Developmental Psychology Test Preparation
Course Introduction
Developmental Psychology explores the patterns and processes of human growth and change across the lifespan, from infancy through old age. The course examines major theories of development, including cognitive, social, emotional, and physical aspects, and considers the influence of biological, environmental, and cultural factors on developmental trajectories. Students will study key milestones in prenatal development, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and aging, as well as issues such as attachment, language acquisition, identity formation, and the impact of life transitions. Empirical research and real-world applications are emphasized to illustrate how developmental principles inform practices in education, healthcare, and social policy.
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The Development of Children and Adolescents 1st Edition by Penny Hauser Cram
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Chapter 1: Hauser-Cram
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Q1) A case study can utilize
A) test results.
B) interviews.
C) observations.
D) all of these.
Answer: D
Q2) Schemas are
A) mental structures that represent things an individual has experienced.
B) abstract images of events yet to occur.
C) documented accounts of events that one has experienced.
D) none of these
Answer: A
Q3) Observation must be
A) random.
B) systematic.
C) both random and systematic.
D) None of the above.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations of Child Development
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Q1) ______________ are the messengers that ferry across the synapse.
A) Chemicals
B) Neurotransmitters
C) Adrenaline
D) Reuptake processers
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following groups does the most niche picking?
A) infants
B) toddlers
C) preschoolers
D) teens
Answer: D
Q3) If the alleles from both parents are alike,their child will be
A) monozygotic.
B) female.
C) homozygous.
D) heterozygous.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Prenatal Development
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Q1) The fetal period lasts
A) from 2 to 8 weeks.
B) from 9 to 30 weeks.
C) from 9 weeks to birth.
D) from fertilization to 8 weeks.
Answer: C
Q2) At about weeks 30 gestation,Amy developed diabetes but had never had it before.She probably has ____________diabetes.
A) Type I
B) Type II
C) gestational
D) juvenile
Answer: C
Q3) Two of the most influential impacts of a teratogen are
A) timing and dosage.
B) amount and age of fetus.
C) response and dosage.
D) threshold and timing.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Birth and the Newborn
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Q1) "Reflexes" are
A) unlearned involuntary movements controlled by brain.
B) learned voluntary movements.
C) spontaneous movements learned through observation.
D) none of these
Q2) What are mirror neurons?
A) neurons that are activated when an individual performs an action
B) neurons that are activated when an individual observes someone else perform an action
C) neurons that are activated when an individual identifies an action that was not present
D) both A and B
Q3) Which of the following is a benefit of childbirth education classes as indicated by the studies in the chapter?
A) less pain medication required during the birth
B) increased possibility of spontaneous delivery
C) better coping methods during labor and delivery
D) all of the above
Q4) Identify four complications that premature infants may experience.
Q5) Discuss John Kennell and Marshall Klaus's concept of "rooming in."
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Chapter 5: Physical Development and Health in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
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Q1) Early intervention programs may include physical therapy and speech and language services.
A)True
B)False
Q2) ____________ is a broad term for a group of more than 30 diseases that cause muscle to degenerate and weaken.
A) Cerebral palsy
B) Scoliosis
C) Muscular dystrophy
D) Down syndrome
Q3) Eight- month-old Stephen prefers throwing his food to eating it.Is this normal?
A) Yes it is, for a 3-month-old.
B) No, he should be feeding himself by that age.
C) Yes; he is delayed.
D) Absolutely. He is learning about himself and the world around him.
Q4) The way a brain develops depends on
A) genetics.
B) education.
C) teaching.
D) experience.
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Chapter 6: Cognitive Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
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Q1) Children are about _____________old before their memories seem to work.
A) 12 months
B) 18 months
C) 24 months
D) 36 months
Q2) The ______________model of early intervention has shown less child abuse and better child health.
A)Nurse-Family Partnership
B)Infant Health and Development Program
C)Head Start
D)Children's Hospital Intervention
Q3) Discuss what can be done to prevent disparities from negatively affecting a child's cognitive and academic development.
Q4) Examining sucking behavior,visual preference procedures,and habituation techniques are all forms of infant ______________.
A) direct research methods .
B) indirect research methods.
C) brain development.
D) violation of expectation.
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Chapter 7: Psychosocial Development in Infancy and
Toddlerhood
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Q1) Research shows that maltreated children have not only impaired attachments but also neurotransmitter changes and poor reactions to stress.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which part of the brain is vital to emotional development?
A) hippocampus
B) medulla
C) cerebral cortex
D) limbic system
Q3) In the United States,the role of _________ as caregivers to young children has been dramatically increasing.
A) parents
B) cousins
C) grandparents
D) siblings
Q4) Parenting quality has more impact on a child's emotional development than does attending day care.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 8: Physical Development and Health in Early Childhood
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Q1) Joey has a peanut allergy.His parents should A) desensitize him by giving him peanuts at home.
B) spread peanut butter on his arms.
C) have him handle raw peanuts.
D) have him avoid peanuts and peanut products altogether.
Q2) Research evidence clearly demonstrates that vaccines cause autism.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Young children are more at risk for ear infections than adults because A) of hygiene.
