lg exam 1
Clara, a 1-year-old baby, recently started walking. According to research, we would also expect her to Multiple Choice - be safer because she is more in control of her relationship with her environment. - make life easier for her parents now that she can walk. - show less egocentrism, since she is now able to get around on her own. - show an increase in language development due to interaction with more objects.
show an increase in language development due to interaction with more objects.
Tamara, an African American, is born with a genetic disorder that causes her body's red blood cells to become hook-shaped instead of being disk shaped, impairing the normal oxygen-carrying capacity of the cells. The doctors explain to Tamara's parents that this condition makes her resistant to malaria, however. Which of the following disorders is Tamara most likely suffering from? Multiple Choice - Tay-Sachs disease - sickle-cell anemia - Huntington disease - leukemia
sickle-cell anemia
_____ is a government's course of action designed to promote the welfare of its citizens. Multiple Choice - Equity policy - Generational policy - Cultural legislation - Social policy
social policy
_____ processes involve changes in the individual's relationships with other people, changes in emotions, and changes in personality. Multiple Choice - Socioemotional - Biological - Polycentric - Cognitive
socioemotional
Gina's therapist attributes her delinquent behavior to heredity and to the gross neglect she suffered as a baby at the hands of her alcoholic mother. Gina's therapist appears to be emphasizing the _____ aspect of her development. Multiple Choice - stability - discontinuity - lifelong learning - personality
stability
Which of the following statements is true of the forebrain? Multiple Choice - It is the portion of the brain that is farthest from the spinal cord. - It insulates axons and helps electrical signals travel faster down the axon. - It consists of the medulla, cerebellum, and pons. - It includes the tectum, the tegmentum, and the cerebral peduncles.
It is the portion of the brain that is farthest from the spinal cord.
Which of the following is true of fragile X syndrome? Multiple Choice - It makes a female XO instead of XX. - It results in XXY males. - It occurs only in females. - It occurs more frequently in males than in females.
It occurs more frequently in males than in females.
In the context of the milestones in motor skills development in infants, which of the following is true of the first year? Multiple Choice - In the first year of life, infants are motorically skilled and mobile. - Breast feeding has no link to reaching the milestones earlier. - Not all infants reach these gross motor development milestones in the same order. - A smaller size at birth is the aspect of pregnancy and delivery with the strongest link to reaching motor milestones earlier.
Not all infants reach these gross motor development milestones in the same order.
Which of the following correlations is the strongest? Multiple Choice - +.70 - +.46 - −.65 - −.77
-.77
_____ is the interaction of a specific measured variation in DNA and a specific measured aspect of the environment. Multiple Choice - Heredity-environment correlation - Evocative genotype-environment correlation - Passive genotype-environment interaction - Gene × environment (G × E) interaction
Gene × environment (G × E) interaction
_____ motor skills are skills that involve large-muscle activities, such as moving one's arms and walking. Multiple Choice - Major - Learned - Gross - Fine
Gross
The idea that no age period dominates development highlights the life-span perspective that development is Multiple Choice - contextual. - multidimensional. - lifelong. - plastic.
lifelong
Which of the following has been a consequence of the improved survival rate of extremely preterm and low birth weight infants? Multiple Choice - lower level executive function - alcohol dependency in later adolescence - improved memory function - increased rates of gender-nonconformity
lower level executive function
Which of the following statements accurately reflects a key concept of evolutionary developmental psychology? Multiple Choice - Many evolved psychological mechanisms apply only to a specific aspect of a person's psychological makeup. - All behaviors that were adaptive for our prehistoric ancestors serve us well today. - Evolution has not impacted human development. - The mind is a general-purpose device that can be applied equally to a vast array of problems.
many evolved psychological mechanisms apply only to a specific aspect of a person's psychological makeup
The question of whether a fun-loving, carefree adolescent is bound to have difficulty holding down a 9-to-5 job as an adult reflects the Multiple Choice - epigenetic view. - nature-nurture issue. - stability-change issue. - continuity-discontinuity issue.
stability-change issue.
