Psychology Test 3

Today, 1 in _____ people worldwide are age 60 or older.

10

Beginning at around ___ months, children may greet strangers by crying and reaching for their familiar caregivers. 10 24 8 5

8

Which psychologist believed that adolescence is a period of storm and stress? Erik Erikson Sigmund Freud Karen Horney G. Stanley Hall

G. Stanley Hall

A developmental psychologist studies the responses of a newborn. She puts her finger in the baby's fist. The baby grasps it. Then she strokes the baby's palm and the baby puts his fist in his mouth and sucks. The psychologist is testing the baby's _____ instincts.

Survival

_____are agents (e.g., chemicals, viruses) that can reach the embryo or fetus and do it harm.

Teratogens

Alex believes that psychological development occurs in a similar fashion to physical development, such as crawling before walking. Alex adheres to which of the following?

The stages of Development

Kendra is a 20-month-old baby who is still crawling. She has not started to walk yet. What would her pediatrician likely say to her mother?

This is actually rare as most babies are walking by the time they are 15 months of age.

Although Piaget's stage theory continues to inform our understanding of children's thinking, many researchers believe that a. Piaget's stages begin earlier and development is more continuous than he realized. b. children do not progress as rapidly as Piaget predicted. c. few children progress to the concrete operational stage. d. here is no way of testing much of Piaget's theoretical work.

a

Concerning the stability and change developmental issue, our temperament is more predictable than our social _____.

attitudes

Contrary to what many people assume, a. older people are much happier than adolescents. b. men in their forties express much greater dissatisfaction with life than do women of the same age. c. people of all ages report similar levels of happiness. d. those whose children have recently left home—the empty nesters—have the lowest level of happiness of all groups. Submit

c

The Swiss psychologist Jean Piaget is best known for his: a. influential theory of psychosocial development throughout the lifespan. b. extensive studies of how parenting styles influence the social behavior of children and adolescents. c. theory proposing that children progress through distinct stages of cognitive development. d. information-processing theory of social development.

c

Christy had other, but her friend convinced her they should go to the movies, so Christy went along. That was the night she met her husband, John. They have now been married for 18 years. Their meeting was a _____.

chance event

Questions about the extent to which maladaptive habits learned in childhood can be overcome in adulthood are most directly relevant to the issues of stability or _____.

change

Jessica acts so differently with her parents than with her girlfriends that she often thinks her personality is completely phony. Erik Erikson would have suggested that Jessica is experiencing role _____.

confusion

Two sealed, pyramid-shaped beakers contain what are clearly identical amounts of a liquid. However, a child suddenly judges them as holding different amounts of liquid after one beaker is inverted. The child apparently lacks a concept of _____.

conservation

Shannon is 15 years old. She has stopped going to church with her family. She does not agree with everything the church preaches. She doesn't understand how her parents still go every weekend, when they don't always practice their religion during the week. Shannon has become able to see the _____ in her parents' lives. abstractness hopelessness values hypocrisy

hypocrisy

Jeremy is 16 years old and is trying different clothes and hairstyles. His father is confused and sometimes shocked by the pairing of shirts and pants, the earrings, chains, and hair colors. His mother on the other hand, just laughs. According to Erik Erikson, Jeremy is in the stage of development called _____ vs. role confusion.

identity

According to Erik Erikson, one positive outcome of the struggle for identity is a comfortable sense of who one is and a developing capacity for _____ with others.

intimacy

According to Erik Erikson, the two fundamental themes that dominate adult development are: intimacy and generativity. finding a mate and having children. managing investments and planning for retirement. divorce and remarriage.

intimacy and generativity

____________ is to a girl's sexual development as ____________ is to a boy's sexual development. Testosterone; progesterone Menarche; spermarche Secondary sex characteristic; primary sex characteristic Adolescence; menarche

menarche; spermarche

Men do not experience anything equivalent to _____; that is, they do not experience a cessation in fertility or a sharp drop in hormones.

