appearance of facial hair, and deepening of the voice are called ________.
a) signs of puberty
b) sexual maturation
c) secondary sex characteristics
d) primary sex characteristics
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
50) Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding menopause?
a) It is the cessation of one’s menstrual cycles.
b) It typically occurs between 45 and 55 years of age.
c) It is the result of decreases in estrogen production.
d) It is strongly associated with severe mood swings, depression, and loss of sexual interest.
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
51) Which of the following is INCORRECT regarding the male climacteric?
a) Most men can father children into their 70s or 80s.
b) Men may experience a decline in sexual responsiveness as they age.
c) Men may experience unexpected weight gain and loss of muscle strength at this time.
d) Men have a specific time when their fertility ends, just as women do when they go through menopause.
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
52) Which of the following physical changes is NOT associated with late adulthood?
a) Cardiac output decreases.
b) Smell sensitivity increases.
c) Blood pressure increases.
d) Visual acuity and depth perception decline.
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
53) Some employers are reluctant to hire 50- to 60-year-old workers because of a generalized belief that they are prone to illness and will take too much time off. This is an example of ________.
a) a fiscally conservative decision
b) the graying of America
c) ageism
d) racism
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
54) Aging brings several developmental consequences. Identify which option is not one of them.
a) widespread death of neurons
b) a decline in the speed of recall and retrieval
c) a decline in visual and auditory acuity
d) a decline in depth perception
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
55) Mental speed declines with age, and general information processing and much of memory are largely ________ by the aging process.
a) affected
b) unaffected
c) reduced
d) slowed
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
56) ________ aging results from disease, disuse, or neglect.
a) Primary
b) Secondary
c) Tertiary (third)
d) Physical
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
57) Mikail eats high fat foods, does not exercise, and smokes cigarettes. These behaviors contribute to Mikail’s ________ aging process, as he has developed high blood pressure, type-II diabetes, and emphysema.
a) programmed
b) primary
c) secondary
d) linear
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
58) Primary aging ________.
a) refers to gradual and inevitable changes in physical and mental processes
b) is genetically controlled
c) is the same as secondary aging
d) is a direct result of lifestyle choices, including both healthy and unhealthy decisions
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
59) The Hayflick limit refers to the ________.
a) maximum human life span
b) amount of damage the human heart can sustain
c) genetically controlled maximum number of cell divisions
d) maximum number of times a given immune cell can perform its function
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
60) Humans appear to have a maximum possible lifespan of about ________ years.
a) 70–80
b) 80–90
c) 120
d) 130
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
61) ________ was one of the first scientists to theorize that intellectual growth occurs in distinct stages, motivated by an innate need to know.
a) Baumrind
b) Beck
c) Piaget
d) Elkind
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
62) Cognitive structures that are like “blueprints” for organizing our interactions with the environment are called ________.
a) data points
b) thoughts
c) schemas
d) concepts
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
63) Assimilation occurs when new information is ________.
a) adjusted
b) modified
c) absorbed into existing schemas
d) consistent with what we already know
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
64) Accommodation occurs when new information ________.
a) is used “as is”
b) fits into an existing schema
c) results in adjusting old or creating new schemas
d) is taken in and used
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
65) ________ occurs when existing schemas are used to interpret new information, whereas ________ involves changes and adaptations of the schemas.
a) Adaptation; accommodation
b) Accommodation; assimilation
c) Egocentrism; post schematization
d) Assimilation; accommodation
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
66) If a child refers to a pig as a “doggie,” that child is ________ the pig into an existing cognitive structure.
a) encompassing
b) assimilating
c) operationalizing
d) accommodating
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
67) When a child learns that a truck is different from a car, even though both have four wheels and a metal body, ________ has occurred.
a) an adaptation
b) accommodation
c) an association
d) assimilation
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
68) When a typist changes from a conventional typewriter to a word processor, his typing schema will have to ________ in order to incorporate the new techniques needed for the new equipment.
a) assimilate
b) differentiate
c) accommodate
d) recapitulate
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
69) The four stages of Piaget’s cognitive development model are ________.
a) assimilation, accommodation, adaptation, and association
b) sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, and formal
c) sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational
d) sensorimotor, precognitive, operational, and abstract operational
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
70) Which is associated with Piaget’s sensorimotor stage?
a) being 2 to 7 years of age
b) animistic thinking
c) egocentrism
d) a lack of object permanence
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
71) Which is associated with Piaget’s preoperational stage?
a) a lack of object permanence
b) egocentric thinking
c) infancy and toddlerhood
d) formal logic
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
72) Tesia said, “The rain quit falling because I wanted to go out to play.” This is an example of ________, which indicates that Tesia is in the ________ of cognitive development.
a) animism; sensorimotor stage
b) subjective permanence; preoperational
c) egocentrism; preoperational stage
d) conservation; concrete operational stage
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
73) A young child’s inability to experience or appreciate anyone else’s point of view is called ________.
a) egocentrism
b) social egoism
c) ethnocentrism
d) ego-fantasy
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
74) When 5-month-old Jessica learns that mommy continues to exist even when she is quietly resting in another room, Jessica has developed ________.
