Developmental Psychology
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Developmental Psychology explores the scientific study of how humans grow, change, and adapt throughout life, from conception to old age. This course examines the biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes that shape development, focusing on major theories, research methods, and key milestones in areas such as language, cognition, personality, and social relationships. Students will analyze both typical and atypical developmental patterns, emphasizing the influence of genetics, environment, culture, and individual differences. Practical applications of developmental theory to education, parenting, and policy are discussed, providing a comprehensive understanding of human development across the lifespan.
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Human Development A Life-Span View 3rd Edition by Christine Ateah
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Chapter 1: The Study of Human Development
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Q1) Which of the following is one of the fundamental characteristics of human development?
A) science and religion
B) nature and nurture
C) general and specific
D) hereditary and developmental
Answer: B
Q2) Mr. Link tries to help his students learn how to be assertive by having them watch how other students can be successful by acting assertively. What theory's principles is Mr. Link using to help his students?
A) principles of social learning theory
B) principles of operant conditioning
C) principles of cognitive-developmental theory
D) principles of psychosocial theory
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations
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Q1) In people with sickle-cell anemia, certain red blood cells in their bodies are different from normal. What is different about these red blood cells?
A) their size
B) their shape
C) their density
D) their location
Answer: B
Q2) Which combination of sex-chromosomes is unrealistic in a living human being?
A) a single X-chromosome
B) XXY
C) XYY
D) a single Y-chromosome
Answer: D
Q3) What do we call the sac in which the embryo resides?
A) the ectoderm
B) the amnion
C) the germ disc
D) the placenta
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Tools for Exploring the World
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Q1) Webster is a typical 2-year-old. Approximately how many words does his vocabulary most likely have?
A) about 10 words
B) several hundred words
C) about 1000 words
D) several thousand words
Answer: B
Q2) What differentiates a basic cry from a mad cry?
A) Mad cries are more intense.
B) Basic cries are more intense.
C) Mad cries have a more sudden onset.
D) Basic cries have a more sudden onset.
Answer: A
Q3) When 6-month-old Gabby says "tahtahtah," what is she doing?
A) cooing
B) using telegraphic speech
C) babbling
D) engaging in private speech
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Entering the Social World
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Q1) Eight-month-old Claire is able to crawl around a room on her own, looking back at her mother only occasionally. What does this behaviour indicate about Claire?
A) She is not attached to her mother.
B) She has "purpose."
C) She is in the "initiative versus guilt" stage.
D) She trusts her mother.
Q2) As a daycare provider, you notice that 4-year-old Danny is abnormally hostile towards his peers. What infant attachment style would he most likely have had?
A) secure attachment
B) insecure avoidant attachment
C) insecure resistant attachment
D) disorganized attachment
Q3) Which child has most successfully resolved the "basic trust versus mistrust" stage of psychosocial development?
A) Cecil, who trusts everyone and everything completely
B) Shane, who mistrusts everyone including himself
C) Aiden, who trusts himself but nobody else
D) Brian, who trusts most people but is still somewhat wary of others
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Chapter 5: Growing and Learning in the Preschool Years
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Q1) Which number illustrates the fact that in English, numbers do not all follow a regular naming pattern, thus making learning to count more difficult in English than in some other number systems?
A) 1
B) 11
C) 21
D) 31
Q2) Dr. Grainger is attempting to determine the zone of proximal development for Diane when Diane works on complex mazes. In order to do so, Dr. Grainger must measure Diane's personal performance on the maze and something else. What else must Dr. Grainger measure?
A) Diane's performance on several other Piagetian tasks
B) Diane's maze performance when assisted by a skilled helper
C) Diane's peers' performance on the same maze
D) how well Diane performed on the same maze earlier in her life
Q3) Which of the following is a grammatical morpheme?
A) "fish"
B) "-ing"
C) "fishing"
D) "fisherman"
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Chapter 6: Interacting and the Work of Play
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Q1) Parents who physically abuse their children tend to have set what kind of expectations concerning their children?
A) high expectations
B) medium expectations
C) low expectations
D) no expectations
Q2) Which of the following is more likely in a person who has been abused as a child?
