PSYC
101 Final Exam Question 1
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1. Which of
these is true of brain development?
Dendrite
branching accelerates during infancy
Myelination takes
place during infancy
There is an
increase in synaptic connections during childhood
All of the above
are true
2 points
Question 2
1. A(n)
_____ is any agent that causes a birth defect.
androgen
teratogen
proestrogen
estrogen
2 points
Question 3
1. According
to Piaget, assimilation occurs when individuals _____.
adjust their
schemas to new information
incorporate new
information into existing schemas
are deprived of
parental warmth and sensitivity
are insecurely
attached to their caregivers
2 points
Question 4
1. Which of
the following is the correct sequence of the stages of prenatal development?
Conception,
zygote, embryonic period, fetal period
Conception,
embryonic period, zygote, fetal period
Conception, fetal
period, embryonic period, zygote
Conception, fetal
period, zygote, embryonic period
2 points
Question 5
1. Which
theory of aging has focused on the role of chronic stress in reducing immune
system functioning?
Erikson's theory
of socioemotional development
Free-radical
theory
Cellular-clock
theory
Hormonal stress
theory
2 points
Question 6
1. Which
researcher tracked individuals who had experienced bereavement, and looked at
their patterns of grief?
George Bonanno
James Marcia
Ernest Becker
Elizabeth
Kubler-Ross
2 points
Question 7
1. Four-month-old
baby Oscar is a participant in a preferential looking experiment. Researchers
show Oscar two photos, one of which is of his mother's face, and the other
which is of a female stranger's face. The photos are presented repeatedly in
differing locations, and the amount of time Oscar spends looking at the photos
is recorded. What will researchers conclude if Oscar shows a reliable
preference for his mother's face over the stranger's face?
Oscar can
discriminate his mother's face from a stranger's face.
Oscar is afraid
of strangers.
Oscar likes
strangers as much as his mothers.
Oscar can't see very
well.
2 points
Question 8
1. Which of
the following refers to a period of rapid skeletal and sexual maturation that
occurs mainly in early adolescence?
Sensorimotor
stage
Preoperational
stage
Puberty
Menopause
2 points
Question 9
1. Which of
the following represents the correct chronological sequence of Piaget's stages
of cognitive development?
Sensorimotor,
preoperations, concrete operations, formal operations
Sensorimotor,
concrete operations, preoperations, formal operations
Preoperations,
concrete operations, formal operations, sensorimotor
Concrete
operations, formal operations, sensorimotor, preoperations
2 points
Question 10
1. Which of
the following is true about the concrete operational stage of reasoning?
Adolescents can
conceive of hypothetical possibilities in this stage.
This stage
denotes ability of an adolescent to systematically deduce, or come to a
conclusion about, the best path for solving the problem.
A kind of
abstract, logical reasoning occurs in this cognitive stage.
One important
skill at this stage of reasoning is the ability to classify or divide things
into different sets or subsets and to consider their interrelations.
2 points
Question 11
1. Benjamin
loves putting together puzzles. He has recently mastered putting together a
10-piece Sesame Street puzzle. His mother claps at his accomplishment but wants
to continue challenging Benjamin just beyond his current abilities. The next
time they play, she gives Benjamin a 15-piece puzzle and offers some guidance
on how to sort the pieces out. According to Vygotsky, Benjamin's mother
provides _____ that allows Benjamin's cognitive abilities to be built higher
and higher.
accommodating
assimilation
scaffolding
conservation
2 points
Question 12
1. Juan is a
child with low activity level and tends to withdraw from new situations. He is
inflexible, and displays low mood intensity. Juan is said to have what type of
temperament?
Easy
Difficult
Slow-to-warm-up
Aversive
2 points
Question 13
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