Question 1

Young adolescents often find it difficult to curb overwhelming emotions of anger,anxiety,or pleasurable excitement because frontal lobe maturation lags behind the development of the

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A)   occipital lobe.
B)   somatosensory cortex.
C)   limbic system.
D)   pituitary gland.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

Ideas about one's own and others' feelings,perceptions,and thoughts,along with the behaviors these might predict,are said to constitute

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A)   formal operational thinking.
B)   a theory of mind.
C)   the principle of conservation.
D)   a secure attachment.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

During Piaget's sensorimotor stage,children acquire a

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A)   theory of mind.
B)   concept of conservation.
C)   sense of object permanence.
D)   capacity for abstract reasoning.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 4

The Albertsons establish and enforce rules for their children to follow.They give reasons for the rules and invite their teenagers to join in the discussion when new rules are being made.Psychologists would characterize the Albertsons as ________ parents.

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A)   authoritarian
B)   legalistic
C)   authoritative
D)   permissiveE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 5

Characteristics of autism spectrum disorder include deficient communication and social interaction skills,as well as

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A)   a prenatal addiction to drugs taken by one's mother.
B)   memory deficits.
C)   a lack of dopamine in relevant brain cells.
D)   repetitive behaviors.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 6

As people age,brain-wave reactions to ________ images diminish,and the amygdala shows diminishing activity in response to ________ events.

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A)   negative;negative
B)   positive;positive
C)   negative;positive
D)   positive;negativeE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Lee is 12 years old.Which specific accomplishments are characteristic of children his age?

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A)   logic and moral reasoning
B)   object permanence and stranger anxiety
C)   pretend play and egocentrism
D)   conservation and mathematical transformationsE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Teens often choose as friends those who share their sports interests or music preferences.This best illustrates

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A)   stranger anxiety.
B)   a pruning process.
C)   basic trust.
D)   a selection effect.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 9

The acquisition of a sense of object permanence is most closely associated with the development of

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A)   conservation.
B)   stranger anxiety.
C)   imprinting.
D)   egocentrism.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Two closed,pyramid-shaped beakers containing clearly identical amounts of a liquid are judged by a child to hold different amounts after one of the beakers is inverted.The child apparently lacks a

Accepted Answer

A)   sense of object permanence.
B)   concept of conservation.
C)   capacity for habituation.
D)   secure attachment.E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Lev Vygotsky emphasized that the scaffold from which children step to higher levels of thinking is

Accepted Answer

A)   object permanence.
B)   concrete operational thinking.
C)   schemas.
D)   language.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

The toddler as a young scientist is to ________ as the toddler as a young apprentice is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Piaget;Vygotsky
B)   Vygotsky;Piaget
C)   Wynn;DeLoache
D)   DeLoache;WynnE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

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)   bulliesE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 14

A susceptibility to the curse of knowledge is especially likely to be associated with

Accepted Answer

A)   conservation.
B)   egocentrism.
C)   stranger anxiety.
D)   assimilation.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

During late adolescence people show a(n) ________ in agreeableness and a(n) ________ in emotional stability.

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A)   decrease;increase
B)   increase;decrease
C)   decrease;decrease
D)   increase;increaseE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 16

Dr.Birkin's major research interest is the development of motor skills in children.It is most likely that Dr.Birkin is a ________ psychologist.

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A)   cognitive
B)   developmental
C)   biological
D)   psychodynamicE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

Research on older people has shown that

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A)   they grow increasingly fearful of death.
B)   they become increasingly prone to car accidents.
C)   they experience less life satisfaction than younger adults.
D)   all of these statements are true.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

As compared with the production of egg cells,sperm cell production

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A)   begins later in life.
B)   involves a jellylike outer covering.
C)   begins earlier in life.
D)   occurs at a slower rate.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 19

Poor communication among brain regions that normally work together to enable one to take another's viewpoint is most clearly linked with

Accepted Answer

A)   infantile amnesia.
B)   the startle reflex.
C)   epigenetic marks.
D)   autism spectrum disorder.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A)   a schema.
B)   egocentrism.
C)   conservation.
D)   a secure attachment.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Exam 4: Developing Through the Life Span

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

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Poor communication among brain regions that normally work together to enable one to take another's viewpoint is most clearly linked with

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Characteristics of autism spectrum disorder include deficient communication and social interaction skills,as well as

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The Albertsons establish and enforce rules for their children to follow.They give reasons for the rules and invite their teenagers to join in the discussion when new rules are being made.Psychologists would characterize the Albertsons as ________ parents.

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A susceptibility to the curse of knowledge is especially likely to be associated with

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As compared with the production of egg cells,sperm cell production

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During late adolescence people show a(n) ________ in agreeableness and a(n) ________ in emotional stability.

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As people age,brain-wave reactions to ________ images diminish,and the amygdala shows diminishing activity in response to ________ events.

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Ideas about one's own and others' feelings,perceptions,and thoughts,along with the behaviors these might predict,are said to constitute

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Lee is 12 years old.Which specific accomplishments are characteristic of children his age?

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Lev Vygotsky emphasized that the scaffold from which children step to higher levels of thinking is

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The toddler as a young scientist is to ________ as the toddler as a young apprentice is to ________.

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

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During Piaget's sensorimotor stage,children acquire a

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The acquisition of a sense of object permanence is most closely associated with the development of

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Young adolescents often find it difficult to curb overwhelming emotions of anger,anxiety,or pleasurable excitement because frontal lobe maturation lags behind the development of the

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Dr.Birkin's major research interest is the development of motor skills in children.It is most likely that Dr.Birkin is a ________ psychologist.

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Research on older people has shown that

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Two closed,pyramid-shaped beakers containing clearly identical amounts of a liquid are judged by a child to hold different amounts after one of the beakers is inverted.The child apparently lacks a

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