Psychology of Human Development Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Psychology of Human Development explores the psychological processes that influence human growth from conception through old age. This course examines the major theories and research findings relating to cognitive, emotional, social, and physical development. Students will investigate how factors such as genetics, environment, family, culture, and life experiences impact development across the lifespan. Topics include attachment, personality formation, moral reasoning, identity, and aging, as well as the interplay between typical and atypical development. Through analysis of case studies and current research, students gain a comprehensive understanding of the complexities of human development and its implications for individuals and society.
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Life Span Human Development 9th Edition by
Carol K. Sigelman
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Chapter 1: Understanding Life-Span Human Development
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Q1) The fact that development often involves continuities speaks to the fact that over time,humans tend to
A)remain the same.
B)become more intelligent.
C)become less active.
D)undergo orderly patterns of change.
Answer: A
Q2) Gina and Thuy are both research scientists.Gina is interested in the "nature" perspective of human development,and Thuy is interested in the "nurture' perspective.Which of the following methods would be more helpful to Gina than to Thuy?
A)structured observation
B)fMRI
C)naturalistic observation
D)case study
Answer: B
Q3) Developmental science does not attempt to solve challenges to human development.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Theories of Human Development
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Q1) As a human development researcher,Thuy prefers working with learning theories because she believes they are more ________ than other theories.
A)testable
B)realistic
C)ordered
D)emotional
Answer: A
Q2) Erikson's perspective on development focused on conflicts,whereas Vygotsky focused on ________ and Bronfenbrenner focused on ________.
A)systems;cultures
B)cultures;tools
C)tools;transactions
D)transactions;behaviors
Answer: C
Q3) According to Piaget,children construct their own understanding of the world based on their experiences.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Genes,Environment,and Development
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Q1) The belief that genotype expression depends on environmental experience and how we respond to the environment depends on the genes we possess defines the concept of
A)single gene-pair inheritance.
B)shared environmental influence.
C)gene-environment interaction.
D)polygenetic inheritance.
Answer: C
Q2) Your text reveals that if one identical twin is gay,there is almost a 50 percent chance that the other identical twin will also be gay.On the other hand,if a fraternal twin is schizophrenic,there is only about a 20 percent chance the other fraternal twin will be schizophrenic.The measure of likelihood that twins will share this mental illness in common is called a(n)
A)concordance rate.
B)correlation coefficient.
C)dominant trait.
D)heritability factor.
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Prenatal Development and Birth
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Q1) Rice,Thapar,and colleagues (2007,2009)attempted to uncouple the effects of genetics and the effects of smoking while pregnant on birth weight and elevated antisocial behavior.They found that A)birth weight was unrelated to smoking.
B)antisocial behaviors elevated the risk for smoking.
C)antisocial behavior could be linked to genes but not to smoking. D)genetic factors appear to cause smoking.
Q2) Whose behavior would have the greatest NEGATIVE impact on a baby's brain development?
A)A mother who consumes one bottle of beer a day most days during the infant's embryonic period
B)A mother who consumes five bottles of beer a day,several days a week during the infant's embryonic period
C)A mother who consumes one bottle of beer a day most days during her seventh month of pregnancy
D)A mother who consumes five bottles of beer a day,several days a week during her seventh month of pregnancy
Q3) Describe any five prenatal teratogens and their impact of the developing embryo and fetus.
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Chapter 5: Body, Brain, and Health
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Q1) The aging brain may compensate for losses by increased activity in the A)limbic system
B)prefrontal cortex
C)cerebellum
D)corpus callosum
Q2) Even though her parents insist that a high school sophomore should be in bed by 9:30 on weeknights,Nadine finds it hard to get to sleep until at least 11:00.This is likely due to an increase in her levels of ________.
A)telomeres
B)estrogen
C)free radicals
D)melatonin
Q3) During his second year of life,Titus suffered a long and severe illness that left him well below his expected weight and height.After recovering from the illness,Titus suddenly experienced rapid gains in both height and weight.This event is best explained by
A)plasticity.
B)the proximodistal principle.
C)catch-up growth.
D)the secular trend.
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Chapter 6: Sensation, Perception, and Action
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Q1) Whose exploratory behavior would most likely involve mouthing an object to learn more about it?
A)2-month-old Drishti
B)6-month-old Miguel
C)12-month-old Phoebe
D)18-month-old Cedric
Q2) Which term best describes rhythmic stereotypies?
