DEV Psych (Sir Patrick) Flashcards
Which is not true about a zygote?
a) Contains the combined genetic information from both parents
b) Implants in the lining of the uterus during the germinal period
c) Is formed when the sperm fertilizes the egg
d) It is formed after missing the first full menstrual cycle of the mother.
d) It is formed after missing the first full menstrual cycle of the mother.
______ is caused by enzyme deficiency resulting in the accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of the brain. This accumulation results in progressive damage to the cells, a decrease in cognitive and physical development, and early death.
a) Achondroplasia
b) Tay-Sachs disease
c) Huntington’s disease
d) Phenylketonuria
b) Tay-Sachs disease
Presbycusis is:
a) A ringing, hissing, or roaring sound in the ears
b) The experience of dizziness caused by fluid problems In the inner ear
c) A common form of hearing loss in late adulthood that results in a gradual loss of hearing
d) An injury to the ear caused by changes in air or water pressure
c) A common form of hearing loss in late adulthood that results in a gradual loss of hearing
The ability to use the accumulated knowledge about practical matters that allows for sound judgment and decision making is called:
a) Common sense
b) Implicit memory
c) Procedural memory
d) Wisdom
d) Wisdom
Rahul has a basic understanding that objects can be used as symbols and can solve problems using mental strategies, remember and repeat something heard days before, and engage in pretend play. Which of Piaget’s substages is he in?
a) Tertiary circular reactions
b) Beginning of representational thought
c) Secondary circular reactions d) Preoperational stage
b) Beginning of representational thought
6) Which of the following is true?
I. Being an older parent is associated with more medical risks, but there are also possible positive consequences, such as increased stability and better income.
II. Both mothers under age 15 and over age 35 are at increased risk of having premature babies.
III. All women should gain the same amount of weight during pregnancy, regardless of their pre-pregnancy weight.
IV. Women who develop diabetes during pregnancy will be permanently diabetic after giving birth.
a) I and II
b) III and IV
c) II and III
d) I and IV
a) I and II
Which of the following statements about synaptic pruning is FALSE?
a) It is the result of some kind of illness or injury to the brain
b) It helps the brain work more efficiently
c) It is affected by experience
d) It continues into childhood and adolescence
a) It is the result of some kind of illness or injury to the brain
When we refer to infant sleep as “polyphasic”, we mean that:
a) Infants go through several different stages of sleep
b) Infants spend more time in REM sleep than adults do
c) The amount of sleep infants need changes as they get older
d) Infants sleep in several periods throughout the day Instead of just one long time period at night
d) Infants sleep in several periods throughout the day Instead of just one long time period at night
The reflex involves the toes fanning out and curling when the sole of the foot is stroked from heel to toe.
a) Babinski
b) Moro
c) Tonic neck
d) Rooting
a) Babinski
Babbling is defined as:
a) Intentional vocalizations that lack specific meaning and comprise a consonant-vowel repeated sequence
b) A one-syllable combination of a consonant and a vowel sound
c) The infant understanding more than they can say
d) One-word expressions
a) Intentional vocalizations that lack specific meaning and comprise a consonant-vowel repeated sequence
In Chess and Thomas’ system for classifying infant temperaments, a(n). infant is described as being
one who has a low activity level, adjusts slowly to new situations and is often negative in mood.
a) Difficult
b) Easy
c) Slow to warm up
d) Undifferentiated
c) Slow to warm up
Being born in a certain time period, such as during the COVID-19 Pandemic, may affect our views, behaviors, and development in a way that can’t be easily predicted from chronological age. This is called a:
a) Flynn effect
b) Doppler effect
c) Cohort effect
d) Practice effect
c) Cohort effect
In addition to the possibility that each generation of people is actually smarter than the one before it, the Flynn effect is potentially explained by all of the following, except
a) More familiarity with multiple-choice tests
b) Better nutrition
c) Increased access to information
d) invalid and unreliable measures of intelligence
d) invalid and unreliable measures of intelligence
Selman outlines five stages of friendship from early childhood through to adulthood. In stage 3, called “intimate and mutual sharing”, a friend is:
a) Someone who you can tell things you would tell no one else
b) Someone who returns a favor
c) Someone who accepts you and that you accept as they
are
d) Someone who does nice things for you
a) Someone who you can tell things you would tell no one else
In old age, _______ is/are the loss of peripheral vision, frequently due to a buildup of fluid in eye that damages the
optic nerve.
a) Macular degeneration
b) Glaucoma
c) Presbyopia
d) Cataracts
b) Glaucoma
The dual-process model of grieving proposes that, when grieving:
a) People alternate between moments of sadness and moments of happiness
b) People alternate between looking back and looking forward
c) People separate their cognitive understanding of death from their emotional feelings about death
d) People adjust their grieving processes depending on their social setting and the people they’re with
b) People alternate between looking back and looking forward
Which of the following is NOT a problem with longitudinal research?
a) It is expensive and time-consuming to do
b) It is difficult to keep up with participants
c) Participant’s performance may improve due to practice effects
d) It is unethical to study people over time
d) It is unethical to study people over time
Vygotsky believed that adults didn’t possess new skills, but instead had skills that were already present in children, just better developed. This is an example of development.
a) Discontinuous
b) Continuous
c) Stable
d) Qualitative
b) Continuous
The term “sarcopenia” refers to:
a) A form of skin cancer caused by repeated sun exposure
b) Bone growths that make it painful to walk
c) The loss of muscle mass and strength that occurs with aging
d) Changes in skin appearance and texture with aging
c) The loss of muscle mass and strength that occurs with aging
Laylah doesn’t want hot chocolate put in her Doc McStuffins cup because she’s worried the hot liquid will burn Doc McStuffins. The best term to describe this is:
a) Animism
b) Egocentrism
c) Scaffolding
d) Conservation
a) Animism
A child is in the zone of proximal development when:
a) They can perform a task independently
b) They are unable to perform a task
c) They can almost perform a task, but not quite on their own without assistance
d) They are almost ready to start learning to perform a task
c) They can almost perform a task, but not quite on their own without assistance
Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligences is based on the following, except
a) Research involving people who had strokes that compromised some capacities, but not others
b) The idea that it would be evolutionarily functional for different people to have different talents and skills
c) The existence of eight (or possibly nine) intelligences that can be differentiated from each other
d) summarizing intelligences into one overall score
d) summarizing intelligences into one overall score
Following theories of aging, when the telomeres get too short, one of three things can happen. When “cellular senescence” occurs:
a) A cell ceases to replicate by turning itself off
b) A cell takes on new functions
c) A cell continues to divide and becomes abnormal
d) A cell ceases to replicate by dying
a) A cell ceases to replicate by turning itself off
Hormonal Stress Theory suggests that as we age, the ability to regulate hormones in the body of the begins to decline, leading to metabolic problems.
a) Thyroid gland
b) Pineal gland
c) Pituitary gland
d) Hypothalamus
d) Hypothalamus