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WorksheetsAP Psychology - Development
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 43mins
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1.
The term critical period refers to:
a)
Prenatal development
b)
The initial two hours after a child’s birth
c)
The preoperational stage
d)
A restricted time for development and/or learning
2.
What is the first stage of Piaget's cognitive development?
a)
Preoperational
b)
Sensorimotor
c)
Formal operational
d)
Concrete operational
3.
During the preoperational stage...
a)
children begin to use logic
b)
focuses on motor skills
c)
the adolescent gains ability to formulate complicated verbal arguments
d)
intense language learning takes place
4.
Children who in infancy formed secure attachments to their parents are more likely than other children to:
a)
Prefer the company of adults to that of other children
b)
Become permissive parents
c)
Show a great deal of social competence
d)
Be less achievement oriented
5.
An infant who has developed object permanence...
a)
is attached to specific objects, such as a blanket.
b)
will see all objects as being the same.
c)
knows that an object, such as a rattle, exists even if it is not in view.
d)
cries when a wanted object is taken away.
6.
If Jeremy begs for a new electronic gadget, his parents nearly always buy it for him. What type of family is this?
a)
Permissive
b)
Democratic
c)
Authoritarian
d)
Submissive
7.
When a child displays distress when mom and/or dad is not near
a)
stranger anxiety
b)
detachment
c)
separation anxiety
d)
imprinting
8.
The natural physical development that occurs automatically and in a sequential manner as a result of genetics is . . .
a)
Childhood
b)
Maturation
c)
Puberty
d)
Aging
9.
This style of parenting calls for imposing rules and demanding obedience without debate or discussion between parent and child.
a)
Permissive
b)
Neglectful
c)
Authoritative
d)
Authoritarian
10.
Erikson said that when you are a teenager, your main goal is to find your . .
a)
Trust
b)
Calling
c)
Identity
d)
Integrity
11.
When the baby's cheek is stroked they turn towards the side it was stroked and begins making sucking motions
a)
rooting reflex
b)
sucking reflex
c)
grasp reflex
d)
Babinski reflex
12.
Jane, a preschooler, insists on dressing herself each morning for school, even though she generally selects mismatching outfits, misses buttons, and wears her shoes on the wrong feet. When her mother tries to dress Jane or fix her outfit, Jane brushes her mother off and insists on doing it herself. What stage of psychosocial development best describes Jane’s behavior?
a)
Trust vs. Mistrust
b)
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
c)
Intiative vs. GUilt
d)
Industry vs. Inferiority
13.
The stage that occurs between birth and one year of age is concerned with:
a)
Trust vs. Mistrust
b)
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
c)
Intiative vs. Guilt
d)
Industry vs. Inferiority
14.
According to Erikson, what is the major conflict faced during adolescence?
a)
Autonomy vs. Shame and Doubt
b)
Intimacy vs. Isolation
c)
Identity vs. Role Confusion
d)
Generativity vs. Stagnation
15.
A 38-year-old woman quits her high-paying marketing job to focus on her children and become a school counselor. What stage would Erikson consider this to be:
a)
Idenitity vs. Role Confusion
b)
Generativity vs. Stagnation
c)
Ego Integrity vs. Despair
d)
Industry vs. Inferiority
16.
The experiment with Harry Harlow and the monkeys prove what about humans?
a)
We need food to survive.
b)
We need human touch to survive.
c)
We want human touch over food.
d)
We want food over human touch.
17.
The ________________________________ parenting style uses a "hands off" approach, where children learn from the consequences of their actions. The parent considers themselves as a friend to their child.
a)
Authoritative
b)
Neglecting
c)
Permissive
d)
Authoritarian
18.
Maria resents the burdens and constraints of caring for her infant daughter and ignores her cries for attention. Her daughter will likely show signs of
a)
egocentricism
b)
insecure attachment
c)
habituation
d)
gender typing
19.
Mom secretly dabs some lipstick on the nose of her 2 year old and allows him to see himself in the mirror. the boy will most likely
a)
touch his own nose
b)
touch the mirror at the point where the lipstick shows
c)
wave at the mirror as if it were another child
20.
In a pleasant but unfamiliar setting, infants with a secure maternal attachment are most likely to:
a)
act as if their mothers were little importance to them
b)
leave their mother's side in order to explore their surroundings
c)
cry when their mothers leave them
21.
