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Chloe can clearly sense when her sister's teasing is intended to be friendly fun or a hostile put-down.This best illustrates that Chloe has developed a(n)


A) sense of object permanence.
B) insecure attachment.
C) concept of conservation.
D) theory of mind.

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The fact that many happy and well-adjusted adults were once poorly adjusted and unhappy adolescents is most relevant to the issue of


A) continuity and stages.
B) egocentrism and conservation.
C) stability and change.
D) object permanence and stranger anxiety.

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The ability of preschool children to understand their classmates' feelings of sadness illustrates that they have developed


A) egocentrism.
B) formal operational thinking.
C) a theory of mind.
D) a concept of conservation.

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Three-year-old Madhur mistakenly thinks that blown-up balloons are always round.His idea best illustrates


A) a schema.
B) egocentrism.
C) conservation.
D) a secure attachment.

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Mr.and Mrs.Batson can't wait to begin toilet training their 1-year-old daughter.The Batsons most clearly need to be told about the importance of


A) teratogens.
B) epigenetics.
C) maturation.
D) object permanence.

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Inherited genes most clearly contribute to individual differences in


A) epigenetic marks.
B) fetal alcohol syndrome.
C) temperament.
D) role confusion.

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A concept or framework that organizes and interprets information is called a(n)


A) attachment.
B) theory of mind.
C) schema.
D) neural network.

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Professor Conrad is a research specialist in the study of identity formation during adolescence.It is most likely that the professor is a ________ psychologist.


A) developmental
B) biological
C) psychodynamic
D) clinical

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Compared with many Asian and African parents,today's Westernized parents are more likely to teach their children to value


A) obedience.
B) emotional closeness.
C) independence.
D) family traditions.

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According to Kohlberg,postconventional morality involves


A) behavior based on self-interest.
B) affirmation of self-defined ethical principles.
C) strong concern for social approval.
D) unquestioning obedience to authority figures.

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For children from impoverished environments,stimulating educational experiences during early childhood are most likely to


A) increase the development of epigenetic marks.
B) decrease their emotional attachment to their parents.
C) have no discernible effect on subsequent academic performance.
D) prevent the degeneration of activated connections between neurons.

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The Harlows' studies of infant monkeys raised with artificial mothers suggest that contact comfort promotes


A) egocentrism.
B) attachment.
C) stranger anxiety.
D) conservation.

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A child's temperament is likely to be


A) difficult to observe.
B) stable over time.
C) a product of parenting style.
D) a reflection of his or her thinking.

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Our earliest conscious memories seldom predate our fourth birthday.This best illustrates


A) egocentrism.
B) role confusion.
C) assimilation.
D) infantile amnesia.

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Biological growth processes that are relatively uninfluenced by experience and that enable orderly changes in behavior are referred to as


A) schemas.
B) attachments.
C) accommodation.
D) maturation.

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When surrounded by men,a woman may become mindful of her gender because ________ often forms around one's distinctiveness.


A) social identity
B) moral intuition
C) intimacy
D) a sense of competence

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One-year-old Eunice is not overly fearful of strangers but she clearly prefers being held by her mother than by anyone else.Her behavior best illustrates


A) accommodation.
B) secure attachment.
C) conservation.
D) egocentrism.

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The enduring traditions,values,attitudes,and behaviors shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next define their


A) epigenetic marks.
B) theory of mind.
C) temperament.
D) culture.

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Juanita suffers from a painful back condition.Smoking marijuana would reduce her pain,but she thinks it would be wrong to smoke marijuana because it is prohibited by the laws of her state.Juanita is demonstrating Kohlberg's ________ level of morality.


A) conventional
B) unconventional
C) preconventional
D) postconventional

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According to Piaget,people are first able to reason abstractly


A) after scaffolding has occurred.
B) before a critical period has passed.
C) during the formal operational stage.
D) during the concrete operational stage.

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