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PSYCH 285 Week 1 Homework
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2. Louis discovers that the experiences he has in his developmental psychology class help
him to deal with the children he works with at a daycare center. This relationship is best
described by Bronfenbrenner's notion of _____________________.
3. Dr. Lund stages a fire drill at the elementary school in order to study how children
respond to potential emergency situations. Dr. Lund's method would best be described as
a(n) _____________________.
4. You are reading the results of a study that tracked how a particular individual's
religious beliefs changed over the course of her life. The study you are reading is most
likely a(n) ______________________ study
5. Which statement is not consistent with ethical research?
6. Which results would not support the idea that genes play a significant role in behavior?
7. Halley is 40-years-old, and she and her daughter Berry, 20, are both currently
pregnant. Which statement concerning these two mothers is most accurate?
8. How many of the following (aspirin, nicotine, cocaine, caffeine) are potential
teratogens?
9. Maternal stress is most likely to negatively impact a developing embryo/fetus when
that stress is _____________________________.
10. Huntington's disease is an unusual genetic disorder in that it is a fatal disease caused
by dominant alleles that ________________________.
11. Self-reports are a rather easy and quick way to gather information, there are fewer
potential ethical issues than many other forms of research, and they are relatively
inexpensive. Why aren't they the method of choice for developmental research?
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1. Twelve-month-old Callum is barely able to walk a few steps before losing his balance
and falling down. What is the term that best describes Callum's current ability to move
around?
2. In an effort to lower the age at which his infant son will begin to walk, Mr. Simmons
puts 8-month-old Richard on a program that emphasizes leg strength. What is the most
likely outcome of this intervention?
3. Caleb is 4 months old. If he is like others his age, when he grasps a rattle, he will grasp
it with ____________________________________.
4. In order to be able to walk, Loretta must first master certain individual skills, like
being able to balance herself. What term best describes this process?
5. Marcie sings the same lullaby to her infant son every night because she believes he has
learned to recognize it. Does recent research support her claim?
6. By the age of ____, young humans are able to perceive different-pitched noises about
as well as adults.
7. Who is most likely to be afraid of heights?
8. Molly is buying little stuffed bears for her soon-to-be-born child's nursery. She is very
concerned about having different colors that the baby will be able to differentiate the first
day the baby arrives. Thus, Molly is attempting to stimulate her child's
_______________.
9. Dr. Eco has a strong belief that global warming is a theoretical myth. In recent years,
however, the increased rate of polar ice cap melt has forced him to alter his theory, and
he now is a strong advocate against greenhouse pollutants. A Piagetian would most likely
describe Dr. Eco's theoretical conversion in terms of _______________________

10. Nolan has a scheme for throwing baseballs that he can apply successfully to throwing
small rocks or other types of balls. This successful application would best be described as
_________________.
11. Piaget saw equilibration as a balance between
12. Between early and later childhood, schemes tend to become more
13. After reading a book on Eriksonian theory, Farah would most likely describe her
trusting 10-month-old daughter as possessing
14. Which baby is most likely to be insecurely attached?
15. Fiona has learned that it is as important to sometimes do what others want as it is to
do what she wants. Erikson would suggest that Fiona has
16. Which child has most successfully resolved the "basic trust versus mistrust" stage of
psychosocial development?
17. Which sort of solitary play would most likely be unhealthy?
18. Parents who incorporate ____ into their discipline are most likely to encourage
altruistic behavior.
19. Young Jim actually experiences the sadness of his friend Abdul when Abdul's dog
runs away. Jim is exhibiting ______________.
20. Urvashi decides to help her friend find her lost cat because her friend is likely to give
her a reward. This is an example of
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PSYCH 285 Week 2 Quiz
1. Piaget used the term _____ to describe the process by which new experiences are
easily incorporated into existing schemes

2. Tiffany is an infant who has acquired hope. Which crisis of psychosocial development
has she successfully resolved?
3. Complex emotions differ from basic emotions in that complex emotions require some
understanding of ___
4. The first altruistic behavior appears around _____ months of age
5. Six-month-old Teddy is playing with his favorite toy, a stuffed bear. Suddenly a
blanket falls off the shelf and covers his bear. According to Piaget, Teddy would most
likely _____.
6. Which is the best example of a psychological force in the development of attachment?
7. Sixteen-year-old Marshall was severely malnourished as an infant. Compared to his
peers who were not malnourished as infants, Marshall is most likely to _____.
8. TCO 3 What evidence do researchers have that young infants use sound to locate
objects?
9. According to research by Pascalis, de Haan, and Nelson (2002), who would be best at
differentiating between two different monkey faces?
10. Bridget is excellent at walking, running, climbing, and kicking balls. This would
suggest that Bridget has good _____.
11. State and describe the psychosocial stage at which Erikson would place a newborn
infan
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1. Which reflects a basic ability available only to a formal operational thinker?
2. Who is most likely the formal operational thinker?

