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Psych Developmental Psychology - Laborde Flashcards

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  1. What is NOT one of the three major issues that interest developmental psychologists?
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a. Nature/Nurture
b. Continuity/Stability
c. Stability/Change
d. Continuity/Stages

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  1. Although development is lifelong, there is stability of personality over time. For example ?
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a. Most personality traits emerge in infancy and persist throughout life
b. Temperament tends to remain stable throughout life
c. Few people change significantly after adolescence
d. People tend to undergo greater personality changes as they age

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  1. What findings in psychology do NOT support the stage theory of development?
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a. Cognitive development
b. Psychosocial development
c. Cultural development
d. Moral development

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  1. What are the steps of prenatal development?
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a. Zygote, embryo, fetus
b. Zygote, fetus, embryo
c. Fetus, zygote, embryo
d. Fetus, embryo, zygote

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  1. What are the chemicals that pass through the placenta’s screen and may harm an embryo or fetus?
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a. Nicotine
b. Monster maker
c. Teratogens
d. Alcohol

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  1. Stroke a newborn’s cheek and the infant will root for a nipple. This illustrates?
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a. A reflex
b. Nurture
c. Differentiation
d. Continuity

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  1. Between ages 3 & 6, human brain experiences the greatest growth in the?, which enables rational planning and aid memory.
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a. Parietal Lobes
b. Frontal Lobes
c. Occipital Lobes
d. Temporal Lobes

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  1. Which biological growth process explains why most children begin walking by about 12 to 15 months?
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a. Physical development
b. Cognitive development
c. Habituation
d. Maturation

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  1. What is the average age of our earliest conscious memory?
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a. 12 months
b. 7 years
c. 3.5 years
d. 1.5 years

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  1. What are the stages of cognitive development in Piaget’s view?
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a. Preoperational, Sensorimotor, Concrete operational, Formal operational
b. Sensorimotor, Formal operational, Preoperational, Concrete operational
c. Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Formal operational, Concrete operational
d. Sensorimotor, Preoperational, Concrete operational, Formal operational

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  1. Which of the following motor-skill developments is true?
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a. It is determined solely by genetic factors.
b. The sequence, but not the timing is universal.
c. The timing, but not the sequence is universal.
d. It is determined solely by environmental factors.

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  1. Object permanence is a developmental milestone for which of Piaget’s stages?
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a. Preoperational stage
b. Concrete operational stage
c. Sensorimotor stage
d. Egocentrism

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  1. Pretend play, is a developmental milestone for which of Piaget’s stages?
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a. Egocentrism
b. Formal operational
c. Concrete operational
d. Preoperational

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  1. Which disorder is associated with struggling with the principles of the theory of mind?
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a. Hyperactivity
b. Autism Spectrum Disorder
c. Alzheimer Disease
d. Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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  1. An 8-month-old infant who reacts to a new babysitter by crying and clinging to his father’s shoulder is showing …?
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a. Basic Trust
b. Self-Awareness
c. Stranger Anxiety
d. Insecure Attachment

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  1. Which cognitive developmental phenomenon matches the preoperational stage?
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a. Thinking about abstract concepts, such as “freedom.”
b. Enjoying imaginary play (such as dress-up).
c. Understanding: physical properties stay the same even when changing form.
d. Having the ability to reverse math operations.

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  1. What are the characteristics of imprinting and attachment?
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a. Imprinting= normal process by which we form emotional ties with others
b. Attachment occurs only in certain animals that have a critical period
c. Attachment=normal process by which we form emotional ties with others
d. none of the above is correct

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  1. Which parenting style is “just right”?
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a. Authoritarian
b. Authoritative
c. Uninvolved
d. Permissive

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  1. Adolescence is marked by the onset of ???
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a. An Identity Crisis
b. Puberty
c. Separation Anxiety
d. Maturation

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  1. According to Piaget, a person who can think logically about abstractions is in the…?
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a. Sensorimotor stage
b. Formal operational stage
c. Preoperational stage
d. Concrete operational stage

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  1. In Erickson’s stages, the primary task during adolescence is … ?
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a. Attaining formal operations
b. Forging an identity
c. Developing a sense of intimacy with another person
d. Living independent of parents

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  1. According to Kohlberg, which morality focuses on upholding laws and social rules?
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a. Preconvetional
b. Conventional
c. Postconventional
d. Moral action

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  1. What is the period that occurs in some Western cultures from age 18 to the mid-twenties and beyond?
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a. Adolescence
b. Early Adulthood
c. Middle Adulthood
d. Emerging Adulthood

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  1. In Erickson’s stages, the primary task during young adulthood is … ?
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a. Love
b. Stagnation
c. Intimacy
d. Work

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  1. According to Erickson, integrity and despair are the issues we struggle with in the…?
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a. Young adulthood
b. Middle adulthood
c. Late adulthood
d. Elementary school

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  1. Freud defined the healthy adult as being able to love and work. Erickson agreed,observing that adult struggles to attain
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a. Intimacy
b. Attachment
c. Productivity
d. Connectedness

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  1. What is NOT one of the most significant challenges of growing old?
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a. Decline of cardiac output
b. Decline of muscular strength
c. Decline of reaction times
d. Loving others

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  1. What is NOT referred to as the most significant rewards of growing old?
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a. Positive feelings tend to grow
b. Negative emotions are less intense
c. Less social relationship problems
d. Anger, stress and worry increase

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  1. Contrary to what many people assume, … ?
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a. Older people are much happier than adolescents
b. Men in forties express greater dissatisfaction with life than women in 40s
c. People of all ages report similar levels of happiness
d. Those whose children have recently left home have lowest level of happiness

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  1. Neurocognitive disorder marked by neural plaques&entailing progressive decline in memory and other cognitive abilities:
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a. Fetal Alcohol Disorder
b. Autism Spectrum Disorder
c. Alzheimer
d. Adulthood Disorder

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