Life Span Development Ii Chapter 10 Complete Test Bank - Psychology in Action 12e Test Bank by Karen Huffman. DOCX document preview.
Package Title: Chapter 10, Testbank
Course Title: Huffman, PIA 12e
Chapter Number: 10
Question type: Multiple Choice
1) The ability to take the perspective of, or empathize with, others and to distinguish between right and wrong is called ________.
a) ethics
b) morality
c) prosocial behavior
d) sympathy
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
2) To study moral development, Kohlberg ________.
a) observed moral behavior in natural settings
b) collected longitudinal data by observing changes in moral reasoning of subjects as they aged
c) used archival data from newspapers regarding moral behavior
d) asked people of various ages to respond to stories that depicted moral dilemmas
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
3) Kohlberg believed his stages of moral development to be ________.
a) determined by the logic behind a given answer rather than the answer itself
b) quite different between men and women.
c) specifically attached to brain development
d) quite variant from person to person
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
4) Which is NOT a major criticism of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development?
a) Some studies have found situational factors to be more important than the moral stages.
b) Cultural differences in morality have been noted.
c) There is a possible gender bias favoring men.
d) There is a possible age bias favoring the young.
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
5) Five-year-old Tyler believes that a decision is moral if “you don’t get punished for it.” Tyler is at Kohlberg’s ________ level of morality.
a) concrete
b) preconventional
c) postconventional
d) punishment oriented
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
6) The police department announces the location where they will be enforcing the speed limit. This announcement is MOST likely to affect the behavior of people at the ________ level of moral development.
a) preconventional
b) postconventional
c) conventional
d) social contract
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
7) During the preconventional level of moral development, ________.
a) moral judgment is self-centered
b) what is “right” is what feels rewarding and doesn’t get punished
c) rewards and punishment help dictate behavior
d) all of these options
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
8) Adults who take “petty” office supplies from the workplace, and believe that this is not “as bad” as stealing office furniture, are demonstrating the ________ stage of moral development because they might feel that they’re using those supplies to do some work at home.
a) punishment and obedience
b) instrumental-exchange
c) social-contract
d) law and order
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
9) Calvin would like to wear baggy, torn jeans and a nose ring, but he is concerned that others will disapprove. Calvin is at Kohlberg’s ________ level of morality.
a) postconventional
b) concrete operational
c) conventional
d) preconventional
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
10) Officers in World War II, the Vietnam War, and the war in Bosnia have explained some of their behavior with the reasoning: “I was just following orders.” This is an example of which stage of moral development?
a) punishment-obedience
b) social-contract
c) military-contract
d) law and order
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
11) Which of the following is TRUE of the postconventional level of moral development?
a) Morality is defined in terms of abstract principles and values.
b) Moral reasoning is based on compliance with the rules and values of society.
c) Empathy for others is important, but social approval is still a primary concern.
d) Adherence to one’s individual values and beliefs is more important than the consequences of one’s choices for others.
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
12) You follow the traffic laws and rules because you believe they are legitimate and good for public welfare. At the same time, you recognize that sometimes there can be a legitimate reason for driving through a red light. You are demonstrating the ________ orientation stage of moral development.
a) punishment and obedience
b) law and order
c) social contract
d) instrumental-exchange
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
13) Someone who burns his country’s flag just because the law says he can is reasoning at the ________ stage of moral development; whereas someone who burns his country’s flag because he believes that his country has lost its legitimacy is reasoning at the ________ stage.
a) punishment and obedience; law and order
b) universal ethics; universal ethics
c) law and order; social contract
d) law and order; instrumental-exchange
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
14) According to Kohlberg, an officer in the military is LEAST likely to obey orders to rape and pillage in a vanquished town if he has achieved the ________ orientation stage of moral reasoning.
