PSYCHOLOGY (EXAM #2)

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Ezrah and Eaton are monozygotic twins, meaning they share _____% of their genetic material.

100

Baby Olivia will likely speak her first words when she is about _____ months old.

12

Over _____% of new sexually transmitted infections affect people between the ages of 15 and 24.

50

Danielle is consulting her college's course catalog. The description of an upper-level psychology course begins, "This course surveys growth and change across the life span in physical, cognitive, and social domains." This course is likely titled:

Developmental Psychology

Edna has been told she has end-stage cancer and that she only has a few months to live. According to Kübler-Ross, the final stage of grief that Edna will experience is:

acceptance

Avery went to the zoo with his class today where he learned that some birds do not fly. Upon learning this information, he used _____ to restructure his schema for birds.

accommodation

"High control, high warmth" is one way to summarize Baumrind's _____ parenting style.

authoritative

The Swiss scholar Jean Piaget made groundbreaking contributions to the study of _____ development.

cognitive

Five-year-old twins Keith and Kevin each have 4 ounces of juice in their glasses. Keith's glass is tall and narrow, whereas Kevin's is shorter and wider. Kevin complains that Keith has more juice, revealing his lack of:

conservation

Sixteen-year-old Michael begins growing a marijuana plant in a corner of his family's garden. His stepfather asks him to remove it because it is illegal. In Kohlberg's terms, Michael's stepfather is demonstrating _____ reasoning.

conventional

"Oooo . . . aaah . . . oooo," 3-month-old Jasmine joyfully repeats. Jasmine's speech is an example of:

cooing

When Ericka's mother, Joan, died suddenly, the first stage of grief Ericka experienced was:

denial

Deirdre is a fussy baby. She does not seem to eat or sleep on a fixed schedule. She is extremely active, and she gets upset easily. Deirdre likely has a(n) _____ temperament.

difficult

Baby Jacquie eats and sleeps on a regular schedule. She is quickly soothed when she cries. Jacquie appears to have a(n) _____ temperament.

easy

The second and third trimesters of pregnancy, which include weeks 12 through birth, occur entirely within the _____ period of prenatal development.

fetal

Anton is 55-years-old. According to Erikson, he is most likely in the _____ stage.

generativity versus stagnation

What are a person's genes collectively known as?

genotype

The shortest period of prenatal development is the _____ period.

germinal

In Erikson's theory, children in elementary school (at around 6 to 9 or 10 years of age), are generally in the _____ stage of development.

industry versus inferiority

LaToya is 28. She is engaged to a young man she has been dating for several years. She is looking forward to marrying and starting a family. It appears that LaToya has successfully negotiated Erikson's _____ stage.

intimacy versus isolation

Laney is investigating early language acquisition. She selects a group of 6-month-old babies, and then assesses them every 3 months until they are 2 years old. Laney is using a _____ research design.

longitudinal

Ericka's baby loves playing peek-a-boo games. This is because infants in the sensorimotor stage lack

object permanence

Children of _____ parents tend to lack self-control, act impulsively, and show no respect for boundaries.

permissive

Brown eyes, curly hair, and a slim build are elements of Jarrod's:

phenotype

Developmental psychology investigates:

physical, cognitive, and socioemotional changes across the life span

The final stage of Kohlberg's theory is the _____ level of development.

post-conventional

A teen celebrity gains notoriety for high-risk behaviors such as street racing and recreational drug use. Adolescents' tendencies to engage in such behaviors reflect the fact that the development of the brain's _____ is not complete until after adolescence.

prefrontal cortex

The appearance of pubic hair is a _____ sexual characteristic.

secondary

In Ainsworth's studies (and in subsequent research), a majority of children studied were found to have a(n) _____ attachment style.

secure

The first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development is the _____ stage.

sensorimotor

What is the correct order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development?

sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational

Cleo is now using two-word phrases. Which language acquisition stage is Cleo currently in?

telegraphic speech

The brain becomes fully mature by:

the early to mid-twenties

Billie is 2 months old. In Erikson's theory, Billie is in the _____ stage.

trust versus mistrust

Emma has been a moderate alcohol user during much of her pregnancy. She knows that this is a bad idea because it increases her baby's risk of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder but cannot seem to stop drinking. Which of the following is NOT a symptom of fetal alcohol syndrome?

underdeveloped internal organs


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