Ch. 8 Mini Quiz Questions. PSYCH 101

Whic of the following statements is true of the adolescent brain?

In the context of human development_______refers to the individual's environmental and social experiences.

An______is any agent that causes a birth defect.

_____refers to a person's ability to recover or adapt to difficult times

Which of the following is true with regard to development?

Most adults reach their peak physical development in their_____

Development Psychologists use the term______ to refer to a person's genes or biological inheritance.

The free-radical theory states that aging is caused by____

Which of the following refers to a period of rapid skeletal and sexual maturation that occurs mainly in early adolescence?

Which of the following statements is true of teratogens?

Which of the following statements is true of the development of the brain humans?

D. Social experiences

According to_____as we she our cells become less capable of dividing.

Which of the following statements is true of the adolescent brain?

Four month old baby Oscar is a participant in preferential-looking experiment. Researchers show Oscar two photos, one of which is of his mother's dad, and the other which is of a female strangers face. The photos are presented repeatedly in differing locations,and the amount of time Oscar spends looking at the photos is recorded. What will researchers conclude if Oscar shows a reliable preference for his mothers face over the strangers?

Which of the following is the correct sequence of the stages of prenatal development?

Which stage of Cognitive Development involves replacing intuitive reasoning with logical reasoning in concrete situations?

Which of the following is true about the concrete operational stage of reasoning?

Twelve year old Jennifer believes she is unique and cannot be harmed. She thinks others are preoccupied with her and that they are watching her always. This best illustrates Piaget's concept of...

Most children successfully acquire conservation skills during the ______ stage of development.

You tried to play peek-a-boo with your six month old nephew, but whenever you hid your face, he would cry. You try it again three months later, and now he laughs and enjoys the game, t th ing to uncover your face with his hands. Your nephew has begun to develop

According to Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development, the first stage of Cognitive Development lasts from birth to about two years of age is the _____ stage.

lWhich of Piaget's stages of Cognitive Development is characterized by egocentric thought?

A mother gives her three yo and Four yo children chocolate milk in identically shaped glasses to avoid conflict over who has more. The mother is showing her awareness of her children's difficulty with....

"Out of sight, out of mind" can describe the behavior of a child who lacks the concept of....

Which of the following represents the correct chronological sequence of Piaget's stages of Cognitive Development?

Bob has an unknown liquid and must determine what it is. He decides to systematically use a number of tests to determine the correct answer. According to Piaget, Bob most likely has reached the _____ stage of Cognitive Development.

According to Piaget, egocentrism refers to young children's

Benjamin loves putting together puzzles. He has recently mastered putting together a 10-piece puzzle. His mother claps at his accomplishment but wants to continue to challenge Benjamin just beyond his current abilities. The next time they play she gives Benjamin a 15-piece puzzle and offers him some guidance on hoe to sort the pieces out. According to vygotsky , Benjamin a mother provides________ that allows Benjamin a cognitive abilities to be built higher and higher.

If children cannot grasp the concept of conservation, they are unable to...

Which of the following is true of Piaget's preoperational stage?

According to Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development, the ability to think about things thay are not concrete, make predictions, and use logic to come up with hypothesis about the future is attained during the ______stage.

According to Piaget, accommodation occurs when individuals...

Coopers father is a corporate executive who works long hours. He travels several days throughout the month and spends very little time with Cooper. He has never been to any of coopers games or met any of his friends. Coopers father believes that his career is more important than raising his son. As such, he does not get involved in coopers life. Psychologists would describe this parenting style as...

According to Jeffrey Arnett, the transitional period from adolescence to adulthood is described as...

Juan is a child with low activity level and tends to withdraw from new situations. He is inflexible, and displays low mood intensity. Juan is said to have what type of temperament?

Children of permissive parents...

Parents who use the ______ parenting style give strict rules to their children with little discussion of the reasons for the rules.

Some researchers disagree with the notion that rhe labels "easy", "difficult", and "slow-to-warm-up" are the best way to conceptualize temperament. These psychologists argue that ______ are the core dimensions of temperament.

The work of Harry Harlow established that...

According to Erikson's theory of socioemotional development, establishing _______ is the key challenge of adolescence.

Richie's parents let him do whatever he wants. They place no demands on him, and they place no rules or restrictions on his behavior. Richie's parents have an _______ parenting style.

Which of the following statements best describes moral reasoning at the conventional level?

Katie bought a few t-shirts from a garage sale. While purchasing them, she tried her best to bargain as she knew the seller was charging her a higher price for every t-shirts compared to the others. After reaching home, she found that there was an extra t-shirt in her bag for which she did not pay. As her mother had taught her to return things that did not belong to her, Katie went back to the store and returned the extra t-shirt. According to kolhbergs theory of moral develop, Katie belongs to the ______ level.

Behavior that is intended to benefit other people is called...

A_____ is a mental framework for understanding what it means to be make or female in one's culture.

A child decided to steal a small item from a neighborhood store in order to be accepted into the Hawk club. The child reasons that the stealing behavior is acceptable because it is what his friends expect of him. According to Kohlberg this child is operating at the _______ level.

Which of the following was proposed by Kubler-Ross?

Larry and Carol are tested twice on moral reasoning. When Kohlberg measures are used, Carol gets a lower score than Larry. When Gilligans approach is used both individual's score at the same level. Which of the following is likely to be a reason for this discrepancy?

According to Hyde, the gender similarities hypothesis...

According to kolhbergs theory of moral development, an individual who recognizes alternatives, explores the options, and then develops an increasingly personal moral code is operating at the ________ level.

Recent research on prosocial behavior has found that

Which of the following statements is true of Carol Gilligan's care perspective?

In adult development, when experience conflicts with existing schemas...