3. The statements, "People who study for their psychology tests get good grades" and
"Sigmund studied for his psychology test," along with the conclusion "Sigmund will get a
good grade on his psychology test," represents an example of a(n) ____ test.
4. Morris, a 17-year-old African American, is taking an intelligence test during his senior
year of high school. Which of his current thoughts would indicate that he is experiencing
stereotype threat?
5. Which question is best answered through convergent thinking?
6. Wise, Ring, and Olson (1999) conducted a study in which they attempted to identify
the best method for training children with reading disabilities. What did they conclude?
7. During the elementary school years
8. In regard to elementary-school-aged children's motor skills,
9. Gender differences in motor skills during the elementary school years are due in part to
_________________________.
10. Tito would be more likely to have friends of a different race if
11. Crowd is to clique as ___________________________________.
12. Rita is incredibly aggressive on the hockey rink but is very nice to everyone when she
isn't competing. What term best describes Rita's on-ice aggression?
13. In a group based on a dominance hierarchy, you can expect
14. Which 5-year-old is likely to have the biggest vocabulary?
15. When five-year-old Lucia hears on a commercial that "This is the best toy in the
whole world!" she
16. Which child most likely would have just realized that commercials are not simply
entertainment, but programs designed with the intent to persuade?
17. Who has the most advanced form of perspective taking?
18. Which of the following statements about prejudice is false?
19. Prejudice ______________________________________.

20. The use of ____ in descriptions of people tends to increase as we age.
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1. As a Piagetian, Faye would believe that a concrete operational child's ability to reverse
thought is due to his or her acquisition of
2. When 80-year-old Marques is asked about his life, he is able to vividly recall his high
school graduation party that occurred 60 years ago. Where was this information stored
just before it was recalled by Marques?
3. Metamemory is defined as an individual's
4. Which statement concerning math and culture is true?
5. You are the parent of a normal-sized 8-year-old boy. As such, how many calories
should you ensure that your child consumes each day so that he maintains a normal rate
of development?
6. According to the text, when coaches emphasize winning over skill development _____.
7. In a typical group of 6-year-old boys, who would you expect to be the leader?
8. Isao's mother and father can never agree on decisions related to Isao. As a result, Isao's
mother often goes behind his father's back and makes decisions that she thinks are
correct. According to recent research, Isao can become more _____ as a result of this
competition between parents
9. Mabel likes to hit other children for no other purpose than to see them get hurt and feel
scared. Which term best describes Mabel's behavior?
10. When Sami is asked about what other people think of her, she has a very difficult
time answering, because she can't seem to take her friend's perspective when looking at
herself. What would Piaget call Sami's difficulty?

11. What has research found about boys who watch violence on television and/or play
violent video games?
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1. Who would be the most likely to have just achieved close to her full adult stature?
2. How many of the following are considered secondary sex characteristics: growth of
facial hair in boys, widening of the pelvis in girls, broadening of shoulders in boys, voice
change in girls?
3. Who is most likely to enjoy positive psychological benefits from the timing of
maturation?
4. Which statement concerning the timing of puberty in males and females is true?
5. Research has shown that
6. Fifteen-year-old Kristi was adopted when she was an infant. Her adult weight is best
predicted by the
7. According to the text, currently, in the United States, about one in ____ adolescents is
overweight
8. Ashley is an anorexic who has lost significant weight yet refuses to seek any treatment.
This is a potentially life-threatening decision, as about ____ of people in her situation die
of symptoms related to the eating disorder.
9. Jan's decision to stay home from school because she thinks everyone will notice a
pimple she has recently discovered on her chin serves as an excellent example of
10. When Molly hears that several people in her geometry class think she's great, it is
likely to

11. Based on past research, one would predict that a strong association with American
culture would have the most detrimental effects on the ethnic self-concept of
12. Which environmental factors are most likely to result in a strong sense of ethnic self-
concept?
13. Tim says that he doesn't use condoms when he has sex because he's "too afraid to go
buy them." This best fits with the ____ reason for not using contraceptives
14. A major theme of most date rape prevention workshops is to
15. According to the text, who has the least effective plan for decreasing the probability
of teenage pregnancy in a school population?
16. Sid and Nancy are out on their fifth date. Which factor is least likely to increase the
possibility of an acquaintance rape occurring?
17. Which statement concerning cigarette smoking is true?
18. During the implementation phase of career development, a person
19. The most effective non-drug interventions for teenage depression focus on
_____________.
20. Approximately ____ of all violent crimes in the United States are committed by
adolescents
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1. If you were asked to describe the pattern of the average age of menarche onset in
Europe between 1840 and today, you should say,