menopause

Up to age 95, the incidence of _____ disintegration doubles every 5 years.

mental

Muscular strength, reaction time, sensory keenness, and cardiac output begin to decline in the late 20s. Which of the following has research shown can halt or reverse the processes of aging? techniques of genetic engineering vitamins or antioxidants Nothing can halt the declines associated with aging. exercise and life-style changes

nothing can halt the declines associated with aging

A game of peek-a-boo with his Dad excites William during the first six months of his life because William actually thinks his Dad has disappeared. This is because William lacks _____.

object permanence

Jeannette is in her mid-seventies and she is in remarkably good health. If she were to worry about getting sick, she should probably worry most about _____.

pneumonia

Marcus has decided to volunteer for Habitat for Humanity this summer. He has come to realize that he is very lucky. He wants to give back to people who are not as fortunate. Marcus has probably reached the _____ stage of moral development. conventional unconventional postconventional preconventional

postconventional

Janice is eleven years old and now has breast buds. What is she likely to experience next in terms of pubertal development? menarche physical growth pubic hair maturation

pubic hair

Rachel is 15 months old. When she is with her mother she feels free to explore her environment and plays comfortably. When her mother leaves she cries and then is comforted when her mother returns. Rachel is displaying _____ attachment.

secure

Niko is an 11-year-old who has experienced abuse, bullying, and poverty most of his young life. This situation has produced a great deal of stress and anxiety. Due to these experiences Niko is likely to have shortened _____, which are the biological scars of these experiences and which will lead to a shortened life expectancy. myelin genes neurons telomeres

telomeres

Chemicals that pass through the placenta's screen and may harm an embryo or fetus are called__________.

teratogens

Rebecca and John have decided to take their daughter to Disney World. When they asked their daughter two years later if she remembered going she answered no. Their daughter was most likely less than_____ years of age at the time of the trip to Disney World.

3

A single act of intercourse is half as likely to produce a pregnancy for a woman between the ages of ______to______ as compared to a woman aged 19 to 26. 35; 39 34; 37 35; 40 34; 38

35; 39

Once diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Ruth Ann asked the doctor what to expect. He told her that there would be a progressive decline of memory and thinking, and Alzheimer's has a course of about: 3 to 20 years. 15 to 20 years. 5 to 20 years. 10 to 20 years.

5 to 20 years

For the first time in her life, Margaret has little sexual desire. She is not alarmed as this is common in others around her age. What age range is Margaret likely in? 20-30 35-40 45-60 75-80

75-80

In one recent survey, 75 percent of the participants reported being sexually active into their _____.

80

Those who emphasize continuity over stages would choose which of the following as an example? A. Most people's temperament remains the same across the lifespan. B. Students learn new facts about history from taking a school course. C. The first two years of life provide a poor basis for predicting a person's eventual traits. D. Babies learn to sit before they learn to walk. Babies learn to sit before they learn to walk.

B. Students learn new facts about history from taking a school course.

Developmental psychologists focus on all of the following issues EXCEPT: A. continuity and stages. B. biological aspects of psychological disorders. C. nature and nurture. D. stability and change.

B. biological aspects of psychological disorders

Physical and cognitive abnormalities in children that are the result of a pregnant woman's heavy drinking are known as: A. fetal abuse syndrome. B. fetal alcohol syndrome. C. fetal drinking syndrome. D. fetal substance syndrome.

B. fetal alcohol syndrome

Fewer than ____________ of all ____________ survive beyond the first 2 weeks after fertilization. A. 10 percent; zygotes B. half; zygotes C. half; fetuses D. 20 percent; embryos

B. half; zygotes

In a series of experiments, the Harlows found that monkeys raised with artificial mothers tended, when afraid, to cling to their cloth mother, rather than to a wire mother holding the feeding bottle. Why was this finding important?

Before these studies, many psychologists believed that infants became attached to those who nourished them.

Monique is nine years old and is going through her adolescent growth spurt. Next she will notice _____.

