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Anne is 5 years old,and she likes to help with jobs around the house.Tonight,when she was clearing the dishes from the table,she dropped a stack of plates and broke them all.Her father scolded her and told her that she could help more by staying out of the way and letting her older brothers clear the table.What would Erikson suggest that Anne is likely to develop if her father's reaction is typical of their interactions


A)  feelings of inferiority 
B)  a sense of initiative 
C)  feelings of guilt 
D)  a general sense of mistrust

E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

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There are differences in parenting styles among various cultures,and these differences appear to be reflected in the rates of different attachment styles.What does this suggest about the process of attachment


A)  It is best observed within a North American style of parent-child interaction. 
B)  It is influenced by racial differences. 
C)  It is expressed differently, depending on what is allowed by parents. 
D)  It develops as a result of the style of interactions between parent and child.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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How do Thomas and Chess refer to a child who tends to be glum,erratic in sleep and eating,and resistant to change


A)  a slow-to-warm-up child 
B)  an easy child 
C)  an uninhibited child 
D)  a difficult child

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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How do psychologists define development


A)  the sequence of age-related changes that occur as a person progresses from birth to adulthood 
B)  the sequence of age-related changes that occur as a person progresses from conception to death 
C)  changes across the life span that result due to learning and socialization 
D)  maturity associated with adulthood

E) None of the above
F) A) and C)

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At what stage of pregnancy do muscle and bone begin to form


A)  fetal stage 
B)  conception 
C)  zygotic stage 
D)  embryonic stage

E) B) and D)
F) A) and C)

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What is smallest unit that contains all of the DNA for a human


A)  the zygote 
B)  the embryo 
C)  the fetus 
D)  the chromosome

E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

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What is associated with the decrease in grey matter that is typical of adolescents


A)  sensitive periods in language development 
B)  necessary synaptic pruning 
C)  poor impulse control 
D)  regression

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Which disorder is associated with poor theory of mind or "mind blindness," according to Baron-Cohen


A)  major depressive disorder 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
C)  attention-deficit disorder 
D)  autistic spectrum disorder

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Researchers working with the habituation-dishabituation paradigm have discovered that,at three to four months of age,infants understand that objects are distinct entities with boundaries.What is supported by this evidence


A)  Object permanence may emerge earlier than Piaget suggested. 
B)  Children may be born with an ability to solve simple mathematical problems. 
C)  The preoperational period of development starts earlier than Piaget suggested. 
D)  Children master the concept of conservation earlier than Piaget suggested.

E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

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Malik's mother asks if he wants his sandwich in one piece or cut into two pieces.Malik asks her to keep it in one piece,because he isn't hungry enough to eat two pieces.What does this answer suggest about Malik's cognitive development


A)  He has not yet mastered object permanence. 
B)  He cannot assimilate changes in the shape of the sandwich. 
C)  He does not yet understand conservation. 
D)  He cannot accommodate changes in the shape of the sandwich.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Bob is asked,"Do you have a brother " He replies,"Yes." "What's his name " "Joe." "Does Joe have a brother " Bob answers,"No." Which stage of cognitive development is Bob most likely in


A)  sensorimotor 
B)  concrete operational 
C)  formal 
D)  preoperational

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Laura takes her 1-year-old son,Jake,to visit a day care centre where she plans to enrol him.Jake eagerly explores the playroom if Laura is present.When his mom leaves the room to fill out some forms,Jake becomes somewhat upset,but when Laura returns,he quickly calms down.What type of attachment relationship likely exists between mother and son in this example


A)  avoidant 
B)  secure 
C)  undeveloped 
D)  anxious-ambivalent

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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What are developmental changes


A)  behavioural changes that take place as people mature 
B)  biological changes that are predetermined based on genotype 
C)  changes in social behaviour that indicate underlying cognitive abilities 
D)  biological and behavioural changes that occur across the life span

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Jordyn just got a new bike,and she's struggling to learn how to ride it.Jordyn's older sister Camryn is quite skilled on her bike,and she provides some hints to Jordyn to help her out.As Jordyn gets better at riding,Camryn provides less feedback.What would Vygotsky call this process


A)  accommodation 
B)  shaping 
C)  assimilation 
D)  scaffolding

E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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Ten-year-old Sherry watches as you flatten one of two equal-sized balls of clay into a pancake.Sherry says they both still have the same amount of clay.What does Sherry understand


A)  seriation 
B)  hierarchical classification 
C)  conservation 
D)  inductive reasoning

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Avery is excited by the fact that she has begun to feel her baby kicking and moving in her uterus.In what stage must Avery's pregnancy be if she can feel her baby moving


A)  fetal 
B)  neonatal 
C)  germinal 
D)  embryonic

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What will determine whether a behaviour is right or wrong when someone is using conventional moral reasoning


A)  personal principles 
B)  potential rewards 
C)  society's laws 
D)  risk of punishment

E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

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Erik Erikson's developmental stages are organized around potential turning points.What are these turning points called


A)  fixation points 
B)  psychosocial crises 
C)  psychosexual crises 
D)  developmental tasks

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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What percentage of children in the Thomas and Chess study on temperament were slow-to-warm-up


A)  15% 
B)  20% 
C)  25% 
D)  40%

E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

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Kyle is 9 years old,and he likes to draw and paint.He doesn't receive very good grades on his art projects,and several times his friends have made fun of the pictures Kyle has created.What is Kyle likely to develop based on Erikson's theory


A)  a sense of industry 
B)  feelings of guilt 
C)  a sense of despair 
D)  feelings of inferiority

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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