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The stage of prenatal development during which MOST miscarriages are likely to occur is the |
embryonic stage. |
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The cell mass that develops from the fertilized egg implants itself in the uterine wall during the ____ stage of prenatal development. |
germinal |
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Sandy suffered from depression while she was pregnant. Because of this, it is MOST likely that her child will later demonstrate |
behavioral problems. |
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The fact that children in different cultures ____ in the age at which basic motor skills appear demonstrates that ____. |
vary somewhat; environmental factors can slow or accelerate early motor development |
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Kara takes her one-year-old son, Delaney, to visit a daycare center where she plans to enroll him. Delaney appears very anxious and is unwilling to explore the playroom, even though Kara is close by. When his mom leaves the room to fill out some forms, Delaney becomes extremely upset. When Kara returns, he clings to her leg but does not calm down and continues to sob. This is the type of interaction you might observe between a child and a parent who |
share an anxious-ambivalent attachment relationship. |
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Avoidant attachments seem to be ____ common in German infants and ____ common in Japanese infants than in American infants. |
more; less |
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Underextension would be evident if a three-year-old child |
used a word too narrowly. |
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A child who successfully completes stage 1 of Erikson's stages of psychosocial development will acquire |
optimism and trust toward the world. |
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In an infant's basic biological needs are met by others and sound attachments are formed during the first year of life, the infant will, MOST likely, successfully resolve the criss associated with the ___ stage. |
trust versus mistrust |
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When Teresa's mother hides her favorite doll under a blanket, Teresa acts as if it no longer exists and makes no attempt to look for it. Based on this information, you can infer that Teresa is in Piaget's |
sensorimotor period of cognitive development. |
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When Matthew saw his older brother's bicycle fall off its kick stand, Matthew told his brother that the bicycle must be tired from being ridden too much. Matthew's statement illustrates the type of thinking that Piaget referred to as |
animism. |
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Gerard watched as a researcher placed five toy station wagons and three toy convertibles on a table. The researcher asked him if there were more station wagons or more cars, and Gerard correctly answered that there were more cars. Gerard's answer indicates that he has mastered |
hierarchical classification problems. |
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If a ball that a five-month-old infant is playing with rolls under a chair (and out of sight), the infant will not look for it. Piaget believed that this occurs because the infant |
has not developed object permanence. |
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It is probably fair to say that Piaget |
focused somewhat too heavily on the role of maturation. |
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In the 1960s, even though most of his friends tried recreational drugs, Sebastian refused to experiment. He did not think the drugs were likely to be harmful, but using drugs was illegal, and he believes each person has a moral obligation to obey society's rules. Sebastian's reasons for NOT experimenting with drugs reflect |
conventional moral reasoning. |
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Physical features NOT directly associated with reproduction that are associated with one's gender are referred to as |
secondary sexual characteristics. |
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The last area of the brain to fully mature in late adolescence or early adulthood is the |
prefrontal cortex. |
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After considering a number of possible majors and careers, Christi has decided to major in business management and work in advertising. Christi has recently established the identity status of |
identity achievement. |
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During Erikson's crisis of intimacy versus isolation, the key concern involves developing the capacity to share intimacy with others. This stage is associated with |
early adulthood.
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Which of the following statements regarding marital satisfaction is FALSE? |
Parents of adolescents exhibit lower marital satisfaction than parents of infants. |
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Which of the following does NOT describe a cognitive change associated with adult aging? |
Intellectual productivity begins to decline after age 50. |
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One's sex is ____ determined; one's gender is ____ determined. |
biologically; culturally |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the potential concerns regarding some data suggesting that prenatal hormones contribute to the shaping of gender differences? |
The conclusions are based on large samples from a variety of cultures, making it difficult to draw general conclusions. |
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_____ tend to exhibit greater cerebral specialization; _____ tend to have a larger corpus callosum. |
Males; females |
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Which of the following is NOT characteristic of adolescence? |
preconventional level of moral development |