a) good person
b) law and order
c) justice and caring
d) universal ethics
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
15) Kohlberg’s second level of moral development, in which moral judgments are based on compliance with the rules and values of society, is called the:
a) postconventional
b) conventional
c) preconventional
d) universal ethics orientation
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
16) Once an individual determines “right and wrong” based on compliance with the rules and values of their society, that person has advanced to the ________ level of moral development.
a) instrumental-exchange
b) social-contract
c) conventional
d) postconventional
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
17) Which of the following is CORRECTLY matched?
a) Preconventional level: fear of punishment
b) Conventional level: personal standards for right and wrong
c) Postconventional: other-centered
d) Periconventional: What is “right” is up to each individual in society
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
18) Gilligan’s major criticism of Kohlberg’s stages of moral development is that they ________.
a) did not include the morality of the preverbal child, nor the very old
b) emphasized male values over female values
c) are too difficult for the average person to understand
d) predict behavior for women, but not for men
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
19) This is a person’s innate disposition or behavioral style and characteristic emotional response.
a) character
b) personality
c) behavioral style
d) temperament
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
20) An infant’s inborn disposition and response tendency is known as ________.
a) personality
b) reflexes
c) temperament
d) traits
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
21) Which of the following is NOT one of Thomas and Chess’s temperament styles?
a) an easy child who is happy, relaxed, agreeable, adjusts readily to new situations
b) a difficult child who is moody, easily frustrated, tense, over-reactive to most situations
c) a child who shows mild responses, is shy and withdrawn, and needs time to adjust to changes
d) a child who is unwilling or unable to develop an attachment to his or her caregivers
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Conceptual
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
22) Serene is 1-month-old and is not living up to her name. She is easily frustrated, tense, and reacts more than most infants when her schedule is upset. Thomas and Chess would categorize her temperament as ________.
a) easy
b) difficult
c) irritable
d) slow-to-warm-up
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
23) Which of the following is TRUE regarding basic temperament?
a) It tends to be consistent and enduring throughout childhood and into adulthood.
b) It tends to change as children approach adolescence.
c) It tends to change as adolescents approach adulthood.
d) Changes are the result of maturation, rather than environment.
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
24) Thomas and Chess’s concept of ________ says that parents should work with, not try to change, their child’s temperament.
a) trial and error
b) permissive parenting
c) justice and caring
d) goodness of fit
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
25) The belief that adult personality reflects how an individual has met or resolved the challenges and crises that occur in eight stages of development is the definition of ________.
a) Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development
b) Freud’s psychosexual stages of development
c) Thomas and Chess’s theory of temperament development
d) Kohlberg’s model of moral development
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
26) According to Erikson’s psychosocial stage theory, what is the crisis of early adulthood?
a) autonomy versus shame and doubt
b) intimacy versus isolation
c) industry versus inferiority
d) ego integrity versus despair
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
27) Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development has been criticized in three important ways. Which of these options is NOT one of them?
a) They are not equally valid for both women and men.
b) The stages are difficult to test scientifically.
c) The labels are not necessarily appropriate cross-culturally.
d) It focuses too narrowly on one challenge within any age period.
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
28) During the ________ stage of psychosocial development, individuals decide whether the world will or will not meet their basic needs. During the ________ stage, individuals develop a sense of feeling either competent or inadequate.
a) initiative vs. guilt; autonomy vs. doubt and shame
b) industry vs. inferiority; ego integrity vs. despair
c) ego integrity vs. despair; intimacy vs. isolation
d) trust vs. mistrust; industry vs. inferiority
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
29) Chelsea is a toddler who has authoritarian parents. Her parents do not allow her to make any decisions on her own, and strongly discourage her from demonstrating any independent thinking or behaviors. As a result, Chelsea may have difficulty resolving the ________ developmental stage.
a) autonomy versus shame and doubt
b) trust versus mistrust
c) initiative versus guilt
d) industry versus inferiority
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
30) Every time her mother tells her to do something, Sue-Lee says, “No!” even if she really wants to do it. It is MOST likely that Sue-Lee’s assertion of independence is characteristic of the ________ stage of development.
a) identity
b) autonomy
c) initiative
d) industry
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
31) Which of the following children is working on the challenge of initiative vs. guilt in Erikson’s psychosocial model of development?
a) 2-year-old Hun just used the potty-chair properly for the first time.
b) Ali, at age 10, worked hard and is very proud of her first “B” in math.
c) 5-year-old Brian fell down trying to climb the tree in his backyard, but he kept trying until he succeeded.
d) 16-year-old Sushma got up the nerve to ask a boy in her class to the Sadie Hawkins dance.
