Psychology 041 - Life Span Psychology From Infancy to Old Age » Spring 2022 » Quiz 1 Ch 1-3

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Question #1
Human Development researchers view emotions and sociability as two separate broad domains.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #2
Researchers agree that one theory can explain the physical, cognitive, emotional and social changes that each person goes through.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #3
According to the psychoanalytic theory, a child is said to develop his/her personality through rewards and punishments.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #4
Adoptees raised in a loving home are not curious about their roots (biological parents, culture, etc.).
A.   False
B.   True
Question #5
There is no significant time difference in the delivery of a woman's first born and later births.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #6
There is a positive correlation between babies' cortisol levels and the mother's contractions during child birth.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #7
Which of the following nations is not likely to experience emerging adulthood?
A.   Germany
B.   Japan
C.   United States
D.   Haiti
Question #8
Assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs) are believed to be responsible for multiple births in older women. Which of the following is the most common type of multiple birth?
A.   Dizygotic twins 
B.   Siamese twins
C.   Plurizygotic twins 
D.   Monozygotic twins 
Question #9
Who believed that our personality develops throughout our life in a series of 8 stages where we encounter a pair of the most positive and most negative aspect of the crisis for that period?
A.   S. Freud
B.   A. Bandura
C.   E. Erikson
D.   J. Piaget
Question #10
According to Piaget's cognitive development theory, a child typically masters object permanence during the __________.
A.   Concrete operational
B.   Formal operational
C.   Preoperational stage
D.   Sensorimotor stage
Question #11
Which of the following allows researchers to show cause and effect relationships?
A.   Case Study
B.   Ethnography
C.   Correlational
D.   Experimental
Question #12
During pregnancy, the ideal weight gain is:
A.   25-30 lbs. 
B.   10-15 lbs.
C.   20-25 lbs.
D.   15-20 lbs.

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