Counseling Across the Lifespan Exam Questions
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This course explores the principles and practices of counseling individuals at various stages of life, from childhood through older adulthood. Students will examine developmental theories, age-appropriate interventions, and the social, emotional, and psychological challenges that people face across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on adapting counseling techniques to meet the unique needs of clients according to their developmental stage, cultural background, and life transitions, preparing future counselors to provide effective, sensitive support throughout diverse life experiences.
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Chapter 1: The Study of Human Development
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Q1) Use the recurring issues in developmental psychology to explain whether you think Vygotsky's theory is more closely related to Piaget's theory or to information-processing theory.
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Q2) The strength of correlational research lies in its ability to determine cause.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Dana studies how individuals' life goals change as people get older and how individuals maintain and enhance these goals. Dana is most likely a proponent of the ____ model.
A) social cognitive
B) ecological
C) epigenetic
D) selective optimization with compensation
Answer: D
Q4) In an experiment, the dependent variable is manipulated.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal
Development, and Birth
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Q1) In vitro fertilization takes place in a test tube.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Research has demonstrated that childbirth techniques designed to reduce pain during labor do not work.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) Marsha's doctor informs her that her child is just entering the longest period of prenatal development. About how long has Marsha been carrying her unborn child?
A) 1 day
B) 3 weeks
C) 9 weeks
D) 28 weeks
Answer: C
Q4) When each member of a pair of alleles produces a different outcome, the alleles are classified as _____.
Answer: heterozygous
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Chapter 3: Tools for Exploring the World: Physical,
Perceptual, and Motor Development
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Q1) The neural plate ultimately forms the
A) brain and spinal cord.
B) spinal cord and the nervous system.
C) nervous system and the skull.
D) skull and the brain.
Answer: A
Q2) Of all the senses, the sense of smell is probably the least developed in infants.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) The fact that six-month-olds will look for long periods of time at toys they previously had only been able to touch suggests that infants
A) demonstrate visual acuity.
B) demonstrate the use of retinal disparity.
C) are able to integrate visual and tactile information.
D) cannot integrate tactile sensations as readily as auditory sensations.
Answer: C
Q4) Surgency, negative affect, and effortful control are three dimensions of_____.
Answer: temperament
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Chapter 4: The Emergence of Thought and Language:
Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
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Q1) Which is an example of a grammatical morpheme?
A) "Fish"
B) "-ing"
C) "Fishing"
D) "Fisherman"
Q2) An information-processing theorist would most likely conceptualize all built-in neural structures that assist the operations of the mind as
A) mental hardware.
B) private speech.
C) mental software.
D) psychodynamic mechanisms.
Q3) The ____ principle of counting states that number names must be counted in the same sequence.
A) one-to-one
B) stable-order
C) habituation
D) cardinality
Q4) When presented with a strong or unfamiliar stimulus, humans will automatically attend to the stimulus. This reaction is referred to as a(n) _____ response.
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Chapter 5: Entering the Social World: Socioemotional
Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
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Q1) Autonomy is most synonymous with A) independence.
B) guilt.
C) joy.
D) doubt.
Q2) One-year-old Kendra looks at her mother before entering a new room in a strange house. When her mother smiles, Kendra proceeds to enter the room. This is an example of
A) a social smile.
B) a complex emotion.
C) social referencing.
D) stranger wariness.
Q3) Parents who incorporate ____ into their discipline are most likely to encourage altruistic behavior.
A) reasoning
B) parallel play
C) ethology
D) punishment
Q4) Describe how social referencing could be used to help explain how a child might acquire a fear through modeling.
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Chapter 6: Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) A child with outstanding divergent thinking skills would definitely have a lot of A) anxiety.
B) originality.
C) knowledge.
D) friends.
Q2) One myth concerning ADHD is that
A) it is typically "outgrown" in adolescence.
B) its symptoms can be treated using stimulants.
C) it can involve both hyperactivity and impulsivity.
D) it is currently significantly underdiagnosed.