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
32) According to Erikson, humans progress through eight stages of psychosocial development. Which of the following is the CORRECT sequence of the “successful” completion of the first four stages?
a) trust 🡪 autonomy 🡪 industry 🡪 identity
b) autonomy 🡪 initiative 🡪 industry 🡪 identity
c) trust 🡪 autonomy 🡪 initiative 🡪 industry
d) identity 🡪 autonomy 🡪 industry 🡪 initiative
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
33) In Erikson’s stages of psychosocial development, the establishment of a sense of self-definition that is accomplished by exploring different careers, attitudes, and beliefs describes which of the following challenges?
a) generativity vs. stagnation
b) ego integrity vs. despair
c) identity vs. role confusion
d) intimacy vs. isolation
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
34) Robert is an adolescent who is sullen and withdrawn. He doesn’t seem to know where he fits in society. As a result, Robert may have difficulty resolving the ________ developmental stage.
a) autonomy versus shame and doubt
b) identity versus role confusion
c) initiative versus guilt
d) industry versus inferiority
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
35) According to Erikson’s theory, the dominant crisis of adolescence concerns ________.
a) resolving sexual conflicts
b) establishing an identity
c) deciding on life goals
d) making a place for oneself in adult society
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
36) Jules spent his adolescence just trying to avoid the abuse at home. As a result, he never had the inclination to identify his basic beliefs. He finds himself adrift in the adult world, still engaging in delinquent behavior and making only superficial contact with others. It appears that the outcome of Jules’s adolescent crisis was ________.
a) role confusion
b) despair
c) stagnation
d) ego collapse
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
37) Resolution of the critical conflict of young adulthood will, according to Erikson, leads to a sense of ________.
a) wholeness
b) direction
c) maturity
d) intimacy
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
38) Rebecca finds it difficult to establish close bonds with others. As a result, she avoids anything other than superficial relationships. According to Erikson, it is likely that Rebecca had difficulty with the developmental challenge of ________.
a) intimacy vs. isolation
b) ego integrity vs. despair
c) trust vs. autonomy
d) initiative vs. industry
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
39) According to Erickson, generativity in middle adulthood involves ________.
a) creativity in one’s work and leisure activities
b) taking time out to appreciate the beauties of nature
c) concern with one’s own well-being and the well-being of family members
d) making a meaningful contribution to society
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
40) Forty-year-old Carl is very proud that he has the fastest car on the road and the finest house on the block, but feels unproductive and generally without value when he goes home alone every night. Carl is likely to be in Erikson’s ________ stage of development.
a) ego integrity vs. despair
b) generativity vs. stagnation
c) intimacy vs. desolation
d) identity vs. role confusion
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
41) Emily is looking back at the last few decades of her life. She feels deep regret at the opportunities she passed up, knowing she does not have enough time left to start over. Emily is likely to be in Erikson’s ________ stage of development.
a) ego integrity vs. despair
b) intimacy vs. isolation
c) industry vs. remorse
d) generativity vs. stagnation
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
42) A 30-year-old mother of three is engaged in deep soul-searching regarding who she is and what she wants to do with the rest of her life. A 12-year-old boy is absolutely certain that he was born to be a plumber. Both of these individuals exemplify the ________.
a) specificity of Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development
b) limitations of Erikson’s psychosocial stages of development
c) advantages of Freud’s psychosexual stages of development over Erikson’s psychosocial stages
d) comparability between Freud’s and Erikson’s stages of development
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
43) According to Erikson, humans progress through eight stages of psychosocial development. Which of the following is the CORRECT sequence of the “successful” completion of the second four stages?
