Introductory Psychology Review Questions
Course Introduction
Introductory Psychology is a foundational course designed to familiarize students with the scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. Covering a broad range of topics, this course explores major psychological concepts including biological bases of behavior, perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, development, personality, psychological disorders, and social interactions. Students learn about key research methods, influential studies, and practical applications of psychological theories in everyday life, providing a comprehensive overview for further study in the field.
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Child Development A Cultural Approach 2nd Edition by Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
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Chapter 1: A Cultural Approach to Child Development
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Q1) Both information-processing theorists and Piaget were mainly concerned with the _____ development of individuals.
A) social
B) cognitive
C) biological
D) emotional
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following is an indicator of the Upper Paleolithic period in human evolutionary history?
A) Humans began to bury their dead.
B) Humans began to walk.
C) Humans began to read.
D) Humans began hunting animals.
Answer: A
Q3) In an experiment,what group does NOT receive the treatment?
A) experimental group
B) comparison group
C) cohort group
D) control group
Answer: D
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Chapter 2: Genetics and Prenatal Development
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Q1) What are possible side effects for the baby of a woman who gains less than 20 pounds during her pregnancy?
A) Down syndrome and Fragile X
B) gestational diabetes
C) high blood pressure and gastrointestinal problems
D) the baby may be born preterm with a low birth weight
Answer: D
Q2) As a result of evolutionary history,which of the following structures is the most underdeveloped at birth?
A) the lungs
B) the spinal cord
C) the brain
D) the digestive system
Answer: C
Q3) The last major organ system to develop during fetal life is the _____.
A) heart
B) lungs
C) intestines
D) skeletal muscles
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Birth and the Newborn Child
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Q1) What is the instant and enduring bond to the first moving object that geese see after hatching?
A) attachment
B) imprinting
C) mother-offspring relationship
D) mother-offspring reunion
Answer: B
Q2) What can happen when rapid post-birth hormonal changes occur and the high concentrations of estrogen and progesterone return to normal levels?
A) increased probability of ovulation
B) rapid weight loss
C) postpartum euphoria
D) postpartum depression
Answer: D
Q3) Exercise has been shown to _____depressive symptoms.
A) increase
B) decrease
C) have no influence on
D) exacerbate
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Infancy
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Q1) What scale of infant development includes the Cognitive,Language,and Motor Scales?
A) Gesell
B) Bayley-III
C) Piaget Scale
D) Arnett II
Q2) What part of a neuron releases the neurotransmitters?
A) dendrites
B) soma
C) axons
D) myelin
Q3) Do the Bayley Scales of Infant Development,which yield an overall DQ,predict later IQ? Explain.
Q4) Cross culturally,infants older than 6 months are cared for most often by their ______.
A) mothers
B) fathers
C) older female siblings
D) grandparents
Q5) Describe at least one criticism of Piaget's sensorimotor theory.
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Chapter 5: Toddlerhood
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Q1) The ____ is the part of the brain that is the location of our most distinctively human qualities,such as reasoning,planning,and creativity.
A) frontal lobe
B) parietal lobe
C) occipital lobe
D) temporal lobe
Q2) Toddlers choose friends based ____.
A) solely on height
B) partly on similarities such as activity level and social skills
C) on same gender
D) on family income
Q3) What is a sign that your toddler is ready to be toilet trained?
A) She shows her dolly how to go "potty."
B) She can hold her urine but has no control over bowel movements.
C) She asks for a dry diaper.
D) She is able to anticipate when she needs to use the toilet.
Q4) Describe a fine motor skill that a three-year-old can do that a one-year old would not yet be able to do.
Q5) What does Arnett mean by "controlled elimination"?
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Chapter 6: Early Childhood
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Q1) Tongan children are ___ as punishment for misbehavior,and become well-trained members of their culture.
A) put in time out
B) hit
C) emotionally shunned
D) given physically demanding tasks to complete
Q2) ___ is the assumption held by young children that things in the world are only one way and do not change.
A) Static reasoning
B) Centration
C) Fixation
D) Operational thinking
Q3) Describe a nutritional problem that is more likely to be experienced in a developing country than a developed country.Include the consequences and explain what,if anything,can be done to avoid this problem.
Q4) If you were to ask a Japanese parent what they hoped their child would get out of the preschool experience,what might they say? Would you expect their response to be different from that of an American parent? Explain.
Q5) What are two explanations for the inability to remember anything before age 2?
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Chapter 8: Adolescence
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Q1) According to the text,adolescent prostitution is a pervasive and growing problem,especially in ____.
A) China
B) Mexico
C) Russia
D) Thailand
Q2) Which of the following best describes the classification of addictive substance use?
A) try a substance once or perhaps a few times out of curiosity and then do not use it again
B) the use of a substance during social activities with one or more friends
C) to relieve an unpleasant emotional state such as sadness, anxiety, stress, or loneliness
D) a person has become dependent on regular use of the substance to feel good physically or psychologically
Q3) Assuming you live in the U.S.,if you could go back in time and mature early,late,or on time,what would you choose and why? Support your answer with research findings that include short-term and/or long-term effects.
Q4) What is metacognition and how could it be the source of stress for adolescents?
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Chapter 7: Middle Childhood
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Q1) Outbursts of crying and anger are fairly ____ in the early years of life; by middle childhood the frequency of such emotions has ____.
A) universal; grown exponentially
B) unusual; disappeared
C) rare; increased substantially
D) frequent; declined substantially
Q2) Thirty-four studies found that prosocial content in children's television shows had positive effects on four areas: ____.
A) civil service, apathy, prosocial behaviors, and internal aggression
B) altruism, positive social interactions, self-control, and combating negative stereotypes
C) empathy, social problem-solving, internal anxiety, and combating discrimination
D) self-efficacy, self-worth, self-esteem, and self recognition
Q3) What is the ability to arrange things in a logical order called?
A) parallelism
B) seriation
C) conservation
D) decentering
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Chapter 9: Emerging Adulthood
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Q1) Various studies have found that ____ of American emerging adults report having sex outside of a romantic partnership.
A) 10%
B) 25%
C) 50%
D) 70%
Q2) Because adolescents and emerging adults who are members of ethnic minorities have to confront ethnic identity issues,their identity development is likely to be more
A) disrupted
B) simplified
C) confusing
D) complex
Q3) What is the number one use of the Internet as measured by the number of hits,the number of websites,or the amount of money spent?
A) dating
B) social networking
C) pornography
D) information gathering/learning
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