Flevy, a marketing researcher, is conducting an extensive market research study and has hired a big group of college students to hand out a standard set of questions to shoppers at malls and supermarkets and to seek their responses. Which of the following methods of data collection is Flevy using? Multiple Choice - laboratory research - naturalistic observation - surveys - physiological measures
surveys
Drugs, incompatible blood types, environmental pollutants, infectious diseases, nutritional deficiencies, maternal stress, advanced maternal and paternal age, and environmental pollutants are collectively identified as _____ in the context of prenatal development. Multiple Choice - behavioral influences - genetic determinants - teratogens - lifestyle issues
teratogens
Which of Urie Bronfenbrenner's environmental systems consists of the patterning of environmental events and transitions over the life course, as well as sociohistorical circumstances? Multiple Choice - the macrosystem - the exosystem - the chronosystem - the mesosystem
the chronosystem
Identify the type of error that occurs when infants make the mistake of selecting a familiar hiding place rather than a new hiding place as they progress into Piaget's fourth substage of the sensorimotor stage. Multiple Choice - Type 2 error - Type 1 error - A-not-B error - F-not-N error
A-not-B error
_____ is the field that seeks to discover the influence of heredity and environment on individual differences in human traits and development. Multiple Choice - Behavior therapy - Behavior influence - Behavior development - Behavior genetics
Behavior genetics
_____ is a complex molecule with a double helix shape, like a spiral staircase, and contains genetic information. Multiple Choice - RNA - A ribosome - A chromosome - DNA
DNA
Jason, a 4-year-old, has an intellectual disability and has shorter limbs than other children his age. His pediatrician observes that Jason has a protruding tongue and an extra fold of skin over his eyelids. Jason's mother informs the pediatrician that she was 30 at the time of Jason's birth and that he was born with a flat skull. From this information, the pediatrician will most likely diagnose Jason with Multiple Choice - Turner syndrome. - Klinefelter syndrome. - XYY syndrome. - Down syndrome.
Down syndrome.
Which of the following statements is true of how neurons change in the first years of life? Multiple Choice - The synaptic connections that are used become strengthened and survive, while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear. - Synaptic connections begin to develop only after birth. - The human brain actually needs more than twice the neural connections made in the first years of life. - Myelination begins prenatally and stops at birth.
The synaptic connections that are used become strengthened and survive, while the unused ones are replaced by other pathways or disappear.
Which of the following indicates a significant problem in an infant's communication system? Multiple Choice - not being able to speak 50 words by 15 months of age - only speaking 150 words by 2 years of age - a lack of pointing by 7 months of age - a lack of pointing by 15 months of age
a lack of pointing by 15 months of age
In a recent research review, massage of preterm infants in the NICU was associated with _____ length of stay, _____ pain, and _____ weight gain. Multiple Choice - a shorter; no observable difference in; steady - no changes in; no; no observable difference in - a shorter; reduced; improved - a longer; heightened; reduced
a shorter; reduced; improved
In 2001, the Human Genome Project reported that humans have about 30,000 genes. By 2018, researchers had revised that number to Multiple Choice - roughly 60,000. - about 300,000. - about 21,000. - about 4,300.
about 21,000.
Brad is an athletic child, and he is in every sports team in school, as he enjoys sports immensely. He regularly practices football, tennis, and basketball and hopes to become the captain of one of the sports teams. This scenario best reflects _____ correlations that occur when children seek out environments that they find compatible and stimulating. Multiple Choice - passive genotype-environment - influential genotype-environment - active (niche-picking) genotype-environment - evocative genotype-environment
active (niche-picking) genotype-environment
If a baboon learns to eat different kinds of fruit instead of relying on only one kind for its nutritive needs, we would argue that this behavior promotes its survival. Thus, the behavior is Multiple Choice - adaptive. - dominant. - submissive. - aggressive.
adaptive
Baby Elise has developed a sucking scheme. She knows that to get food, she must suck on her mother's breast. Now, her mother has begun to introduce solid foods with a spoon. Elise immediately sucks on the spoon. This is an example of Multiple Choice - assimilation. - amalgamation. - application. - accommodation.
assimilation.
