Multiple Qs I got wrong Flashcards
Approximately ________ of women experience some physical symptoms along with menopause.
Question options:
a)
50%
b)
25%
c)
66%
d)
33%
c)
66%
Over ________ of middle-aged adults report feeling that most days are quite a bit or extremely stressful.
Question options:
a)
30%
b)
90%
c)
10%
d)
70%
a
An example of the type of activity that has the greatest potential to reduce bone density loss in middle adulthood is
Question options:
a)
swimming
b)
running
c)
None of the answers are correct.
d)
cycling
b)
running
In Baltes’s SOC model, the “O” refers to the process of ________ in a way that moves a person closer to selected goals.
Question options:
a)
earning a high income
b)
achieving a high level of education
c)
applying effort and investment of resources
d)
identifying goals that are reasonable
c)
applying effort and investment of resources
Which of these statements about the ethological perspective is false?
a)
Ethological perspective continues to influence comparative psychology.
b)
Imprinting suggests that animals are adaptive and flexible.
c)
Konrad Lorenz is a major theorist in the ethology.
Incorrect Response
d)
Ethologists study animal behaviours that promote survival.
The false statement about the ethological perspective is:
b) Imprinting suggests that animals are adaptive and flexible.
Imprinting, as studied by Konrad Lorenz, actually suggests that certain behaviors are innate and occur at specific critical or sensitive periods in an animal’s development, which makes them less flexible and more fixed rather than adaptive and flexible.
According to Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, which of the following statements is false regarding the preoperational stage?
a)
Children in this stage believe all things are living.
b)
Children in this stage have significant language abilities.
Correct Answer
c)
The age range for children in this stage is three to five.
d)
Children in this stage are unable to consider another point of view.
c)
The age range for children in this stage is three to five.
Knowing whether a person changes or stays the same over a developmental period reflects
Question options:
a)
None of the answers are correct.
b)
the stability-instability issue
c)
the nature-nurture issue
d)
the continuity-discontinuity issue
d)
the continuity-discontinuity issue
Continuity and discontinuity One issue at the forefront of developmental scholarship is the question of whether individual development is best explained by developmental continuity or discontinuity. In other words, does a person change or stay the same over the lifespan? Knowing the answer to this question helps us predict and explain human development
Two key concepts related to the classical conditioning process are
Question options:
a)
generalization; discrimination
b)
stimulus; response
c)
internalization; externalization
d)
assimilation; accommodation
a)
generalization; discrimination
Generalization:
Definition: Generalization occurs when a conditioned response (CR) is triggered by stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus (CS), even though these stimuli have never been paired with the unconditioned stimulus (US).
Example: If a dog has been conditioned to salivate to the sound of a bell because the bell has been paired with food, the dog might also start to salivate to similar sounds, like a doorbell or a phone ringing.
Discrimination:
Definition: Discrimination is the process by which an organism learns to respond differently to various stimuli that are similar but not identical. The organism learns to distinguish between the conditioned stimulus and other similar stimuli.
Example: If the dog learns that only a specific bell tone is followed by food and not other similar sounds, it will salivate only to that specific bell tone and not to the others.
The growth curves of human development address the
a)
the continuity-discontinuity issue
b)
the nature-nurture issue
c)
None of the answers are correct.
d)
the stability-instability issue
d)
the stability-instability issue
Developmental stability and instability In some cases, developmental researchers are interested in knowing how individuals change or stay the same compared with others. This is often the case when the goal is to describe average change over a period of development and when we want to assess whether an individual is developing in expected ways. To do this, developmentalists study rank order across the developmental period of interest (Figure 1.5). If rank order remains the same, this demonstrates developmental stability—everyone is developing at the same rate. Developmental instability, in contrast, suggests that individuals are changing in different ways compared with one anothe
According to Balte’s view on the development of wisdom, what are the two biggest factors that contribute to wisdom?
Question options:
a)
Personality maturity and life experience
b)
Intelligence and age
c)
Age and life experience
d)
Personality traits and intelligence
a)
Personality maturity and life experience
Which of the following statements on longitudinal studies is false?
Question options:
a)
Participant dropout will not affect the findings.
b)
Longitudinal studies directly measure developmental change.
c)
Longitudinal studies control for cohort effects.
d)
Longitudinal studies take a long time to complete.
a)
Participant dropout will not affect the findings.
Which of the following is not a step in the research process?
Question options:
a)
Mobilizing knowledge
b)
Designing a study
c)
Interpreting data
d)
Developing intervention
d)
Developing intervention
The growth curves of human development address the
Question options:
a)
the continuity-discontinuity issue
b)
the stability-instability issue
c)
the nature-nurture issue
d)
None of the answers are correct.
b)
the stability-instability issue
Which of the following statements about the Apgar scale is false?
Question options:
a)
The five key indicators of the scale are summarized by the acronym APGAR.
b)
Seventy-five per cent of newborns receive a score of seven or higher on the Apgar scale.
c)
The Apgar scale was developed in 1952 by Virginia Apgar.
d)
Apgar scores are calculated one hour after birth.
d)
Apgar scores are calculated one hour after birth.
___________ is a circumscribed period of time for women and their babies to rest and recover from birth.
Question options:
a)
Rest and relax period
b)
The lying-in period
c)
The post-partum period
d)
The bonding period
b)
The lying-in period
Which of the following statements is false regarding genetic material?