2. One way to reduce the incidence of obesity in adolescents is to have them engage in
"regular activity." Which of the following defines such activity?
3. Which concept describes the development of processing speed between age 8 and age
18?
4. Gilligan's original complaint against Kohlberg's theory was that it
5. A person in the first stage of preconventional moral reasoning relies heavily on _____
when making a moral judgment
6. While in the _____ identity status stage, a person is examining numerous alternatives
but finds none totally satisfactory (i.e., parents, role models).
7. The text characterized the notion of adolescence being a time of great "storm and
stress" as being a _____.
8. Nicholas and Alexandra are typical American teenagers. How would their descriptions
concerning their first sexual experience most likely differ?
9. According to the statistics presented in your book, if there are 20 adolescent girls in
your class, what would be the best estimate for how many of them are depressed?
10. Which of the following 15-year-olds is least likely to drink alcohol?
11. Why should a parent be able to expect that talking to an adolescent is going to help
him or her develop more mature moral reasoning?
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1. According to the ADA,
2. Who would Apter (2001) be most likely to call a "thresholder?"

3. Nicola is 18-years-old, and engages in many risky behaviors. For example, she drives
very fast and recklessly, and does not use any protectionwhen having sex. If Nicola is a
typical adolescent, these behaviors will ____ when she gets older
4. Dr. Winslow is doing a health survey of 200 young adults. If this group is typical of
young adults in the United States, about ____ of them will say they are in good health (or
better).
5. Who is at the greatest risk of a heart attack?
6. Which statement by 25-year-old Flossie is most likely false?
7. Smoking represents a major medical problem in the United States with about ____
people each year dying from smoking-related disorders
8. In the United States, more than _____________ people abuse or are dependent on
alcohol.
9. Evidence for interindividual variability in intelligence is best demonstrated when
___________________________.
10. Who is most at risk for experiencing cognitive decline in old age?
11. When making a court decision, Judge Ito says, "I try to come to reasonable solutions
based on the basis of the best arguments that I have available." Judge Ito appears to be in
the ____ stages of reflective judgment.
12. Mature thinkers tend to ______________________.
13. Young adults, 18- to 24-year-olds, most commonly mention _________________
issues when asked about their hoped-for-selves
14. Jasmine plans to get her engineering degree when she is 22, get married by the time
she is 25, have two children by the time she is 30, and retire at age 55. Jasmine's personal
timetable for important events in her future is called a _________________.
15. At age 22, Jerry envisions himself as an entrepreneur who will use his talents to start
and successfully run his own business in the future. Jerry's view of himself in the future is
called a __________________________.
16. Based on statistics, which pair would you expect to have had the most past short-term
relationships?

17. Pauline is a typical American woman cohabiting with her boyfriend, Amparo. If
Pauline is typical of women who cohabits, she
18. According to exchange theory, the key factor in determining whether an exchange
will increase marital satisfaction is the _______________________.
19. Which statement concerning singlehood, marriage, and sex differences in the United
States is true?
20. Which factor seems to be the best predictor of healthy post-divorce relationships?
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1. Which best describes the marker for transition into adulthood for most Western
societies?
2. Low-density lipoproteins
3. Even though Jennings is only 22 years old, he is already the "king of trivia." If
Jennings is typical, his ability to do well in trivia games will most likely _____.
4. Postformal adult thinkers differ from adolescent formal operational thinkers in that the
adults are more likely to _____.
5. Gina is 40 years old and often reflects on her life. Special memories of childhood, high
school, college, and her early career all seem to fit together. This is Gina's _____.
6. Kate thinks that no matter what she does, she will not be able to do well in her
developmental psychology class. This perception is a sample of Kate's _____.
7. Which characterizes most friendships?
8. Ole and Lena are a cohabitating couple in Sweden, whereas Jack and Diane are a
cohabitating couple in America. Cross-cultural research would predict that _____.

