Question 1

Accommodation is said to occur when a child

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A)   believes that an object exists even if it can't be seen at that moment.
B)   adds increasingly more symbolic representations of outer reality.
C)   updates or changes existing schemes as a result of new information.
D)   modifies new information to fit into what is already known.
E)   forgets information that has not been accessed recently.

Question 2

Aaron is a middle-aged physician. He gives back to the community by acting as a mentor to teenagers interested in entering the medical profession. Erikson would say that Aaron is experiencing

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A)   intimacy.
B)   identity.
C)   generativity.
D)   integrity.
E)   industry

Question 3

Which of the following is the term that refers to the difference between what a child can do alone and what that child can do with the help of a teacher?

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A)   scaffolding
B)   conservation
C)   hypothetical thinking.
D)   zone of proximal development
E)   the assimilation ring

Question 4

In Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development between 7 and 11 years of age, in which an individual becomes capable of logical thought processes but is not yet capable of abstract thinking, is the ______ stage.

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A)   concrete operations
B)   sensorimotor
C)   preoperational
D)   formal operations
E)   postformal operations

Question 5

Piaget would use the concept of ________ to explain why a child would state that "my G.I. Joe is hungry."

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A)   centration
B)   animistic thinking
C)   assimilation
D)   accommodation
E)   egocentrism

Question 6

The gradual wave metaphor for psychological development was proposed by

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A)   Siegler.
B)   Piaget.
C)   Kohlberg.
D)   Kagan.
E)   Erikson.

Question 7

Between the ages of 6 and 12 children strive to develop a sense of competence arising from their work and effort. Erikson refers to this stage of life as

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A)   trust versus mistrust.
B)   autonomy versus shame and doubt.
C)   initiative versus guilt.
D)   industry versus inferiority.
E)   identity versus role confusion

Question 8

Piaget used the term ________ to refer to the mental structures that guide thoughts.

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A)   operations
B)   phonemes
C)   strategies
D)   schemas
E)   imprints

Question 9

Three-month-old Brianna would be expected to have the lowest skin temperature when she is

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A)   left in a room with her mother.
B)   left alone with a stranger.
C)   completely alone.
D)   in a room with her mother and a stranger.
E)   None of the above are

Question 10

If William is a normal-three month-old, we would expect him to be able to

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A)   reach for a small object.
B)   pulls to stand.
C)   play pat-a-cake.
D)   sit alone steadily.
E)   search for source of sound.

Question 11

Jane displayed no distress toward her mother when she left nor any happiness when she returned. This is best explained by which form of attachment?

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A)   anxious-secure
B)   ambivalent
C)   secure
D)   avoidant
E)   anxious-ambivalent

Question 12

A child that is just beginning to produce speech-like sounds is most likely in the ________ stage of speech production.

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A)   telegraphic
B)   the one-word stage
C)   scaffolding
D)   babbling
E)   formal operational

Question 13

Which of the following describes the fetal period?

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A)   the period during which the zygote moves down to the uterus and begins to implant in the lining
B)   the period during which the major organs and structures of the organism first develop
C)   the period during which the umbilical cord develops
D)   the period during which tremendous growth occurs and the organs continue to develop
E)   the period during which the cervix dilates and the baby moves toward the vagina

Question 14

________ were the subjects in Harlow's famous attachment studies.

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A)   Pigeons
B)   Mats
C)   Monkeys
D)   Humans
E)   Cats

Question 15

The onset of menstruation for girls occurs between the ages of

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A)   10 and 15.
B)   11 and 14.
C)   11 and 16.
D)   12 and 15.
E)   13 and 16.

Question 16

Which of these physical skills typically develops LAST?

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A)   rolling over
B)   standing alone
C)   walking
D)   sitting with slight support
E)   crawling

Question 17

Ethan, a three year old, asks his mom to cut a pizza pie into twelve rather than eight pieces because he is "really hungry." On the basis of this example, it is most appropriate to conclude that Ethan

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A)   understands object permanence.
B)   does not understand object permanence.
C)   understands conservation.
D)   does not understand conservation.
E)   understands the personal fable

Question 18

The despair of a person who is in Erikson's final psychosocial crisis is most likely caused by

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A)   their fear of dying.
B)   their decrease in mental ability and physical stamina.
C)   their incomplete resolution of earlier developmental crises.
D)   societal discrimination against the elderly.
E)   lack of social support from friends and family members.

Question 19

Rosa, who is 13, wants to spend her babysitting money on something special, but she also wants to save some of the money to buy her brother a birthday gift. She is trying to decide the best way to spend her money. Which stage of cognitive development is Rosa in?

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A)   sensorimotor
B)   formal operations
C)   biophysical
D)   reversibility
E)   formal operational

Question 20

Research on the stability of temperament indicates that it is

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A)   unstable and subject to wide variations over the course of a lifetime.
B)   unstable during childhood but stabilizes during adolescence and remains stable throughout a person's adult life.
C)   relatively stable through the first three to four years of life but begins to vary dramatically once a child reaches school age.
D)   relatively stable well into adulthood.
E)   completely unpredictable from person to person

Exam 7: Development Over the Lifespan

The onset of menstruation for girls occurs between the ages of

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In Piaget's theory, the stage of cognitive development between 7 and 11 years of age, in which an individual becomes capable of logical thought processes but is not yet capable of abstract thinking, is the ______ stage.

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The gradual wave metaphor for psychological development was proposed by

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Jane displayed no distress toward her mother when she left nor any happiness when she returned. This is best explained by which form of attachment?

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Between the ages of 6 and 12 children strive to develop a sense of competence arising from their work and effort. Erikson refers to this stage of life as

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Research on the stability of temperament indicates that it is

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Which of these physical skills typically develops LAST?

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Ethan, a three year old, asks his mom to cut a pizza pie into twelve rather than eight pieces because he is "really hungry." On the basis of this example, it is most appropriate to conclude that Ethan

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Piaget would use the concept of ________ to explain why a child would state that "my G.I. Joe is hungry."

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Three-month-old Brianna would be expected to have the lowest skin temperature when she is

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A child that is just beginning to produce speech-like sounds is most likely in the ________ stage of speech production.

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Rosa, who is 13, wants to spend her babysitting money on something special, but she also wants to save some of the money to buy her brother a birthday gift. She is trying to decide the best way to spend her money. Which stage of cognitive development is Rosa in?

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The despair of a person who is in Erikson's final psychosocial crisis is most likely caused by

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Aaron is a middle-aged physician. He gives back to the community by acting as a mentor to teenagers interested in entering the medical profession. Erikson would say that Aaron is experiencing

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Piaget used the term ________ to refer to the mental structures that guide thoughts.

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Which of the following describes the fetal period?

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Accommodation is said to occur when a child

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Which of the following is the term that refers to the difference between what a child can do alone and what that child can do with the help of a teacher?

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If William is a normal-three month-old, we would expect him to be able to

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________ were the subjects in Harlow's famous attachment studies.

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