Breast Buds

_____ consist of the biological growth processes that enable orderly changes in behavior, relatively uninfluenced by experience. A. Pruning B. Assimilation C. Maturation D. Accommodation

C

Yun Hee is concerned about her daughter, who will be 1 year old next week. Her baby is not walking yet, and Yun Hee's family is starting to comment on this. Should she be worried? A. No, she should not worry. Only 25 percent of all babies in the United States are walking within a week after their first birthday. B. Yes, she should worry. Babies who are not walking by their first birthday are developmentally delayed. C. No, she should not worry. Only 50 percent of all babies in the United States are walking within a week after their first birthday. D. No, she should not worry. Although 75 percent of all babies in the United States are walking within a week after their first birthday, there is no cause for alarm

C.

Which of the following provides evidence IN FAVOR of the idea that our development is mostly continuous? A. Teratogens are harmful to developing embryos. B. Our temperament is more predictable than our social attitudes. C. Adult life does not seem to progress through the fixed, predictable series of steps that Erik Erikson envisioned. D. Our brain goes through growth spurts that correspond roughly with Jean Piaget's stages.

C. Adult life does not seem to progress through the fixed, predictable series of steps that Erik Erikson envisioned.

When a child views her new experience in terms of her existing schema, this is known as: A. conservation. B. cognition. C. assimilation. D. accommodation.

C. assimilation

Marcus is the son of a teenage mother. She could not handle taking care of him and put him up for adoption when he was 4 weeks old. Marcus was moved from one foster family to another. He was never adopted. It is most likely that Marcus will: A. become a normal adult with average intelligence. B. become an abusive parent with aggressive tendencies. C. have anxiety and lower intelligence. D. have a great drive to succeed, but avoid attachments.

C. have anxiety and lower intelligence

Based on research into the responses of infants immediately after birth, we can be MOST certain that the human fetus is aware of and learns to recognize: A. the mother's feelings. B. faces of family members. C. the sound of the mother singing. D. novel visual stimuli.

C. the sound of the mother singing

How do cross-sectional and longitudinal studies differ?

Cross-sectional studies compare people of different ages. Longitudinal studies restudy and retest the same people over a long period of time.

Ling is a 5-year-old who is beginning to show signs of being able to plan ahead in a somewhat rational manner. At her age, this development is likely due to: A. a decrease in myelin sheaths. B. increased neurotransmitters available in her synaptic gaps. C. an increase in dopamine pathways. D. neural networks sprouting in her frontal lobes.

D.

Leslie is in the 10th grade and is currently taking Calculus. She is doing very well and has even earned an A in the class. Leslie is most likely in which of Piaget's stages of cognitive development? A. sensorimotor B. preoperational C. concrete operational D. formal operational

D. formal operational

The _____ is the fertilized egg; it enters a 2-week period of rapid cell division and develops into an embryo. A. placenta B. embryo C. fetus D. zygote

D. zygote

Dr. Garcia believes that everyone passes through the same stages of development in the same order. Since this is Dr. Garcia's view, which of the following is he most likely to disagree with?

Development is a direct result of experience and learning.

Maura just celebrated her 25th anniversary at the company and was given a gold watch. She felt that her gold watch was just a meaningless trinket and was glad that she balanced her work with family life. According to the psychologist _____, Maura is in the stage of development called generativity vs. stagnation.

Erikson

The process of developing a sense of identity during adolescence was highlighted by: Kohlberg's moral development theory. Harlow's attachment theory. Erikson's psychosocial development theory. Piaget's cognitive development theory.

Erikson's psychosocial development theory

Use Piaget's first three stages of cognitive development to explain why young children are not just miniature adults in the way they think.

Infants in Piaget's sensorimotor stage tend to be focused only on their own perceptions of the world and may, for example, be unaware that objects continue to exist when unseen. A child in the preoperational stage is still egocentric and incapable of appreciating simple logic, such as the reversibility of operations. A preteen in the concrete operational stage is beginning to think logically about concrete events but not about abstract concepts.

