Quiz 2
A child looks at rain and thunder and says that they are caused by the change in weather. In the sensorimotor stage, this is termed as artificialism.
False
A feature of crystallized intelligence is that it does not increase throughout the life span.
False
According to Piaget, objective responsibility is the assignment of blame according to the motives of the actor rather than the amount of damage done.
False
Acetylcholine is excitatory at the heart but inhibitory at synapses between nerves and muscles that involve voluntary movement.
False
In male adolescents, ejaculatory ability is the evidence of reproductive capacity.
False
The amygdala is connected to the mother by blood vessels in the uterine wall.
False
With age, there are very large declines in memory function, and these changes can never be reversed.
False
__________intensifies most emotions and is central to the experience of fear and anxiety.
Epinephrine
Dizygotic twins are formed when a zygote divides into two cells that share the same genetic code.
False
During middle adulthood, people are at their height of sensory sharpness, strength, reaction time, and cardiovascular fitness.
False
When a nerve impulse reaches a synapse, it jumps across the synaptic cleft like a spark because of its electrical nature.
False
Direct artificial stimulation of the occipital lobe produces visual sensations.
True
Selective optimization with compensation is the reshaping of a person's life to concentrate on what he or she finds to be important and meaningful in the face of physical decline and possible cognitive impairment.
True
The__________is the first stage of prenatal development, during which the dividing mass of cells has not been implanted in the uterine wall.
germinal stage
According to Piaget, the__________is the second stage of cognitive development in children.
Preoperational stage
Monozygotic twins are important in the study of the relative influences of nature and nurture because differences between monozygotic twins are the result of nurture.
True
One of the concepts of evolutionary psychology is that not only physical traits but also many patterns of behavior, including social behavior, evolve and can be transmitted genetically from generation to generation.
True
A two-year-old child's family has a pet rabbit. When the family visits the zoo, the child sees a hamster for the first time and calls it a rabbit because of the physical features that are common to a rabbit and a hamster. According to Piaget, which cognitive process will most likely modify the child's understanding?
Accomodation
Neurons carry messages from the axon terminals through the axon to the dendrites.
False
Postconventional reasoning emerges during a person's middle adulthood.
False
Split-brain operations are primarily aimed at curing botulism.
False
The embryonic stage of pregnancy lasts from the beginning of the third month until the birth of the baby.
False
Which of the following statements is true of a neural impulse?
The process by which a neural impulse travels is electrochemical.
Shawna is in her mid-fifties. Her college-going son lives in a separate apartment in the same city while her parents live with her. She cooks meals for her son regularly and does his laundry. At the same time, she looks after her parents, who are dependent on her. Shawna is facing the difficulties _____.
of the sandwich generation
In boys, pituitary hormones stimulate the testes to increase the output of__________, which in turn causes enlargement of the penis and testes and the appearance of body hair.
testosterone