Two-year-old Julia is learning to talk, and her parents would say that her favorite word is "no." This would be considered normal for a child in Erik Erikson's life-span stage of Multiple Choice - intimacy versus isolation. - autonomy versus shame and doubt. - trust versus mistrust. - initiative versus guilt.
autonomy versus shame and doubt
Development can be defined as the pattern of movement or change that Multiple Choice - begins at conception and continues through the human life span. - begins at birth and continues through the human life span. - begins at childhood and continues until adulthood. - begins at conception and continues until adulthood.
begins at conception and continues through the human life span
Determining _____ age involves knowing the functional capacities of a person's vital organs. Multiple Choice - chronological - biological - social - psychological
biological
Ramada, 69, an avid golfer and fitness enthusiast, recently got a comprehensive health exam done, and her physician remarked that her vital organs were in such good shape that her _____ age was about 10 years less than her chronological age. Multiple Choice - mental - social - psychological - biological
biological
In the nature-nurture issue, nature refers to an organism's _____, nurture to its _____. Multiple Choice - personality traits; abilities - attributes; ecological heritage - acquired traits; heredity - biological inheritance; environmental experiences
biological inheritance environmental experiences
Most neuroscientists agree that complex functions such as reading or performing music involve Multiple Choice - the spinal cord. - both hemispheres of the brain. - only the right hemisphere of the brain. - only the left hemisphere of the brain.
both hemispheres of the brain.
_____ introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection in 1859. Multiple Choice - Stephen Hawking - Wilhelm Wundt - Sigmund Freud - Charles Darwin
charles darwin
A group of people who are born at a similar point in history and share similar experiences as a result is referred to as a Multiple Choice - cult. - posse. - clan. - cohort.
cohort
Hidalgo, at 8 years old, is very good at addition and subtraction but has a hard time understanding the complex algebraic problems that his 14-year-old sister does. Hidalgo is currently in which of Jean Piaget's stages of development? Multiple Choice - conceptual operational - preoperational - formal operational - concrete operational
concrete operational
Behavioral and social cognitive theories emphasize Multiple Choice - continuity in development. - that development occurs in a stage-like fashion. - discontinuity in behavior. - unconscious motives.
continuity in development
Ariel wants to describe the strength of the relationship between the number of airplane companies in the world and global warming. Which of the following kinds of research is Ariel most likely to perform? Multiple Choice - correlational - collaborative - discrete - descriptive
correlational
In Lorenz's view, imprinting needs to take place at a certain very early time in the life of the animal, or else it will not take place. This period of time is called the Multiple Choice - bonding period. - receptive period. - sensitive period. - critical period.
critical period
Dr. McLean has designed a study to test the cognitive skills of people in their thirties, fifties, and seventies, where data is collected over the course of a day through a series of tests. What type of research approach is Dr. McLean using? Multiple Choice - cohort - cross-sectional - latitudinal - longitudinal
cross-sectional
_____ encompasses the behavior patterns, beliefs, and all other products of a particular group of people that are passed on from generation to generation. Multiple Choice - Ethnocentricity - Genotype - Phenotype - Culture
culture
The connection across biological, cognitive, and socioemotional processes is most obvious in the two rapidly emerging fields of Multiple Choice - developmental cognitive neuroscience and developmental social neuroscience. - developmental cognitive biology and developmental cognitive neuroscience. - developmental biological neuroscience and developmental social neuroscience. - developmental socioemotional pharmacology and developmental biological pharmacology.
developmental cognitive neuroscience and developmental social neuroscience
Lindsay's body does not produce enough insulin, causing abnormal metabolism of sugar. She is receiving insulin treatment. Lindsay has Multiple Choice - diabetes. - spina bifida. - phenylketonuria. - hemophilia.