"Moral feelings precede moral reasoning" is an idea stated by: Lawrence Kohlberg. Jonathan Haidt. Jean Piaget. Elizabeth Scott.

Jonathan Haidt

Why can't we consciously recall how we learned to walk when we were infants?

Researchers have attributed it to a child's lack of self-perception, language or other mental equipment required to encode memories.

Dianne feels overwhelmed. She helps her adult daughter regularly with finances and caring for her grandchildren. But she also is the primary caregiver of both her aging mother and her father-in-law. She feels like she never has a minute to herself. Dianne can be referred to as being in the _____.

Sandwich generation

Bill is 65 years old and is worried about the upcoming winter months. He is very worried that he will catch a cold that would escalate to something worse due to his age. What would you tell Bill? Try not to worry too much. Children and younger adults are more susceptible to short-term ailments due to older adults having more antibodies in their system. Make sure you take care of yourself this winter as older adults are more susceptible to short-term and long-term illnesses. Make sure you take care of yourself this winter as older adults have a weak disease-fighting immune system. Try not to worry too much. Children and younger adults are more susceptible to short-term ailments due to older adults having a stronger immune system.

Try not to worry too much. Children and younger adults are more susceptible to short-term ailments due to older adults having more antibodies in their system.

By age 65, a person would be most likely to experience a cognitive decline in the ability to a. recall and list all the important terms and concepts in a module. b. select the correct definition in a multiple-choice question. c. recall their own birth date. d. practice a well-learned skill, such as knitting. Submit

a

In Piaget's theory, a schema is: a. a mental representation of the world. b. the inability to take another person's perspective or point of view. c. the ability to simultaneously focus on two or more aspects of a problem. d. the understanding that two equal quantities remain equal even if the form or appearance is rearranged.

a

Stroke a newborn's cheek and the infant will root for a nipple. This illustrates a. a reflex. b. nurture. c. differentiation. d. continuity.

a

Peter just celebrated his 25th anniversary at the company and was given a gold watch. He feels that this gold watch is just a meaningless trinket and is glad that he is able to balance his work with family life. According to Erik Erikson, Peter is probably feeling: guilty that he doesn't work harder. a sense of purpose. confused about his role in life. isolated from his coworkers.

a sense of purpose

Marcus is the son of a teenage mother. She could not handle taking care of him and put him up for adoption when he was 4 weeks old. Marcus was placed in a foster home where he was abused. As an adult, Marcus is more likely to be a(n) _____ parent.

abusive

Mark is seventeen years old and drinks heavily. His father keeps alcohol in the house and is gone most of the time leaving Mark with the opportunity to drink, which he does. Which of the following is Mark likely to experience as an adult? unemployment emotional outbursts addiction self-consciousness

addiction

Michelle is 19 years old and just had her first child. She is a(n) _____.

adolescent

23-year-old Jenna graduated from college and has a job, but she is seeking better employment. She still lives at home, dependent on her family for insurance and most meals. Jenna is in the stage of life known as: adult stagnation. adolescence. emerging adulthood. adult dependency.

adult dependency

Recognizing today's more gradually emerging adulthood and the longer period of time before these individuals reach independence, the U.S. government has: allowed emerging adults to have free access to health care provided by the government. allowed emerging adults to be exempt from paying their student loans. provided a supplemental tax credit to help parents with this expense. allowed emerging adults to remain on their parents health insurance until age 26.

allowed emerging adults to remain on their parents health insurance until age 26.

