PSY101 Actual Questions and Correct Answers
Q1
explained by the fact that: - she lacked language skills for organizing her early life experiences. A
teratogen is a(n):
A. fertilized egg that undergoes rapid cell division.
B. unborn child with one or more physical defects or abnormalities.
C. chromosomal abnormality.
D. substance that can cross the placental barrier and harm an unborn child.
D. substance that can cross the placental barrier and harm an unborn child.
Q2
If research suggested that a pregnant mother's use of an artificial sweetener caused harm to the fetus,
the artificial sweetener would be considered a(n):
A. FAS.
B. form of DNA.
C. depressant.
D. teratogen.
E. neurotransmitter.
D. teratogen.
Q3
Darlene smoked heavily during the entire 9 months of her pregnancy. Her newborn baby will most likely
be:
A. underweight.
B. mentally retarded.
C. hyperactive.
D. timid and fearful.
A. underweight. The leading cause of mental retardation,
Q4
, may result in babies whose mothers drank alcohol heavily during pregnancy.
A. hyperactivity
B. fetal alcohol syndrome
C. habituation
D. embryonic differentiation
B. fetal alcohol syndrome
,Q5
The rooting reflex refers to a baby's tendency to:
A. withdraw a limb to escape pain.
B. turn the head away from a cloth placed over the face.
C. open the mouth in search of a nipple when touched on the cheek.
D. be startled by a loud noise.
E. look longer at human faces than at inanimate objects.
C. open the mouth in search of a nipple when touched on the cheek.
Q6
Mr. Hersch triggered a rooting reflex in his infant son by touching him on the:
A. foot.
B. knee.
C. arm.
D. cheek.
D. cheek.
Q7
Newborns have been observed to show the greatest visual interest in a:
A. rectangular shape.
B. circular shape.
C. bull's-eye pattern.
D. drawing of a human face
D. drawing of a human face
Q8
When placed close to a gauze breast pad from their nursing mothers, week old babies are likely to:
A. move their eyes in a visual search for their mother.
B. turn their head toward the smell of their mother's pad.
C. open their mouth in a vigorous search for a nipple.
D. do all the above.
B. turn their head toward the smell of their mother's pad.
Q9
Habituation refers to the:
A. awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived.
B. decreasing responsiveness to a stimulus to which one is repeatedly exposed.
,Q9 (continued)
B. decreasing responsiveness to a stimulus to which one is repeatedly exposed.
C. adjustment of current schemas to make sense of new information.
D. interpretation of new information in terms of existing schemas.
E. biological growth processes that are relatively uninfluenced by experience.
Q10
Maturation refers to:
A. the acquisition of socially acceptable behaviors.
B. biological growth processes that are relatively uninfluenced by experience.
C. any learned behavior patterns that accompany personal growth and development.
D. the physical and sexual development of early adolescence.
B. biological growth processes that are relatively uninfluenced by experience. Maturation is to
education as is to
Q11
.
A. accommodation; assimilation
B. learning; experience
C. nature; nurture
D. imprinting; critical period
E. environment; learning
C. nature; nurture
Q12
The relative lack of neural interconnections in the brain at the time of birth most directly contributes to:
A. poor memory for early life experiences.
B. decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation.
C. an inability to take another person's point of view.
D. the fear of strangers commonly displayed by infants.
E. infantile amnesia.
A. poor memory for early life experiences.
Q13
Four year old Karen can't remember anything of the first few months of her life. This is best explained
by the fact that:
A. imitating actions they observe others perform three months earlier. Infant motor development is
typically characterized by individual differences in of the major developmental milestones.
, Q13 (continued)
A. the trauma of birth interfered with the subsequent formation of memories.
B. most brain cells do not yet exist at the time of birth.
C. experiences shortly after birth are a meaningless blur of darkness and light.
D. many neural connections that underlie memories are only beginning to form shortly after birth. -
D. many neural connections that underlie memories are only beginning to form shortly after birth.
Despite their poor memories of early life experiences, 11-month-olds are still capable of:
A. imitating actions they observe others perform three months earlier.
B. remembering the trauma of their own birth.
C. retaining lifelong memories of sexual abuse.
D. all the above.
A. both the sequence and the age-related timing
B. the sequence but not the age-related timing
C. the age-related timing but not the sequence
Q14
D. neither the sequence nor the age-related timing
C. the age-related timing but not the sequence Timmy, the youngest child of a high school athletic
director, was able to roll over at 3 months, crawl at 6 months, and walk at 12 months. This ordered
sequence of motor development was
Q15
largely due to:
A. habituation.
B. maturation.
C. responsive parenting.
D. imprinting.
B. maturation.
Q16
Mr. and Mrs. Batson can't wait to begin toilet-training their year-old daughter. The Batsons most clearly
need to be informed about the importance of:
