Question 1

One form of a gene that regulates the neurotransmitter serotonin contributes to the development of

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A)   egocentrism.
B)   infantile amnesia.
C)   a fearful temperament.
D)   fetal alcohol syndrome.

Question 2

Lawrence Kohlberg focused on the development of

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A)   secure attachments.
B)   self-awareness.
C)   moral reasoning.
D)   object permanence.

Question 3

Vincent's ability to reason hypothetically in his geometry class indicates that he is in the ________ stage of development.

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A)   concrete operational
B)   formal operational
C)   preconventional
D)   postconventional

Question 4

Golden hamsters that are repeatedly threatened and attacked while young grow up to be ________ when caged with same-sized hamsters.

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A)   egocentric
B)   cowards
C)   securely attached
D)   bullies

Question 5

A rite of passage is most similar to a(n)

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A)   critical period.
B)   preoperational stage.
C)   initiation ceremony.
D)   pruning process.

Question 6

At the age of 30, Angela hesitates to commit herself to a lifelong marital relationship, primarily because she believes that the personalities of marriage partners often change in surprising and unpredictable ways during their lifetimes. What professional advice could you appropriately provide to Angela in light of the research on marital happiness, life satisfaction, and adult development?

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The answer of At the age of 30, Angela hesitates...

Question 7

Difficult babies with an intense and highly reactive temperament tend to be

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A)   intelligent and imaginative.
B)   irritable and unpredictable.
C)   fearless and assertive.
D)   extraverted and cheerful.

Question 8

The branch of psychology that systematically focuses on the physical, cognitive, and social changes that occur throughout the human life cycle is called

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A)   social psychology.
B)   personality psychology.
C)   developmental psychology.
D)   biological psychology.

Question 9

Cross-cultural research on human development indicates that

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A)   differences among cultural groups largely reflect genetic differences among racial groups.
B)   developmental processes are highly similar among individuals raised in different cultures.
C)   differences among cultural groups are greater than person-to-person differences within cultural groups.
D)   differences in parenting style result from differences in biology rather than from differences in life experience.

Question 10

According to Kohlberg, morality based on a desire to uphold the laws of society is characteristic of the ________ stage.

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

Question 11

During the course of successful prenatal development, a human organism begins as a(n)

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A)   zygote and finally develops into an embryo.
B)   embryo and finally develops into a fetus.
C)   zygote and finally develops into a fetus.
D)   fetus and finally develops into an embryo.

Question 12

Piaget held that egocentrism is characteristic of the

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

Question 13

Whose stage theory of moral development was based on how people reasoned about ethical dilemmas?

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A)   Erikson
B)   Piaget
C)   Harlow
D)   Kohlberg

Question 14

Judson is a 70-year-old retired automobile mechanic. In contrast to when he was 20, he now probably

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A)   has a greater fear of death.
B)   is less susceptible to catching colds.
C)   experiences less life satisfaction.
D)   would not do as well on a vocabulary test.

Question 15

According to Piaget, a child can represent things with words and images but cannot reason with logic during the ________ stage.

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

Question 16

Mark thinks that language development over the life span requires a slow but steady shaping process. His belief is most directly relevant to the issue of

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A)   continuity and stages.
B)   secure and insecure attachments.
C)   concrete and formal operations.
D)   generativity and stagnation.

Question 17

One study found that English-speaking adults could relearn subtle sound contrasts in the Hindi or Zulu they had spoken as children even though they had no ________ the Hindi or Zulu language they had once spoken.

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A)   personal curiosity about
B)   conscious memory of
C)   basic trust regarding
D)   role confusion associated with

Question 18

Evidence that easy, relaxed infants develop secure attachments more readily than difficult, emotionally intense babies would illustrate the importance of

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A)   egocentrism.
B)   temperament.
C)   conservation.
D)   object permanence.

Question 19

Children's sense that their parents are trustworthy and dependable is most indicative of

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A)   maturation.
B)   accommodation.
C)   secure attachment.
D)   object permanence.

Question 20

Infants who are unable to predict how their parents will react to their cries for care and attention are especially likely to show signs of

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A)   egocentrism.
B)   conservation.
C)   insecure attachment.
D)   habituation.

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Evidence that easy, relaxed infants develop secure attachments more readily than difficult, emotionally intense babies would illustrate the importance of

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According to Kohlberg, morality based on a desire to uphold the laws of society is characteristic of the ________ stage.

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Cross-cultural research on human development indicates that

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According to Piaget, a child can represent things with words and images but cannot reason with logic during the ________ stage.

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Golden hamsters that are repeatedly threatened and attacked while young grow up to be ________ when caged with same-sized hamsters.

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The branch of psychology that systematically focuses on the physical, cognitive, and social changes that occur throughout the human life cycle is called

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Whose stage theory of moral development was based on how people reasoned about ethical dilemmas?

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Lawrence Kohlberg focused on the development of

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One study found that English-speaking adults could relearn subtle sound contrasts in the Hindi or Zulu they had spoken as children even though they had no ________ the Hindi or Zulu language they had once spoken.

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A rite of passage is most similar to a(n)

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Difficult babies with an intense and highly reactive temperament tend to be

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