Chapter 4 Practice Quiz
_____ percent of all babies are walking by age 11 months
25 percent
_____ percent are walking within a week after their first birthday
50 percent
For the first time in her life, Margaret has little sexual desire. She is not alarmed as this is common in others around her age. What age range is Margaret likely in?
75 to 80
_____ percent are walking by age 15 months
90 percent
The importance of schemas was MOST clearly highlighted by _____ theory
Piaget's cognitive development
Kayla is 13 years old. She is in the middle of puberty. Kayla is in a stage of development called:
adolescence
Which of Baumrind's parenting styles is associated with the BEST developmental outcomes for children
authoritative
menopause
cessation of menstruation
Piaget's theory
children progress through distinct stages of cognitive development
The same amount of fluid placed in two differently sized containers. Child believes the bigger container has more fluid due to a lack ofu understanding of:
concept of conservation
Thirteen-year-old Frank is telling his mother that she should not drive too fast and should make a complete stop at the light in order to avoid getting a ticket. Kohlberg would suggest that this illustrates _____________ morality.
conventional
authoritative parenting style
demanding, yet responsive
Improved judgment, impulse control, and the ability to plan for the future develop during the late teens and early twenties, largely as a result of:
development of the frontal lobe and its connections with other parts of the brain
Compared to a century ago, menarche now occurs _____ in life and adult independence begins _____ in life.
earlier, later
Mike is 25 years old and just graduated from college. What stage of development is he in
early adulthood
Which term is matched with the correct social development concept
easy--temperament
Raul is 20 years old and still very much dependent on his parents. According to some researchers, he is in the phase of life known as
emerging adulthood
Marla is 25 years old. What stage is she in?
emerging or early adulthood, depending on her independence
In part, the trademark impulsivity of adolescence reflects that brain development proceeds more slowly in the brain's _____ than in its _____
frontal lobe; limbic system
Olivia is 46. She has the intense desire to create a mentoring program at her company. According to Erik Erikson, she is likely experiencing _____.
generativity
Erik Erikson proposed that at the _____ versus _____ stage of life, people discover a sense of contributing to the world, usually through family and work, or else they may feel a lack of purpose.
generativity; stagnation
Ten-year-old Janelle is sad. She is crying. Her older brother looks at her and then continues watching television. He may be showing signs of:
impaired theory of mind
After midlife, positive feelings _____, and negative feelings ___
increase, decrease
the two fundamental themes that dominate adult development
intimacy and generativity
love is to work as
intimacy is to generativity
Jenny frequently spends nights alone and knows she is not getting any younger. She is in the stage of development:
intimacy vs isolation
People differ the most in their learning and memory abilities during:
late adulthood
insecure attachment style
less trusting, worried about being left, prone to jealousy
Which statement BEST captures the relationship between development and maturation?
maturation is one type of development
Juanita is 56 years old. Juanita is in the developmental stage called
middle adulthood
sensorimotor stage
object permanence and stranger anxiety are the developmental phenomena that occur
quality of attachment
plays an important role in determining an infant's ability to thrive physically and psychologically
As a public initiation into manhood, a bar mitzvah is an example of a
rite of passage
Julia was born in France. She spoke French and English until she moved to the US (at age 3) and resorted only English. What will happen when she takes French in school?
she will have less difficulty with the French accent
Selby is 15 years old and has been devastatingly neglected her entire life. She has never been exposed to spoken language. What is the likelihood that she will learn language now?
she will never learn language as the critical period has passed
Anthony has signed up for a horticulture class. When he walks into the classroom on the first day he realizes that all the students in the class, including the teacher, are women. He is aware of his:
social identity
Beginning at around 8 months of age, infants may become fearful around unfamiliar people
stranger anxiety
social clock
the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage, parenthood, and retirement
fetus
the developing human organism from 9 weeks after conception to birth
How might adolescents' tendency to engage in risky behaviors such as drag racing and experimental drug use reflect brain development phenomena?
the frontal lobes not fully formed, preventing them from understanding the potential consequences
sandwich generation
the generation of middle-aged people who are supposedly "squeezed" by the needs of the younger and older members of their families
best contemporary of the nature vs nurture issue
the relationship between genetics and environment is interactive, each influences the other
developmental psychology
the study of how people change physically, socially, and mentally throughout life
Which of the following activities illustrates egocentrism?
a child holding of "how many" fingers when asked their age