Deck 9: Section 1: Psychology Over the Life Span: Growing Up, Growing Older, Growing Wiser

Question 1

Shelley and Julie are mothers who each have a three-month-old infant.Shelley tells Julie, "My son is so fussy," to which Julie replies, "That's funny-my son is so easy." It appears that Shelley and Julie are discussing their newborns' ________.

A)personalities.
B)moods.
C)reflexes.
D)temperaments.

Answer 1

temperaments.

Question 2

In Harry Harlow's classic experiments where baby monkeys were separated from their mothers, the baby monkeys tended to prefer to cling to ________.

A)a "mother" made of terrycloth that did not offer food
B)a "mother" not made of terrycloth that did offer food
C)a "mother" made of terrycloth that offered food
D)any available "mother"

Answer 2

a "mother" made of terrycloth that did not offer food

Question 3

Obedience to rules because of the fear of punishment is a characteristic of__________.

A)conventional morality
B)preconventional morality
C)principled morality
D)postconventional morality

Answer 3

preconventional morality

Question 4

Jean Piaget is noted for his theory of ______.

A)cognitive development
B)perceptual development
C)language development
D)physical development

Question 5

Like any 4-month-old, Amy depends on her parents to feed her and to change her diapers.When Amy cries, her devoted parents quickly respond to her needs.According to Erikson, Amy is developing a sense of ___________.

A)trust
B)mistrust
C)autonomy
D)initiative

Question 6

A psychologist spends her entire career studying how and why changes occur in people throughout their lives.This psychologist is most likely working in the field of__________ psychology.

A)abnormal
B)gerontological
C)developmental
D)maturational

Question 7

In a __________design, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages.

A)cohort
B)longitudinal
C)behavior genetics
D)cross-sectional

Question 8

Which of the following terms is used to describe any substance, such as a drug, chemical, or virus, that can bring about a birth defect?

A)teratogen
B)critical period
C)carcinogen
D)biohazard

Question 9

Which of the following statements about an adolescent's peer relationships is true?

A)Both young men and women who have a more positive relationship with their mother later have more positive intimate relationships with others.
B)Military service tends to reduce the ability to form intimate relationships.
C)Gay young men tend to have more male than female friends.
D)Girls can effectively use direct aggression to exclude other girls from their social circle.

Question 10

According to famed linguist Noam Chomsky, humans have an innate ability to understand and produce language through a device he called

A)Syntax synthesizer (SS)
B)Grammar grabber (GG)
C)Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
D)Language Learning System (LLS)