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WorksheetsAP Psy Unit 6 Modules Review
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Julie is experiencing lifelong physical and mental abnormalites because her mother consumed alcohol while she was pregnant. The alcohol, because of the damage it caused, is considered a(n)
Zygote
Teratogen
Epigenetic
Embryo
Even as newborns, we prefer sights and sounds that facilitate social responsiveness. This can be seen by newborn's preference for...
Soft music
Low-pitched sounds
Soft colors
Face-like images
As infants gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a visual stimulus, their interest wanes and they look away sooner. The decrease in an infant's responsiveness is called...
Stability
Teratogens
Concentration
Habituation
As the infant's brain develops, some neural pathways will decay if not used. This use-it-or-lose-it process is known as...
Motor development
Pruning
Heredity
Amnesia
Maturation explains why...
we stand before we walk
we like familiar people
we learn the language accents of our peers
the brain shuts down unused connections
Infantile amnesia best explains why
Justina (age 25) cannot remember hearing Japanese when she was 10
Ella (age 10) has no memory of her 3rd birthday
Karla (age 3) can't understand why her baby brother is crying
Hannah (age 6) can't remember the gymnastics routine she just learned
If you shows a 2-year-old a model of her bedroom where you'd hidden a toy behind the bed, she would...
understand that the model represented her room, but not be able to find the toy in her own room
exhibit schematic thinking and be able to explain the study back to you
be unable to find the toy in her room due to a lack of symbolic thinking
understand that the model represented her room, and be able to find the toy.
Your friends baby brother loves to play with his pet cat. When he sees a puppy, he points and calls it "Mi Mi," which is what he calls his cat. Matt is demonstrating Piaget's process of
assimilation
conservation
cognition
object permanence
A 4-year-old child comes into the room and tells her parent, "I broke it" without feeling the need to tell her parent what is broken because...
The child is egocentric
the child lacks an understanding of conservation
the child is afraid of being punished
the child cannot remember what is broken
An 18-month-old typically recognizes herself in a mirror. This self-awareness contributes to
self-assurance
self-concept
self-esteem
self-actualization
What do we call an optimal window of opportunity for proper development?
Imprinting
Attachment
A social period
A critical period
Which of the following identifies the parenting style most likely to harshly punish a teen who has been accused of wrongdoing without hearing from the teen?
Authoritarian
Permissive
Negligent
Authoritative
According to research, which of the following is more common among males than females?
Smiling
Apologizing
Physical aggresion
Averting one's eyes
Diego likes to play sports and video games, whereas Sara likes to sing, dance, and play "house." This example best depicts which of the following?
Gender identity
Gender typing
Gender schema
Gender expression
Which of the following is generally true of males when compared to females?
They have a longer life span
They are more likely to be diagnosed with depression
They are more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety
They are more likely to commit suicide
Peer influence would have the strongest effect on...
A 30-year-old deciding whether to propose to his girlfriend.
A 10-year-old deciding to play hockey or baseball
An 18-year-old deciding between two colleges to attend
A 7 year old choosing a project for art class
Compared with rats raised in an enriched environment, which of the following is true of rats raised in isolation?
Their brain cortex is less developed
They fear other rats
They have more connections
They have a thicker brain cortex
In which of the following examples would parents have the highest degree of influence?
In homes where children are neglected
In determining a child's personality
When a child is trying to fit in at school
When a young person develops schizophrenia
What development in adolescents allows for greater impulse control?
The hormonal surge of early adolescents
Hindbrain changes associated with the onset of puberty
Frontal lobe maturation in late adolescence
A decrease in myelin production
According to Erikson, the primary developmental task for adolescents is to develop a sense of
identity
intimacy
competence
trust
Compared with the late nineteenth century, what is true about the transition from childhood to adulthood in Western cultures today?
It starts earlier and is completed later
It starts later and is completed earlier
It has not changed
It starts earlier and is completed earlier
Which of the following does not occur with age?
Visual sharpness diminishes
Distance perception i less acute
Senses of smell and hearing diminish
The lens of the eye becomes more transparent
Olivia and Jack plan to get married next year. This significant life event will allow them to achieve Erikson's stage of
Competance
Identity
Integrity
Intimacy
