Step Up To: Psychology John J. Schulte, Psy.D. & Jason S. Spiegelman, M.A., ABD

1. Step Up To: PsychologyJohn J. Schulte, Psy.D.&Jason S. Spiegelman, M.A., ABD From: Hockenbury & Hockenbury Discovering Psychology 5e Worth Publishers (2010)

2. Chapter 9: Lifespan Development Adolescence Development During Infancy and Childhood Adult Development Genetic Contributions and Prenatal Development The Final Chapter: Dying and Death

3. Genetic Contributions and Prenatal Development 500 400 300 200 100

4. Development During Infancy and Childhood 500 400 300 200 100

5. Adolescence 500 400 300 200 100

6. Adult Development 500 400 300 200 100

7. The Final Chapter: Dying and Death 500 400 300 200 100

8. 1. A single human zygote has: • A) 23 pairs of chromosomes • B) 46 pairs of chromosomes • C) 23 genes • D) 46 genes

9. 2. What is the correct order of the periods of prenatal development? • A) embryonic, germinal, placental • B) germinal, embryonic, fetal • C) zygotic, genetic, phenotypic • D) fertile, fetal, terminal

10. 3. Although all human beings have the same basic set of genes, these genes can come in different versions, called: • A) phenotypes • B) genotypes • C) alleles • D) mutations

11. Teratogens are: • A) recessive genes that result in genetic mutations • B) microorganisms that can accelerate normal development • C) alleles that react negatively to the environment • D) harmful agents that can cause malformations or defects in an embryo or fetus

12. 5. Pregnant women often get very excited by the experience of quickening. To what event does this term refer? • A) the arrival of mother’s milk prior to a baby’s birth • B) the end of morning-sickness • C) the increase in nesting impulses as the pregnancy nears an end • D) feeling the fetus moving

13. 6. Touching a newborn’s cheek can cause it to turn its head toward the source of the touch and open its mouth. This is called the ____ reflex. • A) rooting • B) suckling • C) grasping • D) nuzzling

14. 7. Which of the following is not one of the infantile temperament styles theorized by Chess and Thomas? • A) the easy baby • B) the slow-to-warm-up baby • C) the difficult baby • D) the insecure baby

15. 8. According to Lev Vygotsky, the zone of proximal development is: • A) the test of object permanence in babies • B) the gap between what children can accomplish on their own and what they can accomplish with assistance • C) the intermediary stage between concrete and formal operational stages • D) the reaction to the Strange Situation

16. 9. An insecurely attached infant is: • A) more likely to explore the environment regardless of who is present • B) less likely to explore the environment, except when the mother is present • C) less likely to explore the environment, even when the mother is present • D) is more strongly attached to his/her parent

17. 10. Which of the following skills is not considered a limitation of preoperational thought in Piaget’s theory? • A) irreversibility • B) centration • C) symbolic thought • D) egocentrism

18. 11. According to Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of Development, adolescents must deal with the psychosocial conflict of: • A) intimacy vs. isolation • B) identity vs. role confusion • C) industry vs. inferiority • D) initiative vs. guilt

19. 12. Due to changes in health and nutrition over the past 150 years, the average age of menarche in the United States has changed from: • A) 17 years to 12 ½ years • B) 18 years to 15 years • C) 16 years to 14 ½ years • D) 16 years to 11 years

20. 13. Which of the following is an example of development of a primary sex characteristic? • A) breast development • B) growth of the uterus or testicles • C) changes in height and/or weight • D) development of body hair

21. 14. According to research, approximately _____ percent of 12-year old adolescents reported having had a “special romantic relationship” at some point in their lives. • A) 25 • B) 10 • C) 5 • D) less than 2

22. 15. According to Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, most adolescents and young adults are at the ______ stage of morality. • A) postconventional • B) preconventional • C) concrete • D) conventional

23. 16. Menopause— the cessation of menstruation and the end of reproductive capacity in women— can occur anywhere from: • A) the early 40’s to the late 50’s • B) the late 30’s to the early 50’s • C) the early 50’s to the late 60’s • D) the late 40’s to the early 60’s

24. 17. In the year 2000 In the U.S. about _____ percent of adults over the age of 65 lived in nursing homes. • A) 4.5 • B) 8 • C) 12.5 • D) 15

25. 18. According to the activity theory of aging: • A) activity has a gradual decline in late adulthood • B) activity level declines with a decline in life satisfaction • C) activity remains higher in married couples • D) life satisfaction is highest when you maintain your previous level of activity

26. 19. According to Erikson an older adult who feels that their life has been well-spent and full of meaning has achieved a sense of • A) identity consolidation • B) ego moratorium • C) ego integrity • D) ego despair

