Answer Options:
cephalocaudal
cephalodistal
proximomesial
proximocaudal
Answer: cephalocaudal
Question: If the cortical death definition were adopted, then physicians could declare that a person is dead when their ______ brain is no longer functioning.
Answer Options:
middle
entire
lower
higher
Answer: entire
Question: According to Kohlberg, which stage is this individual displaying? “Heinz should steal the medicine, because saving a human life is a more fundamental value than the property rights of another person.”
Answer Options:
stage 5
stage 4
stage 3
stage 6
Answer: stage 6
Question: Freud is to psychoanalytic theory as Watson is to:
Answer Options:
contextualism
cognitive-developmental theory
behaviorism
personality theory
Answer: behaviorism
Question: According to Lawrence Kohlberg, moral development proceeds from ____ control to ____ control.
Answer Options:
external / internal
societal / parental
individual / societal
ethical / individual
Answer: external / internal
Question: According to Kuhl’s research, at birth infants are “citizens of the world”, able to recognize sounds regardless of from which language the syllables come. At what age do infants get better at perceiving the changes in sounds in their own language?
Answer Options:
18-24 months
3-6 months
12-18 months
6-12 months
Answer: 6-12 months
Question: Thora has difficulty negotiating steps and street curbs. She is having a problem with:
Answer Options:
dark adaptation
depth perception
presbyopia
her blind spot
Answer: depth perception
Question: Based upon the research of Renée Baillargeon, six-month-old Michaela watches as two dolls are placed behind a screen. When the screen is removed, Michaela sees either two dolls (possible) or one doll (impossible). Which of the following reactions is the infant likely to show?
Answer Options:
Michaela will not notice any difference between the possible and impossible outcomes, as evidence by no difference in looking times at the two outcomes.
Michaela will look longer at the possible outcome because it is familiar to her.
Michaela will not look at either outcome because they will have habituated to the original stimulus.
Michaela will look longer at the impossible outcome than the possible outcome.
Answer: Michaela will look longer at the impossible outcome than the possible outcome.
Question: Molly strokes the bottom of her baby Martin’s foot and watches his toes fan out and then curl. Martin is exhibiting the ________ reflex.
Answer Options:
Moro
Babinski
stepping
Palmer
Answer: Babinski
Question: Ruth has just given birth to a baby girl. Right away it appears that something is wrong – the child looks odd. She has a small head, widely spaced eyes, a flattened nose, and an absence of a groove in the upper lip. What are the doctors MOST likely to suspect?
Answer Options:
Ruth consumed considerable quantities of alcohol during the pregnancy.
Ruth had rubella during the second month of her pregnancy.
Ruth had syphilis and did not seek treatment for it.
Ruth did not eat properly throughout the pregnancy.
Answer: Ruth consumed considerable quantities of alcohol during the pregnancy.
Question: According to Kohlberg, which stage is the individual displaying? “Heinz should steal the medicine because saving a human life is a more fundamental value than the property rights of another person.”
Answer Options:
stage 5
stage 4
stage 3
stage 6
Answer: stage 6
Question: During which stage of sleep do the following occur: Bedwetting, sleepwalking, night terrors?
Answer Options:
REM
3 & 4
1
2
Answer: 3 & 4
Question: Anthony believes that his daughter Cleopatra acts the way she does because of the unconscious workings of her mind. This belief BEST matches with the _____ theory of development.
Answer Options:
cognitive-developmental
behavioral
psychoanalytic
contextual
Answer: psychoanalytic
Question: Henry’s family and friends believe that he is too old to take up skydiving and urge him to “act more his age.” These expectations of others are Henry’s:
Answer Options:
social age
socioemotional age
psychological age
biological age
Answer: social age
Question: In a study looking at infants’ preferences for faces, researchers used face patterns, newsprint, bull’s-eye patterns, or colored circles to infants in a looking chamber. Fantz measured how long the infant fixated his or her vision on each item when it was presented. In this study, the independent variable was:
Answer Options:
the amount of time the infant fixated on the item.
the age of the infants when they could see the patterns.
the number of items that were presented to the infants.
the type of item presented (face pattern, newsprint, etc.).
Answer: the type of item presented (face pattern, newsprint, etc.).
Question: In this sex-linked chromosomal abnormality, males have an extra X chromosome—resulting in XXY. They appear tall in stature and have enlarged breasts and underdeveloped testes. It is treated with hormone therapy. This describes:
Answer Options:
Sickle-cell anemia
Klinefelter syndrome
Phenylketonuria (PKU)
Turner Syndrome
Answer: Klinefelter syndrome
Question: Why has the concept of intelligence proven to be so difficult to define?
Answer Options:
It is a complex concept that includes many different aspects.
It is difficult to identify consistent differences between individuals in intelligence.
It is such a concrete concept.
It is difficult to identify examples of intelligence.
Answer: It is a complex concept that includes many different aspects.
Question: In a financial merger, the relevant post-merger cash flows are simply the sum of the expected cash flows of the two companies, measured as if they were operated independently.
Answer Options:
a. True
b. False
Answer: b. False