Michelle stayed in trouble in her adolescent and early adulthood years. She used drugs and had several sexual partners. When Michelle was 21 years old she found out that she was pregnant. Michelle decided to keep the child, even though she was not sure who the father was because of her behavior. After having the baby, Michelle went to college and earned a degree in nursing. Now Michelle is employed full time as a nurse and spends the majority of her time with her daughter. Michelle quit using drugs when she found out she was pregnant and has not used since. What happened with Michelle demonstrates that developmental patterns _____.

are flexible

"I don't care whether you want to wash the dishes; you will do so because I said so!" This statement is most representative of a(n) _____ parenting style.

authoritarian

Adolescence is marked by the onset of a. an identity crisis. b. puberty. c. separation anxiety. d. parent-child conflict.

b

Although development is lifelong, there is stability of personality over time. For example, 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.

b

In Erikson's stages, the primary task during adolescence is a. attaining formal operations. b. forging an identity. c. developing a sense of intimacy with another person. d. living independent of parents.

b

Which of the following is true of motor-skill development? 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.

b

Imogine finds that as she is getting older her memory isn't as good as it once was. What can she do to improve her memory? Be more physically active. Consume more Vitamin D. Eat more leafy vegetables. Take a daily multivitamin.

be more physically active

Why is it that older people account for fewer than 10% of all automobile crashes when they have a slower reaction time and attend less to other vehicles on the road when compared to younger adults? Because they drive below the posted speed limit. Because they are not as fragile as most assume. Because they have strong sensory skills. Because they drive less than younger adults.

because they drive less than younger adults

Body organs first begin to form and function during the period of the _______; within 6 months, during the period of the _______, the organs are sufficiently functional to allow a good chance of survival. a. zygote; embryo b. zygote; fetus c. embryo; fetus d. placenta; fetus

c

The three major issues that interest developmental psychologists are nature/nurture, stability/change, and _________/___________.

continuity/stages

David is 13 years old and is always telling his mother that she should not drive too fast and make a complete stop at the light in order to avoid getting a ticket. Lawrence Kohlberg would suggest that this illustrates _____ morality. unconventional conventional preconventional postconventional

conventional

These are studies in which people of different ages are compared with one another. cross-validation studies cross-vocational studies cross-sectional studies cross-relational studies

cross sectional studies

All of the following are difficult for older adults EXCEPT: determining if the information is meaningful. memorizing nonsense syllables. time-based tasks. remembering skills.

determining if the information is meaningful.

Improved judgment, impulse control, and the ability to plan for the future all develop during the teens and early twenties, largely as a result of: a surge of hormones beginning in puberty. development of the parietal lobe of the brain. growth in number of neurons and their connections. development of the frontal lobe of the brain.

development of the frontal lobe of the brain

At every age and stage of life, _____ psychologists investigate the influence of multiple factors on how people change physically, mentally, and socially, including biological, environmental, social, cultural, and behavioral factors. A. epigenetic B. developmental C. biological D. cognitive

developmental

The study of how people change physically, mentally, and socially throughout their lifespan is called: A. humanistic psychology. B. epigenetics. C. cognitive psychology. D. developmental psychology.

developmental psychology

Three-year old Sam is talking to his grandmother on the phone. He says, "Look what I got today." Sam is displaying _____.

egocentrism

Fatima's cousin miscarried during her eighth week of pregnancy. During what stage of prenatal development did she have the miscarriage?

embryo

Javier is 20 years old and still very much dependent on his parents. They are paying for his college tuition and his living expenses. He spends his school holidays at home with them. Javier is in the phase of life known as: adolescence. second childhood. emerging adulthood. adult dependency.

emerging adulthood

Some developmental psychologists now refer to the period that occurs in some Western cultures from age 18 to the mid-twenties and beyond (up to the time of full adult independence) as _________________________________.

emerging adulthood

Abigail is disgusted at the album cover for a rapper's new album. The cover displays the rapper in a pose showing off her backside, wearing nothing but a G-string. Abigail believes that this is a sexualized portrayal of the rapper and believes that young girls who are fans of will see this form of self-objectification as acceptable. Abigail has vouched to boycott anything that is from the rapper. Abigail has entered the _____ stage of development. formal operational preoperational concrete operational sensorimotor

formal operational

According to Piaget, a person who can think logically about abstractions is in the ___________________________ stage.

