Question 1

__________ studies collect data from the same individuals over a period of time to track age-related changes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cross-sectional
B)  Continual
C)  Contiguous
D)  Longitudinal

Question 2

Jonathan Haidt and his colleagues suggest that _______________ is a "moral emotion" that guides our moral reasoning.

Accepted Answer

A)  love
B)  righteousness
C)  altruism
D)  disgust

Question 3

_______ is most famous for his theory that all children go through a series of sequential intellectual stages.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ainsworth
B)  Bowlby
C)  Gesell
D)  Piaget

Question 4

What are some of the common consequences to a child whose mother smoked while pregnant?

Accepted Answer

A)  increased birth weight and lethargy
B)  lower birth weight and premature birth
C)  severe hearing loss and heart defects
D)  severely deformed limbs and muscle spasms

Question 5

Research on newborns indicates that they have a sense of number and quantity.What does this finding suggest about Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Accepted Answer

A)  It confirms what Piaget claimed about infants in the sensorimotor phase.
B)  Some infants are born with superior intelligence.
C)  Piaget may have underestimated some cognitive abilities of infants and children.
D)  Culture determines what infants are capable of doing.

Question 6

According to Piaget,which of the following is crucial to cognitive development at the sensorimotor stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism
B)  attachment
C)  language
D)  object permanence

Question 7

Which of the following parenting styles is associated with the most favorable outcomes for children?

Accepted Answer

A)  uninvolved
B)  permissive
C)  authoritarian
D)  authoritative

Question 8

What event marks the end of the Piagetian stage of sensorimotor development?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to do abstract thinking
B)  the ability to do reversible thinking
C)  the development of conservation
D)  the development of object permanence

Question 9

Maternal use of cigarettes during pregnancy causes damage to the placenta but not to the baby itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following is the correct order for the phases of prenatal development?

Accepted Answer

A)  germinal  →	o→  embryonic  →	o→  fetal
B)  germinal  →	o→  fetal  →	o→  embryonic
C)  fetal  →	o→  germinal  →	o→  embryonic
D)  fetal  →	o→  embryonic  →	o→  germinal

Question 11

Asking students to predict how the course of history may have changed if the first president were a woman would likely motivate students in which of Piaget's stages to answer thoroughly?

Accepted Answer

A)  sensorimotor
B)  preoperational
C)  concrete operational
D)  formal operational

Question 12

According to Piaget,children begin to develop concepts and the ability to think in terms of abstractions in the __________ stage.

Accepted Answer

A)  preoperational
B)  formal operational
C)  concrete operational
D)  sensorimotor

Question 13

In general,as older adults age:

Accepted Answer

A)  all cognitive abilities decline.
B)  no cognitive abilities decline in healthy adults.
C)  some cognitive abilities decline,while others are relatively stable.
D)  many cognitive abilities actually improve.

Question 14

Keith's father is a preacher,and his parents always expected him to become one when he became an adult.Keith never questioned this,and began identifying himself as a spiritual and religious person from an early age,eventually taking over his father's position at his church.Keith's identity development would most likely be described as ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  identity achievement
B)  identity moratorium
C)  identity foreclosure
D)  identity crisis

Question 15

The description and explanation of behavior changes in the individual and the differences between individuals from conception to death is called _________.

Accepted Answer

A)  developmental psychology
B)  the whole life approach
C)  the life-span development approach
D)  the longitudinal method

Question 16

Before puberty,males do not produce sperm,even though their genitals are physically equivalent to a man's.This illustrates which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  empiricism
B)  behaviorism
C)  humanism
D)  maturation

Question 17

The placenta is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the tube through which a developing baby receives nourishment.
B)  the technical name for the "belly button."
C)  a specialized organ that provides nourishment and filters away waste products from the developing baby.
D)  the name for the developing organism until it is 8 weeks old.

Question 18

The belief that one is the center of the world is called by Piaget:

Accepted Answer

A)  animism.
B)  egocentrism.
C)  self-centering.
D)  centrismic thinking.

Question 19

Detecting "environmental stimulation" is one way to define ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  perception
B)  feeling
C)  sensation
D)  awareness

Question 20

Which of the following is true of dementia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dementia is a specific disease.
B)  Dementia is almost always caused by Alzheimer's disease.
C)  Dementia is a normal part of aging.
D)  Dementia is a set of symptoms that often result from neurodegenerative disorders.

Exam 10: Life Span Development

Research on newborns indicates that they have a sense of number and quantity.What does this finding suggest about Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

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The belief that one is the center of the world is called by Piaget:

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Jonathan Haidt and his colleagues suggest that _______________ is a "moral emotion" that guides our moral reasoning.

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Which of the following parenting styles is associated with the most favorable outcomes for children?

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What are some of the common consequences to a child whose mother smoked while pregnant?

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Asking students to predict how the course of history may have changed if the first president were a woman would likely motivate students in which of Piaget's stages to answer thoroughly?

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According to Piaget,which of the following is crucial to cognitive development at the sensorimotor stage?

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__________ studies collect data from the same individuals over a period of time to track age-related changes.

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Maternal use of cigarettes during pregnancy causes damage to the placenta but not to the baby itself.

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Detecting "environmental stimulation" is one way to define ______.

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The description and explanation of behavior changes in the individual and the differences between individuals from conception to death is called _________.

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Which of the following is the correct order for the phases of prenatal development?

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What event marks the end of the Piagetian stage of sensorimotor development?

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The placenta is:

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_______ is most famous for his theory that all children go through a series of sequential intellectual stages.

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In general,as older adults age:

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Which of the following is true of dementia?

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Before puberty,males do not produce sperm,even though their genitals are physically equivalent to a man's.This illustrates which of the following?

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According to Piaget,children begin to develop concepts and the ability to think in terms of abstractions in the __________ stage.

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Research on newborns indicates that they have a sense of number and quantity.What does this finding suggest about Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

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The belief that one is the center of the world is called by Piaget:

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Jonathan Haidt and his colleagues suggest that _______________ is a "moral emotion" that guides our moral reasoning.

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Which of the following parenting styles is associated with the most favorable outcomes for children?

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What are some of the common consequences to a child whose mother smoked while pregnant?

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Asking students to predict how the course of history may have changed if the first president were a woman would likely motivate students in which of Piaget's stages to answer thoroughly?

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According to Piaget,which of the following is crucial to cognitive development at the sensorimotor stage?

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__________ studies collect data from the same individuals over a period of time to track age-related changes.

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Maternal use of cigarettes during pregnancy causes damage to the placenta but not to the baby itself.

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Detecting "environmental stimulation" is one way to define ______.

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The description and explanation of behavior changes in the individual and the differences between individuals from conception to death is called _________.

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Which of the following is the correct order for the phases of prenatal development?

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What event marks the end of the Piagetian stage of sensorimotor development?

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The placenta is:

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_______ is most famous for his theory that all children go through a series of sequential intellectual stages.

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In general,as older adults age:

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Which of the following is true of dementia?

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Before puberty,males do not produce sperm,even though their genitals are physically equivalent to a man's.This illustrates which of the following?

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According to Piaget,children begin to develop concepts and the ability to think in terms of abstractions in the __________ stage.

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