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| Some researchers consider developmental psychology an applied research topic because | Researchers apply findings and theories from other areas of psychology to the specific topic of human development. |
| You read in your philosophy textbook that humans are born “Tabula Rasa” or “blank slates”. As a student of psychology, which of the following responses would you have? | The statement is incorrect. Humans are born with a set of reflexes that help us survive. |
| Which of the following statements is most true about how a newborn’s senses function? | Most senses function normally, but sight develops slowly with experience. |
| Parental involvement can have dramatic effects on all the following human traits except | Motor development |
| A principal difference between a longitudinal study and a cross-sectional study is | The time span of the study |
| According to research, the most advantageous parenting style for children’s development is | Authoritative, because children have boundaries that are reasonable and justified. |
| A major difference between the psychoanalytic stage theories (Freud and Erikson) and the more cognitive or experimental stage theories (Piaget and Kohlberg) is | The psychoanalytic theories are less empirical. |
| The ability to generate several alternate hypotheses in order to explain a phenomenon demonstrates cognition in which of the following Piagetian stages? | Formal-operations |
| According to Jean Piaget, children acquire an understanding of object permanence in the _____________ stage, and conservatism in the ____________ stage. | Sensorimotor; concrete operational |
| The crisis of identity-versus-role-confusion occurs during _____________, and the crisis of integrity-versus-despair occurs during ____________, according to Erik Erikson. | Adolescence; old age |
| Which of the following suggested stages of moral development? | Freud Piaget Kohlberg |
| One of your classmates remarks that “Mary is all id.” What does she likely mean? | Mary frequently pursues immediate gratification. |
| The belief that personality is created by the interaction between a person, his or her behaviour, and the environment is known as | Reciprocal determinism |
| Which psychologist believed that people have free will and are motivated to self-actualize? | Abraham Maslow |
| Feminist psychoanalytic critics of Freud most commonly argue that | Women’s superegos are just as strong as men’s |
| Someone who has an external locus of control is likely to have | A belief in luck |
| What kind of psychologist would be most likely to use a projective personality assessment? | Psychoanalytic |
| If a test is reliable, it means that | It yields consistent results |
| The standardization sample is | The people used to represent the population for whom the test was intended |
| Which of the following would provide the strongest evidence of the idea that intelligence is highly heritable? | Monozygotic twins separated at birth have extremely similar IQ scores. |
| Which statement is true of power tests? | They consist of items of varying difficulty levels. |
| People with high EQs would be likely to | Find jobs well suited to their individual strengths |
| The Flynn effect is the finding that | Intelligence seems to increase with every generation |
| Which of the following is not an anxiety disorder? | Conversion disorder |
| Which of the following is NOT a personality disorder mentioned in the Summary Handout? | Multiple personality disorder (DID) |
| All schizophrenics suffer from | Distorted thinking |
| A conversion disorder is a type of somatoform disorder, where an individual suffers from ______________ without ________________. | A physical ailment; physical causes |
| The DSM-IV-TR contains | A description of the symptoms of medical disorders |
| When an individual cycles through alternating periods of mania and depressions, he or she suffers from which mood disorder? | Bipolar disorder |
| The relationship between schizophrenia and Parkinson’s disease is that | Schizophrenia is associated with too much dopamine and Parkinson’s disease with too little. |
| Which statement about bulimia is true? | Bulimics tend to be overly concerned with their weight and body image. |
| A false first impression could easily result from which of the following errors? | Fundamental-attribution error |
| Which of the following suggestions is most likely to reduce the hostility felt between antagonistic groups? | Give the groups a task that cannot be solved unless they work together. |
| In the Milgram studies, the dependent measure was | The highest level of shock supposedly administered |
| The tendency of people to look toward others for cues about the appropriate way to behave when confronted by an emergency is known as | Pluralistic ignorance |
| Advertisements are made more effective when the communicators are | I. Attractive ii. Famous iii. Perceived as experts |
| Kelley’s attribution theory says that people use which of the following kinds of information in explaining events? | Consensus, consistency, and distinctiveness |
| Which of the following is the best example of prejudice? | Santiago dislikes cheerleaders. |
| Rosenthal and Jacobson’s “Pygmalion in the Classroom” study showed that | People’s expectations of others can influence the behavior of those others |