Quiz a lot 3- Psychology - Developmental Psychology

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Piaget's first period of cognitive development is usually called the:

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Which of the following statements regarding secondary-school experiences in other countries is TRUE?

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Creative achievement requires

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High school dropouts earn how much less than those who complete high school?

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The preference for playing with same-sex peers peaks

6

What is the sudden and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant known as?

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Synaptogenesis is a form of neuron maturation in which dendrites and axons branch out to form an enormously large number of connections with neighboring neurons

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Carlos believes that rules such as "don't hit" are more important than "don't eat food in the living room." If Carlos is a normally developing child, what is the earliest age at which he would have come to such a conclusion?

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Piaget theorized that object permanence develops at about 8 months of age. However, recent research has indicated that it may actually develop earlier. Differentiate between Piaget's testing for object permanence and new techniques

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Erika lives in the United States and takes her infant to the pediatrician's office, where she is advised to begin introducing solid foods. It is safe to assume that Erika's daughter is close to ____

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Evidence suggests that observing violent behavior is

12

The final part of the first stage of labor, when contractions increase to their greatest intensity, is known as what?

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The relationship between phonemes and letters of a conventional alphabet is:

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Typical young adults living at home in the United States today __________

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Compared to the English language, which has __________ phonemes, Japanese has approximately __________ phonemes

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Even though some adolescent suicide is underreported, suicide is the __________ most common cause of adolescent death in the 15- to 24-year-old group

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The most effective treatment for the symptoms of menopause is menopausal hormone therapy, which combines low levels of estrogen with moderate levels of testosterone in a pill that is taken twice a week and acts in a time-release fashion

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One well-known recessive disorder that is treatable is ________.

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What are some of the basic rights of children involved in research? Refer to the standards on page 36 of the text

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Dan, age 78, has reduced his social commitments, is slowing down, and is focusing on his own needs. He is aging successfully, according to the ________ theory.

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Parenting styles are based on how the parent chooses to behave and also on:

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The neonate's digestive system initially produces feces in the form of ___________, a greenish-black material that is a remnant of the neonate's days as a fetus

23

Which stage of prenatal development formally starts when the differentiation of the major organs has occurred?

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Females are more likely than males to select which of the following as a major in college?

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Five-year-old Justin has only two friends in his class. James is a friend because he shares the Legos at center time with him, and Josephine is his other friend because she shares the paint during art time with him

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Which statement correctly reflects the results of Bandura’s Bobo Doll experiment?

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Contemporary research shows that the “storm-and-stress” notion of adolescence ________

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Thom is an adolescent who has an awareness of uniqueness of self and knowledge of roles to be followed. He can be said to have passed through Erikson's ________ stage of psychosocial development

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How does the baby's scull successfully navigate through the birth canal?

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When asked about attitudes toward "cross-gender" behavior, parents of preschoolers responded

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Matt is looking for child care for his 1-year-old daughter, Emmalyn. You can tell him to look for a __________

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A time in between adolescents' reliance on their parents and young adults' long-term commitments in love and work is the __________.

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Adolescent females are more likely than their male peers to settle disagreements with friends by

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According to Erikson, the developmental focus during young adulthood is __________.

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What is the brain system that is involved in attention?

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Roy is undergoing his annual medical physical.His BMI-for-age is measured at the 95

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Although the birth rate of African Americans is similar to Whites in the United States, African Americans are more likely to have their first child as ____

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Jake suffered a head injury at the age of 2. In spite of his injury, Jake was able to recover most of the abilities that he had before the injury

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In one longitudinal study, African American children who experienced physical punishment for misbehavior became __________.

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The scientific method includes which of the following steps:

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A child with high effortful control is able to maintain focus and is less distractible.

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Which of the following is an example of a teratogen?

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Which theorist proposed that children learn not through their individual interactions with the environment but through the social process of guided participation?

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Tertiary education in the United States is mainly paid for by ____, whereas in other industrialized countries it is paid for by ____

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In a classic experiment, adult males and females were asked to play with a 10-month-old infant they did not know. Some were told it was a boy, some were told it was a girl, and others were not provided information about the sex of the infant. Each adult

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Whenever little Zbigniew drops his spoon, it falls to the floor. When he drops his cup, it also falls to the floor. This makes sense to him, so he can __________ the information that objects fall when dropped

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Behaviors that are associated with and come to be expected of people in a given position are ________

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A neonate's hands grip tightly on the doctor's fingers. This is the ____ reflex

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At its peak, the brain forms neurons at the rate of around 4,000 per a. second. b. minute. c. hour

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Once a young child starts to cry, it tends to continue to do so long after whatever the initial cause, sometimes frustrating the parent. This behavior is an example of