Developmental Psychology

Boomerang kids are:

• Young adults who go from job to job without steadily committing to anything.

• Young adults who help their aging relatives on a temporary, as-needed basis.

• Young adults who are returning after having lived independently outside the home.

• Young adults who are still froming their identity.

Answer explanation

Also known as "revolving door syndrome" when repetitive, it is the return of young adults to their parent's home.

In the Strange Situation, a child with a secure attachment will typically:

• Explore the environment, be upset when the caregiver leaves, and calm down when the caregiver returns.

• Cling to the caregiver, be upset when the caregiver leaves, but remain upset when the caregiver returns.

• Avoid or ignore the mother and show little reaction when separated or reunited.

• Behave in inconsistent ways, such as approaching the mother, then freezing.

Anna sees a cow for the first time. She has seen a dog before and it has four legs, and this cow has four legs so she yells "DOGGIE!" Her mother corrects her and Anna now says "cow!" What process is Anna using?

• Accommodation

• Assimilation

• Attribution

• Affiliation

Kayla is frustrated that her dad can't explain a picture that only she can see.

• Animism

• Egocentrism

• Scaffolding

• Conservation

Genesis says she's okay with whatever course, and doesn't mind shifting if she finds something she's interested in.

• Identity achievement

• Identity moratorium

• Identity foreclosure

• Identity diffusion

_____ is caused by enzyme deficiency resulting in the accumulation of lipids in the nerve cells of the brain. This accumulation results in progrssive damage to the cells, a decrease in cognitive and physical development, and early death.

• Achondroplasia

• Tay-Sachs Disease

• Huntington's disease

• Phenylketonuria

A mother laughs at a baby's babbling. The baby babbles more to see it's mother laugh. This is an example of:

• Primary circular reactions

• Secondary circular reactions

• Tertiary circular reactions

• Quadriatic circular reactions

Your close aunt is your mother's coworker. They both have had promotions in the company and can now afford to buy you presents for your birthday. This is an example of:

• Microsystem

• Mesosystem

• Exosystem

• Chronosystem

Cynthia's parents divorced when she was 10 years old. This has caused her to be distrusting in frienships, and relationships. This is an example of:

• Microsystem

• Mesosystem

• Exosystem

• Chronosystem

"The laws exist for a reason" is an example of which stage of morality?

• 1. 1: Punisment/Obedience

• 4: Law and Order

• 5. 5: Social Contract Orientation

• 6: Universal Ethics Principle