a) identity 🡪 intimacy 🡪 generativity 🡪 ego integrity
b) ego integrity 🡪 trust 🡪 intimacy 🡪 generativity
c) initiative 🡪 intimacy 🡪 generativity 🡪 ego integrity
d) identity 🡪 autonomy 🡪 intimacy 🡪 generativity
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
44) The major detrimental difference between individualistic and collectivist cultures is ________.
a) the order of stages of moral development
b) the order of stages of psychosocial development
c) the resolution of the initiative vs. guilt stage of psychosocial development
d) whose needs and goals are emphasized
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
45) According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, what is the developmental disorder characterized behavioral or cognitive issues with inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity?
a) Autism Spectrum Disorder
b) Conduct Disorder
c) Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
d) Poverty
Section Reference 1: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.3 Review the major concepts and theories that help explain neurodevelopmental disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
46) Which of the following is true of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
a) About 15% of children have it.
b) It is twice as prevalent in girls than in boys.
c) The age of onset is usually before 12 years.
d) In almost all cases, it resolves on its own by adulthood.
Section Reference 1: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.3 Review the major concepts and theories that help explain neurodevelopmental disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
47) From which disorders are children diagnosed with ADHD more likely to suffer?
a) Anxiety, depression, and substance use problems
b) Sexual dysfunctions, rumination disorder, and anorexia nervosa
c) Schizophrenia, conduct disorder, and dissociative fugue
d) Alzheimer’s disease and delirium
Section Reference 1: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.3 Review the major concepts and theories that help explain neurodevelopmental disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
48) OF the following choices, what is the most common medication that is prescribed for those who suffer from ADHD?
a) Valium
b) Risperdal
c) Lithium
d) Ritalin
Section Reference 1: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.3 Review the major concepts and theories that help explain neurodevelopmental disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
49) Which of the following developmental disorders involves problems with social communication and social interaction, and restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviors, interests, or activities?
a) ADHD
b) Conduct disorder
c) Autism Spectrum Disorder
d) Tourette’s Syndrome
Section Reference 1: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.3 Review the major concepts and theories that help explain neurodevelopmental disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
50) According to the DSM-5, what is the name of the category that previously included autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorders?
a) Oppositional Defiance Disorder
b) ADHD
c) Autism Spectrum Disorder
d) Disorders of the Psychotic Spectrum
Section Reference 1: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.3 Review the major concepts and theories that help explain neurodevelopmental disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
51) According to all available scientific studies, it is simply a myth that Autism Spectrum Disorder is caused by the ___________.
a) amount of sugar intake
b) chemicals in floor cleaners
c) preservatives in vaccines
d) preservatives in milk
Section Reference 1: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.3 Review the major concepts and theories that help explain neurodevelopmental disorders.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
52) Which of the following is NOT a task of a healthy divorce?
a) develop new social ties
b) reestablish self-esteem
c) let go
d) redefine parental roles
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
53) According to research, after a divorce, children may ________.
a) do better without tension and fighting in the home
b) have a stronger self-concept
c) experience fewer social, psychological, and academic difficulties
d) not want to live with either parent
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
54) This was NOT among the list of traits and factors in long-term happy marriages described in your textbook:
a) establishing a “love map”
b) sharing power and a respect for opposing points of view
c) opposite interests to decrease boredom
d) create shared meaning
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
55) Which of the following families is at risk for family violence?
a) The Smiths, who live in an upscale neighborhood
b) The Jones, who live in lower-income housing
c) The Johnsons, who attend church and pray together
d) There is no one “type” of family that is necessarily at higher risk for domestic violence than all others.
