Chapter 1: The Study of Human Development
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Q1) Shuntelle is interested in studying the relationship between self-esteem and school grades. She wants to be able to quantify this relationship but wants to avoid any ethical concerns regarding the manipulation of these variables. What sort of method is the best option for Shuntelle?
A) Correlational
B) Natural observation
C) Experiment
D) Physiological
Answer: A
Q2) Mary has only one child, one-year-old Shelly, and has stayed home for most of Shelly's life. From an ecological perspective, Mary is best thought of as part of Shelly's A) mesosystem.
B) exosystem.
C) macrosystem.
D) microsystem.
Answer: D
Q3) A(n) _____ design is the best design to address the limitations of longitudinal and cross-sectional designs.
Answer: sequential
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Chapter 2: Biological Foundations: Heredity, Prenatal
Development, and Birth
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Q1) If the four dominant alleles for intelligence are WXYZ and the recessive alleles for intelligence are wxyz, which of the following would be the most common inheritance pattern?
A) WWwwYYyy
B) WWxXyYZZ
C) WWXXYYZZ
D) WwxxYYzZ
Answer: D
Q2) Both AIDS and genital herpes
A) can be passed along to an infant as it passes through the birth canal.
B) typically result in blindness.
C) cannot be transmitted to a fetus through the placenta.
D) can be eliminated by maternal inoculation.
Answer: A
Q3) Prenatal development begins
A) with sperm production.
B) with ovulation.
C) at conception.
D) at implantation into the uterus.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Tools for Exploring the World: Physical,
Perceptual, and Motor Development
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Q1) Which best describes a basic cry?
A) Starts loudly and becomes less intense
B) Starts softly and becomes more intense
C) Starts loudly and continues loudly
D) Starts softly and continues softly
Answer: B
Q2) During an experiment, you record the brain activity of a child using an EEG. As a result of reading your text, you would predict that the left hemisphere would exhibit the most electrical activity when the child is
A) looking at different faces.
B) listening to someone talk.
C) recognizing that her mother is angry.
D) pushing a toy over her bed.
Answer: B
Q3) The "Back to Sleep" campaign was aimed at reducing A) SIDS.
B) nightmares.
C) co-sleeping.
D) malnutrition.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: The Emergence of Thought and Language:
Cognitive Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
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Q1) Like most one-year-olds, Antoine sucks reflexively when a sucker is placed in his mouth. For the past few days, Antoine's mother has turned on the television as she gives Antoine his daily sucker. Today, Antoine's mother turns on the television but does not have a sucker to give Antoine. Much to her surprise, Antoine begins to make a sucking motion despite having no sucker. Which theory best explains Antoine's behavior?
A) Operant conditioning
B) Information processing
C) Classical conditioning
D) Piagetian
Q2) Meltzoff and Moore's controversial finding that three-week-olds would stick out their tongues to match an adult performing the same act has been used to support the notion of early life
A) imitation.
B) centration.
C) orienting response.
D) habituation.
Q3) _____ conditioning occurs when a neutral stimulus comes to elicit a response originally produced by a different stimulus.
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Chapter 5: Entering the Social World: Socioemotional
Development in Infancy and Early Childhood
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Q1) The statement "girls always grow up to be women" provides an example of A) gender stability.
B) gender-role stereotyping.
C) the one-to-one principle.
D) a gender role.
Q2) Gender-role stereotypes involve beliefs that A) are never true.
B) are always true.
C) are always true, but only in a specific culture.
D) are sometimes true.
Q3) Pain is considered one of the basic emotions.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Which assessment device would be more effective at identifying an infant's attachment style?
A) Apgar
B) CVS
C) NBSA
D) Q-Set
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Q5) During play, _____ actions tend to support others and lead to sustained play.
Chapter 6: Off to School: Cognitive and Physical Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) Which question is best answered through convergent thinking?
A) "What is life?"
B) "How is knowledge of developmental psychology useful?"
C) "Who is the best football player of all time?"
