Psychology 1012 - General Psychology » Summer 2022 » Chapter 3

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Question #1
Which of the following two factors play the most important role in shaping human development?
A.   Psychology and nutrition
B.   Hereditary and nutrition
C.   Hereditary and environment
D.   Psychology and environment
Question #2
According to an influential theory, what is the most common temperament of newborn babies?
A.   Difficult children, who are moody and easily upset
B.   Easy children, who are relaxed and agreeable
C.   Slow-to-warm-up children, who are restrained and shy
D.   Unclassifiable children, who do not fall in any neat category
Question #3
In general, muscular control of infants spreads in a pattern from the center of the body to the extremities, which is known as _______.
A.   cephalocaudal development
B.   endodermal development
C.   ectodermal development
D.   proximodistal development
Question #4
Which of the following is a disadvantage of early maturation?
A.   It may discourage greater maturity and independence.
B.   It may prevent us from maintaining healthy lifestyles.
C.   It may force premature identity formation.
D.   It may complicate our personal development, especially after the late fifties.
Question #5
According to Erikson, how does a psychosocial dilemma dictate one's behavior?
A.   It is a hereditary disposition for certain psychological disorders.
B.   It is a specific challenge that must be mastered for optimal development.
C.   It is a level of influence that society has on a person's psychological well-being.
D.   It is the struggle between an individual's personal impulses and the social world.
Question #6
According to Erikson, which of the following is a characteristic psychosocial dilemma faced by adolescents (12–19 years)?
A.   Identity versus role confusion
B.   Trust versus mistrust
C.   Industry versus inferiority
D.   Initiative versus guilt
Question #7
According to Baumrind, which one of the following is a characteristic of the parenting style of overly permissive parents?
A.   The parents control their children's behavior through management techniques.
B.   The parents supply firm and consistent guidance, combined with love and affection.
C.   The parents balance their own rights with those of their children.
D.   The parents do not hold children accountable for their actions.
Question #8
Which one of the following most accurately represents parenting in African American families?
A.   The pursuit of family honor encourages hard work, thrift, conservatism, and educational achievement.
B.   Self-reliance, resourcefulness, and an ability to take care of oneself in difficult situations are qualities that parents seek to promote in their children.
C.   Children are raised to respect the traditions of the past above the development of their own personal identity.
D.   Fathers tend to be strong authority figures who demand obedience so that the family will not be shamed by a child's bad behavior.
Question #9
A recognition that physical things continue to exist even when they are no longer visible is known as _______.
A.   object permanence
B.   egocentrism
C.   scaffolding
D.   Piagetian transformation
Question #10
According to Piaget, which of the following is a characteristic of the preoperational stage?
A.   Children can easily use mental operations to manipulate images in their minds.
B.   Children engage in the use of reasoning and logic before the age of six.
C.   Children begin to think symbolically but engage in intuitive thought.
D.   Children cannot form mental images or ideas.
Question #11
Which of the following is Piaget's term for the awareness that physical quantities stay constant despite changes in shape or appearance?
A.   Transformation
B.   Assimilation
C.   Accommodation
D.   Conservation
Question #12
Lee has vitiligo, a skin condition where he loses pigment in his skin, but neither of Lee's parents have this condition. Which of the following reasons best describes how Lee developed this condition?
A.   Lee received a recessive gene from one of his parents for the condition.
B.   Lee received a recessive gene from each parent for the condition.
C.   Lee received two dominant genes from one parent for the condition.
D.   Lee received a dominant gene from each parent for the condition.
Question #13
Mary places headphones on her pregnant belly so that her baby can hear classical music. She notices that her baby moves less as a result of the soft, soothing music. What type of environment is being impacted by the music?
A.   Endogenic
B.   Interuterine
C.   Teratogenic
D.   Intrauterine
Question #14
Kisha's daughter, Emma, is eight months old. Kisha holds her up for several hours each day in an effort to get Emma to stand and walk on her own. About a month later, Emma stands by herself holding onto a table. What influence, if any, might Kisha have had on Emma's ability to stand on her own?
A.   Kisha had very little influence on Emma's ability to stand. Emma was ready to stand around this time anyway without additional training from Kisha.
B.   Kisha was the sole reason that Emma learned how to stand. Without Kisha's psychomotor training, Emma never would have learned to stand.
C.   Kisha had a large influence on Emma's ability to stand. Had Kisha not trained Emma how to stand, Emma may have taken many more months to learn to stand.
D.   Kisha had a large influence on Emma's ability to stand. Kisha trained Emma to stand alone earlier than she should have been trained.
Question #15
Kinsley is eleven months old and smiles every time her mommy enters the room. What significance does this have?
A.   This is a social reaction exhibited when people are close by.
B.   This is indicative of an easy temperament for Kinsley.
C.   This shows that she prefers her mommy over everyone else.
D.   This is purely haphazard and could happen to anything entering the room.
Question #16
Tatiana is 7 months old and has already begun to babble. Which of the following factors will have the most influence over the particular way in which Tatiana babbles?
A.   The tone in which Tatiana's parents speak to her
B.   The number of siblings Tatiana has
C.   The language spoken by Tatiana's parents
D.   The age at which Tatiana begins babbling
Question #17
Piaget and Vygotsky differed on a number of cognitive concepts. Which of the following best describes where they were similar?
A.   Both believed that children actively seek to discover new principles within their environments.
B.   Both believed that culture plays the most important role in cognitive development.
C.   Both believed that children learn through observation and reinforcement.
D.   Both believed that children come into the world like blank slates ready to be written on.
Question #18
Alexis is a sixty-year-old woman who has a good job and lives a comfortable life but lives alone. Yet she seems unhappy and somewhat aimless with longer-term goals. Which of the following is she likely struggling with?
A.   Autonomy
B.   Generativity
C.   A sense of identity
D.   Inferiority
Question #19
Andre has matured early for his age. Which of the following can be expected of Andre when compared to boys who mature later?
A.   Andre will be more likely to get into trouble with drugs, alcohol, and sex.
B.   Andre will have a lower self-image and will be somewhat isolated since he is different than others.
C.   Andre will be less popular than later-developing boys of his age.
D.   Andre is likely to be less poised and more anxious compared to later-developing boys.
Question #20
Kristen applied for a job, and when she went in for the interview, the manager told her she was "too old" for this position. He thanked for her time and said she would not be moving on to the next phase. Which of the following did Kristen experience?
A.   Prolonged Adolescence
B.   Emerging adulthood
C.   Sensitive period
D.   Ageism

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