According to Piaget, accommodation refers to
a)
parental efforts to include new children in the existing family structure
b)
incorporating new experiences into existing schemas.
c)
developmental changes in a child's behavior that facilitate social acceptance by family and peers.
d)
adjusting current schemas in order to make sense of new experiences.
22.
Four-year-old Jennifer mistakenly believes that her mother would like to receive a toy doll as a Christmas present. This best illustrates Piaget's concept of:
a)
accommodation
b)
attachment
c)
object permanence
d)
egocentricism
23.
If research suggested that a pregnant mother's use of an artificial sweetener caused harm to the fetus, the artificial sweetener would be considered a(n):
a)
FAS
b)
form of DNA
c)
depressant
d)
teratogen
24.
A boy who consistently exhibits traditionally masculine interests and behavior patterns is strongly:
a)
habituated
b)
imprinted
c)
egocentric
d)
gender-typed
25.
Cindy understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects. Cindy is clearly in Piaget's ________ stage
a)
preoperational
b)
concrete operational
c)
sensorimotor
d)
formal operational
26.
According to Piaget, during the formal operational stage people begin to:
a)
reason abstractly
b)
adhere to social norms
c)
distinguish between good and bad behaviors
d)
become aware of the positive and negative consequences of their own behaviors
27.
According to Erikson, a man’s midlife crisis happens in the
a)
generativity vs stagnation
b)
intimacy vs isolation
c)
integrity vs despair
d)
identity vs role confusion
28.
Mary Ainsworth's Strange Situation paradigm is used to test young children's
a)
ego strength
b)
intelligence
c)
reaction time
d)
attachment
29.
The body structures that enable reproduction are the
a)
primary sex characteristics
b)
secondary sex characteristics
c)
teratogens
d)
schemas
30.
Neither the researcher nor the subjects knew whether or not they received the drug studied or a placebo. This is an example of
a)
expectancy effects
b)
placebo effects
c)
double blind
d)
nothing. It would be ridiculous
31.
Dr. Schulte wants to investigate if aggressive behavior in children is increased if they view violent videos. In this instance, the dependent variable is
a)
violent
videos
b)
aggressive
behavior
c)
a
placebo
d)
the
control condition
32.
A computed measure of how much scores vary around the mean score
a)
Standard Deviation
b)
Normal Curve
c)
Range
d)
Median
33.
The difference between the highest and lowest score in a distribution
a)
Range
b)
Mode
c)
Normal Curve
d)
Hindsight Bias
34.
Which of the following perspective is most likely to address how the encoding, storing, and retrieval of information might alter our thoughts?
a)
Behavioral
b)
Psychodynamic
c)
Humanistic
d)
Cognitive
35.
Which perspective would be most useful when explaining how people from different countries express anger?
a)
Psychodynamic
b)
Behavioral
c)
Social- cultural
d)
Biological
36.
According to the behaviorist perspective, psychological science should be rooted in what?
a)
Introspection
b)
Observation
c)
Cultural influences
d)
Growth potential
37.
The study of the importance of satisfying love and acceptance needs best describes which school of psychology.
a)
Behavioral
b)
Functionalist
c)
Humanistic
d)
Structuralist
38.
Which of the following is an example of negative correlation?
a)
People who spend more time exercising tend to weigh less
b)
Teenage females tend to have fewer speeding tickets than teenage males.
c)
Students with low IQ scores tend to have lower grades.
d)
Students'' shoe sizes are not related to their grades.
39.
After several trials during which a dog is given a certain kind of food at the same time that a specific tone is sounded, there is evidence of conditioning if the dog salivates when
a)
the tone only is presented
b)
the food only is presented
c)
the food and tone are presented together
d)
a different tone is presented with the food
40.
The terms "modeling" and "imitation" are most closely associated with which of the following?
a)
Classical conditioning
b)
Gestalt theory
c)
Operant conditioning
d)
Social learning theory
41.
When our child first says dada, dada, dada or mama, mama, mama. Rather than associating meaning with that combination of consonants and vowels, at first baby Fritz will be:
a)
Cooing
b)
Doodling
c)
Booing
d)
Babbling
42.
