PSYCH 140 EXAM 3 STUDY, PSYC 140 -
PRACTICE EXAM 2026/2027 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Why might it be important for parents to understand infant
sleeping and crying? - correct answer-Knowledge of typical
patterns of sleeping and crying can help parents understand
their own emotions and minimize frustration at a crying baby to
avoid instances of shaken baby syndrome.
Cephalocaudal patterns of physical development - correct
answer-growth starts at the head and works toward the limbs
and other body parts
Proximodistal patterns of physical development - correct
answer-growth starts at the trunk and works toward the limbs
Scheme (or schema) - correct answer-an organized way of
making sense of experience. Our brains categorize information
in particular ways so that we remember concepts
,Assimilation - correct answer-New information is taken into
existing schemas. Therefore, the information is changed and
assimilated as it is brought in. Information is absorbed into an
existing schema.
Accommodation - correct answer-Schemas are changed to
make sense of incoming information. Thus, the schemas
accommodate the new information.
Easy children - correct answer-establish routines, are generally
happy, and easily adaptable.
Difficult children - correct answer-are difficult when establishing
routines, not adaptable, and often irritable.
Slow-to-warm-up children - correct answer-are fairly inactive,
and adjust slowly to novel situations. Their moods tend to be
not as positive as the easy children, but not as negative as the
difficult children.
To what extent do infant temperaments predict adult
personality? - correct answer-There is mixed evidence that
, infant temperament predicts personality. Some factors seem
connected, but others do not.
What is attachment? How has it been measured? How have
researchers understood both nature and nurture affecting
attachment? - correct answer-Attachment refers to a close
emotional bond. One way of measuring attachment is
Ainsworth's strange situation test which allowed her to observe
children in situations where they were with their mother and
with a stranger. This led to different categorizations of
attachment styles and typical patterns of behavior that go along
with them. Bowlby and Ainsworth focused on the nurture
aspects of attachment, focusing on qualities of the caregivers,
but Kagan focused on nature aspects.
Which attachment style (Secure, Ambivalent, Avoidant,
Disorganized) is thought to be the most problematic? - correct
answer-Disorganized
Describe the "use it or lose it" principle of brain development.
What does this principle suggest for how to promote optimal
development - correct answer-The "use it or lose it" principle of
brain development suggested that one must continually engage
in and practice an ability otherwise he/she may lose it. This
principle suggests that practicing the skill can lead to improved
performance and optimal development.
PRACTICE EXAM 2026/2027 ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
Why might it be important for parents to understand infant
sleeping and crying? - correct answer-Knowledge of typical
patterns of sleeping and crying can help parents understand
their own emotions and minimize frustration at a crying baby to
avoid instances of shaken baby syndrome.
Cephalocaudal patterns of physical development - correct
answer-growth starts at the head and works toward the limbs
and other body parts
Proximodistal patterns of physical development - correct
answer-growth starts at the trunk and works toward the limbs
Scheme (or schema) - correct answer-an organized way of
making sense of experience. Our brains categorize information
in particular ways so that we remember concepts
,Assimilation - correct answer-New information is taken into
existing schemas. Therefore, the information is changed and
assimilated as it is brought in. Information is absorbed into an
existing schema.
Accommodation - correct answer-Schemas are changed to
make sense of incoming information. Thus, the schemas
accommodate the new information.
Easy children - correct answer-establish routines, are generally
happy, and easily adaptable.
Difficult children - correct answer-are difficult when establishing
routines, not adaptable, and often irritable.
Slow-to-warm-up children - correct answer-are fairly inactive,
and adjust slowly to novel situations. Their moods tend to be
not as positive as the easy children, but not as negative as the
difficult children.
To what extent do infant temperaments predict adult
personality? - correct answer-There is mixed evidence that
, infant temperament predicts personality. Some factors seem
connected, but others do not.
What is attachment? How has it been measured? How have
researchers understood both nature and nurture affecting
attachment? - correct answer-Attachment refers to a close
emotional bond. One way of measuring attachment is
Ainsworth's strange situation test which allowed her to observe
children in situations where they were with their mother and
with a stranger. This led to different categorizations of
attachment styles and typical patterns of behavior that go along
with them. Bowlby and Ainsworth focused on the nurture
aspects of attachment, focusing on qualities of the caregivers,
but Kagan focused on nature aspects.
Which attachment style (Secure, Ambivalent, Avoidant,
Disorganized) is thought to be the most problematic? - correct
answer-Disorganized
Describe the "use it or lose it" principle of brain development.
What does this principle suggest for how to promote optimal
development - correct answer-The "use it or lose it" principle of
brain development suggested that one must continually engage
in and practice an ability otherwise he/she may lose it. This
principle suggests that practicing the skill can lead to improved
performance and optimal development.