formal operations

During adolescence, according to Jean Piaget, most individuals achieve this stage of intellectual development. sensorimotor preoperational concrete operations formal operations

formal operations

During adolescence, most achieve Piaget's intellectual stage of: concrete operations. sensorimotor development. formal operations. preoperations.

formal operations

When adolescents achieve the intellectual summit that Jean Piaget called _____, they apply their new abstract reasoning tools to the world around them. moral operations post operational concrete operations formal operations

formal operations

Between ages 3 and 6, the human brain experiences the greatest growth in the___________lobes, which enable rational planning and aid memory.

frontal

Freud defined the healthy adult as one who is able to love and work. Erikson agreed, observing that the adult struggles to attain intimacy and_____________.

generativity

Reggie is in his mid-fifties. Reggie can expect that he will experience a: gradual increase in sperm count. gradual increase in speed of erection and ejaculation. gradual decrease in testosterone. cessation in fertility.

gradual decrease in testosterone

To most people, the sexual abuse of a very young child is so emotionally repulsive that they immediately recognize it as immoral. This best illustrates that moral judgments may possibly reflect: gut-level intuitions. habituation. insecure attachments. concrete operational thought.

gut-level intuitions

The majority of adults aged 65 and older in the United States are: healthy, active, and self-sufficient. incapacitated by illness or disability. in nursing homes or other special care facilities. held in high esteem in American culture.

healthy, active, and self-sufficient

At 19, Celia is beginning to plan for her future. She no longer lives for the moment. She wants to become a doctor, so she knows she has buckle down in school. What is probably happening to Celia? Her frontal lobes are growing. Her neurons are ready for pruning. She is experiencing a hormonal surge. She is in the middle of a growth spurt.

her frontal lobes are growing

Lanae is three years old and her favorite book is "Are You My Mother," a short story about a baby bird who hatches while his mother is away. The baby bird then leaves the nest in search of his mother. The baby bird follows the first thing he sees. When he is told that it is not his mother he then begins to follow the second thing he sees and so on. _____ is an attachment concept that is an aspect of this story.

imprinting

There are several computerized game programs that are designed to improve cognitive functioning and reduce cognitive decline by exercising both memory and attention. Research has shown that those who engage in such games show _____ in the practiced skills.

improvement

Aging results in a gradual decline in female fertility. As an example, for women _____ a single act of intercourse is half as likely to produce a pregnancy as it would for a woman 19 to 26 years old. in their thirties at menarche in their forties at menopause

in their thirties

According to Erik Erikson, older adults can most effectively cope with the prospect of their own death if they have achieved a sense of _____.

integrity

Mike is 68 years old and is sitting in his recliner reflecting on the mistakes he made in his life as well as the dreams that went unfulfilled. According to Erik Erikson, Mike is in the stage of development called: initiative vs. guilt. generativity vs. stagnation. identity vs. role confusion. integrity vs. despair.

integrity vs. despair

Jenny has a job, a cat named Jake, and 31 candles on her birthday cake. She is worried about finding the "right man." She frequently spends nights alone and knows she is not getting any younger. Jenny is in the stage of development called: intimacy versus isolation. initiative versus guilt. identity versus role confusion. integrity versus despair.

intimacy verses isolation

The association areas of the cortex are related to thinking, memory, and _____.

language

The _____ adulthood group has the least problems with social relationships.

late

Birdie frequently experiences the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon where she knows either a word or a memory she is looking for but is unable to recall it at the moment. It is literally at the tip of her tongue. Birdie is most likely in which of the following stages of development? adolescence early adulthood middle adulthood late adulthood

late adulthood

Research participants are presented with the following scenario: "There is a runaway trolley headed for five people. All will certainly be killed unless you throw a switch that diverts the trolley onto another track, where one person will die. Will you throw the switch?" What is this scenario measuring? post-conventional thinking formal operational thinking conventional thinking moral intuition

moral intuition

Early maturation in boys tends to produce boys who are: less likely to engage in alcohol use and other risky behaviors. more vulnerable to sexual harassment and embarrassment. less mature emotionally. more self-assured, popular, and independent.

