WorksheetsAP Psychology Unit 6
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Dr. Moriarty's major research interest is the long-term effects of child-rearing practices on the psychological adjustment of offspring. It is most likely that Dr. Moriarty is a(n)
cognitive psychologist
developmental psychologist
behavioral psychologist
educational psychologist
biological psychologist
During the course of successful prenatal development, a human organism begins as a(n)
embryo and finally develops into a zygote.
zygote and finally develops into an embryo.
embryo and finally develops into a fetus.
zygote and finally develops into a fetus.
fetus and finally develops into an embryo.
One of the most consistently damaging teratogens is
alcohol
testosterone
estrogen
dopamine
serotonin
Horace, the youngest child of a high school athletic director, was able to roll over at 3 months, crawl at 6 months, and walk at 12 months. This ordered sequence of motor development was largely due to
habituation.
responsive parenting.
maturation.
imprinting.
conditioning.
Piaget is best known for his interest in the process of ________ development.
biological
emotional
ethical
cognitive
social
According to Piaget, schemas are
fixed sequences of cognitive developmental stages.
children's ways of coming to terms with their sexuality.
problem-solving strategies that are typically not developed until the formal operational stage.
moral ideas children use to understand right and wrong.
people's conceptual frameworks for understanding their experiences.
Mary believes that cognitive development is a matter of gradual and almost imperceptible changes over time. Her viewpoint is most directly relevant to the issue of
continuity or stages.
nature or nurture.
behavior or mental processes.
fluid or crystallized intelligence.
concrete or operational stages.
Infant novelty preferences have been discovered by assessing infants'
conservation.
imprinting.
accommodation.
reflexes.
habituation.
Sierra, a 28-year-old heroin addict, is pregnant. Her baby will be born
with schizophrenia.
a heroin addict.
visually impaired.
with Down syndrome.
hyperactive.
Three-year-old Bert, who lives in Alaska where moose roam freely, has learned the schema for moose. When his family visits his cousin Michael on a horse farm, Bert modifies his schema for large, shaggy animals to include horses. This process is called
habituation.
assimilation.
accommodation.
maturation.
conservation.
