WRK 07 Ch.10

Question 17 of 30 0.5 Points Lawrence Kohlberg believed that moral development is determined by A. cognitive development. B. physical development. C. emotional development. D. social development.

A. cognitive development.

Question 5 of 30 0.5 Points Since the 1960s, the percentage of American families that remain childless has A. increased significantly. B. increased slightly. C. decreased slightly. D. decreased significantly.

A. increased significantly.

Question 14 of 30 0.5 Points As 79-year-old Joe mentally reviews his life he cannot help from smiling to himself. He believes he married and spent over 40 years with the most wonderful woman in the world, helped to raise three fine children, and was successful in his career as an accountant. At this point in his life, Joe is experiencing A. integrity. B. identity. C. generativity. D. intimacy.

A. integrity.

Question 16 of 30 0.5 Points According to Kohlberg, a person who believes that Heinz should steal the drug so his wife can live and cook him dinner is reasoning at the ____ level of moral development. A. preconventional B. conventional C. concrete D. postconventional

A. preconventional

Question 4 of 30 0.5 Points Which of the following age groups can be categorized as part of emerging adulthood? A. 15-18 B. 18-25 C. 25-30 D. 35-45

B. 18-25

Question 25 of 30 0.5 Points Separation anxiety typically develops when infants are about ____ months old and peaks at around ____ months. A. 2 - 4; 10 - 12 B. 6 - 8; 14 - 18 C. 9 - 11; 13 - 15 D. 12; 24

B. 6 - 8; 14 - 18

Question 28 of 30 0.5 Points Piaget asserted that the child's experiences in the world, in combination with maturation, together influence the child's cognitive development. This assertion BEST reflects the unifying theme in psychology that A. psychology evolves in a sociohistorical context. B. heredity and environment jointly influence behavior. C. psychology is theoretically diverse. D. our experience of the world is highly subjective.

B. heredity and environment jointly influence behavior.

Question 27 of 30 0.5 Points George watched as a researcher placed five toy dogs and three toy cats on a table. When the researcher asked George if there are more dogs or more animals, George correctly answered more animals. George's behavior indicates that he understands ____ and is in the ____ stage of cognitive development. A. hierarchical classification; preoperational B. hierarchical classification; concrete operational C. conservation; concrete operational D. conservation; formal operational

B. hierarchical classification; concrete operational

Question 7 of 30 0.5 Points Piaget proposed four stages of cognitive development. Which of the following is NOT one of his stages? A. sensorimotor B. postoperational C. preoperational D. formal operational

B. postoperational

Question 11 of 30 0.5 Points Physical features NOT directly associated with reproduction that are associated with one's gender are referred to as A. primary sexual characteristics. B. secondary sexual characteristics. C. tertiary sexual characteristics. D. nonsexual characteristics.

B. secondary sexual characteristics.

Question 13 of 30 0.5 Points Your son has developed facial hair and now needs to shave; he also has developed much wider shoulders. These changes reflect the emergence of A. primary sexual characteristics. B. secondary sexual characteristics. C. tertiary sexual characteristics. D. peripheral sexual characteristics

B. secondary sexual characteristics.

Question 24 of 30 0.5 Points The correct order or sequence of Piaget's stages is A. preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, sensorimotor. B. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational. C. sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, formal operational. D. preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational.

B. sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational.

Question 3 of 30 0.5 Points Conventional thinking in moral development bases morality (right or wrong) on A. the risk of punishment. B. society's laws. C. personal principles. D. the potential rewards.

B. society's laws.

Question 21 of 30 0.5 Points In women, menopause typically occurs around age A. 12. B. 40. C. 50. D. 65.