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
56) One of the clearest identifiers of abuse potential is ________.
a) impulsivity
b) lack of ego integrity
c) the frustration-aggression factor
d) ego diffusion
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
57) The ________ theory of aging suggests that successful adjustment is fostered by a full and active commitment to life.
a) activity
b) commitment
c) engagement
d) life-affirming
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
58) After retirement, Effie continued her gardening, volunteered for an agency that mentors young businesswomen, and traveled to new locations every summer. Effie exemplifies the ________ theory of aging.
a) extrovert
b) engagement
c) activity
d) healthy
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
59) The ________ theory of aging suggests that adjustment to retirement is fostered by mutual withdrawal between the elderly and society.
a) disengagement
b) withdrawal
c) activity
d) terminal drop
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
60) After retirement, Helga took up residence in her rocking chair, knitting and watching television. She did this while screening calls from busybody neighbors and family who wanted to distract her from enjoying her well-earned leisure pursuits. Helga exemplifies the ________ theory of aging.
a) activity
b) meditative
c) disengagement
d) unhealthy
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
61) Deliberately choosing to reduce the number of social contacts in favor of familiar people who provide meaningful interactions is an example of ________ theory of aging.
a) socioemotional selectivity
b) disengagement
c) activity adjustment
d) age-related divestiture
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
62) Which of the following statements about grief is inaccurate?
a) Grief is characterized by feelings of desolation and loneliness, as well as painful memories.
b) Grief is associated with loss, disaster, or misfortune.
c) People who display no emotion will take longer to recover than people who exhibit intense initial grief.
d) The pain associated with grief may motivate a search for a missing loved one.
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
63) Grieving people generally begin with the ________ stage and end with the ________ stage.
a) numbness; bargaining
b) grief; anger
c) yearning; acceptance
d) numbness; recovery
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
64) Lionel recently lost his wife and is experiencing guilt, anger, and resentment. Occasionally, he has vivid dreams that she is still alive, and sometimes even sees her waiting for him on the front porch swing when he comes home from work. It is MOST likely that Lionel is in the ________ stage of grieving.
a) numbness
b) disorganization and despair
c) yearning
d) bargaining
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
65) Morrell recently lost his father and is listless, apathetic, and submissive. Life has no meaning any more. It is MOST likely that Morrell is in the ________ stage of grieving.
a) numbness
b) yearning
c) disorganization and despair
d) reorganization and recovery
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
66) Which of the following suggestions is NOT recommended by psychologists when dealing with grief?
a) expect the unexpected
b) set up a daily activity schedule
c) take care of yourself
d) seek out a therapist immediately even if you aren’t struggling
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
67) Which of the following concepts is considered inevitable, permanent, universal, and nonfunctional?
a) marriage
b) taxes
c) your grade on this test
d) death
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
68) Which of the following is TRUE about a child’s understanding of death?
a) Preschoolers understand that death is permanent.
b) It is best to shield children from death so that they don’t have to deal with the feelings associated with loss.
c) Children understand that death is nonfunctional by the age of 7.
d) Preschoolers understand that death is universal.
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
69) Which of the following is the correct sequence for Kubler-Ross’s stage theory of dying?
a) denial 🡪 anger 🡪 bargaining 🡪 depression 🡪 acceptance
b) anger 🡪 denial 🡪 depression 🡪 bargaining 🡪 acceptance
c) denial 🡪 bargaining 🡪 anger 🡪 depression 🡪 acceptance
d) bargaining 🡪 denial 🡪 depression 🡪 anger 🡪 acceptance
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
70) Which of the following is LEAST characteristic of Kubler-Ross’s stages of dying?
a) “Oh God, not me!”
b) “Dammit, why me?”
c) “This is just how it has to be.”
d) “Please, God, I’ll never swear again if you’ll spare my life now.”
