Final Exam Practice Quiz 3 (ungraded)

Question 1

A cell that contains 23 pairs of chromosomes, divides by mitosis to form two new cells. How many pairs of chromosomes does each new cell contain?

Answer 1

23

Question 2

The second substage of preoperational thought, occurring between approximately four and seven years of age, is characterized by the use of:

Answer 2

primitive reasoning.

Question 3

If ________ are not developed during childhood, critical thinking skills are unlikely to mature in adolescence.

Answer 3

fundamental skills

Question 4

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 4

immanent justice.

Question 5

The theory that was created by Erik Erikson is known as the ________ theory of development.

Answer 5

psychosocial

Question 6

According to Erik Erikson, if individuals do not develop intimacy, they face:

Answer 6

isolation.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about practice play is true?

Answer 7

Practice play can be engaged in throughout life.

Question 8

Sometimes euthanasia is called:

Answer 8

“mercy killing.”

Question 9

Fragile X syndrome occurs:

Answer 9

more often in males than in females.

Question 10

Vanda’s genetic makeup is composed of thousands of genes in which some are expressed and directly observable, while some are not. When we talk about all of her genetic material we are talking about her:

Answer 10

genotype.

Question 11

________ means the capacity for change.

Answer 11

Plasticity

Question 12

Tzu-Chiang is 55 years old and is currently enrolled in a college algebra course. He is pleasantly surprised that he is performing well in the course despite not taking a formal math class for over 30 years. Researchers would consider this an instance that illustrates how development is:

Answer 12

plastic.

Question 13

From about 6 to 12 months of age, the maturation of the ________ and the surrounding cerebral cortex, especially the frontal lobes, makes explicit memory possible.

Answer 13

hippocampus

Question 14

Natalie is in the Strange Situation, and she clings anxiously to her caregiver. She does not explore the playroom. She would most likely be classified as being:

Answer 14

insecure resistant.

Question 15

In terms of self-understanding, children in late childhood are more likely than children in early childhood to:

Answer 15

compare themselves with others.

Question 16

The research on fathers as caregivers indicates that fathers:

Answer 16

interact with their babies in different ways than mothers do, regardless of which parent is the primary caregiver.

Question 17

________ correlations occur because a child’s genetically influenced characteristics elicit certain types of environments.

Answer 17

Evocative genotype-environment

Question 18

The ________ approach to the study of development emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, especially during infancy, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old age.

Answer 18

traditional

Question 19

Rebecca says “Milk spill” to which her grandfather replies “Yes, the milk spilled on the floor.” This is an example of:

Answer 19

expanding.

Question 20

Who amongst the following is most likely to be dissatisfied with body image as pubertal change proceeds?

Answer 20

A girl in early adolescence

Question 21

In which of the following phases of Bowlby’s model of attachment does attachment become focused on one figure, usually the primary caregiver?

Answer 21

Phase 2

Question 22

Chemical interactions in ____ connect axons and dendrites, allowing information to pass from neuron to neuron.

Answer 22

synapses

Question 23

According to Robert Sternberg’s triangular theory of love, love is characterized by the dimensions of:

Answer 23

passion, commitment, and intimacy

Question 24

Scientists have found that there ________ the brains of children between the ages of 3 and 15.

Answer 24

are dramatic changes in local patterns within

Question 25

A genotype is ________ percent of a person’s genetic material.

Answer 25

100

Question 26

________ genes are those that make an individual less vulnerable to certain diseases and make it more likely for him/her to live till an older age.

Answer 26

Longevity

Question 27

Which type of play increases dramatically during the preschool years?

Answer 27

Social play

Question 28

Benji starts calling his father “dad,” but he also calls all men that he sees “dad.” According to Piaget, this error is due to:

Answer 28

assimilation.

Question 29

________ adults describe themselves as securely attached.

Answer 29

A majority of

Question 30

The developmental period, when one is an infant, adolescent, or middle-aged person, refers to:

Answer 30

a time frame in a person’s life that is characterized by certain features.

Question 31

In terms of percentage of total weight, which of following increases as a person reaches late adulthood?

Answer 31

Fat

Question 32

Bit by bit, children pick up what is gender-appropriate and gender-inappropriate in their culture, and develop gender_____ that shape how they perceive the world and what they remember.

Answer 32

schemas

Question 33

Considering how early intervention programs to improve intellectual development—such as the Abecedarian Intervention program—have shown marked improvements in the IQ of participants, it can be inferred that the main reason children from low SES families earn lower scores on IQ tests is that:

Answer 33

the parents have difficulty providing an intellectually stimulating environment for their children.

Question 34

________ and ________ are the two birth defects that occur when the neural tube fails to close 24 days after conception.

Answer 34

Spina bifida; anencephaly

Question 35

Fifteen-year-old Juanita wants to skip school today because she is having a bad hair day and is convinced that everybody will notice and think badly of her. Which aspect of adolescent egocentrism is Juanita experiencing?

Answer 35

Imaginary audience

Question 36

When Monica was born, she showed the typical grasping reflex by closing her fingers around anything that brushed against her palm. After a few weeks, she showed this grasping behavior even when nothing touched her palm. Monica developed a ________ or a scheme based on a reflex that became completely separated from its eliciting stimulus.

Answer 36

habit

Question 37

Separation protest is characterized by:

Answer 37

crying when the caregiver leaves.

Question 38

The old model of parent-adolescent relationships suggested that:

Answer 38

as adolescents mature they detach themselves from parents and move into a world of autonomy apart from parents.

Question 39

Shaken baby syndrome causes several symptoms including:

Answer 39

brain swelling and hemorrhaging.

Question 40

In moving from Piaget to Vygotsky, the conceptual shift is one from:

Answer 40

the individual to collaboration.