B) they put their fingers in their ears more often.
C) of the anatomy of their ears .
D) of Q-tips.
Q4) Some parents do not get their child vaccinated
A) because it is too expensive.
B) for religious reasons.
C) because they didn't get vaccinated and they are fine.
D) All of the above
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Chapter 9: Cognitive Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Children understand all aspects of conservation at the same time.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Working memory can be measured with
A) conservation.
B) flow charts.
C) memory span tasks.
D) cognitive strategies.
Q3) Much of the growth that occurs in the executive function occurs in what area of the brain?
A) prefrontal cortex
B) cerebellum
C) hippocampus
D) amygdala
Q4) According to the text,young children need to develop _______ to become good readers
A) An appreciation for food.
B) An appreciation of television
C) Print awareness
D) Gender awareness
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Chapter 10: Psychosocial Development in Early Childhood
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Q1) Which part of the brain is most active in tasks involving self-representation?
A) left hemisphere
B) right hemisphere
C) cerebellum
D) frontal lobe
Q2) In order to sit next to Grandma at Thanksgiving,Jason pushes his sister Abby out of the chair.This is an example of ________Aggression.
A) Hostile
B) Instrumental
C) Relational
D) Passive
Q3) A moral transgression is
A) action that violates social norms but causes no harm.
B) based on universal cultural principles .
C) action that e causes harm to others.
D) passed down through family generations.
Q4) Self-representation is dependent on brain maturation:
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Physical Development and Health in Middle Childhood
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Q1) The category of chronic health problems of school-age children that has become the largest is ____________.
A) asthma
B) obesity
C) learning disabilities
D) ADD
Q2) During middle childhood,girls grow faster than boys.
A)True
B)False
Q3) One reason for the current increase in childhood obesity is____________.
A) fear and anxiety
B) computers and electronics
C) too many activities
D) genetics
Q4) One way for children to have better language skills,fewer eating disorders,and better sleep is ___________.
A) discipline
B) family meals
C) stopping at McDonald's after soccer
D) authoritarian parenting
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Chapter 12: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) The encoding of information occurs in one's
A) working memory.
B) sensory register
C) long-term memory.
D) Both A and B.
Q2) The goal of bilingual education is to
A) teach English.
B) improve the academic achievement of English-language learners.
C) permit English speakers to learn a second language.
D) All of these.
Q3) _____ metacognition is knowing what do when faced with a challenge.
A) Declarative
B) Procedural
C) Conditional
D) Unconditional Knowledge,
Q4) _____ metacognition is knowing when and why to apply certain strategies.
A) Declarative
B) Procedural
C) Conditional
D) Unconditional
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Chapter 13: Psychosocial Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) The two psychological divisions of the self are called the ________.
A) You-self and me-self
B) I-self and me-self
C) I-self and you-self
D) Thee-self and Thou-self
Q2) The ability to recognize the perspectives of others is influenced by the ___________mode.
A) affective
B) cognitive
C) detection
D) cognitive-regulatory
Q3) Research on children who play violent video games Anderson et al.,2007) found that ___________.
A) there was no influence on behavior
B) they were more prosocial
C) physical aggression increased
D) girls became more violent
Q4) Discuss the ramifications of divorce for the children and the factors that can make the adjustment easier or more
Q5) Discuss ways adults can help children to develop their moral reasoning.
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Chapter 14: Physical Development and Health in Adolescence
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Q1) ___________ is behavior intended to elevate or maintain social status.
A) Aggression
B) Social dominance
C) Assertiveness
D) Violence
Q2) Research shows that boys who reach puberty early are at a social disadvantage.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The majority of unintentional injuries in teen boys are the result of ________.
A) motor vehicle accidents
B) drowning
C) poisoning
D) nonmotorized vehicle accidents
Q4) Portion sizes have increased dramatically over the last 20 years in the United States.
A)True
B)False
Q5) According to the text,social dominance and aggression are the same construct.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 15: Cognitive Development in Adolescence
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Q1) If I hit my thumb with a hammer,I will immediately scream in pain.This is an example of _____________.
A)logical necessity
B)hypothetical-deductive reasoning
C)conditional reasoning
D)concrete thinking
Q2) Critics of Piaget's theory say that he did not give enough attention to_____________.
A)middle childhood
B)the role of culture and education
C)personality
D)cognition
Q3) Doug works hard in school so that his friends won't think he is stupid.His goal is _________.
A)mastery
B)performance approach
C)performance avoidance
D)self-centered
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Chapter 16: Psychosocial Development in Adolescence
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Q1) An individual at the ______ level in Kohlberg's Stage Theory sees morality as constructed by others.
A) preconventional
B) conventional
C) postcoventional
D) None of these.
Q2) Clique and crowd are interchangeable terms.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Individuals who are depressed
A) feel hopeless about the future.
B) focus on the negative aspects of experiences.
C) use illogical thinking.
D) All of these.
Q4) According to the text,adolescents prefer to spend more time with their _________ than their _______.
A) parents; friends
B) friends; parents
C) classmates; teachers
D) family; classmates
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