Ch 4, 6, 7, and 8 quizzes

During her pregnancy, Alison drank alcohol on a regular basis, not realizing that this would increase the risk that her baby would be born with fetal alcohol syndrome. Which of the following is NOT one of the symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome in a newborn baby? A) an increased risk of autism B) a small head C) malformation of the face and limbs D) defects of the heart

A) an increased risk of autism

When his sister becomes pregnant, Tyrone learns the effect of teratogens, which include all of the following EXCEPT A) folic acid B) X-rays C) caffeine D) the measles

A) folic acid

Which developmental behavior do most babies experience at about 1 year of age when their parent is out of sight or when they are with a nonparent caregiver? A) separation anxiety B) assimilation C) theory of mind D) accommodation

A) separation anxiety

Camden is explaining all the different stages of development he has learned in his introductory psychology class. Which of the following is the correct order for all of the periods of human development? A) infancy, childhood, adulthood, elderly B) prenatal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood C) infancy, childhood, adulthood, adolescence D) prenatal, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, elderly

B) prenatal, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood

Mercedes takes her 14-month-old son, Justice, to a playground. While he is in the sandbox a stranger begins to play with him, and Justice seems to prefer playing with the stranger to playing his mother. Moreover, when Mercedes leaves Justice to play in the sandbox and takes a seat on a nearby bench, Justice does not become upset. Justice's behavior indicates that he and Mercedes A) share an ambivalent attachment relationship B) share an avoidant attachment relationship C) have not yet developed an attachment relationship D) share a secure attachment relationship

B) share an avoidant attachment relationship

Lesa has just discovered that she is going to have a baby and is in the first 2 weeks of the pregnancy. You would be correct if you said that Lesa is in the ________ period of her pregnancy. A) fetal B) teratogenic C) germinal D) embryonic

C) germinal

When trying to explain Piaget's theory of development to his roommate, Martin correctly states that development A) is primarily a biological process B) depends on physical skills rather than cognitive skills C) varies widely across cultures as a function of different environments. D) consists of a series of qualitatively different stages of cognitive ability

D) consists of a series of qualitatively different stages of cognitive ability

Shayne works as a researcher conducting studies in developmental psychology. Which of the research questions is Shayne LEAST likely to address in his work?

How is auditory information processed in the brain?

Peggy's parents are amazed at how much their daughter has changed. Over the past year, she became interested in doing chemistry experiments. Peggy predicts what will happen when she combines two chemicals together and then observes the results to see whether her hypothesis was correct. Peggy is most likely in the ____________________ stage of cognitive development.

formal operational

Chong is 12 years of age and has just begun puberty. Which of the following is a primary sex characteristic that might develop soon for Chong?

the development of sperm cells