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WorksheetsUnit 6-Development
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 30mins
To which of Kohlberg's levels would moral reasoning based on the existence of fundamental human rights pertain?
generative morality
preconventional morality
postconventional morality
conventional morality
Adoption studies show that the personalities of adopted children:
closely match those of the biological children of their adoptive parents.
bear more similarities to their biological parents than to their adoptive parents
closely match those of other children reared in the same home, whether or not they are biologically related.
closely match those of their adoptive parents.
The social clock refers to:
an individual or society's distribution of work and leisure time.
adulthood responsibilities.
age-related changes in one's circle of friends.
typical ages for starting a career, marrying, and so on.
The rooting reflex occurs when a:
newborn hears a loud noise.
newborn makes eye contact with his or her caregiver.
newborn's foot is tickled.
newborn hears his or her mother's voice.
newborn's cheek is touched.
Temperament refers to a person's characteristic:
role-related traits
behaviors
emotional reactivity and intensity
attitudes
Gender-typing refers to:
the biological definition of male and female.
the extent to which one exhibits traditionally male or female traits.
one's sense of being male or female.
the biological and social definition of male and female.
Which is the correct sequence of stages in Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
preoperational, sensorimotor, formal operational, concrete operational
preoperational, sensorimotor, concrete operational, formal operational
sensorimotor, concrete operational, preoperational, formal operational
sensorimotor, preoperational, formal operational, concrete operational
Which is the correct order of stages of prenatal development?
fetus, embryo, zygote
zygote, embryo, fetus
embryo, fetus, zygote
zygote, fetus, embryo
embryo, zygote, fetus
In terms of incidence, susceptibility to short-term illnesses ________ with age and susceptibility to long-term ailments ________ with age.
decreases; decreases
decreases; increases
increases; decreases
increases; increases
According to evolutionary psychology, men are drawn sexually to women who seem ________, while women are also attracted to men who seem ________.
exciting; dominant
youthful and fertile; mature and affluent
slender; muscular
nurturing; youthful
Chromosomes are made up of thousands of ________ which are in turn composed of various sequences of ____.
DNA; enzymes
genes; DNA
DNA; genes
DNA; neurotransmitters
After a series of unfulfilling relationships, 30-year-old Carlos tells a friend that he doesn't want to marry because he is afraid of losing his freedom and independence. Erikson would say that Carlos is having difficulty with the psychosocial task of:
identity versus role confusion.
autonomy versus doubt.
generativity versus stagnation.
intimacy versus isolation.
trust versus mistrust.
Harlow's studies of attachment in monkeys showed that:
whether a cloth or wire mother was present mattered less than the presence or absence of other infants.
attachment in monkeys is based on imprinting.
a cloth mother produced the greatest attachment response.
provision of nourishment was the single most important factor motivating attachment.
I am 3 years old, can use language, and have trouble taking another person's perspective. I am in Piaget's ________ stage of cognitive development.
sensorimotor
preoperational
formal operational
concrete operational
Which theory states that gender becomes a lens through which children view their experiences?
gender schema theory
social learning theory
Piaget's theory
Vygotsky's sociocultural theory
According to Piaget, the ability to think logically about abstract propositions is indicative of the stage of:
preoperational thought.
fluid intelligence.
formal operations.
concrete operations.
Of the following, the best way to separate the effects of genes and environment in research is to study:
identical twins raised in different environments.
adopted children and their adoptive parents.
fraternal twins.
identical twins.
In preconventional morality, the person:
follows the dictates of his or her conscience.
obeys to avoid punishment or to gain concrete rewards.
conforms to gain social approval.
obeys out of a sense of social duty.
Sam, a junior in high school, regularly attends church because his family and friends think he should. Which stage of moral reasoning is Sam in?
too little information to tell
conventional
postconventional
preconventional
The heritability of a trait will be largest among genetically ________ individuals who grew up in ________ environments.
similar; similar
dissimilar; similar
similar; dissimilar
dissimilar; dissimilar
Whose stage theory of moral development was based on how people reasoned about ethical dilemmas?
Piaget
Levinson
Erikson
Kubler-Ross
Kohlberg
In Erikson's theory, individuals generally focus on developing ________ during adolescence and then ________ during young adulthood.
identity; basic trust
intimacy; identity
identity; intimacy
basic trust; identity
A person's general ability to think abstractly is called ________ intelligence. This ability generally ________ with age.
fluid; decreases
fluid; increases
crystallized; increases
crystallized; decreases
The fertilized egg will develop into a boy if, at conception:
the sperm contributes a Y chromosome.
the egg contributes a Y chromosome.
the sperm contributes an X chromosome.
the egg contributes an X chromosome.
Compared to children raised in Western societies, those raised in communal societies, such as Japan or China:
exhibit greater shyness toward strangers.
exhibit greater concern for loyalty and social harmony.
grow up with a stronger integration of the sense of family into their self-concepts.
have all of these characteristics.
have none of these characteristics.
During which stage of cognitive development do children acquire object permanence?
concrete operational
formal operational
sensorimotor
preoperational
In Piaget's stage of concrete operational intelligence, the child acquires an understanding of the principle of:
attachment
object permanence
conservation
deduction
Adolescence is marked by the onset of:
parent-child conflict.
the concrete operational stage.
puberty.
an identity crisis
Through natural selection, the traits that are most likely to be passed on to succeeding generations are those that contribute to:
reproduction
survival
aggressiveness
reproduction and agressiveness
reproduction, survival, and aggressiveness
A pair of adopted children or identical twins reared in the same home are most likely to have similar:
emotional reactivity.
personalities.
religious beliefs.
temperaments.