a) sensory permanence
b) perceptual constancy
c) perceptual permanence
d) object permanence
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
75) The preoperational belief that all things are alive and have intentions, motivations, and feelings is called ________.
a) fantasy
b) imaginary processing
c) object animation
d) animism
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
76) Mitzy said, “The car wants to go to the park.” Mitzy's attribution of motivation to the car is called ________.
a) animism
b) animated egocentrism
c) primitive logic
d) overextension
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
77) Once a child can perform mental operations on tangible objects and events, and understand the principles of conservation and reversibility, she has reached Piaget’s ________ stage.
a) post-operational
b) operational
c) formal operational
d) concrete operational
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
78) The ability to understand that certain physical characteristics remain unchanged, even when their outward appearance changes, is called ________.
a) a sensory operation
b) a formal operation
c) conservation
d) transitivity
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
79) The ability to think abstractly or hypothetically occurs in Piaget’s ________ stage.
a) sensorimotor
b) preoperational
c) formal operational
d) concrete operational
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
80) The personal fable of adolescence is a result of ________ differentiation from others, while the imaginary audience of adolescence is a result of ________ differentiation from others.
a) too much; too little
b) too little; too much
c) overt; covert
d) covert; overt
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
81) Adolescent egocentrism is BEST characterized by ________.
a) a personal fable and the imaginary audience
b) sexual fantasies
c) a belief that they are smarter than all adults
d) a belief that they are the best at everything
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
82) A feeling of special uniqueness that is experienced by adolescents is MOST characteristic of ________.
a) an imaginary audience
b) a personal fable
c) hypothetical thinking
d) adolescent operationalism
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
83) Thomas believes he is uniquely invulnerable to the consequences of drinking and driving. His thinking reflects ________.
a) the imaginary audience
b) the optimism of ignorance
c) the personal fable
d) adolescent psychopathology
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
84) Extreme forms of self-consciousness and concerns for physical appearance are common in adolescents, who tend to exhibit the early formal operational characteristic called ________. Those experiencing this phenomenon tend to believe that they are the center of others’ thoughts and attention.
a) the personal fable
b) adolescent operations
c) the imaginary audience
d) the egocentric fable
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
85) Critics have suggested that Piaget ________.
a) underestimated the cognitive abilities of infants and young children
b) overestimated environmental influences on cognition
c) was wrong in his idea that there are stages of development
d) forged his statistical data to make his research support his theory
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
86) Which option represents the upper limit of Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development?
a) Barbara is teaching her cat to use the toilet instead of a litter box.
b) Micha volunteers with his Boy Scout troop to clean up litter on the side of the road.
c) Erin has learned to swim on her own and no longer wants her parents’ help in the pool.
d) Sydney cannot currently finish the problems she has been assigned in algebra, but with her teacher’s help she is able to get through the task.
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
87) Which theorist believed that a child’s cognitive development was most affected by sociocultural influences?
a) Vygotsky
b) Piaget
c) Bowlby
d) Ainsworth
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
88) According to the ________ concept, children become less egocentric as they begin to understand that other people have different thoughts and feelings than they do.
a) operations
b) individuation
c) empathy
d) mind
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Conceptual
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
89) Which of the following results support the idea that infants acquire object permanence earlier than Piaget suggested?
a) 3-month-old infants will gaze longer than 2-month-old infants at an object that has reappeared from behind a screen occluding it.
b) 3-month-old infants will gaze shorter than 2-month-old infants at an object that has reappeared from behind a screen occluding it.
c) 3-month-old infants will show no interest in an object that reappeared from behind a screen occluding it.
d) Neither 3- nor 2-month old infants will show any interest in an object for more than a few seconds.
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
90) Which of the following is NOT a major difference between Piaget’s and Vygotsky’s theories of cognitive development?
a) Vygotsky emphasized the social component to development.
b) Vygotsky emphasized language development more than Piaget.
c) Piaget emphasized the importance of genetically determined stages.
d) Piaget believed that a stage-like approach to development was wrong, while Vygotsky championed such an approach.
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
91) ________ is a strong affectionate bond with special others that endures over time.
a) Bonding
b) Attachment
c) Love
d) Intimacy
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
92) A strong emotional bond with special others that endures over time is called attachment. This can occur between a child and _________.
a) only her parents
b) only one or more siblings
c) peers
d) any person who is special to the child
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
93) Infants raised in impersonal or abusive surroundings suffer from a number of problems. These include the fact that they ________.
a) seldom cry, coo, or babble
b) become rigid when picked up
c) have few language skills
d) are overly trusting of strangers
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
94) According to Harlow’s research with cloth and wire surrogate mothers, ________ is the most important variable for attachment.
a) availability of food
b) contact comfort
c) sharing a genetic bond
d) imprinting
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
95) With what kind of animals did Harlow conduct his famous research on attachment and contact comfort?
a) birds
b) dogs
c) cats
d) monkeys
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
96) In Ainsworth’s studies on infant attachment, the ________ infants show little emotional response when the mother returns or departs.
a) anxious/avoidant
b) stranger-based
c) securely attached
d) independent
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
97) According to Ainsworth’s research using the strange situation procedure, ________ infants used the mother as a safe base from which to explore the environment.
a) maternally based
b) securely attached
c) anxious/ambivalent
d) disorganized/disoriented
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
98) In Ainsworth's studies on infant attachment, the ________ infants sought their mothers’ comfort, while also squirming to get away when the mother returned to the room.
a) anxious/ambivalent
b) secure
c) anxious/avoidant
d) dependent
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
99) What conclusions can be drawn from infant-attachment and adult relationship studies?
a) Poor attachment in infancy causes poor adult relationships.
b) Early attachment is likely to predict and influence adult relationship styles.
c) Infant attachment doesn’t determine adult relationship patterns.
d) Attachment is entirely genetic, and cannot be affected by parental responses.
