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Week 3 Comprehensive Mid-Course Exam

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Question 1

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People often ____ their memories, which means that memories are not always accurate.

evaluate

create

retell

reconstruct

Question 2

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Joey is able to shift from doing his math homework to watching TV without much trouble. Joey is using ____ attention.

selective

divided

sustained

executive

Question 3

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While Piaget emphasized that children are independent thinkers, Vygotsky emphasized the ____ aspects of thinking and learning.

dependent

emotional

social

physical

Question 4

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Lynette is fourteen and believes that her mother does not understand her and that no one can relate to what she is experiencing. This is an example of a(n)

imaginary audience.

personal fable.

abstract thought.

concrete thought.

Question 5

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Older adults are just as good as young adults at which type of attention?

selective

divided

sustained

executive

Question 6

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Kayla is having a hard time tying her shoes. She can do the first step, but after that she gets confused. Her mom shows her the next step and then helps her practice. Her mom is teaching to Kayla’s

academic level.

category of development.

cognitive ability level.

zone of proximal development.

Question 7

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Corinne is getting frustrated because she is having trouble putting her puzzle together. Her dad offers a suggestion to match the colors and Corinne is able to move forward. Her dad is using ____ to help Corinne.

guidance

scaffolding

active learning

reasoning

IncorrectQuestion 8

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Five-year-old Erica loves to play soccer. She has never played basketball before and her dad gives her a basketball. The first thing Erica does is kick the basketball like a soccer ball. This is an example of

assimilation.

accommodation.

sensorimotor.

preoperational.

The answer can be found in Section 5.1, “Piaget,” in Essentials of Lifespan Development: A Topical Approach.

Question 9

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Nickie remembers her wedding day in great detail. This is an example of a(n) ____ memory.

implicit

explicit

episodic

autobiographical

Question 10

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Kelly is baking cookies and when he has to figure out the measurement conversions, he talks to himself. According to Vygotsky, Kelly is using

private speech.

scaffolding.

zone of proximal development.

symbols.

Question 11

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The ____ perspective of language development postulates that language learning is innate because the process is similar in cultures across the world.

biological

environmental

interactionist

Broca

Question 12

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Trevor is seven months old and is starting to make sounds like “bababa” and “lalala.” This is an example of

cooing.

gestures.

recasting.

babbling.

Question 13

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The ____ perspective of language development postulates that language learning occurs through innate capabilities and reinforcement.

biological

environmental

interactionist

Broca

Question 14

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Nicholas, who is three, asks his mother, “What are you talking to?” His mother responds by saying, “Who are you talking to.” This is an example of

expanding.

labeling.

recasting.

mothering.

Question 15

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Thirteen-month-old Wilson likes to repeat the same syllables over and over. This is called

intonation.

recasting.

expanding.

echolalia.

Question 16

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Chomsky argued that humans have a(n) ____, which allows them to learn and process language.

auditory cortex

language cortex

language acquisition device

auditory device

Question 17

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Peter is being taught to read by mimicking how language develops naturally. Peter is being taught using the

innate approach.

reinforcement approach.

whole language approach.

phonics approach.

IncorrectQuestion 18

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____ vocabulary is the number of words that are understood.

Receptive

Expressive

Conversation

Pragmatic

The answer can be found in Section 6.2, “Infants,” in Essentials of Lifespan Development: A Topical Approach.

Question 19

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In middle childhood, children develop ____, which helps them understand how to use language.

pragmatics

alphabetic principle

metalinguistic awareness

vocabulary

Question 20

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____ is when a child can learn new words and their meanings quickly.

Telegraphic speech

Fast mapping

Contrast assumption

Overregularization

Question 21

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In infancy and early childhood, an organized and stimulating _____ environment has been correlated with higher IQ scores.

school

daycare

church

home

Question 22

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Eight-month-old Zach is shown a sad face multiple times to see how soon he recognizes it. This is an example of

novelty.

change.

cognition.

habituation.

Question 23

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Intelligence scores around the world have been increasing in recent years. This is called the

Stanford-Binet effect.

environmental effect.

Cattell effect.

Flynn effect.

Question 24

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Olivia really enjoys drawing and is considering going into architecture. Olivia is high in ____ intelligence.

spatial

interpersonal

intrapersonal

logical-mathematical

Question 25

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Using Binet and Simon’s original test, Kip has a mental age of five years and a chronological age of four years. Kip would be considered

below average.

above average.

average.

way below average.

Question 26

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One of the most popular intelligence tests that includes the four indices of Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Reasoning, Working Memory, and Processing Speed is the

Stanford-Binet.

Wechsler.

Cattell.

Simon.

Question 27

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According to Baltes and his colleagues, ____ traits are often better predictors of wisdom than intelligence.

aging

personality

experience

independence

Question 28

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Song has recently moved to the United States from China. While she does well in school, she recently took an intelligence test and performed poorly compared to her peers. Song most likely performed poorly because the test was

culturally biased.

language biased.

culturally fair.

language fair.

Question 29

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Bradley does well in school. According to Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence, Bradley is probably high in what area of intelligence?

analytic

creative

practical

emotional

Question 30

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Someone high in emotional intelligence is good at understanding and communicating emotions and

teaching emotions to their peers.

getting good grades.

deciding on their best choice of friends.

regulating their emotions.

