Intro to Lifespan Development
Which statement best defines developmental psychology?
A. The study of childhood learning in school environments
B. The scientific study of ways in which people change, as well as stay the same, from conception to death.
C. The biological processes that occur before birth
D. The psychological disorders that develop during adulthood
B. The scientific study of ways in which people change, as well as stay the same, from conception to death.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three periods of prenatal development
A. The Germinal Period
B. The Embryonic Period
C. The Placental Period
D. The Fetal Period
C. The Placental Period
Which of Piaget's stages is an infant in?
A. Preoperational
B. Sensorimotor
C. Concrete Operational
D. Formal Operational
B. Sensorimotor
Which of the following is the definition of self-concept?
A. Our self-description according to various categories, such as our external and internal qualities
B. An evaluative judgment about who we are
C. A focus on one's external qualities
D. The ability to stop a behavior that has already begun
A. Our self-description according to various categories, such as our external and internal qualities
At what ages is a child in Piaget's Concrete Operational stage?
A. 2-7
B. 7-11
C. 11+
D. 0-2
B. 7-11
What is the name of Erik Erikson's developmental theory?
A. Psychosocial
B. Socio-economic
C. Sensorimotor
D. Psychodynamic
A. Psychosocial
Which of the following is an example of a teratogen
A. Eating broccoli
B. Smoking cigarettes
C. Drinking water
D. Taking a lamaze class
B. Smoking cigarettes
Define synaptic pruning
A. when neural connections are reduced thereby making those that are used much stronger
B. branching extensions that collect information from other neurons
C. the formation of connections between neurons
D. a period of rapid neural growth
A. when neural connections are reduced thereby making those that are used much stronger
Which of the following is NOT a component of long-term memory?
A. Declarative memories
B. Implicit memories
C. Semantic memories
D. Sensory memory
D. Sensory memory
What is the Flynn effect?
A. the age at which a person is performing intellectually
B. a social psychological phenomenon where individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim in an emergency situation when other people are present
C. a phenomenon where individuals modify or improve their behavior in response to their awareness of being observed, rather than due to actual changes in experimental conditions
D. The observation that scores on intelligence tests worldwide increase significantly every decade
D. The observation that scores on intelligence tests worldwide increase significantly every decade
What does Social Learning Theory refer to?
A. the pairing of a neutral and unconditioned stimulus
B. rewards and punishments
C. taking a sociology class
D. learning by watching others
D. learning by watching others
One of these answers is a major complication of pregnancy. The other three are minor complications. Choose the major complication
A. Ectopic Pregnancy
B. Heartburn
C. Nausea
D. Insomnia
A. Ectopic Pregnancy
Which is NOT a common infant relfex
A. Sucking
B. Rooting
C. Babinski
D. Swatting
D. Swatting
Define Vygotsky's concept zone of proximal development (ZPD)
A. the temporary support that parents or teachers give a child to do a task
B. Attributing life-like qualities to objects
C. When a child can almost perform a task, but not quite on their own without assistance
D. Speech that is focused on the child and does not include another's point of view
C. When a child can almost perform a task, but not quite on their own without assistance
Which of the following is not a learning disability?
A. Dysentery
B. Dyslexia
C. Dysgraphia
D. Dyscalculia
A. Dysentery
What does the term psychological age refer to?
A. The number of years since your birth
B. How quickly the body is aging
C. Our adaptive capacity compared to others of our chronological age
D. The social norms of our culture and the expectations our culture has for people of our age group
C. Our adaptive capacity compared to others of our chronological age
How many stages of vaginal delivery are there?
1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4
3. 3
Which of the following is NOT an attachment style proposed by Ainsworth and the Strange Situation?
A. Secure
B. Ambivalent
C. Annoyed
D. Avoidant
C. Annoyed
Which of the following is NOT one of Piaget's assertions about children's cognitive abilities during the preoperational period?
A. Egocentrism
B. Object Permanence
C. Conservation
D. Animism
B. Object Permanence
Which of the following is NOT an aspect of the triarchic theory of intelligence?
A. Analytical intelligence
B. Creative intelligence
C. Interpersonal intelligence
D. Practical intelligence
C. Interpersonal intelligence