Question 1

Menopause is cessation of the menstrual cycle and ovulation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A baby's language that consists of repetition of consonant-vowel combinations is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  cooing
B)  holophrasing
C)  telegraphic speech
D)  babblingE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 3

By about 12 months,most infants ____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  begin to use intonation in their language
B)  build a vocabulary of one-word phrases
C)  begin to distinguish,in their language,between themselves and others
D)  begin to form two- and three-word sentencesE) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Unlike other types of research,a cross-sequential design allows researchers to_________.

Accepted Answer

A)  combine longitudinal and cross-sectional research strategies
B)  look for gender differences
C)  reduce experimenter bias
D)  only includes cross-sectional strategies within the designE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Psychologists say that an elderly person who is looking back over his or her life and coming to terms with the actions of that life is engaging in ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  despair
B)  a sense of identity
C)  ego integrity
D)  a life reviewE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 6

After finally being able to raise the head and chest,the infant is likely to develop the motor skill of sitting up without support next in the six identified motor milestones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

List and define the three stages of prenatal development.

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Question 8

Javier was born 3 days ago.His parents have noticed that he has several reflexes which the doctors have been testing.Which of the following is not a reflex exhibited by healthy newborns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Moro reflex
B)  Rooting reflex
C)  walking reflex
D)  stepping reflexE) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Research on the stability of temperament indicates that it is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unstable and subject to wide variations over the course of a lifetime
B)  unstable during childhood but stabilizes during adolescence and remains stable throughout a person's adult life
C)  relatively stable through the first three to four years of life but begins to vary dramatically once a child reaches school age
D)  relatively stable well into adulthoodE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Abe just got his driver's license.He loves to speed around town going more than 20 miles per hour above the speed limit.He believes that he can speed through red lights due to his perfect timing.This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  underestimation
B)  personal fable
C)  self-serving bias
D)  imaginary audienceE) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

Hector is 70 years old and has just retired from a career as a lawyer.He is now spending time looking back on his life and is recognizing,as well as coming to terms with,mistakes,regrets,and unfinished business.Hector is engaging in a process called___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  despair
B)  sense of identity
C)  ego integrity
D)  life reviewE) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 12

Vision is not very well developed at birth.As a result,which statement is NOT true about vision at birth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Color and vision acuity takes approximately 6 months to develop more clearly from birth.
B)  Newborns have a clear vision field of 12-14 inches at birth.
C)  Newborns prefer to look at 3 dimensional objects versus 2 dimensional.
D)  Newborns prefer to look at complex patterns and also the human face than other stimuli.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

Shelby is very adaptable to change.She is on a regular sleeping,eating,and waking schedule.Thomas and Chess would describe Shelby as being a(n) _________child.

Accepted Answer

A)  easy
B)  difficult
C)  slow-to-warm-up
D)  undemandingE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 14

The cessation of menstruation and ovulation is called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  the climacteric
B)  perimenopause
C)  menopause
D)  andropauseE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

By the time a child enters the concrete operational stage of cognitive development he or she is capable of grasping the concept of conservation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The activity theory suggests that the more involved adolescents stay in hobbies until they turn into adults,the more likely they are to be happy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Mary and Juan are twins who developed from two separate fertilized ova that were fertilized by two different sperm.What type of twins are they?

Accepted Answer

A)  monozygotic twins
B)  maternal twins
C)  dizygotic twins
D)  wombmatesE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 18

Abby and Brittany Hensel ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  share one body from the waist down
B)  share one upper body
C)  share a heart
D)  share a stomachE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

The _______theory of aging suggests that unstable oxygen molecules cause damage to the structure of cells,increasing with age.

Accepted Answer

A)  wear-and-tear theory
B)  cellular clock theory
C)  disengagement theory
D)  free radical theoryE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

How many pairs of chromosomes are normally in each cell of the human body?

Accepted Answer

A)  46
B)  23
C)  21
D)  22E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Exam 8: Development Across the Life Span

Hector is 70 years old and has just retired from a career as a lawyer.He is now spending time looking back on his life and is recognizing,as well as coming to terms with,mistakes,regrets,and unfinished business.Hector is engaging in a process called___________.

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By the time a child enters the concrete operational stage of cognitive development he or she is capable of grasping the concept of conservation.

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The cessation of menstruation and ovulation is called ______.

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After finally being able to raise the head and chest,the infant is likely to develop the motor skill of sitting up without support next in the six identified motor milestones.

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Research on the stability of temperament indicates that it is _______________.

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Javier was born 3 days ago.His parents have noticed that he has several reflexes which the doctors have been testing.Which of the following is not a reflex exhibited by healthy newborns?

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List and define the three stages of prenatal development.

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Vision is not very well developed at birth.As a result,which statement is NOT true about vision at birth?

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By about 12 months,most infants ____________________.

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Psychologists say that an elderly person who is looking back over his or her life and coming to terms with the actions of that life is engaging in ___________.

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How many pairs of chromosomes are normally in each cell of the human body?

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Shelby is very adaptable to change.She is on a regular sleeping,eating,and waking schedule.Thomas and Chess would describe Shelby as being a(n) _________child.

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Menopause is cessation of the menstrual cycle and ovulation.

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The _______theory of aging suggests that unstable oxygen molecules cause damage to the structure of cells,increasing with age.

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A baby's language that consists of repetition of consonant-vowel combinations is called ______.

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Abe just got his driver's license.He loves to speed around town going more than 20 miles per hour above the speed limit.He believes that he can speed through red lights due to his perfect timing.This is an example of ________.

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Mary and Juan are twins who developed from two separate fertilized ova that were fertilized by two different sperm.What type of twins are they?

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Unlike other types of research,a cross-sequential design allows researchers to_________.

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Abby and Brittany Hensel ________.

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The activity theory suggests that the more involved adolescents stay in hobbies until they turn into adults,the more likely they are to be happy.

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