PSY 0431 Week 1 Quiz

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PSY 0431-01 Developmental Psychology

Question 1

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By definition, what percent of IQ scores falls between -1SD and +1SD?

Select one:

 a. 95

 b. 68

 c. 80

 d. 97.5

Question 2

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When Cassie sees her mommy, she gets excited and happy, runs over and grabs her mother’s leg. Cassie is demonstrating

Select one:

 a. attachment

 b. reliance

 c. dependence

 d. reconnection

Question 3

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What is the common task used to examine young children’s emotional Intelligence?

Select one:

 a. appearance-reality task

 b. delayed gratification task

 c. habituation task

 d. abstraction task

Question 4

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Children who do not fit into Ainsworth’s three main categories of attachment style now are typically classified as:

Select one:

 a. unattached

 b. disorganized

 c. discontented

 d. disrupted

Question 5

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Little Susan started to say “da da da” over and over again. She has just begun to:

Select one:

 a. chatter

 b. infant directed speech

 c. cooing

 d. babble

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The extraordinary cases of Victor (a.k.a., the Wild Child of Aveyron) and Genie have been used to support the idea of _______________ in language development.

Select one:

 a. localization of the brain

 b. cultural mediation

 c. critical period

 d. biological endowment

Question 7

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Which of the following is a FALSE statement about eating disorders?

Select one:

 a. western ideal of thinness is contribution to eating disorders

 b. all of the choices

 c. none of the choices

 d. more females are diagnosed with Anorexia nervosa and Bulimia nervosa, but men are equally diagnosed with binge eating disorder as females are

 e. family therapy approaches have more lasting effects than individualized treatment

Question 8

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What can researchers conclude about Harry Harlow’s study with rhesus monkeys?

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 a. mothers need be present only for a short time for an attachment to occur

 b. mothers provide more than biological needs for food

 c. mother who provide food are better liked than those who provide only comfort

 d. it is impossible to bond to a surrogate mother

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In the Strange Situation, there are a number of brief separations of mother and infant, followed by reunions. Which behavior is observed in order to assess the quality of the infant’s attachment relationship?

Select one:

 a. infant’s behavior upon separation with the mother

 b. infant’s behavior upon stranger’s attempt to calm them down

 c. all of the choices

 d. none of the choices

 e. infant’s behavior upon reunion with the mother

Question 10

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Carlos is playing with his mother and his mother's friend. When his mother leaves the room, Carlos notices that his mother has left and immediately goes to his mother when she returns. Carlos can be considered _____________ attached.

Select one:

 a. ambivalently

 b. securely

 c. resistantly

 d. avoidantly

Question 11

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Which of the following is NOT characteristics of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder?

Select one:

 a. boys are four times more likely to have ASD than girls

 b. repetitive interests and behavior

 c. often lack the abilities to use appropriate eye-gaze to regulate social interactions

 d. often mimic the facial expressions of others

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Stan has been diagnosed with Broca’s aphasia after a car accident. Which of the following would you expect Stan to have difficulty with?

Select one:

 a. both producing speech and comprehending language

 b. producing speech

 c. comprehending language

 d. all of the choices

 e. learning mathematics

Question 13

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The mean of IQ scores is arbitrarily set to:

Select one:

 a. 0

 b. 50

 c. 100

 d. 70

Question 14

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Sigmund Freud believed attachment occurred

Select one:

 a. as a way to reach self-actualization

 b. as a way to learn about the self

 c. as a way to secure future relationships

 d. as a way to meet biological needs

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Janna is a two-year-old toddler. She is beginning to pay attention to her parents’ feelings, goals, and motives, and use these information to organize her efforts to be near her parents. Which attachment phase is Jana most likely to be in?

Select one:

 a. reciprocal relationship

 b. imprinting

 c. attachment-in-the-making

 d. comfort contact

Question 16

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Which of the following theories describes moral behavior learned through observational learning and reinforcement and punishment principles?

Select one:

 a. cognitive developmental theory

 b. social learning theory

 c. evolutionary theory

 d. behavioral model theory

Question 17

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Tia points to a neighborhood cat and says “doggie.” What is this called?

Select one:

 a. overextension

 b. underextension

 c. discrimination

 d. generalization

Question 18

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The goal of the transitional bilingual education model in the U.S. is?

Select one:

 a. to foster dual language development

 b. to gradually replace school language with home language

 c. none of the choices

 d. to foster English proficiency

Question 19

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If Roger, a student in elementary school, is very good at doing puzzles, identifying which object doesn’t belong, and thinking on the spot, he is showing a high type of what kind of intelligence?

Select one:

 a. crystallized intelligence

 b. personality intelligence

 c. fluid intelligence

 d. emotional intelligence

Question 20

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The ability to speak, write, or use sign language is an example of __________ while the ability to understand what others say, write, or sign ins an example of __________.

Select one:

 a. language production; language generativity

 b. language production; language comprehension

 c. language comprehension; language production

 d. language generativity; language comprehension

Question 21

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What is most likely to occur at the pre-attachment phase?

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 a. happiness at separation

 b. no distress at separation

 c. insecurity at separation

 d. slight distress at separation

Question 22

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Liam says "milky" and his dad gives the milk in his sippy cup. Kevin says "milky" again, and this time his mom mixes milk into his oatmeal. Liam is using __________________ to communicate his needs.

