PSYC 221 - FINAL EXAM REVIEW (LATEST UPDATE) REAL
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT |
ALREADY GRADED A
In the context of the three major domains of development, which of the
following is an aspect of psychosocial development?
Ans✓✓✓Personality
________ is a type of learning in which a response to a stimulus is
elicited after repeated association with a stimulus that normally elicits
the response. Ans✓✓✓Classical Conditioning
Albert Bandura's social learning theory differs from the behaviorist
approach in that his theory Ans✓✓✓States that the impetus for
development is bidirectional
Jeremy is conducting a study on the stressors faced by firefighters. He
collects data by joining a team of firefighters and observing them while
they are at work. For his research, he is using the Ans✓✓✓Participant
observation method
Which of the following is true of the theory of psychosexual
development proposed by Sigmund Freud? Ans✓✓✓It states that
sensual pleasure shifts from one body zone to another
Events that occur at about the same age for people around the world,
such as starting school, are called Ans✓✓✓Normative age-graded
influences
,The concept of critical periods in humans is controversial because
Ans✓✓✓Many aspects of human development have been found to show
plasticity
Learning based on association of behavior with its consequences is
called Ans✓✓✓Operant conditioning
Cognitive development primarily refers to Ans✓✓✓The growth of
sensory capacities and motor skills
A society's or group's total way of life, including customs, traditions,
beliefs, values, language, and physical products—all learned behavior
passed on from adults to children—is referred to as its Ans✓✓✓Culture
Which of the following statements about obesity is true?
Ans✓✓✓Studies indicate that 40 to 70 percent of the risk of obesity is
genetic
________ usually refers to the effects of similar environmental
conditions on genetically different individuals. Ans✓✓✓Genotype-
environment interaction
Sperm are produced in the ________ of a mature male at a rate of
several hundred million a day and are ejaculated in the semen at sexual
climax Ans✓✓✓Testes
, Which of the following is true of Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
Ans✓✓✓It is usually fatal in males, and death usually occurs in young
adulthood
In the context of heritability, if a pair of twins is said to be concordant,
the twins are likely to Ans✓✓✓Share a specific trait or disorder
In the context of birth defects, which of the following is true of sickle-
cell anemia? Ans✓✓✓It increases the susceptibility of at-risk
individuals to pneumonia and stroke
At age 5, Krystal was diagnosed with an abnormality. Excess mucus was
getting collected in her lungs and digestive tract, and she did not grow
like other normal children her age. Given the information, she was most
likely suffering from Ans✓✓✓Cystic fibrosis
A pattern of inheritance in which certain characteristics carried on the X
chromosome inherited from the mother are transmitted differently to her
male and female offspring is called Ans✓✓✓Sex-linked inheritance
Although Roberto's adoptive parents are short in stature, he is tall like
his biological mother. What might we conclude about Roberto's height?
Ans✓✓✓It is influenced primarily by heredity
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS |100% CORRECT |
ALREADY GRADED A
In the context of the three major domains of development, which of the
following is an aspect of psychosocial development?
Ans✓✓✓Personality
________ is a type of learning in which a response to a stimulus is
elicited after repeated association with a stimulus that normally elicits
the response. Ans✓✓✓Classical Conditioning
Albert Bandura's social learning theory differs from the behaviorist
approach in that his theory Ans✓✓✓States that the impetus for
development is bidirectional
Jeremy is conducting a study on the stressors faced by firefighters. He
collects data by joining a team of firefighters and observing them while
they are at work. For his research, he is using the Ans✓✓✓Participant
observation method
Which of the following is true of the theory of psychosexual
development proposed by Sigmund Freud? Ans✓✓✓It states that
sensual pleasure shifts from one body zone to another
Events that occur at about the same age for people around the world,
such as starting school, are called Ans✓✓✓Normative age-graded
influences
,The concept of critical periods in humans is controversial because
Ans✓✓✓Many aspects of human development have been found to show
plasticity
Learning based on association of behavior with its consequences is
called Ans✓✓✓Operant conditioning
Cognitive development primarily refers to Ans✓✓✓The growth of
sensory capacities and motor skills
A society's or group's total way of life, including customs, traditions,
beliefs, values, language, and physical products—all learned behavior
passed on from adults to children—is referred to as its Ans✓✓✓Culture
Which of the following statements about obesity is true?
Ans✓✓✓Studies indicate that 40 to 70 percent of the risk of obesity is
genetic
________ usually refers to the effects of similar environmental
conditions on genetically different individuals. Ans✓✓✓Genotype-
environment interaction
Sperm are produced in the ________ of a mature male at a rate of
several hundred million a day and are ejaculated in the semen at sexual
climax Ans✓✓✓Testes
, Which of the following is true of Duchenne muscular dystrophy?
Ans✓✓✓It is usually fatal in males, and death usually occurs in young
adulthood
In the context of heritability, if a pair of twins is said to be concordant,
the twins are likely to Ans✓✓✓Share a specific trait or disorder
In the context of birth defects, which of the following is true of sickle-
cell anemia? Ans✓✓✓It increases the susceptibility of at-risk
individuals to pneumonia and stroke
At age 5, Krystal was diagnosed with an abnormality. Excess mucus was
getting collected in her lungs and digestive tract, and she did not grow
like other normal children her age. Given the information, she was most
likely suffering from Ans✓✓✓Cystic fibrosis
A pattern of inheritance in which certain characteristics carried on the X
chromosome inherited from the mother are transmitted differently to her
male and female offspring is called Ans✓✓✓Sex-linked inheritance
Although Roberto's adoptive parents are short in stature, he is tall like
his biological mother. What might we conclude about Roberto's height?
Ans✓✓✓It is influenced primarily by heredity