A prototype is best defined as
a)
An example of habituation
b)
An example of bottom-up processing
c)
The hypothetical “most typical” instance of a category
d)
An essential element of category membership
43.
Characterized by a cessation (stop) in breathing, which causes a person to wake up repeatedly throughout the night
a)
Insomnia
b)
Narcolepsy
c)
Sleep Apnea
d)
Night Terrors
44.
Circadian rhythm refers to .
a)
biological ryhtms that occure from 1 month to a year
b)
hibernation
c)
biological ryhtm that occurs within a 24 hour period
d)
hunger
45.
Stage 5 (REM sleep) is also called this because the person's body is aroused yet asleep
a)
Paradoxical Sleep
b)
Deep Sleep
c)
Sleep Spindles
d)
Unorthodox Sleep
46.
According to Freud, the underlying meaning of a dream
a)
latent contenet
b)
manifest content
c)
dualsim
d)
biological rhythms
47.
Who had the first psychology laboratory in Leipzig, Germany?
a)
William James
b)
Edward Titchner
c)
Wilhelm Wundt
d)
G. Stanley Hall
48.
Which of the following best describes the means by which neurons communicate with each other?
a)
Sodium ions from one neuron
flow into a second neuron; potassium ions flow out.
b)
Potassium ions from one
neuron flow into a second neuron; sodium ions flow out.
c)
Neurotransmitters flow
across the synapse and attach to receptor sites.
d)
Electrical charges cross
the synapse.
49.
The word "fruit" would be considered a(n) ____ used to represent such foods as apples, pears, and oranges.
a)
algorithm
b)
heuristic
c)
prototype
d)
concept
50.
He was awarded a
Nobel Prize for work in the
area of digestion,
discovered that animals
could learn to respond to
completely arbitrary
stimuli (bells).
Nobel Prize for work in the
area of digestion,
discovered that animals
could learn to respond to
completely arbitrary
stimuli (bells).
a)
Ivan Pavlov
b)
William James
c)
BF Skinner
d)
Lawrence Kohlberg
51.
He was the founder of
the psychoanalytic
school of psychology
through his development
of the id, ego, and
superego.
the psychoanalytic
school of psychology
through his development
of the id, ego, and
superego.
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Jean Piaget
c)
Alfred Binet
d)
Abraham Maslow
52.
He developed an
eight-stage theory of
psychosocial development beginning with
trust versus mistrust.
eight-stage theory of
psychosocial development beginning with
trust versus mistrust.
a)
Erik Erikson
b)
Abraham Maslow
c)
Jean Piaget
d)
Alfred Binet
53.
This behaviorist is one of the
most influential psychologists
of the late 20th century. He
advocated the idea that
behavior is controlled by
reward and consequences.
most influential psychologists
of the late 20th century. He
advocated the idea that
behavior is controlled by
reward and consequences.
a)
Lawrence Kohlberg
b)
Carl Rogers
c)
Hans Seyllye
d)
BF Skinner
54.
He developed a theory
of moral development
including pre-conventional, conventional and post-conventional.
of moral development
including pre-conventional, conventional and post-conventional.
a)
Lawrence Kohlberg
b)
Abraham Maslow
c)
Erik Erikson
d)
Jean Piaget
55.
He was a humanistic
psychologist who
developed a “hierarchy
of needs” that stressed
the importance of
positive growth and self-
actualization.
psychologist who
developed a “hierarchy
of needs” that stressed
the importance of
positive growth and self-
actualization.
a)
Albert Bandura
b)
Jean Piaget
c)
Abraham Maslow
d)
Ivan Pavlov
56.
He stressed the importance of observation and imitation in learning. His research included studying children with a Bobo doll.
a)
Albert Bandura
b)
Carl Bobo
c)
Paul Ekman
d)
David Wechsler
57.
Her theory of
parenting styles had
three main types:
permissive, authoritative &
authoritarian
parenting styles had
three main types:
permissive, authoritative &
authoritarian
a)
Mary Caulkins
b)
Margaret Washburn
c)
Karen Horney
d)
Diana Baumrind
58.
He was the leading researcher on hypnosis,
especially with regard
to pain control
especially with regard
to pain control
a)
Adelbert Ames
b)
Walter Cannon
c)
Ernest Hilgard
d)
Harry Harlow
59.
