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1. A(n) _____ effect is a unique influence on certain groups of…
1. A(n) _____ effect is a unique influence on certain groups of people because of their common age.
a. age
b. validity
c. reliability
d. cohort
2. Stability versus change is BEST illustrated by examining:
a. maternal alcohol consumption effects on infant motor development.
b. sexual maturity among prepubescent and postpubescent individuals.
c. parental and child conflict in preschoolers.
d. personality traits at various points in the life span
3. _____ psychology is the study of the changes to body, mind, and interpersonal interaction that people experience across the life span.
Experimental
Social
Developmental
Cognitive
4. All are teratogens EXCEPT:
Accutane.
cocaine.
mercury.
folic acid
5. Teratogenic exposure to methamphetamines (or “meth”) is associated with all EXCEPT:
psychological disorders.
aggressiveness.
vision problems.
rule-breaking behaviors.
6. _____ has been shown to reduce the risk of birth abnormalities by combating the effects of teratogens.
Mercury
Folic acid
Vitamin D
Vitamin C
7 Rooting is a behavior where babies:
fling out their arms in response to surprise.
suck an object placed near their mouth.
turn their head while opening the mouth.
grasp objects with their fingers.
8. _____ is a concept or mental representation that guides the way new information is understood.
Schema
Object permanence
Theory of the mind
Assimilation
9. _____ is a classification process that makes sense of new information by sorting into already existing schemas.
Conservation
Reversibility
Accommodation
Assimilation
10. _____ is a classification process that makes sense of new information by revising or creating new schemas.
Assimilation
Reversibility
Accommodation
Conservation
11. All are attachment styles identified by Ainsworth EXCEPT:
insecure-resistant.
insecure-avoidant.
secure.
secure-enmeshed.
12. Babies with _____ attachment use mothers as a base from which to explore.
distressed
insecure-avoidant
insure-resistant
secure
13. Will, age 5, becomes upset when unable to put on his shirt. He screams, flaps his arms, and begins to moan. Will’s mother helps him to get dressed and reassures him that all is well. Nevertheless, he remains grouchy for an hour following the incident. A psychologist would MOST likely classify Will’s temperament as:
difficult.
introverted.
easy.
slow to warm up.
14. _____ occurs when adolescents harbor the idea that they are special and perhaps invulnerable.
Formal operations
Personal fable
Imaginary audience
Externalizing
15. _____ is the psychologist MOST commonly associated with the fundamental theories of moral development.
Kohlberg
Freud
Piaget
Erikson
16. _____ argued that it is not the decisions one makes but the reasoning used to arrive at a decision that dictates moral stage placement.
Piaget
Kohlberg
Erikson
Freud
17. When an adolescent focuses on forming loving relationships, a psychologist would MOST likely assess that person as being in the psychosocial stage of:
trust versus mistrust.
identity versus role confusion.
intimacy versus isolation.
initiative versus guilt.
18. Most parents experience _____ negative symptoms related to empty-nest syndrome.
a notably high level of
no or few
some
intermittently mild levels of
19. Estimates indicated that _____% of people over age 65 in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease.
40
2
60
10
20. Research suggests that all are associated with increased likelihood of divorce EXCEPT:
those who have a baby before marriage.
divorced parents.
high levels of internet or media use.
those with no religious affiliation.
