Question 1

Even young infants will at least temporarily look for a toy where they saw it hidden a moment before. This suggests that Piaget

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A)   underestimated the importance of imprinting on infant attachment.
B)   overestimated the impact of culture on infant intelligence.
C)   underestimated the cognitive capacities of infants.
D)   overestimated the continuity of cognitive development.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

The recommended position for putting babies to sleep is

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A)   on their stomachs.
B)   on their backs.
C)   on their sides.
D)   in a nearly upright sitting position.E) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 3

Adolescence is marked by the onset of

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A)   an identity crisis.
B)   parent-child conflict.
C)   the concrete operational stage.
D)   puberty.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 4

Who are likely to show the greatest similarity in temperament?

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A)   Ruth and Ramona, identical twins
B)   Philip and Paul, fraternal twins
C)   Larry and Laura, brother and sister
D)   Vincent Sr. and Vincent Jr., father and sonE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Three-month-old Andrew was obviously startled by the first ring of the telephone, but with each subsequent ring he seemed to become less reactive. This best illustrates the process of

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A)   accommodation.
B)   conservation.
C)   imprinting.
D)   habituation.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Taking certain drugs during pregnancy is likely to expose unborn children to

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A)   critical periods.
B)   role confusion.
C)   teratogens.
D)   schemas.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

One of the three major issues in developmental psychology involves a focus on

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A)   conventional and postconventional morality.
B)   menarche and menopause.
C)   identity and role confusion.
D)   stability and change.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Older adults who feel satisfied when reflecting on their lives demonstrate what Erikson called a sense of

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A)   attachment.
B)   maturity.
C)   integrity.
D)   resilience.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 9

After about 8 months, children become increasingly likely to react to newcomers with tears and distress. This best illustrates

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A)   role confusion.
B)   insecure attachment.
C)   egocentrism.
D)   stranger anxiety.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

Adolescents' sense of what's fair is most likely to change from simple equality to what's proportional to merit when they achieve

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A)   formal operations.
B)   a secure attachment.
C)   object permanence.
D)   a theory of mind.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Although Mr. Tong was obviously busy reading an absorbing novel, his 4-year-old daughter kept interrupting him with comments and questions about the TV cartoons she was watching. Before Mr. Tong becomes irritated with his daughter for being inconsiderate, he should be alerted to Piaget's concept of

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A)   object permanence.
B)   conservation.
C)   egocentrism.
D)   accommodation.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

When psychologists discuss maturation, they are referring to stages of growth that are NOT influenced by

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A)   conservation.
B)   nature.
C)   nurture.
D)   continuity.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Twenty-year-olds would most likely outperform 60-year-olds on an art history exam in which they were asked to

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A)   list as many famous artists as possible.
B)   match paintings with famous painters.
C)   pick an artist's country of birth from a list of four possibilities.
D)   respond to true-false statements regarding important events in artists' lives.E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Jason met Rebecca during an out-of-state business trip following a minor accident in which their cars collided. Ironically, their encounter led to a relationship that resulted in marriage. This best illustrates that the directions in which our lives develop are influenced by

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A)   postconventional morality.
B)   insecure attachment.
C)   role confusion.
D)   chance events.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 15

The Harlows' infant monkeys used an artificial cloth mother as a secure base for

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A)   conservation.
B)   delay of gratification.
C)   exploration.
D)   object permanence.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Mary believes that cognitive development is a matter of gradual and almost imperceptible changes over time. Her viewpoint is most directly relevant to the issue of

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A)   nature and nurture.
B)   conscious and unconscious thought.
C)   continuity and stages.
D)   conventional and postconventional morality.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The term puberty refers to the period of

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A)   formal operations and the development of conventional morality.
B)   late adolescence when self-identity is formed.
C)   sexual maturation and the onset of reproductive capability.
D)   sexual attraction to the opposite-sex parent.E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 18

A critical period is a phase during which

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A)   children frequently disobey and resist their parents.
B)   children become able to think hypothetically and reason abstractly.
C)   parents frequently show impatience with a child's slowness in becoming toilet trained.
D)   exposure to certain experiences is needed for proper development.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 19

If warmly supportive parents are especially likely to have children with high self-esteem, this would most clearly indicate that

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A)   authoritative parenting is more effective than authoritarian parenting.
B)   permissive parenting is more effective than authoritative parenting.
C)   children's self-esteem stimulates warmly supportive parenting.
D)   warmly supportive parenting and children's self-esteem are correlated.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 20

An awareness of your distinctive status as an international student in a university far from your homeland best illustrates a sense of

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A)   stranger anxiety.
B)   postconventional morality.
C)   social identity.
D)   insecure attachment.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Exam 4: Developing Through the Life Span

Although Mr. Tong was obviously busy reading an absorbing novel, his 4-year-old daughter kept interrupting him with comments and questions about the TV cartoons she was watching. Before Mr. Tong becomes irritated with his daughter for being inconsiderate, he should be alerted to Piaget's concept of

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