Chapter 5 Summary Quiz---Glenn

At what age ca the typical infant roll over?

2 months

Kip think he is losing his mind because he is angry at a friend who died in an accident. Based on Kubler-Ross's research, what might you tell him?

Anger towards death is a normal reaction

Which of the following is a myth regarding immunizations?

If all the other children in a school are immunized, there is really no harm in not immunizing one's own child

Which of the following best describes the relationship between age and task performance?

Old age negatively impacts performance but experience positively impacts performance

Which of the following is a disorder caused by a transmission through recessive genes?

PKU

What occurs during the process of synaptic pruning?

Unused synaptic connections and nerve cells are cleared out to make way for new cells

Independence and self-reliance in teenage years is the most likely due to ____ parenting.

authoritative

The thinking and attitudes of many who survived the Depression of the 1930s changed them for the rest of their lives. This would be an example of a ______.

cohort effect

In which of Paiget's stages does the child become capable of understanding conservation?

concreate operations stage

Which theory of aging states that unstable oxygen molecules causes damage to surrounding cells?

free radical theory

Monique says "milk" when she wants her milk from the kitchen counter. Subsequently, she says "milk" after she has had a drink. Using a single phrase to mean different things is an example of _____.

holophrase

When Sami enters a room, two students stop their discussion. That Sami thinks they were talking about her is an example of _____.

imaginary audiance

According to Erikson, late adulthood focuses on ______.

integrity

What cognitive changes occurring during middle adulthood are the most noticeable?

memory starts to diminish

Which of the following represents the fertilization process for monozygotic twins?

one egg is fertilized by one sperm and then splits

Dr. Kahn measures how long baby Lydia looks at a particular stimulus. The technique is known as ______.

preferential looking

If a person has one gene for blue eyes but actually has brown eyes, blue eyes must be a _____ trait.

recessive

In the Strange Situation, ______ babies would cry when their mother left the room but were happy upon her return.

secure

Which of the following is said to stay in an immature state until needed to produce more cells?

stem cells

What is a new explanation as to why teenagers and young adults may engage in risky behavior?

such behavior may be due to incomplete development of the prefrontal cortex