Authoritative parents are likely to have children who:
After living together for a year, Surriya and Fahim have decided to marry. Research on premarital cohabitation most strongly suggests that:
The Russian psychologist Vygotsky suggested their children’s ability to solve problems is enhanced by:
The child is very egocentric during which of Piaget’s stages?
An on going study of 1100 children in 10 American cities has found that those who had spent the most time in day care facilities had:
The ability to learn a new computer software program is to be____as knowledge of state capitals is to______.
Mariam is blond with blue eyes and curly hair. She also has A blood type and dark skin. This is a description of Mariam’s:
Which of the following is not one of the criticisms of Piaget’s theory of cognitive development?
If a child’s primary reason for not drawing pictures on the living room wall with crayons is avoid the punishment that would inevitably follow this behavior, she would be said to be at which level of moral development?
The quality of infant-caregiver attachment depends:
During the second year of life, toddlers begin to take some personal responsibility for feeding, dressing, and bathing themselves in an attempt to establish what Erikson calls a sense of:
Five-year-old David watches as you pour water from a short, wide glass into a tall, narrow one. He says there is now more water than before. This response demonstrates that:
Developmental norms:
When the development of the same subjects is studied over a period of time, the study is called a:
The symptoms of fetal alcohol syndrome are most likely to include:
The corrupt behavior of many ordinary people who served as Nazi concentration camp guards best illustrates that immorality often results from:
The stage of prenatal development during which the developing organism is most vulnerable to injury is the:
The cephalocaudal trend in the motor development of children can be described simply as a:
Tanvir is a graduate student who is studying identity formation. He selects a group of 5-year-olds, a group of 10-years-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and a group of 15-year-olds, and interviews each group asking them what they plan to be when they finish school. In this example, Tanvir is using:
Javaid is a graduate student who is studying the way in which selective attention develops during the preadolescent years. He selected a group of 10-years-olds, and he assesses their selective attention every six months over a two-year period. In this example, Javaid is using:
Two characteristics of authoritarian parents are that they demonstrate:
Alzheimer’s disease involves a deterioration of neurons that produce:
Jamil and Qasim are identical twins, reared in different homes after their birth, due to the death of their parents. They are nineteen years of age and have personalities that differ sharply from each other. The reason of this difference in personality is most likely due to:
Dr. Jamshed wants to see if person’s IQ changes as they get older. To do this he takes three groups of subjects. Group i is made up of 10 years old, and Group III of 25 years old. Dr. Jamshed tests all three groups of their IQ level. The design of this experiment is called:
Babies will imitate actions they see when mothers show joy or interest because of:
A child has learned to get his or her way with a younger sibling by using physical intimidation. If her or she uses the same tactics on peers, this demonstrates:
Most human characteristics are the result of many genes working in combination. This is referred to as:
Cephalocaudal means:
Each cell possesses 46______that are responsible for all the genetic information passed from parents to children.
If an infant is startled by a loud sound, it makes movement similar to an embrace. This is called a______reflex.
Physical growth and development is called:
Substances capable of causing birth defects are known as:
Piaget is mainly known for studying:
______is an example of a congenital problem.
A child is largely nonverbal, is learning to coordinate purposeful movements with sense information, and is developing the concept of object permanence. The child is in Piaget’s_____stage.
Which reflex probably helps prevent falling?
Newborn children:
When parents around the world use a short, sharp rhythm, they are:
Which of the following must clearly demonstrates the existence of emotional attachment?
The grasping rooting, and sucking reflexes of infants are best described as:
According to Chomsky, humans have a________to develop language.
Sixteen-year-old Foster wants to spend a few years experimenting with different lifestyles and careers before he settles on who and want he wants to be foster’s behavior illustrates the identity status of:
Compared to mothers, fathers spend more time:
The 23rd chromosome determines the sex of the child. A male pattern is:
Primary sex characteristics are to___as secondary sex characteristics are to_______.
Dementia is most commonly associated with:
Girls who mature__and boys who mature________seem to experience more subjective distress and emotional difficulties with the transition to adolescence.
A child who knows how to tie shoelaces would probably find it relatively easy to learn how to tie a bow. Piaget would call this thinking process:
Maturation refers to:
According to Erikson, trust is to____as identity is to______.
The physical differences are:

Habituation refers to the:

A. interpretation of new information in terms of existing schemas
B. adjustment of current schemas to make sense of new information
C. awareness that things continue to exist when not perceived
D. decreasing responsiveness to a stimulus to which one is repeatedly exposed

Correct Answer: decreasing responsiveness to a stimulus to which one is repeatedly exposed ✔

Last Updated: May 06, 2024