A) divorce
B) attempting suicide
C) being an authoritative parent
D) being indulgent-permissive
Q3) To encourage altruistic behaviour in their children, what should parents incorporate into their discipline?
A) reasoning
B) parallel play
C) ethology
D) punishment
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Chapter 7: Off to School
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Q1) In most models of intelligence (e.g., Carroll, 1993), what does "g" stand for?
A) general intelligence
B) genotype
C) gender intelligence
D) group polarization
Q2) At what approximate age does a child enter the concrete-operational stage of thinking?
A) 7 years of age
B) 8 years of age
C) 9 years of age
D) 10 years of age
Q3) At what age do most boys enter puberty?
A) 5-6 years
B) 7-8 years
C) 9-10 years
D) 11-12 years
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Chapter 8: Expanding Social Horizons
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Q1) How can Hailey's parents increase her odds of associating with the "brainy crowd" at school?
A) make time with friends contingent on her academic performance
B) hire her a tutor
C) avoid forcing her to make decisions concerning the family
D) monitor her out-of-school behaviour
Q2) Which child is most likely to succeed academically and graduate from college?
A) Teri, who is first-born
B) Martha, who is second-born
C) Dorothy, who is third-born
D) Vanessa, who is the youngest child
Q3) Which child is most likely to define a friend as "someone who plays with me"?
A) Winnie, who is 2 years old
B) Olive, who is 5 years old
C) Ben, who is 10 years old
D) Sam, who is 15 years old
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Chapter 9: Rites of Passage
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Q1) When Julie and Jacob were arguing about whom the world's best guitar player has been, Julie attacked Jacob because Jacob's distant cousin is Eddie Van Halen (whom Jacob idolizes). Julie says that's why Jacob chooses him. What type of argument is this?
A) flawed
B) ad ignorantiam
C) ad hominem
D) ad populum
Q2) According to Jaffee and Hyde (2000), on what type of problem do men score higher than women?
A) problems that emphasize caring
B) problems that emphasize social equality
C) problems that emphasize justice
D) problems that emphasize morality
Q3) During puberty, there are changes in physical maturity that are not directly linked to reproduction. What are they called?
A) primary sex characteristics
B) secondary sex characteristics
C) tertiary sex characteristics
D) instrumental sex characteristics
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Chapter 10: Moving into the Adult Social World
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Q1) Wink has excellent verbal skills and relates well on an interpersonal level. According to Holland, which personality type does Wink most likely have?
A) investigative
B) conventional
C) social
D) realistic
Q2) According to Erikson, what does the key adolescent crisis involve?
A) generativity versus stagnation
B) intimacy versus isolation
C) identity versus role confusion
D) integrity versus despair
Q3) Which parents are most likely to raise a teenager with high-achievement status?
A) Kate and Albert, who encourage autonomy in their children
B) Ed and June, who encourage conformity in their children
C) Oliver and Harriet, who discourage experimentation in their children
D) George and Jane, who strictly enforce unjustified rules
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Chapter 11: Becoming an Adult
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Q1) Which of the following phrases would complete the analogy, "Primary mental ability is to secondary mental ability as"?
A) crystallized intelligence is to fluid intelligence
B) child is to adult
C) specific is to general
D) conventional is to postconventional
Q2) On which issue would you be most likely to find the biggest difference in reasoning ability between a middle-adult and an adolescent?
A) whether two sports should be added to the Olympics
B) whether a new tax law should be instituted in Chile
C) determining the colours of a mythical country's flag
D) determining the criteria and penalties for date rape
Q3) Because Claudia has a diet high in fat, which of the following is Claudia most at risk for?
A) stomach cancer
B) cardiovascular disease
C) lung cancer
D) respiratory disease
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Chapter 12: Being with Others
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Q1) How has the median age of first marriage in Canada changed from 1970 to 2000?
A) It has dropped by about 4 years.
B) It has remained constant.
C) It has risen by about 5 years.
D) It has risen by about 8 years.
