Learning Curve Module #2 Missed Problems

Which quote BEST reflects the current use of deception in psychological research with human participants?

"Any deception must be explained after the procedure during debriefing."

The orderly sequence of biological growth is called _____.

maturation

When a researcher debriefs their participants, they:

provide a detailed explanation of the study.

Twenty-five-year-old Jonah is wondering whether his rate of sperm cell production is within the normal range. For a man his age, his doctor will MOST likely tell him that the average rate of production is about _____ sperm per second.

1000

The median age at which young children begin walking in the United States is _____ months of age.

12

The local hospital has publicized for years that new parents should have their babies sleep on their backs and not their stomachs in order to reduce incidences of crib death. How might following this good advice impact their baby's development?

Crawling will be delayed.

Psychologists first engage in laboratory research on kindness. Then, they apply the findings to actual prosocial or friendly behavior. Is this appropriate?

Yes, they are applying theoretical principles of prosocial behavior. (Laboratory findings can be applied to the real world)

Angela is a 7-month-old baby who rolled over for the first time at 4 months of age and can now sit without support. These milestones reflect:

a maturing nervous system.

Sheena once believed that there were only two genders—male and female. Having met transgender and gender-fluid people, though, Sheena has adjusted and expanded her understanding of gender. In her new schema, gender is more a continuum than a dichotomy. Which of Piaget's concepts does the growth in Sheena's thinking BEST illustrate?

accommodation

Amanda is pregnant. Her baby's intestinal system is beginning to develop. The baby is in the _____ stage of prenatal development.

embryo

The term _____ is used to describe a culture where people's emotions and personal beliefs often override their acceptance of objective facts.

post-truth

Dr. Miller conducted an exercise in their class in which two students each flipped a coin and recorded how many times they received heads or tails. One student had five heads in a row, while the other student's coin toss had no pattern. Dr. Miller explained that while the five-head pattern is interesting, it is BEST explained by:

random events.

Which list contains an item that does NOT belong with the others?

temperament, difficult, Baumrind

In the United States, politicians in _____ party are concerned by citizens' apparent failure to separate fact from fiction.

the Democratic and also the Republican

Shelly's brother hid her favorite stuffed bear in another cabinet after Shelly had originally put the bear in her own toy chest. When she returns she is able to find the bear in the other cabinet where her brother had put it. This illustrates Shelly's development of

theory of mind.