Question 1

During the third year of life there is a(n)  ________ of synaptic connections in the brain.

Accepted Answer

A)   decrease in the density, but an increase in the number
B)   increase in both the number and density
C)   decrease in the number, but an increase in the density
D)   decrease in both the number and density

Question 2

During the third year of life, children begin to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   form two- and three-word sentences
B)   build a vocabulary of one-word sentences
C)   distinguish verbally between themselves and others
D)   give names to virtually everything they see

Question 3

George was born in 1925 and grew up in the years of the Great Depression. His values and ideas were largely shaped by the poverty of the Depression and its effects on him and his family. Martha was born in 1953 and grew up in the relative affluence of 1950s "baby boom" America. To the extent that their ideas about life are tied to their time and culture of birth, the differences that exist between George's and Martha's attitudes and values can be largely attributed to ________ differences.

Accepted Answer

A)   age
B)   reference group
C)   idiosyncratic
D)   cohort

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)   concrete-operational
B)   preoperational
C)   sensory-motor
D)   formal-operational

Question 5

The visual cliff is used to measure visual acuity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

If a 2-year-old doesn't know the name of an object, he or she might simply make one up.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In infants, signs of attachment generally become obvious and intensify between ________ months of age.

Accepted Answer

A)   6 to 7
B)   8 to 9
C)   4 to 5
D)   2 to 3

Question 8

Infants are particularly adept at differentiating ________ sounds.

Accepted Answer

A)   musical
B)   speech
C)   potentially dangerous
D)   animal

Question 9

The theory that children are born with an internal language acquisition device was first proposed by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Watson
B)   Chomsky
C)   Skinner
D)   Pinker

Question 10

The median age of an American man marrying for the first time was ________ years in 2005.

Accepted Answer

A)   27.1
B)   20.8
C)   23.2
D)   25.3

Question 11

General beliefs about characteristics that men and women are presumed to have are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   sex-typed behaviors
B)   gender constancy
C)   gender norms
D)   gender stereotypes

Question 12

For girls, the first visible evidence of puberty is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the development of breasts
B)   menarche, or the onset of menstruation
C)   end of the growth spurt
D)   the appearance of underarm hair

Question 13

Which of the following is not one of the three research methods identified in your text as being utilized by developmental psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A)   longitudinal studies
B)   cross-sectional studies
C)   divergent studies
D)   biographical studies

Question 14

Human infants are born with approximately ________ billion neurons.

Accepted Answer

A)   75
B)   50
C)   100
D)   25

Question 15

A researcher who studies a fixed group of people over a period of time is using the longitudinal method.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The cessation of menstruation is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   endometriosis
B)   the climacteric
C)   menopause
D)   menarche

Question 17

Biographical data are ________ trustworthy than longitudinal data and ________ trustworthy than cross-sectional data.

Accepted Answer

A)   more; less
B)   more; more
C)   less; less
D)   less; more

Question 18

The majority of older adults are orgasmic and enjoy sex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A problem with longitudinal studies is that they ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   take longer to run than cross-sectional studies
B)   don't distinguish age differences from cohort differences
C)   don't track long-term changes among individuals in the study
D)   are less trustworthy than either biographical or longitudinal studies

Question 20

Children who watch 2 hours of television per day will see about ________ murders by the time they leave elementary school.

Accepted Answer

A)   4,000
B)   2,000
C)   8,000
D)   6,000

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Children who watch 2 hours of television per day will see about ________ murders by the time they leave elementary school.

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For girls, the first visible evidence of puberty is ________.

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The cessation of menstruation is called ________.

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In infants, signs of attachment generally become obvious and intensify between ________ months of age.

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If a 2-year-old doesn't know the name of an object, he or she might simply make one up.

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During the third year of life there is a(n) ________ of synaptic connections in the brain.

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Biographical data are trustworthy than longitudinal data and trustworthy than cross-sectional data.

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Infants are particularly adept at differentiating ________ sounds.

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A problem with longitudinal studies is that they ________.

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The visual cliff is used to measure visual acuity.

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The theory that children are born with an internal language acquisition device was first proposed by ________.

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During the third year of life, children begin to ________.

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A researcher who studies a fixed group of people over a period of time is using the longitudinal method.

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The median age of an American man marrying for the first time was ________ years in 2005.

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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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The majority of older adults are orgasmic and enjoy sex.

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General beliefs about characteristics that men and women are presumed to have are called ________.

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Human infants are born with approximately ________ billion neurons.

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Which of the following is not one of the three research methods identified in your text as being utilized by developmental psychologists?

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The theory that children are born with an internal language acquisition device was first proposed by ________.

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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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The majority of older adults are orgasmic and enjoy sex.

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