She charged that
psychoanalytic theory as
developed by Freud was
male-biased and proposed a
more social-cultural
approach to balance the
masculine view of
psychology of the time
psychoanalytic theory as
developed by Freud was
male-biased and proposed a
more social-cultural
approach to balance the
masculine view of
psychology of the time
a)
Mary Ainsworth
b)
Margaret Washburn
c)
Dorthea Dix
d)
Karen Horney
60.
This psychologist proved animals, such as monkeys, can solve problems with insights.
a)
Wolfgang Kohler
b)
Herman Ebiggnhaus
c)
Benjamin Whorf
d)
Noam Chomsky
61.
Who is considered a Humanistic Psychologist?
a)
Freud
b)
Skinner
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
Maslow
62.
Of the following, who was a functionalist?
a)
B. F Skinner
b)
John Watson
c)
Wilhelm Wundt
d)
William James
63.
Of the following, who was a structuralist?
a)
B. F Skinner
b)
John Watson
c)
Wilhelm Wundt
d)
William James
64.
Who is the founder of psychoanalysis?
a)
Sigmund Freud
b)
Abraham Maslow
c)
Ivan Pavlov
d)
B.F. Skinner
65.
Which philosopher is most well known for theorizing that the mind at birth is tabula rasa or a “blank slate”?
a)
Rene Descarte
b)
John Locke
c)
George Berkeley
d)
Aristotle
66.
Stated that dreams stem from conflicts that are buried in the unconscious mind
a)
Hobson
b)
Jung
c)
Freud
d)
Hilgand
67.
Came up with the Law of Effect
a)
Skinner
b)
Thorndike
c)
Watson
d)
Bandura
68.
Investigated the phenomenon of Latent Learning - or learning without reinforcement
a)
Watson
b)
Skinner
c)
Tolman
d)
Bandura
69.
Came up with the theory of the forgetting curve, which emphasized the use of distributed practice
a)
Ebbinghaus
b)
Loftus
c)
Skinner
d)
Pavlov
70.
Drugs that calm neural activity and slow body functions...
a)
Depressants
b)
Stimulants
c)
Hallucinogens
d)
Hypnosis
71.
Lisa a stay-at-home mom has had four plastic surgeries in one year. During each recovery period, she has been taking codeine as prescribed by her doctor. Every time she goes off it the pain comes back and she can't function, so she gets another prescription. Lisa now finds herself faking illness and pain to just get another prescription because she can't handle any pain or anxiety without wanting more codeine. Lisa appears to be addicted to codeine, which is an opiate. What do opiates trigger the brain to stop making on their own?
a)
norepinephrine
b)
endorphins
c)
hormones
d)
epinephrine
72.
A momentary sensory memory of visual stimuli; a photographic or picture-image memory lasting no more than a few tenths of a second.
a)
iconic memory
b)
implicit memory
c)
echoic memory
d)
working memory
73.
Organizing items into familiar, manageable units; often occurs automatically.
a)
relearning
b)
chunking
c)
encoding
d)
priming
74.
Group polarization is the tendency for
a)
a group to become divided on an issue.
b)
a group's opinion to strengthen after discussion with like-minded people.
c)
a group to become extreme in their viewpoints when challenged.
d)
a group to bond during a difficult circumstance.
75.
The process of getting information out of memory storage.
a)
recall
b)
rehearsal
c)
priming
d)
retrieval
76.
Estimate the correlation coefficient
a)
r=-1
b)
r=1
c)
r=-0.5
d)
r=0.5
77.
The removal of an aversive agent after a desired behavior is related to:
a)
Classical Conditioning
b)
The Law of Effect
c)
Negative Reinforcement
d)
Positive Reinforcement
78.
Known as the "Little Brain" and is in charge of balance and coordinating movements
a)
Thalamus
b)
Reticular Formation
c)
Hypothalamus
d)
Cerebellum
79.
Damage this and you won't form new memories
a)
Hypothalamus
b)
Hippocampus
c)
Amygdala
d)
Thalamus
80.
Controls motivational behaviors, including: feeding, fight-flight response, and fornicating
a)
Hippocampus
b)
Amygdala
c)
Reticular Formation
d)
Hypothalamus
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