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
100) Which of the following is NOT one of Baumrind’s parenting styles?
a) permissive-neglectful
b) authoritarian
c) authoritative
d) democratic
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
101) Eric is demanding and disobedient, has no respect for the property or rights of others, and is impulsive, immature, and out of control. According to Baumrind, it is MOST likely that his parents are engaged in ________ parenting.
a) abusive
b) authoritarian
c) authoritative
d) permissive-indulgent
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
102) Mr. and Mrs. Miaki think that children should be seen and not heard. They stress obedience, physical punishment and mature behavior in their children. Baumrind would classify the Miakis as ________ parents.
a) permissive-neglectful
b) authoritative
c) authoritarian
d) permissive-indulgent
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
103) Thornton is easily upset, moody, and aggressive. He does not communicate well with peers or adults. According to Baumrind, it is MOST likely that his parents are engaged in ________ parenting.
a) abusive
b) authoritarian
c) authoritative
d) permissive
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
104) ________ parents set firm limits, encourage increasing levels of responsibility, and are sensitive and caring toward their children, while ________ parents value unquestioning obedience and mature responsibility, and remain detached and aloof from their children.
a) Democratic; dictatorial
b) Authoritative; authoritarian
c) Democratic; authoritative
d) Permissive; nonpermissive
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
105) According to Baumrind, the ________ parenting style is most likely to produce self-reliant and high achieving children.
a) permissive
b) autonomous
c) authoritative
d) authoritarian
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
106) Cross-cultural and longitudinal research on parenting suggests that ________.
a) parental rejection always has an adverse impact on a child
b) strong parental influence is interpreted as hostile and rejecting across cultures
c) the single most important parenting factor is the amount of limit-setting parents provide
d) contrary to longstanding belief, parental style has very little effect on a child’s later personality
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
Question type: Text Entry
107) A window of opportunity during a developmental period during which an organism must experience certain stimuli in order for proper development to occur is called a(n) ___ period.
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
108) The type of developmental research that is most susceptible to cohort effects is the ___ method.
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
109) Any factor that causes damage or fetal death during prenatal development is called a(n) ___.
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Question type: Essay
110) Which sensory system(s) is/are the most strongly developed at birth, and which is/are the weakest?
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
Question type: Text Entry
111) Six-year old Bessie’s belief that other people see what she sees and think what she thinks is an example of what Piaget called ___ thinking.
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
112) Vygotsky’s concept of the difference between what children can accomplish on their own and what they can accomplish only with the help of a more competent help is the zone of ___ development.
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
113) A child with a(n) ___ attachment style often seems either confused or apprehensive when in the presence of their mother or primary caregiver.
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
114) The parenting style that is marked by a low level of demandingness/control and a high level of warmth/responsiveness is the ___ style.
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Question type: Essay
115) Define developmental psychology; then describe and illustrate the ongoing debates regarding nature-nurture, continuity-stages, and stability-change in this field. End with a description of how interactionism helps resolve these issues.
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
116) Contrast cross-sectional and longitudinal research on intelligence. Include a description of the potential impact of cohort effects.
Section Reference 1: Studying Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.1 Review developmental psychology’s theoretical issues and key research approaches.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
117) List and describe the physical changes that occur in the three stages of prenatal development. Also, describe the major hazards to a developing fetus discussed in your textbook.
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
118) Briefly describe early childhood changes in the brain, motor abilities, and sensory/perceptual development.
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
119) Contrast the terms puberty and adolescence. List the major physical changes that occur during puberty, middle age, and later adulthood.
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
120) Contrast primary and secondary aging, and describe the programmed and damage theories for primary aging.
Section Reference 1: Physical Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.2 Summarize the major physical changes that occur throughout our life span.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
121) Define and illustrate these concepts: schema, assimilation, and accommodation.
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
122) List and describe the characteristics in each of Piaget’s four stages of cognitive development. Illustrate a child’s abilities and limits at each level of development. Give examples to illustrate your answer.
Section Reference 1: Cognitive Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.3 Summarize the major theories of cognitive development and how cognition changes over the life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
123) Contrast Harlow’s and Ainsworth’s positions on attachment. Also, describe the research regarding the relationship between infant attachment and adult love.
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
124) Describe Baumrind’s parenting styles, as well as the criticisms about her research.
Section Reference 1: Social-Emotional Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 9.4 Summarize how social-emotional factors affect development across the life span.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking