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Worksheetspsy # 4 quiz
Total questions: 45
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
Who are likely to show greatest similarity in temperament
Ruth and Ramona , identical twins
Larry and Laura, brother and sister
Vincent Sr and Vincent jr, father and son
Philip and Paul , fraternal twins
Professor Anderson's research involves assessing the interactive impact of specific chromosome segments and unhealthy peer relationships on the development of alcohol use disorder. Her research most clearly illustrates the specialty area known as
evolutionary psychology
Molecular behavior genetics
heritability studies
epigenetics
Although Adam didn't care for the taste of fried green tomatoes, he began eating them when he saw that his classmates were doing so. His behavior best illustrates the importance of
The male answer syndrome
androgyny
a pruning process
peer influence
The invention and transmission of dating and courtship customs best illustrates
A selection effect
Cultural Influence
A pruning process
The male syndrome
Maria Works in construction, a traditionally male occupation. Like most women in such Industries her salary is-------of her male colleagues. Felicia as a professor for Podunk you, who submitted an application to fund her research. Like most female research Grant applicants she received------- quality of researcher ratings from those who reviewed her application than the average male applicant
Lower lower
Higher lower
Lower higher
Higher higher
Dr. Birkins major research interest is the development of motor skills in children. It is most likely that dr. Birken is a----- psychologist
Cognitive
Developmental
Biological
Psychodynamic
Efforts to identify the interactive influences of inherited personality traits and culturally prescribed educational practices on the intellectual development of children is most Central to the major issue of
Stability and change
Extraversion and introversion
Continuity and stages
Nature and nurture
Melissa suffered a severe viral infection during her fourth month of pregnancy that cause her baby to be born with an abnormal heart valve this instance the virus was clearly a
Stress hormone
Digestive enzyme
Teratogen
zygote
Mr. Hersch triggered a rooting reflex in his infant son by touching him on the
Foot
knee
Arm
Cheek
Olivia understands her world primarily by grasping and sucking easily available objects Olivia is clearly in piaget's ---- stage
Pre-operational
Concrete operational
Sensorimotor
Formal operational
When Tommy's mother hides his favorite toy under a blanket he act that as though it no longer exists and makes no attempt to retrieve it Tommy is clearly near the beginning of piagets ----- stage
Sensorimotor
Formal operational
Concrete operational
Pre-operational
Aaron cried when his mother left him in the infant Nursery at church and he was not reassured or comforted by her return a short while later signs of
Egocentrism
Assimilation
Conservation
Insecure attachment
Who is more likely to be in a romantic relationship
Abby who is 13 years old
Catherine who is 10 years old
Danielle who is 15 years old
Beth who is 17 years old
Professor kuilema compare the moral institutions of one group of children a second group of adolescents, and a third group of adults by assessing their reactions to a variety of moral dilemmas professor kuilma conducted a----- study
Longitudinal
Post conventional
Cross-sectional
Concrete operational
Marie feels socially useful in her career as a financial investment advisor. Erik Erikson would have suggested that Marie experiences a sense of
Attachment
Autonomy
Generativity
Plasticity
Chromosomes are threadlike structures made of
Serotonin molecules
Epigenetic molecules
DNA molecules
dizygotic molecules
Identical twins originate from the fertilization of
A single egg cell by a single sperm cell
Two egg cells by a single sperm cell
A single egg cell by two sperm cells
Two egg cells by two sperm cells
An infant's temperament refers most directly to its
Ability to learn
Shared family environment
Emotional excitability
Physical health
To estimate trait heritability, Behavior geneticists are most likely to make use of
Protein molecules
Stress hormones
Epigenetic marks
Twin studies
When the effect of one factor depends on the presence of another Factor outcomes are said to reflect
An epigenetic mark
An interaction
Natural selection
Adaptive flexibility
The unique genetically influenced traits of children often evoke predictable responses from their caregivers. This best illustrates the------ of Nature and nurture
Heritability
interaction
Epigenetics
Independence
Discovering the common sequence within human DNA would most likely require the work of
epigeneticists
Behavioral geneticist
Molecule Geneticists
Evolutionary psychologist
Children raised in the same family are not especially likely to have similar personalities. This most clearly implies that we should be cautious about attributing personality to
Gender schemes
Parental influences
androgyny
Peer influences
According to piaget, a person first comprehends that division is the reverse of multiplication during the
Pre-operational
Concrete operational
Formal operational
Sensorimotor
The developmental stage of adolescence is likely to be the briefest in cultures where teens are
Preoccupied with peer approval
Seldom married
Experiencing role confusion
Financially self-supporting
Avoiding physical punishment is to------ morality as respecting the laws of society is to------- morality
Conventional postconventional
Preconventional postconventional
Conventional preconventional
Preconventional conventional
Erikson would have suggested that adolescents can most effectively develop a sense of identity by
Seeking a lifelong romantic relationship
Severing the emotional ties between themselves and their childhood friends
Investigating the personal suitability of various occupational and social roles
Adopting whatever values and expectations are parents recommend
According to Erikson adolescence is to Identity as late adulthood is to
Integrity
Automoy
Generaltivity
Intimacy
The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality offer results from
Social influence
A pruning process
Abnormal cognitive development
Postconventional moral thinking
Difficult babies with an intense temperament tend to be
Intelligent and imaginative
Irritable and unpredictable
Fearless and assertive
Extraverted and cheerful
The complete instructions for making an organism are known as its genome, The genome consists of all genetic material in that organisms chromosomes
True
False
Monozygotic , twins develop from a single fertilized egg that splits in two creating two genetically identical organisms
True
False
Behavior genetics is the study of relative power and limits of genetic and environmental influences on Behavior
True
False
Chromosomes are threadlike structures made up of DNA molecules that contain the genes
True
False
Genes are biochemical units of heredity that make up chromosomes, segments of DNA capable of synthesizing proteins
True
False
Epigenetics is the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without DNA change
True
False
X chromosomes the sex chromosome found only in males
True
False
heritability is defined as the proportion of variation among individuals that we can attribute to genes
True
False
Gender identity defines a person's sexual orientation
True
False
According to Erikson, identity is our sense of self and, it is the task of the Adolescent to solidify a sense of self by testing and interrogating various roles
True
False
egocentrism, in kohlbergs theroy, is is the preoperational child's difficulty another point of view
True
False
According to Erikson, object permanence is the awareness that things continue to exist even when they are not perceived
True
False
Erikson's Theory intimacy is ability to form close loving relationships
True
False
The social clock refers to the culturally preferred timing of social events such as marriage Parenthood and retirement
True
False
Imprinting is the process by which certain animals form weak attachments during middle age
True
False
