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SDC Psychology - Unit 4: Human Development

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

The relationship between nature and nurture in development is most accurately summarized by which of the following statements?

a)

Nature clearly has more impact than nurture.

b)

It is the interaction between nature and nurture that is most determinative in development.

c)

Nurture plays a larger role in development than nature.

d)

Nature nor nurture are significant factors in development

2.

Sarah believes that nurture is the most important factor in the development of her son Daniel. Therefore, Sarah would NOT agree that _____ play a major role in development.

a)

genes

b)

availability of books

c)

peers

d)

parenting techniques

3.

In a _____ study, individuals of various ages are tested at the same time.

a)

cross-sectional

b)

longitudinal

c)

time-lag

d)

case

4.

Dr. Brown decides to survey three groups of adults at 18, 21, and 24 years of age to assess their views on the military. He will interview each individual once a year over the next five years. Which design would be most appropriate for this research?

a)

cross-sequential

b)

experimental

c)

longitudinal

d)

cross-sectional

5.

In which order do the stages of prenatal development occur?

a)

trophoblastic, fetal, embryonic

b)

germinal, embryonic, fetal

c)

placental, zygotic, fetal

d)

embryonic, fetal, zygotic

6.

Which phrase best defines a teratogen?

a)

A substance that stimulates growth of the placenta

b)

an agend that promotes development of organs

c)

a hormone that is produced to initiate labor

d)

an environmental agent that causes harm to the embryo or fetus

7.

A common characteristic of babies born of women who drink heavily during their pregnancies is _____.

a)

facial malformation

b)

learning difficulties

c)

delayed growth

d)

All options listed

8.

According to Jean Piaget, children achieve object permanence in the ____ stage of cognitive development.

a)

sensorimotor

b)

preoperational

c)

concrete operational

d)

formal operational

9.

Research conducted by Harry Harlow demonstrated that the most important component for the development of attachment is _____.

a)

multiple caregivers

b)

object permanence

c)

contact comfort

d)

feeding

10.

The sensory ability that is least developed at birth is _____.

a)

vision

b)

hearing

c)

taste

d)

touch

11.

At about six months of age an infant begins to produce ____.

a)

telegraphic speech

b)

cooing

c)

one-word speech

d)

babbling

12.

According to Mary Ainsworth, babies who are indifferent toward their mother upon her return are classified as _____.

a)

secure

b)

anxious/resistant

c)

avoidant

d)

ambivalent

13.

According to Lawrence Kohlberg, children who determine "right" and "wrong" behavior based on whether they got caught would be at the _____ level of moral development.

a)

preconventional

b)

unconventional

c)

conventional

d)

immoral

14.

Lev Vygotsky emphasized that child development is _____.

a)

strictly the function of genes

b)

a function of social interaction

c)

product of successful assimilation

d)

product of assimilation and accomodation

15.

The normal age range for walking is ______.

a)

3-5 months

b)

7-12 months

c)

8-18 months

d)

16-22 months

16.

According to Erick Erikson, success during the ______ developmental crisis between five and twelve years old is to achieve a sense of accomplishment and competence.

a)

intimacy vs. isolation

b)

industry vs. inferiority

c)

generativity vs. stagnation

d)

autonomy vs. shame and doubt

17.

According to Jean Piaget, the ability to reason hypothetically is a characteristic of the ______ stage.

a)

formal operations

b)

concrete operations

c)

post-conventional reasoning

d)

crystallized intelligence

18.

What marks the onset of puberty?

a)

the physical changes in both primary and secondary sex characteristics

b)

indentity foreclosure

c)

the development of primary sex characteristics

d)

formal operational thought

19.

In the ______, teenagers may be egocentric and believe that they are unique, invulnerable, and perceive themselves in mythical terms.

a)

invincibility phenomenon

b)

personal fable

c)

imaginary audience crisis

d)

post-conventional mythology

20.

John believes in the existance of universal human rights. In which of Lawrence Kohlberg's leves would he be?

a)

preconventional morality

b)

conventional morality

c)

postconventional morality

d)

universalist morality

21.

The end of ovulation and menstruation is referred to as _____.

a)

andropause

b)

menopause

c)

menarche

d)

androgyny

22.

The ability to _____ has been demonstrated to decrease during adulthood.

a)

apply life experience in coping with daily dilemmas

b)

identify novel information

c)

be creative

d)

process and retrieve information rapidly

23.

The stage of dying theory developed by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross in which individuals progress through five stages _____.

a)

has been demonstrated to be universal

b)

is more valid for men than women

c)

is accurate for only the last three stages

d)

has not been consistently documented by research

24.

Activity theory suggests that _____.

a)

activity level is dependent upon one's wealth

b)

one should limit activity as one gets older

c)

activity can positively enhance the aging process

d)

friends play a reduced role in happiness as one ages