Q3) If a person believes in "general intelligence," then he or she believes that A) some people are smart, no matter the situation, task, or problem.
B) whether people are smart depends on the situation, task, or problem.
C) intelligence cannot be assessed psychometrically.
D) fourth-graders will be smarter than third-graders.
Q4) You have been asked to serve on a committee charged with providing a school district with advice on how to build the most effective school that will have the most effective teachers. What specific advice on these two topics would you provide to this committee?
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Chapter 7: Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) What is not one of the effects of being an abused child?
A) Better emotional regulation
B) Delayed cognitive development
C) Aggressive behavior toward peers
D) Depression
Q2) Which parenting style tends to be most common for American parents of lower socioeconomic status?
A) Permissive
B) Authoritative
C) Authoritarian
D) Uninvolved
Q3) Crowd is to clique as
A) set is to subset.
B) friends are to rivals.
C) black is to white.
D) attitude is to behavior.
Q4) Egocentrism can negatively impact the ability to understand others.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Learning what not to do by observing someone else is called _____.
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Chapter 8: Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive
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Q1) Ad ______ arguments are the most difficult argument flaws to detect.
Q2) The fact that 250-pound Robyn's basal metabolic rate affects her weight supports the role of ____ in obesity.
A) learned helplessness
B) genes
C) television advertising
D) poor parenting
Q3) Joe has lived all of his life in the United States, while Apu was raised in the Hindu faith in India. When presented with a dilemma concerning the morality of stealing,
A) Joe would be much more likely to make a care-based decision.
B) Apu would be much more likely to make a care-based decision.
C) both Joe and Apu would likely make care-based decisions.
D) both Joe and Apu would likely make justice-based decisions.
Q4) Estrogen is directly released by the A) pituitary gland.
B) ovaries.
C) adrenal gland.
D) testes.
Q5) The _____ level is Kohlberg's highest level of moral reasoning.
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Chapter 9: Moving into the Adult Social World:
Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
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Q1) The attitudes, behaviors, and values that we believe make us unique individuals are called our
A) self-esteem.
B) self-recognition.
C) self-efficacy.
D) self-concept.
Q2) Describe three major reasons why an adolescent should not work long hours while in school. Why do so many adolescents work in spite of these consequences?
Q3) Which of the following parental behaviors is not likely to encourage aggressive and antisocial behavior?
A) Disciplining adolescents in a harsh manner
B) Intermittent monitoring of adolescents' behavior
C) Parental conflict and stress
D) Many rules enforced with supporting reasons
Q4) Individuals who engage in minor criminal acts as teens and then no longer engage in such behavior as young adults are classified as exhibiting _____ antisocial behavior.
Q5) The feeling that a teen is an actor whose performance is being watched by peers is known as the _____ audience.
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Chapter 10: Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development
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Q1) Bernice is very interested in studying how the energy needs of the human body change through the life span. In other words, Bernice is interested in studying A) cholesterol.
B) metabolism.
C) lipoproteins.
D) addiction.
Q2) Which statement by 25-year-old Flossie, who is typical for a person of her age, is most likely False?
A) "I am as strong as I will ever be."
B) "I am a lot less coordinated than I used to be."
C) "My hearing is not quite as good as it used to be."
D) "My height has likely reached its peak."
Q3) Real-life dilemmas usually have a correct solution.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe "emerging adulthood" and how the "rite of passage" from adolescence into adulthood differs for people in Western and non-Western societies.
Q5) Describe the concept of personal control beliefs, both primary and secondary.
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Chapter 11: Being with Others: Forming Relationships in Young and Middle Adulthood
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Q1) In the United States, _____ of pregnancies are unplanned.
A) very few
B) about one-quarter
C) over half
D) nearly all
Q2) When deciding on a potential mate, Fletcher says, "I just need to find someone a lot like me." This statement fits very well with ____ theory.
A) sociocultural
B) assortative mating
C) crystallization
D) blended family
Q3) It would be most reasonable to predict that a child raised by ____ parents would be most competitive.