A)regression
B)preparation
C)practice
D)accommodation
Q3) Which object would have the greatest amount of visual contour?
A)A series of black circles on a white background
B)A gray ship on the ocean
C)A pillow with pastel blobs of blue and yellow
D)A clear baby-bottle filled with breast milk
Q4) Describe three visual,auditory,or somaesthetic situations that present no problems for young adults but would be difficult for older adults.Describe why each situation is challenging for them,and suggest possible accommodations that could limit the situations' impacts on older adults.
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Chapter 7: Cognition
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Q1) Imaginary companions are most likely to first develop during the _____ stage of development.
A)formal operations
B)concrete operations
C)sensorimotor
D)preoperational
Q2) Which would be more beneficial to a jury deliberating a verdict for a criminal trial: formal-operational thinking or postformal thinking? Explain your reasoning,noting aspects of both types of thought.
Q3) When reviewing the results of a child's performance on cognitive tasks,Kurt Fischer would likely ask for more details on which of the following?
A)the child's ethnicity
B)the situation
C)the cognitive stage
D)the child's age
Q4) Provide an example from your own experience that demonstrates how Fischer's perspective on context influenced your performance.
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Chapter 8: Memory and Information Processing
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Q1) Ethel looks up the phone number of a gas station and remembers it just long enough to walk over to the telephone and dial.When she is dialing,the information is contained in her
A)sensory register.
B)short-term memory.
C)long-term memory.
D)metamemory.
Q2) Who will first begin to have difficulty playing the word game Scrabble?
A)Roberta,who is 57 years old
B)Jaime,who is 68 years old
C)Rosa,who is 79 years old
D)Stephen,who is 88 years old
Q3) Cognitive psychologists believe that humans are capable of engaging in "parallel processing." This means that humans can
A)carry out several mental activities at the same time.
B)think about complex issues,like religion.
C)pay selective attention to an event.
D)encode information into long-term memory.
Q4) What factors contribute to declines in cognitive abilities in old age?
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Chapter 9: Intelligence and Creativity
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Q1) One of the unique features of Gardner's theory of intelligence is that it
A)rejects the notion that a single IQ score can meaningfully assess intelligence.
B)promotes the notion of genetic testing as a form of intelligence testing.
C)focuses on what someone does not know as opposed to what he or she does know.
D)completely ignores the impact of experience on intellectual functioning.
Q2) Which statement is true?
A)During adolescence,IQ scores become more predictable but creativity varies.
B)During adolescence,creativity becomes more predictable but IQ scores vary.
C)During adolescence,both IQ scores and creativity become more predictable.
D)During adolescence,both IQ scores and creativity tend to be variable.
Q3) Gardner's list of multiple intelligences included both musical intelligence and artistic intelligence.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Provide three examples from US culture that can lead to stereotype threat for African Americans.What strategies would you suggest to help alleviate stereotype threat?
Q5) What factors contribute to the development of wisdom and creativity in adulthood? Provide examples to support your thinking.
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Chapter 10: Language and Education
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Q1) When someone is speaking to three-month-old Donte,which of the following styles will most likely capture his attention?
A)low-pitch sounds and nonvaried intonation
B)low-pitch sounds and varied intonation
C)high-pitch sounds and nonvaried intonation
D)high-pitch sounds and varied intonation
Q2) Which word consists of three morphemes?
A)Cat
B)Volcano
C)Previewing
D)Breakfast
Q3) The state has just opened a new training facility to assist adults who rank in the bottom tier of literacy scores.Of the 100 participants in the first training session,how many live in poverty?
A)25
B)35
C)50
D)60
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Chapter 11: Self and Personality
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Q1) In the context of forming a healthy sense of identity,what benefit does attending college offer?
A)depressed self-esteem
B)credentials
C)expertise
D)exploration
Q2) Antonio is a toddler who is able to recognize himself in a mirror.What is he more likely to do now compared to peers who have not reached this milestone?
A)babble
B)blush
C)kick
D)laugh
Q3) Which term best describes an adolescent's focus on their self-concept?
A)measured
B)casual
C)resigned
D)intensive
Q4) How does the development of self proceed from birth through age three?
Q5) In what ways might one's culture and ethnic identity impact self-concept?
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Chapter 12: Gender Roles and Sexuality
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Q1) Which of the following is a component of a woman's gender?
