Psych 1 Week 7 Quiz

According to the results of the study investigating the risk of hypertension among racially diverse Puerto Ricans (Gravlee et al.), which of the following people would be most likely to have high blood pressure?

Someone who society perceives as black with 50% estimated African ancestry

Which of the following is a scientifically-supported piece of advice that could help you live long/grow older gracefully?

Work to build your cognitive "reserves" early in life through education Continue to engage in demanding cognitive activities Be sure to exercise *All of the above *

If Brian is struggling to achieve generativity rather than stagnation, then according to Erikson's theory, Brian is probably:

middle-aged

According to lecture, which process of brain maturation increases the speed of neural connections?

myelinization

Walter's parents strongly believe that Walter should make his own decisions, so they set very few rules about homework, bedtime, and household chores. Because they believe that freedom is important, they don't ask much of Walter and patiently tolerate all of his behavior, whether childish or immature. The parenting style adopted by Walter's parents most closely fits the ________________ style.

permissive

Dawn is a newborn. Ellis is 4. Fritzi is 9. Girard is 15. Assuming these children fit within the average age range for each of Piaget's stages, which individual's Piagetian stage is CORRECTLY identified?

Dawn: sensorimotor

The basic idea of "Rice Theory" is that cultural differences like individualism vs collectivism may arise due to which of the following?

Differences in which behaviors and attitudes are most adaptive in a given environment or context.

According to guest lecturer Leslie Berntsen, what does it mean to say that psychology is "WEIRD"?

Most psychology studies sample from specific demographic groups that are not necessarily representative of the larger human population.

Which of the following was a main take-away point of the race categorization "game" we played in class?

Race is a complex concept that is rooted more in social perception than in genetics. Members of two different races can often be more similar to each other (in appearance, genetic makeup, etc.) than two members of the same race. It can be easy to make incorrect assumptions about others' racial or cultural backgrounds. **All of the above were main take-away points. ***

Which of the following describes a true difference between cultures that emphasize individualism vs cultures that emphasize collectivism?

When it comes to describing or explaining people's behavior, individualistic cultures tend to emphasize the role of personality and attitudes whereas collectivistic cultures tend to emphasize the role of social norms and roles. Individualistic cultures tend to think of identity as something that is primarily defined by individual's personality or traits, whereas collectivistic cultures tend to think that a person's identity is primarily defined by their relationships and group memberships. Confrontation in relationships is more acceptable in individualistic cultures than in collectivistic cultures. *All of the above are true.*

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

While crystallized intelligence remains relatively stable across the lifespan, fluid intelligence begins to decline in the twenties.

Which method of studying lifespan development is most vulnerable to the issue of cohort effects muddling the researcher's conclusions?

cross-sectional design

Bridgette's office was on the third floor of the Psychology building for many years, and then her office moved to the fourth floor. Soon after the move, when Bridgette was in a hurry going up the stairs to her office, she accidentally went up only two flights (to the third floor) instead of three (to the fourth floor). Bridgette's error most closely resembles which behavior in children and adults with prefrontal damage?

perseveration

Although you keep encouraging your widowed grandmother that she should get out and try "new things" and make "new friends," she insists that she is just fine and would rather spend time with her family and close friends doing the activities she knows she enjoys. According to what you learned in lecture, your grandmother probably rejects your well-intentioned advice because she:

prioritizes activities that enhance her present-moment happiness.

In Ainsworth's studies with the Strange Situation, children are classified as securely attached if they:

show distress when the mother leaves and greet her return enthusiastically

According to your text, Vygotsky's zone of proximal development refers to:

skills that the child can do with adult guidance but can not yet do alone

"An infant's mother provides the child with food, and that fact forms the basis for attachment." Evidence AGAINST the above statement was best provided by:

the study with monkeys and wire or terrycloth "mothers"