A) Native-American
B) Latino-American
C) Asian-American
D) European-American
Q4) Describe Sternberg's passion, intimacy, and commitment components of love. How do these components typically change during the lifetime of a relationship?
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Chapter 12: Work and Leisure: Occupational and Lifestyle
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Q1) When Debra started her new job, she met Rosalind, an experienced worker who took Debra "under her wing." Rosalind gave Debra many pointers and was always there when Debra had a question about what to do or why she needed to do it. Rosalind served as a ____ for Debra.
A) mentor
B) career plateau
C) realistic type
D) conventional type
Q2) Who would most likely be giving a speech titled "Understanding the Continuum of Vocational Maturity?"
A) John Holland
B) Donald Super
C) Nancy Betz
D) Jan Sinnott
Q3) Which of the following activity indicates the most equitable division of labor between parents?
A) Vacuuming the carpet
B) Repairing the drain
C) Responding to the doorbell
D) Decorating the living room
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Chapter 13: Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial Challenges of Middle Adulthood
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Q1) If asked to list the "processes of thinking," you should avoid saying,
A) "memory."
B) "information processing."
C) "resilience."
D) "fluid intelligence."
Q2) Describe the relationship between stress, physical health, and the Type A behavior pattern.
Q3) Tabitha often gets frustrated. She honks her horn and yells at other drivers and will throw her racket if she gets beat playing tennis. Tabitha would probably be best described as
A) Type A.
B) generative.
C) Type B.
D) conscientious.
Q4) Aphrodite is going through menopause and is considering hormone replacement therapy. What symptoms should she expect to experience during menopause? What would you advise her to do concerning HRT? Use research presented in your text to explain why you would give her this advice.
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Q5) What constitutes aerobic exercise, and what benefits does it provide during middle age?
Chapter 14: The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues
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Q1) Concerning memory, implicit is to explicit as
A) fact is to fiction.
B) unconscious is to intentional.
C) events are to people.
D) divided is to selective.
Q2) Which of the following statements is most accurate about the level of detail remembered about past events?
A) Older adults remember more details from past events than younger adults
B) Older adults remember fewer details from past events than younger adults
C) Young adults use details remembered from past events to maintain more information in working memory
D) Young adults use details remembered from past events to encode new memories
Q3) The key question in determining whether or not Kwan should be concerned about her memory is,
A) "Does the memory problem interfere in Kwan's life?"
B) "Has Kwan ever forgotten to perform a household chore?"
C) "How many times has Kwan forgotten something?"
D) "Does anyone think Kwan might have a memory problem?"
Q4) The most common form of incapacitating respiratory disease among older adults is _____ disease.
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Chapter 15: Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial,
Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues
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Q1) In the adaptation level, the press level is low and the behavior is normal.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Life satisfaction is strongly correlated with the number and quality of friendships, but poorly correlated with the number and quality of family relationships.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Who is most likely to say, "When I cannot go to church, I feel bad about myself?"
A) Sonny, who is a European-American male
B) Cher, who is a European-American female
C) Ike, who is an African-American male
D) Tina, who is an African-American female
Q4) Pastoral care, expressing faith in a God, or participating in some unorganized religious activity are examples of _____ support.
Q5) Marital satisfaction tends to be high if one spouse is caring for the other spouse who has Alzheimer's disease.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement
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Q1) In the United States,
A) each state has its own definition of death.
B) all 50 states and the District of Columbia use clinical death as the definition of death.
C) all 50 states and the District of Columbia use whole-brain death as the definition of death.
D) all 50 states and the District of Columbia use persistent vegetative state as the definition of death.
Q2) When a death occurs, _____ traditionally cover the mirrors in the house.
A) Muscogee Creek tribespeople
B) Orthodox Jews
C) Greeks
D) Cubans
Q3) Grief work is best defined as the
A) physiological reaction to bereavement.
B) psychological coming of terms with bereavement.
C) social reaction to dying.
D) bioethical debate over dying.
Q4) The _____ theme of grief involves stories that survivors tell about the deceased.
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