Psycholigical Tests
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__A__
The briefest period of prenatal development is the:
germinal stage
embryonic stage
fetal stage
baby-making stage
_C___
Motor development involves the acquisition of:
sensory abilities including hearing and taste
reflexive movements and abilities
the muscular control necessary for coordinated movement
language and speech patterns necessary for communication
_A___
Piaget called the incorporation of new objects into existing knowledge:
assimilation
object permanence
conservation
formal operations
_D___
For Jean Piaget, children deal with and adjust to the world through twin processes he called:
conservation and revisionism
motor learning and cognitive learning
egocentric thinking and magical thinking
assimilation and accommodation
_B___
Social and cognitive influences on how we interpret, organize, and use information characterizes ________.
Freudian theory
social role theory
parent modeling model
affective-primary theory
“Boys will be boys and girls will be girls. Parents reward their children whenever they behave like theyre supposed to.” This statement reflects which theory of gender roles?
Freudian theory
social role theory
parent modeling model
affective-primary theory
_D___
Given the material on sexual behavior, parent-child interactions and onset of puberty, most parents would most probably prefer an adolescent who:
has a few close friends
matures on time
matures early
matures later
_C___
“Mom, you have no idea what it is like to grow up with young sisters who are brats! They get into my things all the time. You and Dad just dont understand!” This teenager is most likely experiencing:
preoperational thinking
conventional thinking
growth in her limbic system
authoritarian parenting
_A___
Carol Gilligans research on moral development found that in making moral decisions, women generally adopt a(n):
care orientation
relative orientation
justice orientation
other orientation
_C___
A politician is running for office. He says that he will support the law, equality, and individual rights. Carol Gilligan would say that the politician has a(n) ____ orientation.
relative
justice
other
_B___
Impersonal moral decisions is to memory as personal moral decisions is to:
retrieval
emotion
justice
_D___
A longitudinal study of how different styles of parenting affect adolescent development was conducted by:
Jean Piaget
Diana Baumrind
Carol Gilligan
Lawrence Kohlberg
__A__
“My dad sets the rules and thats it. Therere no ifs, ands, or buts about it!” This parent has a(n) _______ style.
authoritarian
authoritative
disciplinarian
congenial
_C___
Self-esteem is the most stable in:
childhood
adolescence
midlife
young adulthood
_C___
Cross cultural research indicates that the most common reason men use to dissolve marriages is:
disrespect
personality quirks
unfaithfulness
infertility
Short Answer (5 Points per question) 70 Points
Be thorough and concise with your answer.
Why are developmental psychologists interested in the nature-nurture question?
Describe the significant changes in germinal, embryonic, and fetal stages of prenatal development. In germinal development the outer membrane changes after fertilization by a single sperm, becomes impermeable and is called a zygote. In embryonic stage cells divide and begin to differentiate into bone, muscle, and body organs and last from 2-8 weeks. And Fetal stage lasts from 2 months to 9 months and develops vital organs and physical charactersics like lungs, eyes, ears, and hands.
What are teratogens and why is development in the fetal stage