D) "What is 5 + 5?"
Q2) Which appears to be the most critical element underlying mathematical learning disabilities?
A) Mild mental retardation
B) Visual impairments
C) Undetected reading problems
D) Difficulty in comparing and understanding quantities
Q3) Most human thought takes place in _____ memory, where a few items can be stored for a brief period of time.
Q4) Who is best associated with a theory of "multiple intelligences?"
A) John Carroll
B) Alfred Binet
C) Howard Gardner
D) Jean Piaget
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Q5) Compare and contrast the characteristics of gifted and creative children.
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Chapter 7: Expanding Social Horizons: Socioemotional Development in Middle Childhood
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Q1) What advice should you give to a parent who is trying to discourage prejudice in his or her child?
A) "Simply put your child in contact with individuals from other groups and lets things occur on their own"
B) "Have your child role-play being members of another group"
C) "Work on strengthening your child's feelings toward his or her own group"
D) "Let things alone, as attempts to reduce prejudice almost always result in increased prejudice"
Q2) Blake is somewhat liked by some of his classmates and somewhat disliked by others. Blake is probably best described as a(n) _____ child.
A) average
B) controversial
C) neglected
D) rejected
Q3) Contrast the following terms: negative reinforcement trap, punishment, and time-out. Which technique seems to be the most effective?
Q4) A(n) _____ consists of several similar cliques.
Q5) Ridiculing a child is best described as _____ abuse.
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Chapter 8: Rites of Passage: Physical and Cognitive
Development in Adolescence
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Q1) Menarche is best described as the onset of A) puberty.
B) public hair.
C) menstruation.
D) body growth.
Q2) A key physical component of puberty is the ____ gland, which regulates pubertal changes by signaling other glands to secrete hormones.
A) thyroid
B) adrenal
C) pituitary
D) pineal
Q3) If you were asked to develop an effective prevention program concerning eating disorders in teens, you should
A) utilize psychoactive medication.
B) avoid teaching about specific diets.
C) create a highly structured environment in which the teens have little personal input.
D) teach the importance of resisting the social pressure to be thin.
Q4) Kohlberg referred to the first level of moral reasoning as _____.
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Chapter 9: Moving into the Adult Social World:
Socioemotional Development in Adolescence
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Q1) The Strong Interest Inventory is designed to assess A) liking for different occupations.
B) adolescent egocentrism.
C) ethnic identity.
D) self-esteem.
Q2) Which of the following is exhibiting a moratorium in the process of developing an identity?
A) Greg, who refuses to consider different career paths
B) Jan, who is doing what her parents want her to do
C) Cindy, who has changed careers several times
D) Bobby, who has been in the same career for 25 years
Q3) The belief that misfortunes only happen to others is referred to as the illusion of A) foreclosure.
B) helplessness.
C) crystallization.
D) invulnerability.
Q4) Investigative personality types enjoy thinking about abstract relationships.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Becoming an Adult: Physical, Cognitive, and Personality Development
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Q1) Provide both supporting and refuting evidence for the statement, "Physical abilities peak in one's 20s." Be sure to discuss specific physical/sensory abilities, rates of death, and how the lifestyle factor of smoking impact health in middle age.
Q2) Concerning treatment of alcohol abuse in young adults, A) only Alcoholics Anonymous has been found to show long-term benefits.
B) the long-term effects for most programs are unknown.
C) behavior modification programs do not work.
D) cognitive therapies help males but are ineffective with females.
Q3) At what point in an average woman's life would her crystallized intelligence scores be most significantly greater than her fluid intelligence scores?
A) Birth
B) Puberty (around age 13)
C) Menopause (around age 43)
D) Retirement (around age 63)
Q4) At a chemical level, alcohol addiction results in chemical changes that A) cause the body to crave alcohol.
B) destroy all GABA receptors.
C) reduce levels of serotonin and dopamine within the brain.
D) increase cellular develop in the medulla oblongata.