Q2) Nick and Jessica are married and have decided not to have any children. How will they most likely differ from couples with children?
A) They will likely be less wealthy than couples with children.
B) They will likely have less freedom than couples with children.
C) They will likely receive less criticism from others concerning their choice.
D) They will likely have more marital dissatisfaction than couples with children.
Q3) Stan and Roy have been friends for many years. In the past few months, however, they seem to have less in common and Roy has been thinking more about hanging out with a potential new friend. Which stage of friendship development do Stan and Roy appear to be in?
A) build-up
B) continuation
C) acquaintanceship
D) deterioration
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Chapter 13: Work and Leisure
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Q1) Shelly has just returned to her job after giving birth to a child. When asked why she returned to work, Shelly said, "Simple. Because I need the money." How would Shelly most likely score on a measure of work attachment?
A) high
B) moderate
C) low
D) high or low, depending on how much money she makes
Q2) Candice is a semi-truck driver. How is she most likely to be viewed by males and females?
A) Males and females will view her with disapproval.
B) Males will view her with disapproval, females with approval.
C) Males will view her with approval, females with disapproval.
D) Males and females will view her with approval.
Q3) Which of the following is identified in your textbook as a strategy to address the challenges associated with career plateauing?
A) providing retraining or upgrading
B) mentoring
C) early incentive retirement packages
D) providing transition planning for retirement
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Chapter 14: Making It in Midlife
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Q1) People who have high levels of practical intelligence have the ability to deal more effectively with which of the following situations?
A) stressful situations
B) a more rapid pace of change
C) a slower-paced lifestyle
D) emotional situations
Q2) How does age affect expert performance?
A) It tends to peak in young adulthood and drop off significantly thereafter.
B) It tends to peak in young adulthood and drop off slightly thereafter.
C) It tends to peak in middle adulthood and drop off significantly thereafter.
D) It tends to peak in middle adulthood and drop off slightly thereafter.
Q3) Mike's high school career counsellor has suggested that he consider a career in social work, because Mike can readily handle a challenging environment with his high level of energy. At which of Costa and McCrae's five dimensions does Mike excel?
A) neuroticism
B) conscientiousness
C) agreeableness
D) extroversion
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Chapter 15: The Personal Context of Later Life
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Q1) Which type of therapy for depression would be most likely to alter internal belief systems?
A) cognitive therapy
B) behaviour therapy
C) using SSRIs
D) using HCAs
Q2) What is the loss of bladder or bowel control called?
A) presbyopia
B) presbycusis
C) incontinence
D) vigilance
Q3) In the 1950s, what shape did the global population distribution resemble?
A) rectangle
B) square
C) pyramid
D) up-side down pyramid
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Chapter 16: Social Aspects of Later Life
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Q1) On average, how long do most sibling relationships endure?
A) 40 years
B) 50 years
C) 60 years
D) 70 years
Q2) What does retirement always involve the loss of?
A) integrity
B) maximum performance potential
C) autonomy
D) occupational identity
Q3) While attempting to cope with the death of her sister, Megan decides to participate in a spontaneous celebration of life sponsored by a local church. What does participation in this celebration illustrate?
A) the use of a spiritual support
B) the use of a secular support
C) the use of a tertiary support
D) the use of a docility support
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Chapter 17: The Final Passage
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Q1) Over the last 30 years, what has happened to Canadians' attitudes toward euthanasia?
A) They have become less supportive.
B) They have become significantly more supportive.
C) They have not changed their views.
D) They have become slightly more supportive.
Q2) After Jane's accident, Dr. Coulter told her family that she is in a persistent vegetative state. What does that mean?
A) There is no response (eye movement) to passive head movements.
B) Cortical functioning has stopped but that there is still brainstem activity.
C) She will be unable to walk again.
D) She is unable to maintain body temperature.
Q3) What is the most likely complaint of a hospice client?
A) "Everyone is too worried about my pain and not worried enough about my religious beliefs."
B) "Why is the hospice movement against dying at home?"
C) "Why is my family discouraged from seeing me?"
D) "How come I have to have a life expectancy of at least six months to qualify for this service?"
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