Answer Options:
gene-linked abnormalities
polygenic abnormalities
sex-linked abnormalities
gamete abnormalities
Answer: gene-linked abnormalities
Question: Brent talks himself through his math calculation homework. This is an example of the ______ that Vygotsky believed to be an important tool of thought.
Answer Options:
private speech
scaffolding
hypothetical deduction
self-coaching
Answer: private speech
Question: The hospice was developed to:
Answer Options:
make the final stage of dying pain-free.
give spiritual and religious counsel to the dying.
gives patients a place to stay while they recover from a chronic illness.
provide inexpensive medical care to those who need it.
Answer: make the final stage of dying pain-free.
Question: What primary function does vocalization (crying, cooing, babbling and gestures) accomplish for infants?
Answer Options:
There is no function; it is reflexive
attracts attention from their caregivers and others
respiratory exercise
occupies waking hours
Answer: attracts attention from their caregivers and others
Question: The term emerging adulthood refers to individuals from about age:
Answer Options:
13 to 17
34 to 41
26 to 33
18 to 25
Answer: 18 to 25
Question: Kübler-Ross divided the behavior and thinking of dying persons into five stages. Which of the following lists these stages in the correct order?
Answer Options:
denial, anger, grief, bargaining, acceptance
anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance, grief
denial, bargaining, anger, depression, acceptance
denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
Answer: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance
Question: One of the main reasons why foreign firms are interested in buying U.S. companies is to gain entrance to the U.S. market. A decline in the value of the dollar relative to most foreign currencies makes this competitive strategy especially attractive. a. True b. False
Answer: True
Question: According to Kohlberg, which stage is this individual displaying? “Heinz should not steal the medicine because the scientist has a right to fair compensation. Even if his wife is sick, it does not make his actions right.”
Answer Options:
stage 5
stage 4
stage 6
stage 1
Answer: stage 5
Question: Kathy believes that life-span development cannot be studied without considering biological, social, and cognitive dimensions. Kathy believes that development is:
Answer Options:
lifelong
multidirectional
multidimensional
plastic
Answer: multidimensional
Question: Miss Whitney asks her class to name the person who invented the cotton gin. This question BEST represents a measure of
Answer Options:
ideational fluency
none are correct
normative history-graded influence
normative age-graded influence
Answer: none are correct
Question: According to Kohlberg, which stage is this individual displaying? “Heinz should not steal the medicine because he will consequently be put in prison which will mean he is a bad person.”
Answer Options:
stage 1
stage 2
stage 3
stage 4
Answer: stage 1
Question: Which genetic disorder can be controlled by diet?
Answer Options:
phenylketonuria (PKU)
sickle-cell anemia
Down syndrome
Turner syndrome
Answer: phenylketonuria (PKU)
Question: Which of the following is an example of overregularization?
Answer Options:
A child says “runned” instead of “ran.”
A child says “goed” instead of “went.”
A child says “mouses” instead of “mice.”
All of the above.
Answer: All of the above.
Question: Shane knows he will die soon. He is ready to go but wants to die with dignity and little suffering. Which of the following would be a good fit with his desires?
Answer Options:
hospital and physician care
hypnosis for pain control
herbal remedies and pain relief
hospice care
Answer: hospice care
Question: A child’s ability to add new vocabulary words very quickly is called:
Answer Options:
fast mapping
telegraphic speech
overregularization
underextension
Answer: fast mapping
Question: Evidently, Genie did not learn language effectively because:
Answer Options:
genetic deficiencies prevented her from absorbing the language she heard around them
she did not have the LAD (language acquisition device) needed to learn language
she did not live in an environment that exposed her to normal human language
she refused to communicate with other people
Answer: she did not live in an environment that exposed her to normal human language
Question: Down Syndrome is always linked to the mother (“old egg syndrome”).
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: What is the main problem with labeling children as “difficult”?
Answer Options:
it does not take into consideration the environment in which children are being raised.
No child is truly difficult; some parents simply have unreasonably high expectations.
It can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
It is inaccurate because all children can be difficult from time to time.
Answer: It can become a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Question: Hal reacts to the news that he has terminal cancer with, “No way, I’m not even in any pain. You’d better run those tests again.” Which stage of grief is Hal in, according to Kübler-Ross?
Answer Options:
anger
depression
denial
bargaining
Answer: denial
Question: When describing the birth of her son Tyler, Liv says, “The coolest part was when the physician put the suction cup on Tyler’s head and pulled him out during my contraction.” Given this description, Liv appears to have undergone a:
Answer Options:
breech birth
forceps delivery
cesarean section
vacuum extraction [suction]
Answer: vacuum extraction [suction]
Question: Which of the following did Kohlberg believe is most influential in an individual’s moral development?
Answer Options:
direct instruction
peer interactions
socioeconomic status
parent-child relationships
Answer: peer interactions
Question: Frieda receives an Apgar rating of 8. This means she:
Answer Options:
is having difficulty breathing
has visual and auditory deficits
will likely die without extraordinary intervention
is doing just fine
Answer: is doing just fine
Question: Although physical decline is inevitable in older age:
Answer Options:
muscle tone remains about the same.
physical appearance does not change significantly.
there is considerable individual variability in rates of decline in functioning.
one’s height remains the same.
Answer: there is considerable individual variability in rates of decline in functioning.
Question: In class you were presented with the scenario of how you will remember a special person in your life when you smell their cologne/perfume. This example was used to show how to apply:
Answer Options:
modeling
operant conditioning
information processing
classical conditioning
Answer: classical conditioning