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Human females begin forming all the eggs they will ever have during


A) conception.
B) prenatal development.
C) early childhood.
D) puberty.

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When people recognize the inaccuracy of ethnic stereotypes and revise their beliefs,they are demonstrating the process of


A) maturation.
B) assimilation.
C) imprinting.
D) accommodation.

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After having been exposed to a vibrating,honking device placed on its mother's abdomen,a fetus demonstrates


A) habituation.
B) a stress response.
C) an epigenetic effect.
D) impulsiveness.

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Social attitudes have been found to be less stable during the impressionable years of


A) childhood.
B) late adolescence.
C) young adulthood.
D) middle adulthood.

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A strong sense of family self is likely to be characteristic of those who grow up in cultures that value


A) emotional closeness.
B) permissive parents.
C) nonconformity.
D) individualism.

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Five-year-old Tammy mistakenly believes that her short,wide glass contains less soda than her brother's tall,narrow glass.Actually,both glasses contain the same amount of soda.This illustrates that Tammy lacks the concept of


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

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Who proposed the idea that children are young apprentices?


A) Jean Piaget
B) Lawrence Kohlberg
C) Lev Vygotsky
D) Erik Erikson

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Older people are NOT increasingly susceptible to


A) pneumonia.
B) terminal decline.
C) common cold viruses.
D) accident risks.

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Lolita vacillates between acting rebellious toward her parents and high school teachers and behaving with compliance and respect.Erikson would have suggested that Lolita's inconsistency illustrates


A) delay of gratification.
B) role confusion.
C) a pruning process.
D) dual processing.

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Lee is holding his newborn son,who is hungry and rooting for nourishment.Lee obviously can't breast feed his son and he does not have a bottle with him.What is his son likely to do?


A) suck on his hand
B) extend his arms and legs
C) cry
D) grab on to his dad's hand

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Compared with authoritarian parents,authoritative parents are likely to be


A) more conservative.
B) less educated.
C) more responsive.
D) less trusting.

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Maturation is to education as ________ is to ________.


A) accommodation;assimilation
B) nature;nurture
C) conservation;object permanence
D) environment;learning

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Excess neural connections within the brain are reduced through a process of


A) accommodation.
B) imprinting.
C) attachment.
D) pruning.

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Young teens are not fully equipped for curbing risky behavior or making long-term plans because of the incomplete maturation of their


A) thalamus.
B) cerebellum.
C) frontal lobes.
D) somatosensory cortex.

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To assess attachment differences among infants,Mary Ainsworth placed them in a laboratory setting called a


A) formal operation stage.
B) secure base.
C) strange situation.
D) safe haven.

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The zygote's inner cells


A) form the placenta.
B) become the embryo.
C) become the heart of the organism.
D) attach to the uterine wall.

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________ parents are neither demanding nor responsive.


A) Authoritarian
B) Permissive
C) Negligent
D) Authoritative

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Infant motor development is typically characterized by individual differences in ________ of the major developmental milestones.


A) both the sequence and the age-related timing
B) the sequence but not the age-related timing
C) the age-related timing but not the sequence
D) neither the sequence nor the age-related timing

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A ________ of Americans say that love counts as a very important reason to marry and a ________ of Americans say that financial stability counts as a very important reason to marry.


A) majority;majority
B) minority;minority
C) majority;minority
D) minority;majority

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Which of the following factors is important for the development of attachment bonds between human infants and their mothers?


A) conservation
B) familiarity
C) egocentrism
D) stranger anxiety

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