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
71) Frederico’s doctor has recently told him that he has a terminal illness. Frederico is now very terse with and critical of the doctor. He frequently remarks that life is unfair. According to Kubler-Ross, Frederico is MOST likely to be in the ________ stage of coping with his impending death.
a) denial
b) anger
c) bargaining
d) depression
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
72) Ms. Giovanni’s test results suggest that she is dying of ovarian cancer. She tells her family that the lab must have mixed up her results with someone else’s. According to Kubler-Ross, Ms. Giovanni is MOST likely to be in the ________ stage of coping with the suggestion that she is dying.
a) denial
b) anger
c) bargaining
d) depression
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
73) Some critics of Kubler-Ross’s theory of dying claim that ________.
a) she failed to talk to real patients
b) she ignored the role of emotions in the dying process
c) that completion of all five stages takes longer than many people have left to live
d) her theory might lead to a stereotype of those who are grieving or dying
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
74) The study of death and dying is known as ________.
a) gerontology
b) ageism
c) mortality
d) thanatology
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Question type: Text Entry
75) The second level of morality in Kohlberg’s theory, in which moral judgments are based on compliance with the rules and values of society, is called ___ morality.
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Question type: Essay
76) What was the primary point that researcher Carol Gilligan made in objection to Lawrence Kohlberg’s theory of moral development?
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Evaluation
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
Question type: Text Entry
77) Milo takes a long time to adjust to new circumstances. His parents think of him as a “take your good time” baby, but Thomas and Chess might have described Milo as a(n) ___ child.
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
Question type: Essay
78) According to Erikson, what will happen to a child who, in the second stage of psychosocial development, is not encouraged to explore their independence?
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
Question type: Text Entry
79) While it is currently diagnosed in about 5% of children, far more frequently in boys than girls, some experts suggest that ___ is being overdiagnosed.
Section Reference 1: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.3 Review the major concepts and theories that help explain neurodevelopmental disorders.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Question type: Essay
80) Other than autistic disorder, what are two different conditions that are now considered a part of autism spectrum disorder?
Section Reference 1: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.3 Review the major concepts and theories that help explain neurodevelopmental disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
81) According to the theory of socioemotional selectivity, what happens to our emotion needs and knowledge needs as we move from infancy to adolescence to middle age and finally to old age?
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Comprehension
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
Question type: Text Entry
82) The preference in older adults for pleasant over unpleasant information and events in attention and memory is called the ___ effect.
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
Question type: Essay
83) Consider the following statement: “Cheating is wrong.” Describe the moral reasoning someone at each of Kohlberg’s stages would use for why this statement is morally correct.
Section Reference 1: Moral Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.1 Summarize the key concepts and theories of how morality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
84) Define temperament, and describe Thomas and Chess’s three temperamental styles. Discuss the influence on personality development of the goodness-of-fit between these styles and the environment.
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
85) List and describe Erikson’s eight stages of psychosocial development. Illustrate each with an example of a successful and unsuccessful resolution.
Section Reference 1: Personality Development
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.2 Review the key concepts and theories of how personality develops and changes across our life span.
Bloomcode: Application
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking
86) Describe the symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Contrast the approaches to treat the two disorders.
Section Reference 1: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.3 Review the major concepts and theories that help explain neurodevelopmental disorders.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
87) Describe the research-based list of qualities that contribute to long-term happy marriage, as discussed in your textbook.
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
88) Describe the potential causes or correlates of family violence.
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
89) Describe the theories of aging: the activity, disengagement, and socioemotional selectivity theories.
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
90) Describe the four stages of grief people experience after the loss of a relationship, then list three strategies for coping with grief.
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Knowledge
APA: Goal 1: Knowledge Base in Psychology
91) Imagine that you were told that you had brain cancer and had only three months to live. Write a brief dialogue that would clearly illustrate your progression through each of Kubler-Ross’s five sequential stages of death and dying. Summarize the criticisms of this theory of death and dying, and Kubler-Ross’s contributions.
Section Reference 1: Challenges of Adulthood
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective 1: LO 10.4 Summarize the key challenges of adulthood and how we can best cope with them.
Bloomcode: Analysis
APA: Goal 2: Scientific Inquiry and Critical Thinking