Question 31

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____ are usually the first people to teach a child about gender.

Peers

Siblings

Teachers

Parents

Question 32

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Paul Baltes believed the benefits of evolutionary psychology decreased with age. Why?

Childhood is the most important developmental period.

Older adults do not receive any benefit from natural selection.

Natural selection is related to reproductive fitness.

Many older adults do not understand the benefits of natural selection.

Question 33

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In middle adulthood, more leisure time is associated with more

stress.

grandchildren.

exercise.

education.

Question 34

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One of the strongest criticisms of evolutionary psychology is

the field is too young.

it can’t be scientifically tested.

the field is too biased.

it doesn’t take into account developmental psychology.

Question 35

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Bindi lives in a developing country and often doesn’t get enough to eat, especially protein. Because of this her belly is swollen and her hair is falling out. Bindi is suffering from

marasmus.

low metabolism.

kwashiorkor.

high metabolism.

Question 36

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Which of the following is not a sign of developmentally appropriate child care for infants and toddlers?

The environment is clean and organized.

Play materials are age appropriate.

Caregivers respond quickly to child distress.

Parents must call ahead before visiting.

Question 37

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To study behavioral genetics, researchers often use

infants.

adolescents.

cousins.

twins.

Question 38

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Jaime was raised in a Hispanic culture. According to Bronfenbrenner, this would be a part of Jaime’s

microsystem.

mesosystem.

exosystem.

macrosystem.

IncorrectQuestion 39

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Dr. Forbes believes that gender is based on the thought patterns we develop about what is gender appropriate or inappropriate in our culture. Dr. Forbes studies

social role theory.

social cognitive theory of gender.

gender schema theory.

gender stereotyping.

The answer can be found in Section 10.1, “Gender Development throughout the Lifespan,” in Essentials of Lifespan Development: A Topical Approach.

Question 40

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Being busy in adolescence is related to

stress.

academic success.

getting into college.

peer relationships.

Question 41

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Lloyd really enjoyed his bottle as an infant and now as an adult has to be constantly chewing gum. According to Freud, this is an example of a(n)

addiction.

regression.

bodily function.

fixation.

Question 42

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The ____ layer of cells in the embryonic disk will become the nervous system and skin.

ectoderm

mesoderm

endoderm

mecoderm

IncorrectQuestion 43

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Why does the fetus develop a layer of fat under the skin before being born? To help

regulate body temperature.

boost the immune system.

build antibodies.

aid in the birth process.

The answer can be found in Section 3.1, “Prenatal Development,” in Essentials of Lifespan Development: A Topical Approach.

Question 44

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A(n) ____ is a collection of organized principles, assumptions, and ideas that explain or predict a phenomenon.

theory

hypothesis

opinion

research study

Question 45

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During the past 150 years puberty has been occurring

earlier for males.

earlier for females.

later for males.

later for females.

Question 46

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Jeana has suffered a brain injury and has to relearn how to speak. This example shows that development is

contextual.

plastic.

multidimensional.

nonnormative.

Question 47

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Infants spend up to half of their sleep in this type of sleep, which declines with age.

rapid eye movement (REM)

regular sleep

irregular sleep

drowsiness

Question 48

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During adolescence, most people become aware of their tendencies of sexual attraction. This is called sexual

preference.

desire.

orientation.

schema.

Question 49

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Besides taking medication, one of the common ways for men to deal with erectile dysfunction is

therapy.

exercising regularly.

lowering their blood pressure.

lowering stress levels.

Question 50

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Research that focuses on numerical data to examine relationships is called

qualitative.

quantitative.

survey research.

observation research.

Question 51

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The last stage of birth is the delivery of the

baby.

amniotic fluid.

vernix.

placenta.

Question 52

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Tom is asking all his research participants the exact same questions. This is an example of a(n)

observation.

case study.

structured interview.

unstructured interview.

Question 53

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Justin just experienced his first ejaculation or

menarche.

testosterone increase.

testosterone decrease.

spermarche.

Question 54

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Megan is 35 and worries her baby could have a chromosomal abnormality. Her doctor suggests a test where fluid will be withdrawn from the amniotic sac. This is called

chorionic villus sampling.

maternal blood analysis.

ultrasound.

amniocentesis.

Question 55

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All of the following are risk factors for dropping out of high school except

missing a lot of school.

being female.

problems dealing with teachers.

below-grade reading level.

Question 56

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Karen has an extra copy of her 21st chromosome. Karen has ____ syndrome.

Klinefelter

Fragile X

Turner

Down

Question 57

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Tia has been in labor for six hours and her cervix is dilated eight centimeters. She is in stage

one.

two.

three.

four.

Question 58

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Humans never stop developing, therefore development is ____.

lifelong

age-graded

history-graded

nonnormative

Question 59

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Song is examining the relationship between smoking and heart disease. What would be the dependent variable in her study?

smoking

heart disease

the type of cigarettes smoked

the age of the patients when they were diagnosed

Question 60

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Couples who cohabitate are less likely to have

college degrees.

large extended families.

stable jobs.

traditional views on marriage.

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