Question 1

People of different ages are compared with one another in a ________ study.

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A)   formal operational
B)   cross-sectional
C)   preconventional
D)   longitudinalE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

As people progress into late adulthood,they increasingly use words that convey ________ emotions,and the amygdala shows diminishing activity in response to ________ events.

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A)   negative;negative
B)   positive;positive
C)   negative;positive
D)   positive;negativeE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Infants who are unable to predict how their parents will react to their cries for care and attention are especially likely to show signs of

Accepted Answer

A)   egocentrism.
B)   conservation.
C)   insecure attachment.
D)   assimilation.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Our enduring personality traits are first evident in our differing

Accepted Answer

A)   birth weights.
B)   schemas.
C)   temperaments.
D)   reflex responses.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

At age 10,Cameron is unable to remember the dramatic car accident he experienced or the injuries he suffered when he was almost 3 years old.This best illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)   an insecure attachment.
B)   infantile amnesia.
C)   stranger anxiety.
D)   autism spectrum disorder.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 6

One research team observed that out-of-control 3-year-olds were the most likely to become out-of-control adult gamblers.This finding is most central to the issue of

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A)   stability and change.
B)   habituation and attention.
C)   continuity and stages.
D)   nature and nurture.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Newborn infants typically prefer their mother's voice over their father's voice because

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A)   their reflexes are naturally triggered by higher-pitched sounds.
B)   they rapidly habituate to lower-pitched male voices.
C)   they become familiar with their mother's voice before they are born.
D)   they form an emotional attachment to their mother during breast feeding.E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Menopause refers to

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A)   the cessation of menstruation.
B)   the loss of male sexual potency.
C)   irregular timing of menstrual periods.
D)   the loss of sexual interest in late adulthood.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

When Joan touched her infant's cheek,he turned his head toward the side that was touched and opened his mouth.Joan was eliciting the reflex to

Accepted Answer

A)   root for a nipple.
B)   avoid pain.
C)   habituate to touch.
D)   facilitate social interaction.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

The egocentrism of preschoolers was most strongly emphasized by

Accepted Answer

A)   the Harlows' attachment theory.
B)   Baumrind's parenting style theory.
C)   Piaget's cognitive development theory.
D)   Erikson's psychosocial development theory.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 11

Ten-year-old Heidi is maturing early and already towers over all the girls and most of the boys in her fifth-grade class.Heidi is likely to be

Accepted Answer

A)   the most popular student in class.
B)   self-assured and independent.
C)   challenging her teacher's authority.
D)   the object of some teasing.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 12

Two characteristics of authoritarian parents are that they

Accepted Answer

A)   expect obedience but are responsive to their children's needs.
B)   submit to their children's desires but are unresponsive in times of need.
C)   impose rules and expect obedience.
D)   exert control by setting rules and explaining the reasons for those rules.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 13

Some individuals are so uncomfortable getting close to others that they'll do anything to maintain their distance.These people are said to demonstrate an insecure

Accepted Answer

A)   preoperational attachment style.
B)   anxious attachment style.
C)   egocentric attachment style.
D)   avoidant attachment style.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

Compared with their counterparts in more collectivist countries,17-year-olds in North America are more likely to experience

Accepted Answer

A)   moral intuition.
B)   concrete operations.
C)   social identity.
D)   romantic relationships.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

An impaired theory of mind is most closely associated with

Accepted Answer

A)   infantile amnesia.
B)   concrete operational thought.
C)   the concept of conservation.
D)   autism spectrum disorder.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 16

When people with autism spectrum disorder watch another person's hand movements,they display less than normal signs of

Accepted Answer

A)   insecure attachment.
B)   egocentrism.
C)   mirroring activity.
D)   stranger anxiety.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Most 20-year-olds outperform most 70-year-olds on video games due to age-related differences in

Accepted Answer

A)   menopause.
B)   longitudinal study.
C)   crystallized intelligence.
D)   information-processing speed.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 18

The deterioration of memory and thinking caused by ailments such as alcohol use disorder or a series of small strokes is called

Accepted Answer

A)   terminal decline.
B)   a neurocognitive disorder.
C)   menopause.
D)   Alzheimer's disease.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from

Accepted Answer

A)   social influence.
B)   a pruning process.
C)   abnormal cognitive development.
D)   postconventional moral thinking.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

The best predictor of a couple's marital satisfaction is the

Accepted Answer

A)   frequency of their sexual intimacy.
B)   intensity of their passionate feelings.
C)   ratio of their positive to negative interactions with each other.
D)   experience or nonexperience of a prior marriage.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 6: Developing Through the Life Span

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People of different ages are compared with one another in a ________ study.

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Newborn infants typically prefer their mother's voice over their father's voice because

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One research team observed that out-of-control 3-year-olds were the most likely to become out-of-control adult gamblers.This finding is most central to the issue of

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Menopause refers to

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Our enduring personality traits are first evident in our differing

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Compared with their counterparts in more collectivist countries,17-year-olds in North America are more likely to experience

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