A)breasts
B)uterus
C)strength
D)attire
Q2) Children appear to learn gender stereotypes
A)at about the time they understand that they cannot change their sex.
B)during the first few months after birth.
C)around the point that they become aware of their basic gender identities.
D)around the end of the elementary school years.
Q3) Gender stability involves understanding that gender is stable across situations.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Compared to the proportion of adults who identify as homosexual or bisexual,the proportion of teens who participate in homosexual activity is ________.
A)much lower
B)slightly lower
C)about the same
D)much higher
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Chapter 13: Social Cognition and Moral Development
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Q1) Kohlberg's model of moral development has been characterized as placing too great an emphasis on
A)genes.
B)moral reasoning.
C)peers.
D)unconscious motivation.
Q2) After sitting on the bench for 15 minutes with the wallet she found,Bonnie decided that a person walking around with $1500 in their pocket clearly didn't have money problems,so she decided to keep the cash and pay off her bills.Which component of morality is Bonnie demonstrating as she sits on the bench?
A)cognitive
B)withdrawal
C)behavioral
D)emotional
Q3) Which of the following lists the concepts in the proper causal order?
A)moral reasoning à moral action à moral identity
B)moral reasoning à moral identity à moral action
C)moral identity à moral reasoning à moral action
D)moral action à moral identity à moral reasoning
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Chapter 14: Emotions, Attachment, and Social Relationships
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Q1) Young children can engage in the same play activity in close proximity yet not have a social experience.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Xenia is a famous punk performance artist who is known for only wearing clothes made out of metal or vinyl.After her baby is born,she might need to change her wardrobe to avoid creating an insecure attachment due to a lack of ________.
A)imprint media
B)tactile bonding
C)bodily warmth
D)contact comfort
Q3) In what ways do the social networks of younger and older adults differ?
A)Middle-aged adults have more close friends than younger adults do.
B)Old people feel more need to receive social stimulation.
C)Younger adults have broader social networks than middle-aged adults.
D)Older adults interact more frequently with acquaintances.
Q4) Describe and compare the concepts of emotion regulation,emotional competence,and emotional display rules.Provide examples of each to support your thinking.
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Chapter 15: The Family
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Q1) Which of the following has suffered as a result of the changes in mothers' activities over the past 50 years?
A)child responsiveness
B)woman's income
C)household order
D)life satisfaction
Q2) Dennis has worked on the assembly line at the local auto plant since he graduated from high school.What will he likely focus on teaching his children?
A)communication
B)networking
C)negotiation
D)obedience
Q3) Married couples who voluntarily remain "childfree"
A)generally experience greater marital satisfaction than couples with children during the childrearing years.
B)tend to be less satisfied with their lives as they age than couples whose children have grown.
C)tend to have higher levels of depression than couples with children.
D)typically feel like failures for never having children.
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Chapter 16: Developmental Psychopathology
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Q1) Adult females are more likely to be diagnosed with depression than adult males.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Prab thinks she should take her preschool-aged son Jay to be assessed for depression.Which of the following likely raised a flag of concern for Prab?
A)Jay expresses strong dislike for his baby sister.
B)Jay no longer seems to enjoy the playground.
C)Jay has told his mother that he feels worthless
D)Jay engages in binge eating when he is upset.
Q3) All of the following are criteria that have been used for identifying psychologically abnormal behavior EXCEPT that
A)behavior must be statistically outside of the normal range.
B)behavior must be present prior to young adulthood.
C)behavior must interfere with personal and social adaptation.
D)behavior must cause personal distress.
Q4) The cause of ADHD has been linked to three genes that influence the production of dopamine in the brain.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 17: The Final Challenge: Death and Dying
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Q1) Modern medical technology is able to keep alive people who would have died under similar circumstances years ago.How has this impacted definitions of death and related decision-making? Would you favor aggressive use of technology to keep a person in an "in between" state? Does your opinion change if the person in that state is you? Explain your reasoning.
Q2) Compared to historical precedent and the practices of other cultures,Americans tend to ________ death.
A)revere
B)ignore
C)deny D)accept
Q3) Despite the fact that Rajesh knows his friend Sorboni is dying of cancer,the next time they meet,Rajesh says,"Don't worry about it,we all know that you are going to be fine." According to Kübler-Ross,Rajesh's statement exemplifies the dying-related coping device of
A)denial
B)anger
C)bargaining
D)depression
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