PSY 205 Exam1 Study Guide
Click Link Below To Buy: http://hwaid.com/shop/psy-205-exam1-study-guide/ Course Life Span Development Attempt Score 147 out of 150 points Instructions This exam consist of 50 multiple choice questions that cover the material in Chapters 1 through 5.
• Question 1
3 out of 3 points Infant mortality in the United States:
• Question 2
3 out of 3 points Based on your understanding of brain plasticity, what would you say to frantic parents whose baby has suffered an injury to the language centers of the brain?
• Question 3
3 out of 3 points Which child is MOST at risk of having problems adjusting to day care?
• Question 4
3 out of 3 points The branching structure at the end of each neuron is the:
• Question 5
3 out of 3 points Link the correct attachment style to the following descriptions: (1) thrilled when reunited with a caregiver, (2) confused, erratic response when reunited with a caregiver, and (3) doesn't care when reunited with a caregiver.
3 out of 3 points Name the theorist who would give each piece of advice: “Don't respond when your one year old cries out from the crib,” “Be as responsive as possible during the first year of life.”
• Question 7
3 out of 3 points You put a compelling object in front of your baby nephew, then cover it, and he acts as if it's no longer there. Your nephew is:
• Question 8
3 out of 3 points Which of these people is likely to live the longest?
• Question 9
3 out of 3 points What is the relationship between walking early and later intelligence?
• Question 10
3 out of 3 points Based on the information-processing section, parents can help children “remember” by doing all of the following EXCEPT:
• Question 11
3 out of 3 points Which statement about the lifespan is most TRUE?
• Question 12
3 out of 3 points A baby sees a new image on a screen and looks up to see what's going on. The name for this process is ________.
• Question 13
3 out of 3 points What area of the lifespan did scientists first study?
• Question 14
3 out of 3 points Someone tells you that the heritability of IQ is .75. What should you think?
• Question 15
3 out of 3 points All are reasons why eighteenth and nineteenth century doctors were relatively ineffective during labor and birth EXCEPT:
• Question 16
0 out of 3 points Studies exploring social cognition now show babies:
• Question 17
3 out of 3 points Carlo weighed 2 pounds at birth and is being discharged from the neonatal intensive care unit. What realistic statement about Carlo's prognosis might you make to his worried parents?
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• Question 18
3 out of 3 points A teratogen:
• Question 19
3 out of 3 points When Sammy sees mommy roll the thick ball of dough into a thin circle for a pie crust he says, “Now there is more dough, because it's bigger.” His sister Sara tells Sammy “No, it's the same amount because mommy could just roll it back again and it would look the same.” According to Piaget's framework, Sammy ________ and Sara ________.
• Question 20
3 out of 3 points Gerontologists study:
• Question 21
3 out of 3 points Your friend's baby has colic. What should you be thinking? • Question 22
3 out of 3 points Which of the following is NOT an ability involving executive functions?
• Question 23
3 out of 3 points A traditional behaviorist is giving childrearing advice. She would say all of the following EXCEPT: • Question 24
3 out of 3 points You are a doctor and your patient tells you she is pregnant. Under which situation would you MOST strongly urge chorionic villus sampling (CVS)?
• Question 25
3 out of 3 points How would an evolutionary psychologist describe 1-year-old Ned's need to be close to his mom at all times?
• Question 26
3 out of 3 points You are using scaffolding in teaching baseball if you:
• Question 27
3 out of 3 points Pick the twin/adoption study.
• Question 28
3 out of 3 points Clarrisa gets a C on her first test in this class and decides to work very hard because she knows she can succeed. According to cognitive behaviorists, Clarrisa has:
• Question 29
3 out of 3 points Pick the part of the brain that develops last. • Question 30
3 out of 3 points A friend asks, “Who does a baby get attached to at age 1?” Your answer:
• Question 31
3 out of 3 points Jack and Diane desperately want a son. When they read up on the overall odds of male/female conception, what would they find?
• Question 32
3 out of 3 points A cohort refers to a:
• Question 33
3 out of 3 points It's Christmas, you are at the mall, and a mom places her 1-year-old on the store Santa's lap. You might expect:
• Question 34
3 out of 3 points If a friend is concerned that her 18-month-old son refuses to eat a balanced diet, what should you say?
• Question 35
3 out of 3 points All things being equal, which student is MOST at risk of NOT graduating from high school?
• Question 36
3 out of 3 points When Mom tosses the action figures into the toy box and slams the lid, Robie cries, “No! They're scared of the dark!” Susie assumes that grandma knows she went to the beach yesterday, even though she didn't tell her: Robbie's comment shows ________ and Susie's illustrates ________.
• Question 37
3 out of 3 points Your psychology professor asks you to help him with his study of aggressive children. Your job is to go to a playground and record the frequency of aggressive acts among a sample of first graders. Your measurement technique is called:
• Question 38
3 out of 3 points Compared to the early l970s, what fraction of elementary school children are now overweight or obese?
• Question 39
3 out of 3 points Pick the example of autobiographical memory.
• Question 40
3 out of 3 points With regard to sex differences in elementary school motor skills:
• Question 41
3 out of 3 points A social worker who counsels Down syndrome teens asks what will happen to her clients in their forties and fifties. What should you say?
• Question 42
3 out of 3 points Which research question MUST be tested by a correlational study?
• Question 43
3 out of 3 points Krissy hates when parents use baby talk, so she speaks to her 1-year-old son exactly like an adult. What should you be thinking?
• Question 44
3 out of 3 points During the little-scientist phase, babies engage in:
• Question 45
3 out of 3 points Your grandmother was born in 1925. You were born in 1990. If you both took the IQ test at age 7, who would probably get more items correct?
• Question 46
3 out of 3 points What is the long-term impact of attending preschool on low-income children?
• Question 47
3 out of 3 points Which young child is MOST likely to obey the rule “Don't touch this toy till dinner”?
• Question 48
3 out of 3 points You are writing a paper on the effects of prenatal drinking on the baby. You should make all of the following comments EXCEPT:
• Question 49
3 out of 3 points You are devising a checklist to help parents evaluate early child-care settings. All are questions that should appear on your list EXCEPT:
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• Question 50
3 out of 3 points Your friend's preschooler has been diagnosed with ADHD and she asks, “Will my son still have this condition as he gets older?” What is the BEST answer?
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