more self-assured, popular, and independent

Pruning occurs at the ____level in the cerebral cortex.

neural

A series of small strokes that progressively damage an older adult's brain is most likely to produce: Alzheimer's disease. neurocognitive disorder. crystallized intelligence. menarche.

neurocognitive disorder

Your aging aunt Luella has had a series of small strokes. These strokes can progressively damage her brain and are most likely to produce: menarche. neurocognitive disorder. Alzheimer's disease. pneumonia.

neurocognitive disorder

In older adults _____ disorders were formerly called dementia. neurocognitive disorders schizophrenic degenerative depressive

neurocognitive disorders

Which of the following statements is true regarding the so-called midlife transition during the forties? Most men experience a crisis. Divorce becomes common. People realize life is mostly behind them. Distress peaks for men and women.

people realize life is mostly behind them

Ty's parents divorced when he was 5. His father moved out of state, and his mother is kept busy with trying to keep a roof over their heads. Ty is now 13 and has been getting into some minor troubles at school and with the law. Despite this, his mother still allows Ty to come and go when he wishes, she rarely, if ever, punishes him, and she gives in to whatever he wants. She feels guilty about the divorce and that he doesn't have a father. What type of parenting style does Ty's mother have? permissive authoritative detached authoritarian

permissive

As a 5-year-old, Ivis suffered a brain injury and lost his ability to speak. With help he was able to relearn how to speak. As an adult, Ivis experienced a stroke and he lost his ability to speak again. This time, however, he could not relearn speech. His inability to relearn how to speak after the stroke was most likely due to the pruning _____.

process

Seventy-year-old Barbara has been asked to memorize a series of thirty words. She is likely to perform similar to that of young adults if asked to do which of the following? recall the words without clues recall the words with clues use chunking to memorize the words recognize the words

recognize the words

Every time 2-year old Rosa goes near the stove, her mother stops her and says, "No, hot!" Rosa's mother is providing her with a _____ to help her internalize.

scaffold

When parents are consistently warm and responsive to their infant, the infant is likely to develop a(n) _____ attachment to the parents; when parents neglect the infant, are inconsistent, or insensitive to the infant's needs, the infant is likely to develop a(n) _____ attachment to the parents. familiar; strange secure; insecure insecure; secure easy; difficult

secure; insecure

Puberty is the period of _____maturation, during which a person becomes capable of reproducing. sexual successful adult cognitive [[Cognitive changes are another part of adolescence.

sexual

There are several computerized game programs that are designed to improve cognitive functioning and reduce cognitive decline by exercising both memory and attention. Research has shown that those who engage in such games: continue to show cognitive decline as they age. show improvements in both the practiced skills and overall cognitive functioning. show improvement in their overall cognitive functioning. show improvement in the practiced skills.

show improvement in practiced skills and overall cognitive functioning

Samantha is 32 years old and unmarried. She is worried that she will not be married early enough to have children. Samantha is feeling pressure from her culture's established: crystallized clock. biological clock. psychological clock. social clock.

social clock

Stephanie is 33 years old. She has a full-time career and is not married. She does not have any children. Stephanie's grandmother keeps asking her when she will get married and have children, insisting that Stephanie should be married and a mother by now. She also insists that Stephanie should not focus on her career because once she is married she should not be working. Stephanie's grandmother is referring to the _____ of her generation

social clock

Mark thinks that language development over the life span requires a slow but steady shaping process. His belief is most directly relevant to the issue of continuity or _____.

stages

An 8-month-old infant who reacts to a new babysitter by crying and clinging to his father's shoulder is showing___________________.

stranger anxiety

Judy has Leukemia and has been prescribed a series of medications to help treat the condition. However, she regularly forgets to take her medication. What could she do to help remember to take her medication on time? use mnemonics tie a string around her finger write a note to herself recite over and over again what she needs to do throughout the day

write a note to herself