Final Exam Practice Quiz 2 (ungraded)

Question 1

What is the significant finding of Harlow’s experiments on monkeys reared by surrogate mothers?

Answer 1

Contact comfort is the crucial element in the attachment process.

Question 2

Children’s sharing comes to reflect a more complex sense of what is just and right during:

Answer 2

middle and late childhood.

Question 3

The ________ prevents large molecules like red blood cells and harmful substances, such as most bacteria and maternal wastes, from entering the fetus.

Answer 3

placental wall

Question 4

An egg is fertilized in the ________ period of prenatal development.

Answer 4

germinal

Question 5

Julianne lost her baby early in her pregnancy. Which of the following paternal factors could have possibly led to this outcome?

Answer 5

Her partner was a heavy smoker, even during her pregnancy.

Question 6

Which of the following correlations is the strongest?

Answer 6

-.77

Question 7

According to James Marcia, what determines an individual’s identity status?

Answer 7

The existence or extent of their crisis or commitment

Question 8

Andy showed secure attachment as an early infant, and now he is in early childhood. Which of the following would we expect to see from Andy?

Answer 8

Increased social competence with peers

Question 9

Four-year-old Ethan reasons that every time he sees a lightning bolt in the sky, angels are turning on their flashlights. Ethan’s primitive reasoning about lightning is characteristic of:

Answer 9

intuitive thought.

Question 10

Psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, neuroscientists, and medical researchers all share an interest in unlocking the mysteries of development through the life span. This indicates how development is:

Answer 10

multidisciplinary.

Question 11

Anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa affect:

Answer 11

women more than men.

Question 12

Which of the following is a characteristic of reciprocal socialization?

Answer 12

It is bidirectional.

Question 13

According to recent studies, which of the following individuals showed lower levels of depressive symptoms?

Answer 13

Attachment-secure adults

Question 14

Currently in the United States, approximately 90 percent of hospice care is provided:

Answer 14

in the patients’ homes.

Question 15

Which of the following is a feature of the embryonic period of prenatal development?

Answer 15

Formation of support systems for cells

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT one of the five rules of language?

Answer 16

Reciprocity

Question 17

Debra is a very active child. She loves to tumble and show off. She is always trying what her parents consider hair-raising stunts. She also loves running and believes she can run faster than her parents. This type of activity level and confidence is most characteristic of:

Answer 17

five-year-olds.

Question 18

The fiber that carries signals toward the neuron’s cell body is called a(n):

Answer 18

dendrite

Question 19

Which of the following has been often found to be better at improving the behavior of children with ADHD?

Answer 19

A combination of stimulant medication and behavior management

Question 20

Prolonged grief disorder is also known as ________ grief.

Answer 20

complicated

Question 21

Babies have three types of cries. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

Answer 21

Hunger cry

Question 22

Which of the following is true about antioxidants?

Answer 22

There still are many uncertainties about the role of antioxidant vitamins in health.

Question 23

A message in the brain is “ferried” across the synapse by a ________, which pours out information contained in chemicals when it crosses the synapses.

Answer 23

neurotransmitter

Question 24

Young children tend to believe that if a rule is broken, punishment will be meted out immediately. This indicates a belief in the concept of:

Answer 24

immanent justice.

Question 25

Katie weighs less than 85 percent of what is considered normal for her age and height. Yet, she sees herself as too fat and starves to become thinner. Katie most likely suffers from:

Answer 25

anorexia nervosa.

Question 26

Holly is a quiet and introverted person. She feels stressed whenever she has to interact with a lot of people. Which of the following BEST describes this aspect of Holly’s identity?

Answer 26

Personality

Question 27

Which of the following is true of phenylketonuria?

Answer 27

It results from a recessive gene

Question 28

French obstetrician Ferdinand Lamaze developed a method similar to natural childbirth that is known as:

Answer 28

prepared childbirth.

Question 29

Who created the concept of intelligence quotient?

Answer 29

William Stern

Question 30

________ occurs when a single sperm cell from the male unites with an ovum (egg) in the female’s fallopian tube in a process called fertilization.

Answer 30

Conception

Question 31

Damon has been terminally ill with multiple fractures to his skull. He has been in a vegetative state for over three years. Finally, his family agrees to end his suffering by removing him from the life-support system. This is an example of ________ euthanasia.

Answer 31

passive

Question 32

Fernando doesn’t cut in line, raises his hand in class before talking, and stops his car at stop signs on the road. He focuses on conventional rules that have been established by social consensus in order to control behavior and maintain the social system. Which of the following BEST describes Fernando’s reasoning?

Answer 32

Social conventional reasoning

Question 33

The elementary school years where children need to direct their energy toward mastering knowledge and intellectual skills is when Erikson’s stage of ________ takes place.

Answer 33

industry versus inferiority

Question 34

Kohlberg emphasized perspective taking and ________ as critical aspects of the social stimulation that challenges children to change their moral reasoning.

Answer 34

peer interaction

Question 35

The belief that one can master a situation and produce favorable outcomes is called:

Answer 35

self-efficacy.

Question 36

In her meeting with a counselor, Dalton revealed that he was uncomfortable being close to others. He finds it difficult to trust people completely and doesn’t allow himself to depend completely on them. He gets nervous if someone tries to get too intimate with him. It seems likely that Dalton has a(n) ________ attachment style.

Answer 36

avoidant

Question 37

________ position refers to the baby’s position in the uterus that causes the buttocks to be the first part to emerge from the vagina.

Answer 37

Breech

Question 38

Kyle and Amy want their baby to walk early, so they take the baby’s favorite toy and place it where the child cannot reach it from a crawling position. Kyle and Amy believe that this will motivate the baby to stand upright to retrieve the toy and will, thus, result in him walking sooner. Their belief is most consistent with the ________ systems view of development.

Answer 38

dynamic

Question 39

________ is/are the second leading cause of death in adolescence.

Answer 39

Homicide

Question 40

Anorexic people use food as a means of:

Answer 40

control.