Answer Options:
It is unclear, because we don’t know how long she will breathe on her own.
No, because she continues to breathe on her own.
Yes, because she is no longer capable of thought and personality characteristics.
It is unclear, because death can be defined in different ways by different people.
Answer: It is unclear, because death can be defined in different ways by different people.
Question: Weight management is a benefit of sleep.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Candis calls every animal she sees a ‘dog’. This is an example of:
Answer Options:
scaffolding
accommodation
zone of proximal development
assimilation
Answer: assimilation
Question: Alexandra refuses to go with her friends, reasoning, “We’ll get in trouble if we leave.” What level of Kohlberg’s moral thinking does this statement demonstrate?
Answer Options:
conventional
postconventional
preconventional
autonomous
Answer: conventional
Question: A newborn’s vision is estimated to be ______ on the Snellen regular (eye) chart.
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20/200-400
20/600-1000
20/150-200
20/50-100
Answer: 20/600-1000
Question: The period of prenatal development characterized by the most rapid and dramatic qualitative changes in cell type and organization (organogenesis) is the:
Answer Options:
germinal period
zygotic period
embryonic period
fetal period
Answer: embryonic period
Question: Forty-five year old Beverly is able to read better when she holds the book farther away from her face. This recent decline in her visual acuity is common among individuals her age and is known as:
Answer Options:
glaucoma
macular degeneration
myopia
presbyopia
Answer: presbyopia
Question: Increased sophistication in word use (metaphors, satire, dialect, etc.) is characteristic of language development during:
Answer Options:
adulthood
middle childhood
early childhood
adolescence
Answer: adolescence
Question: When describing her theory of development Candice says, “The basic idea is that I take a stimulus that at first has no effect on an individual. Then I pair that stimulus with a second stimulus that does elicit some response. After the two have been paired together a few times I test to see if the first stimulus now elicits a response similar to the one elicited by the second stimulus.” Given this description, Candice would be BEST classified as a(n) _____ conditioning theorist.
Answer Options:
social
classical
instrumental
operant
Answer: classical
Question: In JMU Lifelog, what is the condensed summer session beginning in May called?
Answer Options:
catch-up session
expressie
Maymester
1st summer session
Answer: Maymester
Question: Where is a working sundial located at JMU?
Answer Options:
Near UREC
Near the Commons
Near Burruss Hall
Near ISAT
Answer: Near Burruss Hall
Question: Who would have the highest IQ?
Answer Options:
Manning, who is 20-years-old and who has a mental age of 15
Brandy, who is 15-year-old and who has a mental age of 10
Tom, who is 10-years-old and who has a mental age of 15
Payton, who is 15-year-old and who has a mental age of 20
Answer: Payton, who is 15-year-old and who has a mental age of 20
Question: A correlation coefficient measuring the relationship between aggressive behavior in children and the amount of violent TV that they watch produces a value of -0.15. This
Answer Options:
the correlation was calculated incorrectly.
as TV viewing increases, aggression decreases.
there is no relationship between TV and aggression.
as TV viewing increases, aggression increases.
Answer: as TV viewing increases, aggression decreases.
Question: Kevin is able to produce all of the sounds of speech and construct complete, accurate, meaningful sentences but struggles with taking turns in a discussion, recognizing humor and figurative language, and has been described as “rude” or “impolite.” He is having communication difficulty in the area of:
Answer Options:
semantics
pragmatics
morphology
phonology
Answer: pragmatics
Question: Where is the Undergraduate Department of Psychology housed?
Answer Options:
Miller Hall
Maury Hall
Moody Hall
Johnston Hall
Answer: Johnston Hall
Question: Weight management is a benefit of sleep.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Tanisha nods when her mother questions her from the other room. This is an example of:
Answer Options:
animism
conservation
centration
egocentric thought
Answer: egocentric thought
Question: When adults are working with young children, they often provide a lot of hints, assistance, instruction, and other support to help the children succeed. As children demonstrate they can do more for themselves, the adults begin to withdraw these supports. This shows the adults’ awareness of the children’s:
Answer Options:
ability to use operations in their thinking.
zone of proximal development.
level of attentional functioning and memory capacity.
level of MLUs in processing the adults’ instructions.
Answer: zone of proximal development.
Question: Cases like the Wild Boy of Aveyron and Genie cause us to wonder whether language is:
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due more to heredity or environment
more a question of phonology or syntax
innately generative or not
based on abstract or concrete symbols
Answer: due more to heredity or environment
Question: Toddler Jessica cries loudly when her mother leaves her with the regular babysitter. Jessica is showing
Answer Options:
Separation anxiety
Stranger anxiety
Self-stimulation
Emotional desegregation
Answer: Separation anxiety