Question 1

When 10-year-old children repeatedly practice the precise motor skills involved in texting,the cortical areas directly controlling these motor skills are likely to develop more complex

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A)   imprinting.
B)   neural networks.
C)   object permanence.
D)   formal operations.E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

Ismael has switched his college major several times while trying to figure out what kind of work he might like to do.Erikson would have suggested that Ismael lacks

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A)   identity.
B)   initiative.
C)   autonomy.
D)   competence.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Henry disapproves of stealing jelly beans from his sister's Easter basket because he thinks his mother will spank him if he does.Henry's thinking best represents a ________ morality.

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A)   conventional
B)   preconventional
C)   formal operational
D)   postconventionalE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

When placed in strange situations without their artificial mothers,the Harlows' infant monkeys demonstrated signs of

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A)   insecure attachment.
B)   egocentrism.
C)   basic trust.
D)   curiosity.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

The brain's development of increasingly complex neural networks during infancy is made possible by the formation of billions of new

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A)   schemas.
B)   secure attachments.
C)   synapses.
D)   epigenetic marks.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Adolescence extends from

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A)   the beginning of concrete operations to the end of formal operations.
B)   12 to 15 years of age.
C)   the beginnings of sexual maturity to independence.
D)   the beginning to the end of the growth spurt.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 7

With the onset of old age,less light reaches the light sensitive inner portion of the eye known as the

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A)   cornea.
B)   retina.
C)   pupil.
D)   lens.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Sperm cells release ________ that eat away a mature egg cell's protective coating.

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A)   placentas
B)   teratogens
C)   enzymes
D)   zygotesE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

The fusion of a sperm cell and an egg into a single cell is called

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A)   epigenetics.
B)   habituation.
C)   maturation.
D)   interaction.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Zian can't decide what he wants to do with his life.He has tried several different jobs,but has been fired for lack of effort each time.According to Erikson,Zian best illustrates

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A)   a pruning process.
B)   preconventional morality.
C)   role confusion.
D)   delay of gratification.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Erikson suggested that the adolescent search for identity is followed by a developing capacity for

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A)   competence.
B)   intimacy.
C)   autonomy.
D)   trust.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

The association between authoritative parenting and the social competence of children might result from an underlying third factor such as shared genes.This best reminds us that

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A)   socially mature children evoke parental trust.
B)   imprinting occurs during a restricted critical period.
C)   we overestimate the value of secure attachments.
D)   correlation is not causation.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

Professor Conrad is a research specialist in the study of identity formation during adolescence.It is most likely that the professor is a ________ psychologist.

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A)   developmental
B)   biological
C)   psychodynamic
D)   clinicalE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

Psychologists who view the developmental process as a sequence of distinct stages generally believe that ________ is (are) the same for everyone.

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A)   both the order and the timing of the stages
B)   the order but not the timing of the stages
C)   the timing but not the order of the stages
D)   neither the order nor the timing of the stagesE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Preconventional morality is to postconventional morality as ________ is to ________.

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A)   caring relationship;ethical principles
B)   self-interest;social approval
C)   social approval;self-interest
D)   self-interest;ethical principlesE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

According to Erikson,a sense that the world is predictable and reliable is referred to as

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A)   anxiety.
B)   avoidant attachment.
C)   basic trust.
D)   anxious attachment.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

According to Vygotsky,parents who say "No,no!" when pulling a child's hand away from a cake are giving the child a tool for

Accepted Answer

A)   imprinting.
B)   self-control.
C)   object permanence.
D)   a secure attachment.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 18

According to Piaget,children acquire the mental operations needed to comprehend such things as mathematical transformations and conservation during the ________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)   preoperational
B)   sensorimotor
C)   concrete operational
D)   formal operationalE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

Which of the following teen behaviors does NOT demonstrate the development of the limbic system?

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A)   Adam slams the front door as he goes outside because he is mad at his mother.
B)   Brandon punches his tablet because he does not know the answer to a homework question.
C)   Clarissa turns up the music in her room so she cannot hear her father talking to her.
D)   Erica studies for an upcoming exam in her room.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 20

Nageeb thought all nurses were young females until a middle-aged male nurse took care of him.Nageeb's altered conception of a "nurse" illustrates the process of

Accepted Answer

A)   conservation.
B)   assimilation.
C)   accommodation.
D)   attachment.E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 4: Developing Through the Life Span

When placed in strange situations without their artificial mothers,the Harlows' infant monkeys demonstrated signs of

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Sperm cells release ________ that eat away a mature egg cell's protective coating.

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Psychologists who view the developmental process as a sequence of distinct stages generally believe that ________ is (are) the same for everyone.

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The brain's development of increasingly complex neural networks during infancy is made possible by the formation of billions of new

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Adolescence extends from

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When 10-year-old children repeatedly practice the precise motor skills involved in texting,the cortical areas directly controlling these motor skills are likely to develop more complex

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According to Piaget,children acquire the mental operations needed to comprehend such things as mathematical transformations and conservation during the ________ stage.

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The association between authoritative parenting and the social competence of children might result from an underlying third factor such as shared genes.This best reminds us that

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Ismael has switched his college major several times while trying to figure out what kind of work he might like to do.Erikson would have suggested that Ismael lacks

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Preconventional morality is to postconventional morality as ________ is to ________.

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The fusion of a sperm cell and an egg into a single cell is called

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According to Vygotsky,parents who say "No,no!" when pulling a child's hand away from a cake are giving the child a tool for

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Which of the following teen behaviors does NOT demonstrate the development of the limbic system?

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Zian can't decide what he wants to do with his life.He has tried several different jobs,but has been fired for lack of effort each time.According to Erikson,Zian best illustrates

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Erikson suggested that the adolescent search for identity is followed by a developing capacity for

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With the onset of old age,less light reaches the light sensitive inner portion of the eye known as the

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According to Erikson,a sense that the world is predictable and reliable is referred to as

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Nageeb thought all nurses were young females until a middle-aged male nurse took care of him.Nageeb's altered conception of a "nurse" illustrates the process of

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Professor Conrad is a research specialist in the study of identity formation during adolescence.It is most likely that the professor is a ________ psychologist.

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Henry disapproves of stealing jelly beans from his sister's Easter basket because he thinks his mother will spank him if he does.Henry's thinking best represents a ________ morality.

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