Do Now AP Psychology Developmental Psychology

Understanding that things continue to exist even when they are not within view is called

• mental representation

• deep structure

• a schema

• object permanence

• assimilation

Which of the following research findings supports a strong biological basis for behavior?

• Presenting a loud sound just before presenting a neutral stimulus eventually produces fear of the neutral stimulus.

• Including misinformation in a question about an event decreases the accuracy of memory for the event.

• Observing an aggressive model leads to aggressive behavior by the observer.

• Identical twins who are reared apart have similar levels of intelligence.

• Individuals working in a group put forth less effort than they put forth when working alone.

A young child shown a nine-inch round bowl and a six-inch round bowl containing equal amounts of popcorn says he is certain the smaller bowl has more popcorn than the larger bowl. This child has yet to acquire what Jean Piaget called

• object permanence

• equilibrium

• functional fixedness

• conservation

• circular reactions

Zeke is attempting to learn more about his world. When he encounters a new object, he picks it up and puts it in his mouth. Zeke is most likely in which of Jean Piaget’s stages of cognitive development?

• Sensorimotor

• Preoperational

• Concrete operational

• Formal operational

• Postconventional

Lawrence Kohlberg's theory of moral reasoning is best described by which of the following?

• Personal conscience is innate and all human beings develop it at the same rate.

• By adulthood, all people judge moral issues in terms of self-chosen principles.

• Ethical principles are defined by ideals of reciprocity and human equality in individualistic societies, but by ideals of law and order in collectivistic societies.

• Children grow up with morals similar to those of their parents.

• Children progress from a morality based on punishment and reward to one defined by convention, and ultimately to one defined by abstract ethical principles.