Developmental Psych Practice Tests

Jessica, 16, is in the process of deciding on a college major. Jessica wants to be an engineer one day and a painter the next day. Erik Erikson would say Jessica is in the ____ stage of development

identity versus identity confusion

Which of the following refers to the modularity of the mind view?

Swiss army knife theory

Which of the following is an example of a passive genotype-environment correlation?

Parents who have a genetic predisposition to be musically inclined encourage their children to learn how to play a musical instrument.

Based on research, neonates born with the waterbirth method are more likely to

have higher Apgar scores.

The idea that no singular theory can explain life-span development as a whole, but that each theory plays an important role, is referred to as a(n)

eclectic theoretical orientation.

_____, the units of hereditary information, are short segments of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). They help cells to reproduce themselves and to assemble proteins.

Genes

Ramada, 69, an avid golfer and fitness enthusiast, recently got a comprehensive health exam done, and the physician remarked that Ramada’s vital organs were in great shape. It is likely that Ramada’s _____Blank age was about 59 years old, versus 69 years old.

biological

The current maternal blood screening test is called the triple screen because

it measures three substances in the mother's blood.

According to Sandra Scarr's description of the three ways that heredity and environment can be correlated, passive genotype-environment correlations occur because

biological parents provide a rearing environment for a child.

The cultural makeup of the U.S. population has changed over the past few years because of immigration and other factors. Such long-term changes in the genetic and cultural makeup of a population are part of

normative historical change.

In predicting an adult woman's behavior, it may be more important to know that she is the mother of a 3-year-old child than to know whether she is 20 or 30 years old. This reflects the concept of

social age

Marly describes a friend Gina as having blond hair, green eyes, and fair skin with freckles. Marly has described Gina's

phenotype

Johnathan and his wife Tracy are in their mid-fifties. They are expanding their personal and social responsibilities and assist­ing their children in becoming competent, mature individuals. Which of the following developmental periods are Johnathan and Tracy currently in?

middle adulthood

Which of the following conditions is due to an X-linked inheritance?

hemophilia

_____processes involve changes in the individual's relationships with other people, changes in emotions, and changes in personality.

socioemotional

Konrad Lorenz performed research with goslings and found that many, upon hatching, identified him as their mother. He called this form of attachment

imprinting.

By age 51, most women enter menopause. This is an example of how a biological process can exert a _____Blank influence on development.

normative age-graded

Identify the correct sequence of the five stages of psychosexual development described in Freud's theory of development.

oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital

Edwin was a neglected infant. Now, at 31 years of age, Edwin is highly cynical about the world and feels that no one can be relied upon. This has resulted in suspicion in relationships, and these feelings eventually lead to the breakup of the relationship. According to Erikson's psychosocial theory, this indicates that Edwin did not successfully resolve the _____Blank stage of development, which in turn is causing Edwin to experience _____Blank in the current developmental stage.

trust versus mistrust; isolation

The food-scarce environment of our ancestors likely led to humans' propensity to gorge when food is available and to crave high-caloric foods, a trait that might lead to an epidemic of obesity when food is plentiful. This illustrates how

evolved mechanisms are not always adaptive in contemporary society.

Which of the following is the most likely characteristic among persons with Klinefelter syndrome?

undeveloped testes

Teratogens are any agents that can potentially cause __________blank or negatively alter cognitive and behavioral outcomes.

birth defects

Genes that increase vulnerability to accelerated aging and development of specific diseases are called _____Blank genes.

susceptibility

A group of people who are born at a similar point in history and share similar experiences as a result is referred to as a

cohort

Esperanza, who is in the 11th week of her pregnancy, is undergoing a prenatal diagnostic test that involves the removal of a small sample of the placenta. The doctor informs her that the test may detect any genetic defects and chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus and that she will have to wait for at least 10 days for the diagnosis. In this scenario, which of the following prenatal medical procedures is Esperanza most likely undergoing?

chorionic villus sampling (CVS)

Late adulthood is a time of

life review, adjustment to new social roles, and diminishing strength and health.

One of the differences between Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson is that

Erikson emphasized the importance of both early and later experiences.

_____Blank is characterized by the pursuit of independence and identity, with thoughts being more logical, abstract, and idealistic, and also rapid physical changes such as gaining height and weight.

Adolescence

A person's genetic heritage comprising the person’s actual genetic material makes up the

genotype

A doctor who is researching the place women occupy in families in Japan and the United States is conducting a(n) _____Blank study.

cross-cultural

An embryo has just developed into the fetal period, which means it is about _____Blank months along in the development process.

2

Reading, memorizing a poem, and using imagination all involve _____Blank processes.

cognitive

Lisa is a clinical psychologist who decides to conduct a study on whether the progression of memory loss in older adults with Alzheimer disease can be slowed down. According to the scientific method, which of the following describes the sequence Lisa should follow?

conceptualize a process or problem to be studied, collect data, analyze data, draw conclusions

According to Paul Baltes, an event such as a fire destroying a child’s home is an incident that is likely to affect the child’s development and life and is most likely an example of a

nonnormative life event.

In his psychology class, Professor Sharma emphasizes that developmental change occurs throughout adulthood as well as in childhood. Professor Sharma is taking a(n) _____Blank approach to developmental change.

life-span

The _____Blank approach examines development of infants, children, teens, adults, and elderly, and considers them all equally important.

life-span

If a baboon learns to eat different kinds of fruit instead of relying on only one kind for its nutritive needs, we would argue that this behavior promotes its survival. Thus, the behavior is

adaptive

Human infants go through an attachment period. John Bowlby calls this a ______Blank period, meaning that for optimal development attachment should occur during this period.

sensitive

The late adulthood period of development is characterized by which of the following?

a time of life review, retirement, and adjustment to new social roles

Neural __________blank and refinement occur during the second and third trimesters of prenatal development.

connectivity

During fertilization, an egg and a sperm fuse to create a single cell called a

zygote

When a therapist attributes a teenager’s delinquent behavior to the teenager’s bad treatment by a parent when the teen was a baby, the therapist is emphasizing the _____Blank aspect of the teenager’s developmen

stability

According to an increasing number of studies in the United States, compared with younger people, older people

have better relationships with people they care about.