diabetes
According to evolutionary developmental psychologists, many evolved psychological mechanisms are _____. That is, the mechanisms apply only to a specific aspect of a person's psychological makeup. Multiple Choice - unconditional - maladjusted - nonoperational - domain-specific
domain-specific
Travis spends a great deal of time working and trying to establish his career. He is also wondering if he should move in with his girlfriend and about their long-term prospects. Travis is most likely in the _____ period of development. Multiple Choice - late adolescence - late adulthood - early adulthood - middle adulthood
early adulthood
_____ is a time of establishing personal and economic independence, career development, and for many, selecting a mate, learning to live with that person in an intimate way, starting a family, and rearing children. Multiple Choice - Middle adulthood - Late adolescence - Early adulthood - Late adulthood
early adulthood
Erik Erikson's developmental theory consists of _____ stages that last from the first year of life to _____. Multiple Choice - eight; late adulthood - seven; early adulthood - six; adolescence - nine; death
eight; late adulthood
The _____ view states that development is the result of an ongoing, bidirectional interchange between heredity and the environment. Multiple Choice - congenital - biosocial - epigenetic - sociogenic
epigenetic
Trenton was playing in a sandbox. He was pouring sand from a short and wide container into a tall and narrow container. When he poured the sand into the tall and narrow container, it appeared as if it had more sand in it. Trenton could not figure out where the extra sand came from and how it got into his container. As Trenton continued to try to solve this puzzle, he experienced considerable movement between states of cognitive _____ and _____ to produce cognitive change. Multiple Choice - classification; modification - adaptation; organization - equilibration; categorization - equilibrium; disequilibrium
equilibrium; disequilibrium
All the following factors influence both the severity of the damage to an embryo or fetus and the type of defect from a particular teratogen, EXCEPT Multiple Choice - genetic susceptibility. - time of exposure. - ethnicity. - dose.
ethnicity
_____ correlations occur because a child's genetically influenced characteristics elicit certain types of environments. Multiple Choice - Active (niche-picking) genotype-environment - Influential genotype-environment - Passive genotype-environment - Evocative genotype-environment
evocative genotype-environment
Charlie is a cooperative, attentive child and is a favorite at home and school; he receives positive, instructive responses from adults. This is indicative of a(n) Multiple Choice - evocative genotype-environment correlation. - influential genotype-environment correlation. - passive genotype-environment correlation. - active (niche-picking) genotype-environment correlation.
evocative genotype-environment correlation
Timothy is a shy 6-year-old who is usually withdrawn in class. He is always distracted in class and refuses to cooperate with other students during class activities. He does not volunteer to answer questions, and as his teachers find it difficult to elicit any response from him, they choose to ignore him. He is not liked by his classmates as he never shares his belongings. As a result, he mostly plays by himself. Based on Sandra Scarr's description of the three ways that heredity and environment can be correlated, which of the following correlations is exhibited in this scenario? Multiple Choice - passive genotype-environment correlation - evocative genotype-environment correlation - niche-picking genotype-environment correlation - active genotype-environment correlation
evocative genotype-environment correlation
In the context of evolutionary psychology, Albert Bandura (1998) acknowledged that Multiple Choice - "one-sided evolutionism" is primarily used to explain social behavior. - evolution dictated behavior. - evolutionary pressures created changes in biological structures. - social behavior is strictly a product of evolved biology.
evolutionary pressures created changes in biological structures
Psychology's newest approach, _____, emphasizes the importance of adaptation, reproduction, and "survival of the fittest" in shaping behavior. Multiple Choice - behavioral psychology - cognitive psychology - humanistic psychology - evolutionary psychology
evolutionary psychology
The food-scarce environment of our ancestors likely led to humans' propensity to gorge when food is available and to crave high-caloric foods, a trait that might lead to an epidemic of obesity when food is plentiful. This illustrates how Multiple Choice - organisms pass on characteristics they acquire during their lifetime to their offspring. - evolved mechanisms are not always adaptive in contemporary society. - socialization influences the development of behavior and cognitive skills in human beings. - the benefits of evolutionary selection decrease with age.
evolved mechanisms are not always adaptive in contemporary society.