27. 20. In 1970 the largest percentage of homes had a married couple living with children. Which of the following describes the largest percentage of homes in the U.S. in 2007? • A) Married couples living without children • B) Cohabiting opposite-sex couples • C) Men living alone • D) Married couples living with children

28. 21. Which of the following is the best acronym for Kübler-Ross’s five stages of dying? • A) OCEAN • B) DABDA • C) COLOR • D) MARFO

29. 22. Marin has just learned that she has leukemia and the prognosis suggests that she has 3 months to live. She prays and says “If I am allowed to live, I will devote my life to charity.” Which of Kubler-Ross’s stages of dying is Marin experiencing? • A) Denial • B) Bargaining • C) Acceptance • D) Anger

30. 23. At which point in our lives are we most likely to experience anxiety about dying? • A) Late adulthood • B) Adolescence • C) Middle adulthood • D) The fear of death is equal at all developmental stages

31. 24. The most recommended parenting style— in which parents set clear standards for their children’s behavior but are also responsive to their children’s wishes— is: • A) permissive parenting • B) authoritarian parenting • C) inductive parenting • D) authoritative parenting

32. 25. Leanne is 17-years old and is rebelling against her parents’ authority. She resents the rules they have established, goes out o fher way to defy them, and does not communicate effectively with her mother or father. Which kind of parenting style was most likely used as Leanne grew up? • A) permissive parenting • B) authoritarian parenting • C) authoritative parenting • D) induction parenting

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35. 1. A single human zygote has: • A) 23 pairs of chromosomes • B) 46 pairs of chromosomes • C) 23 genes • D) 46 genes

36. 2. What is the correct order of the periods of prenatal development? • A) embryonic, germinal, placental • B) germinal, embryonic, fetal • C) zygotic, genetic, phenotypic • D) fertile, fetal, terminal

37. 3. Although all human beings have the same basic set of genes, these genes can come in different versions, called: • A) phenotypes • B) genotypes • C) alleles • D) mutations

38. Teratogens are: • A) recessive genes that result in genetic mutations • B) microorganisms that can accelerate normal development • C) alleles that react negatively to the environment • D) harmful agents that can cause malformations or defects in an embryo or fetus

39. 5. Pregnant women often get very excited by the experience of quickening. To what event does this term refer? • A) the arrival of mother’s milk prior to a baby’s birth • B) the end of morning-sickness • C) the increase in nesting impulses as the pregnancy nears an end • D) feeling the fetus moving

40. 6. Touching a newborn’s cheek can cause it to turn its head toward the source of the touch and open its mouth. This is called the ____ reflex. • A) rooting • B) suckling • C) grasping • D) nuzzling

41. 7. Which of the following is not one of the infantile temperament styles theorized by Chess and Thomas? • A) the easy baby • B) the slow-to-warm-up baby • C) the difficult baby • D) the insecure baby

42. 8. According to Lev Vygotsky, the zone of proximal development is: • A) the test of object permanence in babies B) the gap between what children can accomplish on their own and what they can accomplish with assistance • C) the intermediary stage between concrete and formal operational stages • D) the reaction to the Strange Situation

43. 9. An insecurely attached infant is: • A) more likely to explore the environment regardless of who is present. • B) less likely to explore the environment, except when the mother is present • C) less likely to explore the environment, even when the mother is present • D) is more strongly attached to his/her parent

44. 10. Which of the following skills is not considered a limitation of preoperational thought in Piaget’s theory? • A) irreversibility • B) centration • C) symbolic thought • D) egocentrism

45. 11. According to Erik Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages of Development, adolescents must deal with the psychosocial conflict of: • A) intimacy vs. isolation • B) identity vs. role confusion • C) industry vs. inferiority • D) initiative vs. guilt

46. 12. Due to changes in health and nutrition over the past 150 years, the average age of menarche in the United States has changed from: • A) 17 years to 12 ½ years • B) 18 years to 15 years • C) 16 years to 14 ½ years • D) 16 years to 11 years

47. 13. Which of the following is an example of development of a primary sex characteristic? • A) breast development • B) growth of the uterus or testicles • C) changes in height and/or weight • D) development of body hair

48. 14. According to research, approximately _____ percent of 12-year old adolescents reported having had a “special romantic relationship” at some point in their lives. • A) 25 • B) 10 • C) 5 • D) less than 2

49. 15. According to Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, most adolescents and young adults are at the ______ stage of morality. • A) postconventional • B) preconventional • C) concrete • D) conventional

50. 16. Menopause, the cessation of menstruation and the end of reproductive capacity in women, can occur anywhere from: • A) the early 40’s to the late 50’s • B) the late 30’s to the early 50’s • C) the early 50’s to the late 60’s • D) the late 40’s to the early 60’s