Question options:
a)
Guanine always pairs with adenine.
b)
The specific place of a gene on a chromosome is called a locus.
c)
There are four chemical bases that make up DNA.
d)
There are 23 pairs of chromosomes.
a)
Guanine always pairs with adenine.
Adenine (A) pairs with Thymine (T).
Guanine (G) pairs with Cytosine (C).
The ________ is the distance from the top of the uterus to the pubic bone and can be used monitor the pregnancy
Question 5 options:
a)
fundal height
b)
fetal position
c)
None of the answers are correct.
d)
caesarian section
a)
fundal height
Which of the following is not one of the categories of prenatal expectations?
Question 14 options:
a)
Fearful
b)
Complacent
c)
Prepared
d)
Concerned
d)
Concerned
Which of the following statements regarding conception is true?
a)
The merged ova and sperm cell is called a morula.
b)
Fertilization takes place near the uterus.
c)
Ovulation occurs twice a month.
d)
The ovum and sperm cell are gametes.
d)
The ovum and sperm cell are gametes.
Which of the following is not a hormone involved in the stimulation and regulation of uterine contractions?
a)
Oxytocin
b)
Endorphins
c)
Prostaglandins
d)
Serotonin
d)
Serotonin
Which principle of development suggests that infants control looking (visual) behavior earlier in life than they do movement of the limbs and hands?
a) Cephalocaudal development
b) Proximodistal development
c) Cognitive development
d) Social development
b) Proximodistal development
Which sense develops earliest in the fetus and is well developed at birth?
a. hearing
b. smell and taste
c. touch
d. vision
c. touch
With respect to gross motor development, by 9 months almost all infants are able to ___________.
With respect to fine motor skill development, by 9 months almost all infants have most recently mastered the ability to ___________.
sit up
hold objects
Which of the following statements about competence and performance is true?
Question options:
a)
Performance equals competence.
b)
Competence underestimates performance.
c)
Performance underestimates competence.
d)
Competence equals performance.
c)
Performance underestimates competence.
These findings underscore an important distinction between competence and performance. If infants are not able to perform a particular task, this does not necessar- ily mean that they lack the competence to understand the task. If the task was presented differently, they might perform well and show their true competence
Which of the following statements regarding the development of vision in infants is true?
Question options:
a)
The visual preference paradigm has been used to determine the differences that infants can detect.
b)
Newborns initially prefer the interior features of objects over their edges.
c)
A newborn’s focal length is about 30–45 cms.
d)
Colour perception is fully developed by two months.
The correct statement regarding the development of vision in infants is:
a) The visual preference paradigm has been used to determine the differences that infants can detect.
Explanation:
The visual preference paradigm is a widely used method to study infant vision, where researchers present infants with two stimuli and measure their looking time towards each stimulus to infer preferences or differences detected by the infants.
This paradigm helps in understanding what infants are capable of perceiving and discriminating visually, such as differences in shapes, patterns, or contrasts.
Let’s briefly discuss why the other options are not correct:
b) Newborns initially prefer the interior features of objects over their edges: This statement is not accurate. Newborns typically prefer high-contrast edges and patterns, as they are more salient and easier to detect.
c) A newborn’s focal length is about 30–45 cms: This statement is incorrect. A newborn’s focal length is much shorter, generally around 20-25 cm. It gradually increases as the visual system develops.
d) Colour perception is fully developed by two months: This statement is also incorrect. While infants can detect colors from birth, color perception undergoes significant development in the first few months of life, becoming more nuanced and refined over time.
Therefore, option a) is the true statement regarding the development of vision in infants.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome occurs once for every ________ births.
Question options:
a)
5000
b)
3000
c)
1000
d)
7000
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) occurs once for every:
b) 3000 births
This statistic indicates the frequency at which SIDS cases occur relative to the number of live births. It’s important to note that while the exact causes of SIDS are not fully understood, efforts such as safe sleep practices (like placing babies on their backs to sleep) have been promoted to reduce the risk.
In developing countries, Infants who are not breastfed are ________ times more likely to die.
Question options:
a)
3
b)
15
c)
6
d)
10
10
When the caregiver is in the room in a Strange Situation, an infant with a(n) ________ attachment will explore places far away from the caregiver
Question options:
a)
insecure-avoidant
b)
insecure-resistant
c)
secure
d)
secure-avoidant
a)
insecure-avoidant
The Statistics Canada health report indicates that the likelihood of breastfeeding increases for mothers who are ________.
Question options:
a)
married in urban residences
b)
not married in urban residences
c)
not married in rural residences
d)
married in rural residences
a)
married in urban residences
At birth to three months, an infant’s typical hearing abilities include all of the following except
Question options:
a)
moves eyes in direction of sound
b)
quiets or smiles when spoken to
c)
recognizes caregiver voice
d)
startles to loud sounds
a)
moves eyes in direction of sound
The social smile first emerges at around
Question options:
a)
1–2 months
b)
2–3 months
c)
3–4 months
d)
4–5 months
b)
2–3 months
An infant with a slow-to-warm-up temperament has all of the features except
Question options:
a)
gradual adjustment
b)
fussiness
c)
low activity level
d)
initial withdrawal in novel situations
b)
fussiness