Harry is an autistic child and has a short attention span for any task. His intellectual abilities are much lower than other children his age. His pediatrician reveals that Harry has a genetic disorder due to an abnormality in his X chromosome, which has become constricted. Harry most likely suffers from Multiple Choice - XYY syndrome. - fragile X syndrome. - Turner syndrome. - Klinefelter syndrome.
fragile X syndrome
Tristan has a genetic disorder that results in his having an intellectual disability. His mother informs Tristan's pediatrician that Tristan has an extremely short attention span for any task. Based on Tristan's symptoms, the pediatrician is most likely to diagnose Tristan with Multiple Choice - XYY syndrome. - Tay-Sachs disease. - fragile X syndrome. - Turner syndrome.
fragile X syndrome
Brianna goes to a doctor who specializes in identifying genetic flaws to help prevent the risk of abnormalities. This doctor is called a Multiple Choice - genealogist. - chromosomal advisor. - genetic counselor. - physiologist.
genetic counselor
In the continuity-discontinuity issue in development, continuity refers to _____, while discontinuity implies _____. Multiple Choice - abrupt change; stability - discrete stages; gradations - gradual change; distinct stages - qualitative change; quantitative change
gradual change; distinct stages
According to an increasing number of studies in the United States, compared with younger people, older people Multiple Choice - have better relationships with people they care about. - are more pressured to achieve. - are less content with what they have in their lives. - have less time for leisurely pursuits.
have better relationships with people they care about.
_____ is a gene-linked abnormality in which the central nervous system deteriorates, producing problems in muscle coordination and mental deterioration. Multiple Choice - Cystic fibrosis - Tay-Sachs disease - Phenylketonuria - Huntington disease
huntington disease
Dr. Perkins predicts that children who spend years playing a musical instrument are smarter than children who do not play music. This testable prediction is known as a(n) Multiple Choice - variable. - axiom. - hypothesis. - classification.
hypothesis
Konrad Lorenz performed research with goslings and found that many, upon hatching, identified him as their mother. He called this form of attachment Multiple Choice - internalizing. - acclimatizing. - imprinting. - conditioning.
imprinting
The cross-sectional approach to developmental research compares Multiple Choice - various research methodologies. - various developmental theories. - individuals of different ages. - individuals of different genders.
individuals of different ages
According to the APA's guidelines, all participants must know what their research participation will involve and what risks might develop. This guideline addresses which of the following issues? Multiple Choice - confidentiality - deception - debriefing - informed consent
informed consent
Which of the following is true of phenylketonuria? Multiple Choice - It results from a recessive gene - It is a chromosomal disorder. - It results in death by the age of 5. - It is caused by an accumulation of lipids in the nervous system.
it results from a recessive gene
Which of the following is true of Down syndrome? Multiple Choice - It occurs when genetic imprinting goes awry. - It primarily occurs in African American children. - It is caused by the presence of an extra copy of chromosome Y. - Its symptoms include retardation of motor and mental abilities.
its symptoms include retardation of motor and mental abilities
Who among the following is most likely taking the traditional approach to the study of development? Multiple Choice - James, who emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old age - Gregory, who emphasizes development as lifelong, multidimensional, multidirectional, plastic, multidisciplinary, and contextual - Darren, who emphasizes developmental change throughout adulthood as well as childhood - Nick, who emphasizes extensive change in adulthood
james, who emphasizes extensive change from birth to adolescence, little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old age.