9. Which statement is true?
10. Which statement concerning children and marital satisfaction is true?
11. What are personal control beliefs, and why are they important? Give an original
example.
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1. Occupational burnout comes from an excessive _________________
2. Who would most likely be giving a speech titled "Understanding the Continuum of
Vocational Maturity"?
3. According to Kram (1985), the mentor relationship begins with ____ and ends with
____.
4. Though Jenny has not decided on a career, she has taken a number of temporary jobs
in hopes of finding something she really likes. Jenny is most likely in Super's ____ phase
of occupational development.
5. Fran finds that no matter what she does, or how well she performs, she cannot get
promoted above a certain mid-management position in her company. Fran is most likely
experiencing _____.
6. In 1950, in the U.S. population, the percentage of women over age 16 that were
working outside the home was about 29 percent. In 2006, that percentage was about
_____.
7. A manufacturing company wants 55-year-old Neema to retire from her job, but she
refuses. In response, the company changes her job so that instead of having to stack 80,
20-pound packages an hour, she now has to stack 20, 80-pound packages. This best
exemplifies _____.

8. If Jim and Nell are a typical heterosexual couple, Nell will be happiest if Jim helps by
_____.
9. Tim is in a terrible bind. He has promised his son that he would go to his concert but is
now expected to meet a job candidate at the airport at the same time. Tim is experiencing
_____.
10. Longitudinal studies show that as one gets older, leisure activities tend to become less
_____.
11. Who is least likely involved in a leisure activity?
12. Sylvester has a "Type A" behavior pattern, and Stallone has a "Type B" behavior
pattern. Which statement is true?
13. Tom has always wanted to be a father but has not yet found an acceptable partner. He
is now 35-years-old, healthy, and is beginning to be concerned about how much longer he
will remain fertile. When he asks his doctor about this, his doctor tells him that he will
probably be capable of fathering a child
14. Who is at the greatest risk of currently experiencing osteoporosis?
15. Osteoporosis is best thought of as involving a loss of bone
16. Which statement between adult learners and their younger counterparts is true?
17. Which best describes the normal pattern of pragmatic and mechanics intelligence
development between ages 25 and 70?
18. Though Elsa does not score particularly high on traditional intelligence tests, she is
very good at understanding income tax forms, can deal very well with all different kinds
of people, and is a good troubleshooter around the home and office. Elsa exhibits _____.
19. Cultural conservator is a style of grandparenting intended to
20. When asked to describe her grandparenting style, Janis says, "My grandkids are
everything to me!" This comment best fits with the ____ dimension of grandparenting
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1. As a woman, Erma would be least likely to be classified as having a(n) _____
personality
2. Which statement concerning dreams and careers is false?
3. A woman in a nontraditional career most likely would be perceived as _____ by the
average person
4. Research on stress and employment status has shown that _____.
5. A Swedish study showed that most fathers who took parental leave when their children
were born _____.
6. Martina will no longer play tennis as a leisure activity because she can no longer
perform at a level she needs to in order to enjoy it. This activity has been taken out of her
leisure repertoire because of Martina's level of
7. Which personality variable is most associated with cardiovascular disease?
8. Ruth is determined to become president of the corporation. She works more than 10
hours per day, is meticulous in her work, and sticks with the most difficult projects until
they are completed. Ruth would most likely score highly on a scale that measured _____.
9. Which of these individuals is most likely to be a "kinkeeper"?
10. Ben and Sky are Hopi grandparents who want their grandchild to live with them for a
while so that they can be sure the grandchild learns the Hopi way. Ben and Sky
exemplify the _____ style of grandparenting.
11. The text notes that grandparents can derive meaning from their roles in several
different ways. List them and briefly explain each.
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1. TCO 12 Carmen has a very difficult time breathing. Even after walking short
distances, she is gasping for air. Carmen is exhibiting symptoms of ____.
2. TCO 12 As a person reaches old age, his or her metabolic rate declines. How should
this person adjust his or her diet to compensate for this change?
3. Who is most likely to be wisest concerning the problem of whether a person should
accept a new job and relocate his or her family?
4. Which type of therapy for depression would be most interestedin altering internal
belief systems?
5. Gene is about to retire after coaching college basketball for 30 years. He has decided
that rather than going cold turkey on coaching, he will take a low-paying part-time job as
a high school coach to help ease him into retirement. Gene's actions best exemplify
_____.
6. Which statement concerning sibling relationships is true?
7. The average married woman can expect ____________.
8. Jensen is dying. She is explaining to her family that she would like to spend her last
days in her country home alone with her husband. These arrangements are an example of
______________.
9. Which best explains the relationship between social supports, kinship, and
bereavement?
10. The grieving process is much ____ than most people believe it to be
11. List and briefly explain Kubler-Ross' five stages of dealing with impending death.
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