A. imprinting.
B. habituation.
C. fluid intelligence.
D. maturation.
E. object permanence.
D. maturation.
Q1
explained by the fact that: - she lacked language skills for organizing her early life experiences. A
teratogen is a(n):
A. fertilized egg that undergoes rapid cell division.
B. unborn child with one or more physical defects or abnormalities.
C. chromosomal abnormality.
D. substance that can cross the placental barrier and harm an unborn child.
D. substance that can cross the placental barrier and harm an unborn child.
Q2
If research suggested that a pregnant mother's use of an artificial sweetener caused harm to the fetus,
the artificial sweetener would be considered a(n):
A. FAS.
B. form of DNA.
C. depressant.
D. teratogen.
E. neurotransmitter.
D. teratogen.
Q3
Darlene smoked heavily during the entire 9 months of her pregnancy. Her newborn baby will most likely
be:
A. underweight.
B. mentally retarded.
C. hyperactive.
D. timid and fearful.
A. underweight. The leading cause of mental retardation,
Q4
, may result in babies whose mothers drank alcohol heavily during pregnancy.
A. hyperactivity
B. fetal alcohol syndrome
C. habituation
D. embryonic differentiation
B. fetal alcohol syndrome
,Q5
The rooting reflex refers to a baby's tendency to:
A. withdraw a limb to escape pain.
B. turn the head away from a cloth placed over the face.
C. open the mouth in search of a nipple when touched on the cheek.
D. be startled by a loud noise.
E. look longer at human faces than at inanimate objects.
C. open the mouth in search of a nipple when touched on the cheek.
Q6
Mr. Hersch triggered a rooting reflex in his infant son by touching him on the:
A. foot.
B. knee.
C. arm.
D. cheek.
D. cheek.
Q7
Newborns have been observed to show the greatest visual interest in a:
A. rectangular shape.
B. circular shape.
C. bull's-eye pattern.
D. drawing of a human face
D. drawing of a human face
Q8
When placed close to a gauze breast pad from their nursing mothers, week old babies are likely to:
A. move their eyes in a visual search for their mother.
B. turn their head toward the smell of their mother's pad.
C. open their mouth in a vigorous search for a nipple.
D. do all the above.
B. turn their head toward the smell of their mother's pad.
Q9
Habituation refers to the:
A. awareness that things continue to exist even when not perceived.
B. decreasing responsiveness to a stimulus to which one is repeatedly exposed.
,Q9 (continued)
B. decreasing responsiveness to a stimulus to which one is repeatedly exposed.
C. adjustment of current schemas to make sense of new information.
D. interpretation of new information in terms of existing schemas.
E. biological growth processes that are relatively uninfluenced by experience.
Q10
Maturation refers to:
A. the acquisition of socially acceptable behaviors.
B. biological growth processes that are relatively uninfluenced by experience.
C. any learned behavior patterns that accompany personal growth and development.
D. the physical and sexual development of early adolescence.
B. biological growth processes that are relatively uninfluenced by experience. Maturation is to
education as is to
Q11
.
A. accommodation; assimilation
B. learning; experience
C. nature; nurture
D. imprinting; critical period
E. environment; learning
C. nature; nurture
Q12
The relative lack of neural interconnections in the brain at the time of birth most directly contributes to:
A. poor memory for early life experiences.
B. decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation.
C. an inability to take another person's point of view.
D. the fear of strangers commonly displayed by infants.
E. infantile amnesia.
A. poor memory for early life experiences.
Q13
Four year old Karen can't remember anything of the first few months of her life. This is best explained
by the fact that:
A. imitating actions they observe others perform three months earlier. Infant motor development is
typically characterized by individual differences in of the major developmental milestones.
, Q13 (continued)
A. the trauma of birth interfered with the subsequent formation of memories.
B. most brain cells do not yet exist at the time of birth.
C. experiences shortly after birth are a meaningless blur of darkness and light.
D. many neural connections that underlie memories are only beginning to form shortly after birth. -
D. many neural connections that underlie memories are only beginning to form shortly after birth.
Despite their poor memories of early life experiences, 11-month-olds are still capable of:
A. imitating actions they observe others perform three months earlier.
B. remembering the trauma of their own birth.
C. retaining lifelong memories of sexual abuse.
D. all the above.
A. both the sequence and the age-related timing
B. the sequence but not the age-related timing
C. the age-related timing but not the sequence
Q14
D. neither the sequence nor the age-related timing
C. the age-related timing but not the sequence Timmy, the youngest child of a high school athletic
director, was able to roll over at 3 months, crawl at 6 months, and walk at 12 months. This ordered
sequence of motor development was
Q15
largely due to:
A. habituation.
B. maturation.
C. responsive parenting.
D. imprinting.
B. maturation.
Q16
Mr. and Mrs. Batson can't wait to begin toilet-training their year-old daughter. The Batsons most clearly
need to be informed about the importance of:
A. imprinting.
B. habituation.
C. fluid intelligence.
D. maturation.
E. object permanence.
D. maturation.