Jessica spends a lot of time thinking about the choices she has made in her life and the events she has witnessed. She is adjusting to decreasing strength and health, and she has made several lifestyle changes as a result. Jessica is most likely in the _____ period of development. Multiple Choice - middle adulthood - early adulthood - late adulthood - adolescence
late adulthood
In Holland, more than 40 percent of babies are delivered by midwives. In 2017, how many women in the United States delivered a baby were with the assistance of a midwife? Multiple Choice - less than 10 percent - roughly 20 percent - about 30 percent - over 50 percent
less than 10 percent
Which of the following best describes the way genes shape an individual human life? Multiple Choice - Each gene programs one specific protein in the human body. - Many genes collaborate with each other as well as with nongenetic factors. - Each gene acts independently of the other. - Genes strictly determine the possibility of any individual human life.
many genes collaborate with each other as well as with nongenetic factors
The _____ involves relations between microsystems, or connections between contexts. Multiple Choice - chronosystem - macrosystem - metasystem - mesosystem
mesosystem
Peter is a senior partner at his law firm and is an important member of his church and community. Both his children are in college. Peter's situation is most representative of which period of development? Multiple Choice - retirement - late adulthood - early adulthood - middle adulthood
middle adulthood
Psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, neuroscientists, and medical researchers all share an interest in unlocking the mysteries of development through the life span. This indicates how development is Multiple Choice - multidimensional. - multidirectional. - multidisciplinary. - plastic.
multidisciplinary
Red-feathered and blue-feathered birds occupy the same environment. The birds with the red feathers are better able to survive and avoid predators. This means that the population of red-feathered birds will increase in future generations. This illustrates the process of Multiple Choice - natural selection. - genetic survival. - natural adaptation. - genetic selection.
natural selection
Danny's mother is even-tempered, fair, and tactful. Seeing this, Danny is growing up to be a polite, good-natured boy too. This imitation or modeling of behavior mirrors the concept of _____ in Bandura's social cognitive theory. Multiple Choice - classical conditioning - observational learning - operant conditioning - salient stimuli
observational learning
Katie-Lou is 88 years old. Katie would most likely be characterized as Multiple Choice - young-old. - oldest-old. - late-old. - old-old.
oldest-old
As an alternative to the "_____ evolutionism" presented in evolutionary psychology, Albert Bandura proposed a _____ view. Multiple Choice - balanced; biased - one-sided; bidirectional - bidirectional; unidirectional - dynamic; linear
one-sided; bidirectional
Evolution takes place Multiple Choice - when a species is ready for it. - over the course of many generations - because of active attempts at change on the part of a species. - almost immediately.
over the course of many generations
Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disorder in which an individual cannot properly metabolize _____, an amino acid. Multiple Choice - phenylacetamide - phenylalanine - phenylamine - phenylacetylene
phenylalanine
The _____ period is the time from conception to birth. Multiple Choice - prenatal - postnatal - perinatal - neonatal
prenatal
Newborns born to mothers who used marijuana during pregnancy were more likely to be born Multiple Choice - with cesarean sections and other surgical interventions. - preterm or low birth weight - late and with a high birth weight. - after prolonged and more arduous labor.
preterm or low birth weight
_____ theories describe development as primarily unconscious and heavily colored by emotion. Multiple Choice - Evolutionary - Behavioral - Social cognitive - Psychoanalytic
psychoanalytic
Jean Piaget believed that cognition in one stage is _____ that in another stage. Multiple Choice - quantitatively different from - quantitatively similar to - qualitatively similar to - qualitatively different from
qualitatively different from
The concept of discontinuity is characterized by Multiple Choice - quantitative change. - collective change. - qualitative change. - measured change.
qualitive change
Kyoko is 13 months old and can understand about 50 words but can say only about 10 words. This demonstrates how Kyoko's _____ vocabulary is more developed than her _____ vocabulary. Multiple Choice - expressive; spoken - spoken; receptive - spoken; expressive - receptive; spoken
receptive; spoken
Mateo, an infant, is on a special diet, as his parents are aware that he has a genetic disorder in which he cannot metabolize phenylalanine, an amino acid. Mateo's parents are also aware of the importance of this diet and that excess phenylalanine buildup in the infant will produce intellectual disability and hyperactivity. This genetic disorder results from a Multiple Choice - dominant gene. - complementary gene. - recessive gene. - longevity gene.
recessive gene
Recent research indicates that attention and emotion are predominantly Multiple Choice - controlled by "the gut" rather than the brain. - left hemisphere activities - right hemisphere activities. - instinctual rather than neurological.
right hemisphere activities.