Select one:

 a. holophrastic speech

 b. fast mapping

 c. infant-directed speech

 d. telegraphic speech

Question 23

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Smallest meaningful units in language are called _________________.

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 a. morphemes

 b. syntax

 c. semantics

 d. phonemes

Question 24

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The term “theory of mind” refers to:

Select one:

 a. the understanding the emotional intelligence is most important

 b. the acknowledgement that we are important part of the social world

 c. the understanding of how others’ mind works and how it influences their behavior

 d. the belief that all humans have free will

Question 25

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Kayla is a very busy person, juggling between her job and being a mom for the first time. She often does not respond to her daughter Emma’s needs and does not show emotional responses when interacting with her daughter. What type of attachment is Kayla most likely fostering in Emma?

Select one:

 a. disorganized

 b. resistant/ambivalent

 c. anxious/avoidant

 d. secure

Question 26

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Children typically can ___________________ more words than they can _______________.

Select one:

 a. mispronounce; comprehend

 b. comprehend; speak

 c. speak; comprehend

 d. read; comprehend

Question 27

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Patient A says, “I feel very well. My hearing, writing has been doing well. Things that I couldn’t hear from. In other words, I used to be able to work cigarettes I didn’t know how… Chesterfeela, for 20 years I can write it.” This patient is most likely to be suffering from:

Select one:

 a. Autism

 b. Wernicke’s aphasia

 c. Down syndrome

 d. Broca’s aphasia

Question 28

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Cynthia is severely shy, anxious, and withdraws herself from the social settings. She often feels lonely and depressed. Which of the following best describes Cynthia’s condition?

Select one:

 a. Asperger syndrome

 b. Externalizing problems

 c. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

 d. Internalizing problems

 e. Dementia

Question 29

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Which of the following correctly represents ordering of language development?

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 a. babbling → cooing → holophrasic period → telegraphic speech

 b. cooing → babbling → telegraphic speech → holophrasic period

 c. babbling → cooing → telegraphic speech → holophrasic period

 d. cooing → babbling → holophrasic period → telegraphic speech

Question 30

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Which of the following statement about IQ scores is NOT true?

Select one:

 a. All of the choices

 b. the scores could go up or down, up to even one standard deviation

 c. scores are stable from the birth

 d. IQ is influenced by gene and environment

 e. IQ is a strong predictor of academic, economic, and occupational success

Question 31

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Which of the following is an example of the research findings related to emotional development?

Select one:

 a. none of the choices

 b. children who have trouble identifying emotions are more likely to have peer relationship problems and learning difficulties

 c. children who are better at identifying fearful expressions are kinder and more generous

 d. increasing children’s “feelings” vocabulary have been found to decrease behavioral challenges

 e. all of the choices

Question 32

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Mr. and Mrs. Hans have two children, Anthony and Katherine. Both kids have soccer games every Saturday morning. Both parents want to attend the games, but cannot be in two places at once. Mr. Hans thinks about the problem and eventually comes up with a solution—attending one child’s game one week and the other the following week. According to Sternberg’s theory of intelligence, Mr. Hans is using __________.

Select one:

 a. creative intelligence

 b. higher-order intelligence

 c. kinesthetic intelligence

 d. practical intelligence

Question 33

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On most IQ tests, the standard deviation is:

Select one:

 a. 5

 b. 1

 c. 10

 d. 15

Question 34

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Which of the following is a FALSE statement about abnormal behavior?

Select one:

 a. abnormal behavior is viewed as an outcome of a developmental process

 b. abnormal behavior is universal across all age, gender, and race or ethnicity

 c. all of the choices

 d. none of the choices

 e. one of the criteria of defining abnormal behavior is from personal distress

Question 35

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The learning about the sound systems of one’s own language is referred to as:

Select one:

 a. phonological development

 b. language generativity

 c. syntactic development

 d. semantic development

Question 36

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Four-year-olds and even some three-year-olds should have a better understanding of others’ mental state if

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 a. the child has older siblings

 b. the child has more exposure to stimulations at home

 c. the child attends head start program

 d. the child is the oldest child

Question 37

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Which of the following is NOT typical characteristics of children with Autism?

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 a. only engages in pretend play

 b. none of the choices

 c. fail false belief tasks

 d. lack of communication skills

Question 38

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Traditional view on ToM (theory of mind) emphasized on the ________ in children’s thought processes while contemporary view focuses on the _____________ in children’s thinking.

Select one:

 a. continuous development; consistency

 b. continuous development; radical shift

 c. radical shift; continuous development

 d. consistency; continuous development

Question 39

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By definition, what percent of IQ scores falls between -2SD and +2SD?

Select one:

 a. 80

 b. 95

 c. 68

 d. 97.5

Question 40

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In a study, preschoolers' ability to understand if a person hides an object (e.g., a ball) in a certain location (e.g., in the basket) before leaving the room, that person would expect the object to be where it was left upon returning was examined. This is an example of:

Select one:

 a. causal-belief task

 b. false-belief task

 c. appearance-reality task

 d. lie detection task

 e. delayed gratification task