Ashford PSY304 Week 3 Quiz Latest 2020 December

PSY304 Lifespan Development

Week 3 Quiz

Question 1Francine believes her teddy bear is sad when she leaves him at home. This is an example of

  animism.

  centration.

  egocentrism.

  transformation.

 Question 2Piaget believed that people organize knowledge into

  categories.

  thoughts.

  schemes.

  theories.

 Question 3Corinne is getting frustrated because she is having trouble putting her puzzle together. Her dad offers a suggestion to match the colors and Corinne is able to move forward. Her dad is using ____ to help Corinne.

  guidance

  scaffolding

  active learning

  reasoning

Question 4Kelly is baking cookies and when he has to figure out the measurement conversions, he talks to himself. According to Vygotsky, Kelly is using

  private speech.

  scaffolding.

  zone of proximal development.

  symbols.

 Question 5Elijah remembers that he needs to thaw the chicken for dinner tomorrow. This is an example of a(n) ____ memory.

  explicit

  episodic

  autobiographical

  prospective

Question 6Kayla is having a hard time tying her shoes. She can do the first step, but after that she gets confused. Her mom shows her the next step and then helps her practice. Her mom is teaching to Kayla’s

  academic level.

  category of development.

  cognitive ability level.

  zone of proximal development.

 Question 7Eight-month-old Hannah becomes upset when her mom takes away her favorite toy and Hannah starts looking for it. This shows that Hannah has acquired

  mental representation.

  object permanence.

  assimilation.

  accommodation.

Question 8While Piaget emphasized that children are independent thinkers, Vygotsky emphasized the ____ aspects of thinking and learning.

  dependent

  emotional

  social

  physical

 Question 9Aaron is able to focus on his homework for a few hours at a time without getting distracted. Aaron is using ____ attention.

  selective

  divided

  sustained

  executive

 Question 10Piaget believed that in the formal operational stage adolescents are capable of ____ thought.

  abstract

  logical

  illogical

  creative

 Question 11While at the zoo, Nina points at the different animals and names them for her infant to hear. Nina is using

  expanding.

  labeling.

  recasting.

  motherese.

 Question 12Eighteen-month-old Zoe says “no go” when her mom leaves for work. This is an example of

  expanding.

  overextending.

  under-extending.

  telegraphic speech.

 Question 13Thirteen-month-old Wilson likes to repeat the same syllables over and over. This is called

  intonation.

  recasting.

  expanding.

  echolalia.

 Question 14Two-year-old Jonah has a dog named Bingo. Every time he sees a dog, he points and says, “Bingo.” This is an example of

  expanding.

  overextending.

  underextending.

  telegraphic speech.

 Question 15____ is when a child can learn new words and their meanings quickly.

  Telegraphic speech

  Fast mapping

  Contrast assumption

  Overregularization

 Question 16The ____ perspective of language development postulates that language learning occurs through conditioning and reinforcement.

  biological

  environmental

  interactionist

  Broca

 Question 17Tucker is being taught to read by emphasizing the syllables in his language. Tucker is being taught using the

  innate approach.

  reinforcement approach.

  whole language approach.

  phonics approach.

 Question 18The ____ perspective of language development postulates that language learning is innate because the process is similar in cultures across the world.

  biological

  environmental

  interactionist

  Broca

Question 19Two-year-old Keely uses the word cat to refer only to her pet cat, not other cats that she sees. This is an example of

  expanding.

  overextending.

  underextending.

  telegraphic speech.

 Question 20Four-year-old Sammy told his mom, “I runned with the dog.” This is an example of

  telegraphic speech.

  fast mapping.

  contrast assumption.

  overregularization.

 Question 21Tina has scored 100 on the Stanford-Binet intelligence test. Her score is considered

  below average.

  above average.

  average.

  way below average.

 Question 22Professor Wang is a developmental psychologist who researches how people learn, solve problems, and reason. She studies

  biology.

  genetics.

  education.

  intelligence.

 Question 23According to Baltes and his colleagues, ____ traits are often better predictors of wisdom than intelligence.

  aging

  personality

  experience

  independence

 Question 24One of the most popular intelligence tests that includes the four indices of Verbal Comprehension, Perceptual Reasoning, Working Memory, and Processing Speed is the

  Stanford-Binet.

  Wechsler.

  Cattell.

  Simon.

Question 25Intelligence scores around the world have been increasing in recent years. This is called the

  Stanford-Binet effect.

  environmental effect.

  Cattell effect.

  Flynn effect.

 Question 26When researchers examine how much of a population’s intelligence is determined by genetics, they are studying

  development.

  natural selection.

  heritability.

  genetic determinism.

 Question 27____ expectations often predict student achievement and parental involvement in education.

  Parental

  Teacher

  Community

  Peer

 Question 28According to Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory of Intelligence, someone who is good at applying or implementing ideas is high in ____ intelligence.

  analytic

  creative

  practical

  emotional

The answer can be found in Section 7.4, “Theory of Multiple Intelligences,” in Essentials of Lifespan Development: A Topical Approach.

 Question 29Eight-month-old Zach is shown a sad face multiple times to see how soon he recognizes it. This is an example of

  novelty.

  change.

  cognition.

  habituation.

 Question 30Song has recently moved to the United States from China. While she does well in school, she recently took an intelligence test and performed poorly compared to her peers. Song most likely performed poorly because the test was

  culturally biased.

  language biased.

  culturally fair.

  language fair.