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Chapter 12: Work and Leisure: Occupational and Lifestyle
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Q1) Gen-X women
A) seldom start their own business.
B) often negotiate on more than just salaries.
C) reject the idea of home-based businesses.
D) tend to be unconcerned about childcare issues.
Q2) Denying an individual a promotion due to that person's age is called _____.
Q3) _____ activities are discretionary activities that include things you would do for enjoyment or to relax.
Q4) Troy is a 55-year-old worker who, despite having a very good work record, has been passed up for promotion many times in favor of younger workers with lesser records. Troy is most likely a victim of A) the glass ceiling.
B) pay discrimination.
C) role conflict.
D) age discrimination.
Q5) A worker experiencing _____ is depleted of energy, motivation, and a loss of occupational idealism.
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Q6) A person experiences a _____ when he or she feels like it's impossible to rise above a certain job level within a company.
Chapter 13: Making It in Midlife: The Biopsychosocial
Challenges of Middle Adulthood
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Q1) Nina feels like she is being pulled apart from two different directions. On the one hand, she has her two daughters to take care of, and on the other hand, she now has to also take care of her ailing mother and father. Which term best describes the situation in which Nina finds herself?
A) Practical intelligence
B) High neuroticism
C) Cultural conservator
D) Sandwich generation
Q2) Which statement concerning rheumatoid arthritis is true?
A) Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis need to avoid aspirin.
B) Rheumatoid arthritis is inherited.
C) Symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis come and go.
D) Rheumatoid arthritis affects large joints (e.g., hips) but not small joints (e.g., fingers).
Q3) Describe generativity, kinkeepers, the sandwich generation, and filial obligation. Then discuss the common theme that runs through each.
Q4) Caring for a parent typically coincides with women's peak employment years.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 14: The Personal Context of Later Life: Physical, Cognitive, and Mental Health Issues
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Q1) When viewed through a microscope, a _____ would most resemble a spiral-shaped mass.
A) telomere
B) free radical
C) neurofibrillary tangle
D) neurotransmitter
Q2) Which type of therapy for depression would be most interested in altering internal belief systems?
A) Cognitive therapy
B) Behavior therapy
C) Using SSRIs
D) Using HCAs
Q3) Describe the concepts of the "third age" and the "fourth age" and how knowledge of these ages might impact how we prepare individuals for each of these stages of life.
Q4) Average life expectancy is also known as the ____ life expectancy.
A) mean
B) median
C) modal
D) maximum
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Chapter 15: Social Aspects of Later Life: Psychosocial,
Retirement, Relationship, and Societal Issues
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Q1) Being a great-grandparent provides some with a sense of symbolic immortality.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The reflection on past events that occurs during the struggle of integrity versus despair is referred to as a(n) _____.
Q3) Which statement concerning elder abuse is true?
A) The abuser is typically a family member
B) Most victims are under age 80
C) Stress alone appears to be the major trigger of abuse
D) It tends to be a pattern that is transmitted from one generation to the next
Q4) Feelings of self-worth tend to be lowest in individuals with high levels of spirituality.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Which term best describes the retirement pattern of most men?
A) Integrity
B) Blurred
C) Crisp
D) Socioemotional security
Q6) What is a life review? How is this related to achieving integrity?
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Chapter 16: The Final Passage: Dying and Bereavement
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Q1) The comment, "She died unexpectedly and way before her time," is best associated with Bonanno and Kaltman's (1999) ____ component of grief.
A) emotional-regulation
B) continuation of subjective meaning associated with loss
C) changing representation of lost relationship
D) context of the loss
Q2) Sandy knows she is going to die in a few months. She seems calm and concerned more about how to help her family deal with her death than with her own mortality. She seems to be disconnecting herself from people and things and at peace. Sandy is most likely in the ____ stage of dying.
A) denial
B) bargaining
C) depression
D) acceptance
Q3) Death anxiety can have a beneficial side.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Life expectancy tables represent an example of death as a(n) _____.
Q5) Describe the life-course approach to dying.
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