C. 50.

Question 1 of 30 0.5 Points Your psychology professor tells you that he believes that children's cognitive development is fueled by social interactions with adults and older children who provide guidance to allow the child to gradually increase competence on the task. Which theorist does your professor's view MOST resemble? A. Jean Piaget B. Erik Erikson C. Lev Vygotsky D. Lawrence Kohlberg

C. Lev Vygotsky

Question 18 of 30 0.5 Points Which of the following statements is MOST accurate? A. as long as the pregnant woman isn't physiologically addicted to alcohol, it doesn't matter how much she drinks B. three drinks per day can be considered a safe level of alcohol consumption for most pregnant women C. even normal social drinking by the expectant mother may be harmful to the fetus D. alcohol consumption by the mother poses almost no risk to the developing fetus in the last three months of the pregnancy

C. even normal social drinking by the expectant mother may be harmful to the fetus

Question 26 of 30 0.5 Points Piaget believed that children first become capable of hypothetical thinking during the A. concrete operational stage. B. sensorimotor stage. C. formal operational stage. D. preoperational stage.

C. formal operational stage.

Question 6 of 30 0.5 Points Generally toddler's receptive vocabulary is ________ than their productive vocabulary A. smaller B. much smaller C. larger D. the same

C. larger

Question 30 of 30 0.5 Points Which of the following statements is FALSE? A. males tend to score higher on measures of visual-spatial ability than females B. males tend to exhibit slightly better mathematical abilities than females C. males tend to exhibit slightly better verbal skills than females D. males tend to be more aggressive than females

C. males tend to exhibit slightly better verbal skills than females

Question 23 of 30 0.5 Points Yesterday little Louis saw his brother climb a tree. Today Louis tried it and fell to the ground, hurting himself. But his mother nevertheless praised him for being a brave boy. Which of the following influences on gender-role socialization are at work here? A. self-socialization and punishment B. self-socialization and extinction C. observational learning and reinforcement D. operant conditioning and classical conditioning

C. observational learning and reinforcement

Question 2 of 30 0.5 Points At what age does an infant typically first exhibit separation anxiety? A. one to two weeks B. one to two months C. six to eight months D. around one year

C. six to eight months

Question 22 of 30 0.5 Points Approximately two-thirds of all cases of dementia are caused by A. drug and alcohol abuse. B. hormonal changes. C. Parkinson's disease. D. Alzheimer's disease.

D. Alzheimer's disease.

Question 8 of 30 0.5 Points The psychologist who contributed significantly to our understanding of the cognitive development of children is A. Erik Erikson. B. Sigmund Freud. C. Lawrence Kohlberg. D. Jean Piaget.

D. Jean Piaget.

Question 10 of 30 0.5 Points Ashley finds a wallet on the floor at the store. She decides to turn in the wallet at the lost-and-found because she believes her parents will be proud of her for being honest. Ashley's reasoning reflects the ____ level of moral development. A. postconventional B. preconventional C. concrete D. conventional

D. conventional

Question 19 of 30 0.5 Points Forty-seven-year-old Jennifer has recently started tutoring students at the elementary school her own children attended many years ago. She enjoys being around the children and feels a great deal of satisfaction from her tutoring. Jennifer appears to be successfully resolving the crisis of A. integrity versus despair. B. industry versus inferiority. C. intimacy versus isolation. D. generativity versus self-absorption.

D. generativity versus self-absorption.

Question 15 of 30 0.5 Points Erikson's crisis of integrity versus despair is associated with A. adolescence. B. early adulthood. C. middle adulthood. D. late adulthood.

D. late adulthood.

Question 29 of 30 0.5 Points Fatherlessness is a likely contributor to all of these negative outcomes EXCEPT A. teenage pregnancy. B. poor performance in school. C. eating disorders. D. poor employment outcome.

D. poor employment outcome.

Question 20 of 30 0.5 Points The stage during which sexual functions reach maturity that marks the beginning of adolescence is referred to as A. maturation. B. the growth spurt. C. pubescence. D. puberty.

D. puberty.

Question 9 of 30 0.5 Points The emotional distress seen in many infants when they are separated from people with whom they have formed an attachment is termed A. emotional anxiety. B. attachment anxiety. C. strange anxiety. D. separation anxiety.

D. separation anxiety.

Question 12 of 30 0.5 Points The phalocaudal trend in physical development suggests that infants will be able to control their A. hips and legs before they can control their shoulders and arms. B. shoulders and arms before they can control their hands and fingers. C. hands and fingers before they can control their shoulders and arms. D. shoulders and arms before they can control their hips and legs.

D. shoulders and arms before they can control their hips and legs.