PSY 100: SURVEY OF PSYCHOLOGY - EXAM 2 CHAPTER 9 & 12

In a __________design, one group of participants is followed and assessed as the group ages. A. cohort B. longitudinal C. behavior genetics D. cross-sectional

B. longitudinal

Piaget's term for the knowledge that an object exists even when it is out of sight is ______. A. conservation B. object permanence C. centration D. egocentrism

B. object permanence

Which of the following describes the embryonic period? A. the period during which the zygote moves down to the uterus and begins to implant in the lining B. the period during which the major organs and structures of the organism first develop C. the period during which the umbilical cord develops D. the period during which the umbilical cord develops

B. the period during which the major organs and structures of the organism first develop

The period of life from about age 13 to the early twenties, during which a young person is no longer physically a child but is not yet an independent, self-supporting adult, is called ________. A. adolescence B. tweens C. young adulthood D. puberty

A. adolescence

Jeremy is 17 years old. According to Erikson, his chief task will be acquiring a sense of ______. A. identity B. intimacy C. generativity D. autonomy

A. identity

What kind of attachment, according to Ainsworth, is shown by a baby who explores the room, gets upset when the mother leaves but is easily soothed, and is happy to see the mother when she returns? A. secure B. avoidant C. ambivalent D. disorganized-disoriented

A. secure

Samantha refuses to go to school (she's in middle school) because her chin has a "huge" pimple on it and she is afraid that everyone will laugh at her and point. Samantha is a victim of _____. A. the imaginary audience B. the personal fable C. abstract egocentrism D. formal operations

A. the imaginary audience

In the _____ stage of reaction to death and dying, a person may promise to do everything the doctor says if the doctor will say that the person can live a little longer. A. denial B. anger C. bargaining D. acceptance

C. bargaining

Damage caused by unstable molecules is the main idea of the _____ theory of aging. A. wear-and-tear B. cellular clock C. free radical D. active

C. free radical

In the _____ reflex, the baby moves its head toward any light touch to its face. A. sucking B. startle C. rooting D. grasping

C. rooting