Psycholigical Tests

__A__ 1. The briefest period of prenatal development is the:

a. germinal stage

b. embryonic stage

c. fetal stage

d. baby-making stage

_C___ 2. Motor development involves the acquisition of:

a. sensory abilities including hearing and taste

b. reflexive movements and abilities

c. the muscular control necessary for coordinated movement

d. language and speech patterns necessary for communication

_A___ 3. Piaget called the incorporation of new objects into existing knowledge:

a. assimilation

b. object permanence

c. conservation

d. formal operations

_D___ 4. For Jean Piaget, children deal with and adjust to the world through twin processes he called:

a. conservation and revisionism

b. motor learning and cognitive learning

c. egocentric thinking and magical thinking

d. assimilation and accommodation

_B___ 5. Social and cognitive influences on how we interpret, organize, and use information characterizes ________.

a. Freudian theory

b. social role theory

c. parent modeling model

d. affective-primary theory

____ 6. "Boys will be boys and girls will be girls. Parents reward their children whenever they behave like they're supposed to." This statement reflects which theory of gender roles?

a. Freudian theory

b. social role theory

c. parent modeling model

d. affective-primary theory

_D___ 7. Given the material on sexual behavior, parent-child interactions and onset of puberty, most parents would most probably prefer an adolescent who:

a. has a few close friends

b. matures on time

c. matures early

d. matures later

_C___ 8. "Mom, you have no idea what it is like to grow up with young sisters who are brats! They get into my things all the time. You and Dad just don't understand!" This teenager is most likely experiencing:

a. preoperational thinking

b. conventional thinking

c. growth in her limbic system

d. authoritarian parenting

_A___ 9. Carol Gilligan's research on moral development found that in making moral decisions, women generally adopt a(n):

a. care orientation

b. relative orientation

c. justice orientation

d. other orientation

_C___ 10. A politician is running for office. He says that he will support the law, equality, and individual rights. Carol Gilligan would say that the politician has a(n) ____ orientation.

a. care

b. relative

c. justice

d. other

_B___ 11. Impersonal moral decisions is to memory as personal moral decisions is to:

a. retrieval

b. emotion

c. justice

d. care

_D___ 12. A longitudinal study of how different styles of parenting affect adolescent development was conducted by:

a. Jean Piaget

b. Diana Baumrind

c. Carol Gilligan

d. Lawrence Kohlberg

__A__ 13. "My dad sets the rules and that's it. There're no ifs, ands, or buts about it!" This parent has a(n) _______ style.

a. authoritarian

b. authoritative

c. disciplinarian

d. congenial

_C___ 14. Self-esteem is the most stable in:

a. childhood

b. adolescence

c. midlife

d. young adulthood

_C___ 15. Cross cultural research indicates that the most common reason men use to dissolve marriages is:

a. disrespect

b. personality quirks

c. unfaithfulness

d. infertility

Short Answer (5 Points per question) 70 Points

Be thorough and concise with your answer.

16. Why are developmental psychologists interested in the nature-nurture question?

17. Describe the significant changes in germinal, embryonic, and fetal stages of prenatal development. In germinal development the outer membrane changes after fertilization by a single sperm, becomes impermeable and is called a zygote. In embryonic stage cells divide and begin to differentiate into bone, muscle, and body organs and last from 2-8 weeks. And Fetal stage lasts from 2 months to 9 months and develops vital organs and physical charactersics like lungs, eyes, ears, and hands.

18. What are teratogens and why is development in the fetal stage