 Question 31During adolescence, most people become aware of their tendencies of sexual attraction. This is called sexual

  preference.

  desire.

  orientation.

  schema.

The answer can be found in Section 10.2, “Sexual Maturation and Sexuality,” in Essentials of Lifespan Development: A Topical Approach.

Question 32Common sources of stress reported by working adults include all of the following except

  low salary.

  long hours.

  lack of advancement opportunities.

  trouble interacting with coworkers.

 Question 33During which time in the lifespan are single adults most likely to cultivate close friendships?

  emerging adulthood

  young adulthood

  middle adulthood

  late adulthood

The answer can be found in Section 10.3, “Intimate Relationships,” in Essentials of Lifespan Development: A Topical Approach.

Question 34A person’s specific eye and hair color is an example of their

  genes.

  chromosomes.

  genotype.

  phenotype.

 Question 35Early in life the head and brain develop faster than other parts of the body. This is the ____ trend.

  proximodistal

  cephalocaudal

  growth spurt

  puberty

Question 36Jenni makes sure that all her participants have an equal chance of being in either the treatment or the control group. This is an example of ____.

  debriefing

  random assignment

  informed consent

  deception

The answer can be found in Section 1.3, “Research in Lifespan Development,” in Essentials of Lifespan Development: A Topical Approach.

Question 37A third-grade teacher tells her students that the new science unit they are starting is going to be very challenging and she expects only the brightest students in the class to understand it. As a whole, the class does poorly on the unit. This is an example of (a/an)

  academic motivation.

  core curriculum standards.

  self-fulfilling prophecy.

  Montessori education.

 Question 38Tia has been in labor for six hours and her cervix is dilated eight centimeters. She is in stage

  one.

  two.

  three.

  four.

 Question 39____ syndrome is the most common type of sex-linked chromosomal abnormality in males and causes low testosterone production.

  Klinefelter

  Fragile X

  Turner

  Down

 Question 40Brown hair is dominant and red hair is recessive. A child with red hair is born to parents who have brown hair. For this to occur, who would have passed on a recessive red-hair gene?

  only the mother

  only the father

  both parents

  neither parent            

 Question 41According to Scarr and McCartney’s theory, our ____ influence how we experience our environment.

  experiences

  relationships

  siblings

  genes

 Question 42One of the best ways to protect children from childhood diseases is to have them ____.

  wash frequently

  avoid allergens

  immunized

  evaluated

 Question 43 Jeana has suffered a brain injury and has to relearn how to speak. This example shows that development is

  contextual.

  plastic.

  multidimensional.

  nonnormative.

 Question 44Josh’s son was born premature and the doctors suggested that he try ____ and hold his son skin to skin and chest to chest.

  fetal monitoring

  kangaroo care

  Lamaze

  infant massage

 Question 45When Al is trying to get his one-month-old to sleep, he accidentally bumps her crib and she arches her back and flings out her arms and legs. This is an example of the

  Babinski reflex.

  Moro reflex.

  stepping reflex.

  rooting reflex.

 Question 46Which sense is the least developed at birth?

  hearing

  touch

  taste

  vision

 Question 47In contrast to operant and classical conditioning, social cognitive theorists argue that learning is based largely on

  association.

  trial and error.

  observing others.

  using our cognitive skills.

 Question 48Work and family life balance is particularly difficult for

  dual-career couples.

  single adults.

  older adults.

  middle adults.

 Question 49Between 22 and 26 weeks the fetus reaches the age of ____, which means it can survive outside the womb.

  survival

  viability

  development

  capability

 Question 50Tesia just gave birth to twins and her doctor told her, “Congratulations, you have fraternal twins.” How could the doctor know this right at birth?

  The twins were the same gender.

  The twins were opposite genders.

  Fraternal twins are always smaller than identical twins.

  Fraternal twins are always larger than identical twins.

 Question 51A new predator is hunting the local population of birds. Some of this species of bird have lighter-colored feathers, which make it harder for the new predator to spot them. According to natural selection, what is likely to occur in the next few years?

  The predator will stop hunting this species of bird.

  The predator will hunt more of this species of bird.

  More birds with dark feathers will be born.

  More birds with light feathers will be born.

 Question 52When compared to traditional college students, non-traditional college students are more likely to be

  outspoken in the classroom.

  inept at using technology.

  learning disabled.

  highly motivated.

 Question 53The ____ receive messages from other neurons.

  axons

  dendrites

  synapses

  neurotransmitters

 Question 54If a neuron is not stimulated enough, what is likely to occur?

  synaptic pruning

  myelination

  lateralization

  neurotransmission

 Question 55Children who are in Head Start are more likely to ____, compared to children who were eligible for Head Start but didn’t attend.

  graduate from high school

  get a part-time job

  make the honor roll

  go to college

 Question 56Humans never stop developing, therefore development is ____.

  lifelong

  age-graded

  history-graded

  nonnormative

 Question 57Researchers and pediatricians believe that the best food for infants during the first year of life is

  formula.

  breast milk.

  a combination of breast milk and formula.

  cereal.

 Question 58The field of evolutionary psychology focuses on how the ability to adapt and ____ influences behavior.

  reproduce

  think

  grow

  strategize

 Question 59When a series of genes is responsible for abnormalities, it is called

  polygenic inheritance.

  sex-linked inheritance.

  chromosomal abnormalities.

  gene abnormalities.

 Question 60Jamal is a developmental psychologist who focuses on motor development in his research. In which area of development does Jamal specialize?

  cognitive

  socio-emotional

  physical

  environmental