Psychology Quiz #4

The first cell of new life, which is created from the union of the sperm and the egg, is known as

a zygote

The ________ domain relates to how we think, reason, and communicate.

cognitive

Lila is not an alcoholic and never drinks to excess. However, she does have wine with dinner every evening. When Lila is two weeks pregnant, she asks you whether this can injure her baby. What correct response can you give her?

She should stop drinking wine completely until after the baby is born.

Which of the following life periods makes up most of our life span?

adulthood

During the strange-situation test, Grady begins crying when his mom leaves the room. When his mom returns, Grady holds up his arms, asking to be picked up. However, when his mom picks him up, he pushes her away angrily. Grady's behavior is consistent with a(n) ________ attachment style.

ambivalent

Which of the following types of infants seem to show little interest for their caregivers when they leave or return and are somewhat willing to explore an unfamiliar environment?

avoidantly attached

Kara explains to her roommate why Harry Harlow's experiments were so important to explaining an infant's socio-emotional development. Kara correctly says that Harlow's results demonstrate that

comforting touch is more important than food, particularly when an infant is stressed.

When trying to explain Piaget's theory of development to his roommate, Martin correctly states that development

consists of a series of qualitatively different stages of cognitive ability.

Five-year-old Maria and three-year-old Fatima love to play hide-and-seek together. However, when Fatima has to "hide," she usually walks to a corner of the playground and covers her eyes. What is Fatima demonstrating in this situation?

egocentrism

Di did not have enough time to study for the final exam, so she felt tempted to cheat off her classmate Christian. However, because she felt guilty and scared about being caught, she decided not to cheat. In this situation, feeling guilty and scared are moral ________, and choosing not to cheat is moral ________.

emotions; reasoning

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

Nicholas is an infant researcher and wants to use the strange-situation test in his work. Nicholas is most likely interested in seeing

how infants respond to separation and reunion with their caregivers.

Nadia knows that a substance's quantity does not change, even when its form does. Based on this, Nadia is most likely ________ years old.

nine

Eleven-month-old Luis watches as his mother comes in and out of his bedroom while she is putting away laundry. Luis does not get upset when his mother leaves the room since he seems to know that his mother is still in the house, even if he cannot see her. Luis is demonstrating which of the following?

object permanence

Janice is learning about the alphabet and how to read, but she is struggling to make the s and z sounds. Janice is having difficulty with

phonemes

Which of the following domains of development relates to changes in levels of hormones and growth of the body, including the brain?

physical domain

Which style of attachment shown by 60-65 percent of infants indicates that they are readily comforted by the caregiver during times of distress and are comfortable playing in an unfamiliar environment as long as the caregiver is present?

secure

Darryl thinks that playing peek-a-boo is hilarious! He does not know where his mom goes during the game, but it excites him when he sees her face again. Darryl is most likely in Piaget's ________ stage of development.

sensorimotor

Changes in terms of how we understand ourselves, interact with others, and experience and regulate emotions are part of the ________ domain.

socio-emotional