Final Exam Practice Quiz 1 (ungraded)

Question 1

Which of the following hormones is an androgen?

Answer 1

Testosterone

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a myth about parenting?

Answer 2

Parenting requires some training

Question 3

Behavior geneticist Robert Plomin has found that shared environment:

Answer 3

accounts for little of the variation in children’s personality or interests.

Question 4

Which of the following characterizes a person suffering from anorexia nervosa?

Answer 4

An intense fear of gaining weight that does not decrease with weight loss

Question 5

The inner layer of cells of the embryo is referred to as the:

Answer 5

endoderm.

Question 6

The ________ is a layer of the embryo, which will become the nervous system and brain, sensory receptors, and skin parts.

Answer 6

ectoderm

Question 7

Tracy’s parents are avid sports fans. Since she was a child, they took her to numerous baseball and football games, and Tracy regularly watched the sports channel with her dad. When she was old enough, her parents made her join the little league team at her school and she performed well. This is an example of a(n):

Answer 7

passive genotype-environment correlation.

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a primary emotion?

Answer 8

Pride

Question 9

Jake has been diagnosed with a condition characterized by damage to the optic nerve due to buildup of fluid in the eye. So Jake is suffering from:

Answer 9

glaucoma.

Question 10

Which statement best summarizes Daniel Berlyne’s views about children’s play?

Answer 10

Children use play as a way to explore new things and as a way to satisfy their natural curiosity about the world.

Question 11

Juno is riding a bike. Riding a bike requires Juno to use her memories of skills and routine procedures that are performed automatically; this type of memory is referred to as ________ memory.

Answer 11

implicit

Question 12

Voletta is at the stage of pregnancy where the zygote has attached itself to the uterine wall. This scenario indicates the ________ stage of prenatal development.

Answer 12

germinal

Question 13

Which of the following is an important role played by emotions during infancy?

Answer 13

Communication

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Phase 2

Question 15

Why does night driving become especially difficult in late adulthood?

Answer 15

Due to diminishing sensitivity to contrasts and reduced tolerance for glare.

Question 16

Which of the following is true about the effects of cocaine use by pregnant women?

Answer 16

Cocaine exposure during prenatal development is associated with reduced length and head circumference.

Question 17

Mariposa is in the Strange Situation; she moves freely away from her mother but keeps track of where she is through periodic glances. She would most likely be classified as being:

Answer 17

securely attached.

Question 18

Rose’s ex-boyfriend, Peter, describes her as clingy and dependent. During their relationship, she always told him that he was loved and wanted to rush into marriage. She also kept tabs on Peter and was jealous of all his female friends and colleagues. Rose seems to have a(n) ________ attachment style.

Answer 18

anxious

Question 19

Twice each month, Gini helps to serve dinner at the “Community Table,” a program that assists homeless people in the town. She brings her two children, aged nine and eleven, with her and talks to them about the need to share time, food, and kindness with others who are less fortunate. Social cognitive theorists would say that Gini’s children:

Answer 19

are likely to develop moral behavior that includes helping others.

Question 20

People belonging to the ________ category often spent more time in singles bars and had more casual sex than their counterparts in the other divorce categories.

Answer 20

libertine

Question 21

Eight-year-old Trey stands in front of a group of kids and says, “I am smart.” Which of the following is the most plausible reaction to this incident?

Answer 21

Children 9 years of age are more likely to reject Trey’s self-report.

Question 22

Which of the following is the identity status where a crisis is present but commitment is absent?

Answer 22

Identity moratorium

Question 23

Which of the following technologies measures the infant’s brain as they are exploring the world around them?

Answer 23

Electroencephalogram (EEG)

Question 24

After her husband’s death, Lorna had to start dealing with her finances. She has had to learn to balance a checkbook and pay the bills— things that her husband always did when he was alive. According to the dual-process model of coping with bereavement, Lorna is experiencing:

Answer 24

restoration-oriented stressors.

Question 25

________ theory states that cells can divide a maximum of about 75 to 80 times, and that as we age our cells become less capable of dividing.

Answer 25

Cellular clock

Question 26

Most of Blanca’s classmates call her a “bully,” and many say that they “don’t like her at all.” Very few children consider her to be a friend. Which of the following is Blanca’s probable peer status?

Answer 26

Rejected

Question 27

Which of the following were considered to be clear signs of death 30 years ago?

Answer 27

The end of certain biological functions

Question 28

Which of the following is true of children in divorced families?

Answer 28

A majority of children in divorced families have a harder time adjusting than those from non-divorced families.

Question 29

Basilio sustained severe and irreversible brain damage due to an accidental overdose of insulin. His wife and children decided to remove the life-support system, and Basilio subsequently died. This is an example of ________ euthanasia.

Answer 29

passive

Question 30

Samantha has been diagnosed with ________, which is a glandular dysfunction that interferes with mucus production.

Answer 30

cystic fibrosis

Question 31

The ________ consists of three layers of cells: the endoderm, the mesoderm, and the ectoderm.

Answer 31

embryo

Question 32

Baby Elise has developed a sucking scheme. She knows that to get food she must suck on her mother’s breast. Now, her mother has begun to introduce solid foods with a spoon. Elise immediately sucks on the spoon. This is an example of:

Answer 32

assimilation.

Question 33

Malorie was born during her mother’s 32nd week of pregnancy. Malorie would be termed a(n) ________ baby.

Answer 33

preterm

Question 34

Which of the following is Erikson’s fifth developmental stage?

Answer 34

Identity versus identity confusion

Question 35

Early interest in the XYY syndrome focused on the belief that the extra Y chromosome found in some males contributed to ________. However, subsequent research has proved this to be ________.

Answer 35

aggression and violence; false

Question 36

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

Answer 36

middle and late childhood.

Question 37

Which of the following is TRUE of giftedness?

Answer 37

Individuals with world-class status in the arts, mathematics, science, and sports all report strong family support.

Question 38

In which of the following circumstances is it recommended that a mother NOT breast feed?

Answer 38

If the mother has active tuberculosis

Question 39

________ uses a powerful magnet and radio images to generate detailed images of the body’s organs and structures.

Answer 39

MRI

Question 40

Most psychologists emphasize that ________ is the best strategy in discussing death with children.

Answer 40

honesty