Cynthia is conducting a survey on the prevalence and patterns of substance abuse in her city. Which of the following problems is she likely to encounter while using this method of data collection? Multiple Choice - the fact that some participants may not tell the truth and will instead give socially acceptable answers - the assumption that surveys have to be conducted only in person - the assumption that a person's behavior is consistent and stable - the inability to sample a large number of people
the fact that some participants may not tell the truth and will instead give socially acceptable answers
A researcher is interested in the effect of exercise on stamina in elderly patients. The patients are randomly assigned to be in a high-exercise or low-exercise training program for eight weeks. At the end of the program, their stamina is measured by seeing how long they can walk comfortably on a treadmill. In this study, the dependent variable is Multiple Choice - the number of minutes on the treadmill. - the exercise program (high versus low). - the eight-week duration of the exercise program. - the number of elderly patients.
the number of minutes on the treadmill
Dr. Jackson's research has found that the correlation between IQ and head circumference is +.10. From this information, we can conclude that Multiple Choice - people with small heads tend to have a higher IQ than people with large heads. - people with large heads have a higher IQ than people with small heads. - there is a weak relationship between head size and IQ. - head circumference is an important predictor of IQ.
there is a weak relationship between head size and IQ.
According to Paul Baltes, which of the following is true of nonnormative life events? Multiple Choice - They do not influence the lives of individual people. - They are similar for individuals in a particular age group. - They are usual occurrences. - They do not happen to all people.
they do not happen to all people
According to Paul Baltes's life-span perspective, which of the following is true of contexts? Multiple Choice - They have a biological impact on development. - They refer to the capacity for change. - They are influenced by genetic factors. - They remain constant over time.
they have a biological impact on development
Which of the following is true of physiological measures used in the study of life-span development? Multiple Choice - They provide insights that sometimes cannot be attained in the laboratory and are used at sporting events and child-care centers. - They involve the use of electromagnetic waves to construct images of a person's brain tissue and biochemical activity. - They involve the use of a standard set of questions to obtain people's self-reported beliefs about a particular topic. - They are based on the assumption that a person's behavior is consistent and stable, yet personality can vary with the situation.
they involve the use of electromagnetic waves to construct images of a person's brain tissue and biochemical activity
Natasha has a short stature, even though everyone else in her family is tall. Unlike her family members and relatives, she has a webbed neck. She dislikes mathematics, as she has difficulty understanding the subject. However, she takes part in and enjoys activities that require verbal communication. Natasha's doctor informs her parents that she is missing an X chromosome, making her XO instead of XX. The symptoms and the cause of the symptoms most likely indicate that Natasha has Multiple Choice - fragile X syndrome. - Klinefelter syndrome. - Turner syndrome. - XYY syndrome.
turner syndrome
The Ascend intervention program by the Aspen Institute is an example of the increasing interest in developing Multiple Choice - two-generation educational interventions to improve the academic success of children living in poverty. - initiatives that raise the incomes of working poor parents in order to benefit their children. - programs that move adults off welfare rolls and into paid employment. - programs for the protection of older adults and the provision of health care for the elderly.
two-generation educational interventions to improve the academic success of children living in poverty
Wang Ying is a clinical psychologist who specializes in counseling young adults. She helps her clients cope with depression, anxiety, and life transitions. In this scenario, Wang is most likely to Multiple Choice - refrain from referring clients to medical facilities. - instruct clients to resolve their problems without seeking outside help. - conduct research on the effects of specific policies on children's well-being. - work individually with clients.
work individually with clients