Final Exam Sample of Questions:
1. After the birth of a child, parents interact differently in which ways based on the
gender of the child?
A. Mothers interact more with daughters, fathers interact equally with both
B. Mothers interact more with sons, fathers also interact more with sons
C. Mothers interact equally with both, fathers interact more with sons
D. Mothers interact more with daughters, fathers interact more with sons
Correct answer: D
2. A threeyearold child is shown a box of crayons. Then she looks inside and
sees candies instead. When the child is asked what she believed was in the box
before she was able to look inside, the most typical response is ?
A. I don’t know.
B. candies
C. crayons
D. nothing
Correct answer:
B
3. In Ainsworth’s strange situation, if a child is indifferent to a mother’s behavior,
is not distressed when she leaves, and does not seek proximity to her, this child
has which type of attachment?
A. Secure
B. Avoidant
C. Ambivalent
D. Disorganized-disoriented
Correct answer: B
4. Racial dissonance is experienced by
A. nonminority children who prefer minority customs or people
B. minority children who prefer majority customs or people
C. nonminority children who reject any aspect of a minority
,D. minority children who cannot tell which race or ethnicity they belong to
Correct Answer: B
5. Susan, 6, is playing with a truck. Her brother Michael, 4, is playing with dolls.
In general, society and parents would be:
A. More concerned with Susan’s choice of toy.
B. Equally concerned with both children’s choices.
C. more concerned with Michael’s choice of toy.
D. Equally unconcerned with both children’s choices.
Correct answer: C
Quiz 1
The difference between developmental psychology and
other areas of psychology is the following:
Correct!
developmental psychology studies patterns of change and
stability rather than just a static phenomenon
developmental psychology studies only questions related to
changes across ages
developmental psychology is mainly concerned with describing
stages of human development rather than explaining individual
changes.
, developmentalists usually study young children while other
psychologists study adults.
Question 2
.5 pts
The difference between a continuous and a discontinuous
view of development is the following:
Correct Answer
the former views development as an increase in size while the
latter treats it as a change in quality.
You Answered
the former views development as a change in quality, while the
latter sees it as a change in quantity.
the former views development as an abrupt change while the
latter treats as a change in form.
the former views development as a life-span while the latter
approach covers childhood and adolescence only.
, Question 3
0..5 pts
Lifespan developmentalists typically look at which of the
following areas?
a particular family
Correct!
a particular age range
a particular town/city
a particular country
Question 4
0..5 pts
A professor studies individual changes in personality over
time. The research method that he uses is most likely
cross-sectional.
Correct!
longitudinal.
1. After the birth of a child, parents interact differently in which ways based on the
gender of the child?
A. Mothers interact more with daughters, fathers interact equally with both
B. Mothers interact more with sons, fathers also interact more with sons
C. Mothers interact equally with both, fathers interact more with sons
D. Mothers interact more with daughters, fathers interact more with sons
Correct answer: D
2. A threeyearold child is shown a box of crayons. Then she looks inside and
sees candies instead. When the child is asked what she believed was in the box
before she was able to look inside, the most typical response is ?
A. I don’t know.
B. candies
C. crayons
D. nothing
Correct answer:
B
3. In Ainsworth’s strange situation, if a child is indifferent to a mother’s behavior,
is not distressed when she leaves, and does not seek proximity to her, this child
has which type of attachment?
A. Secure
B. Avoidant
C. Ambivalent
D. Disorganized-disoriented
Correct answer: B
4. Racial dissonance is experienced by
A. nonminority children who prefer minority customs or people
B. minority children who prefer majority customs or people
C. nonminority children who reject any aspect of a minority
,D. minority children who cannot tell which race or ethnicity they belong to
Correct Answer: B
5. Susan, 6, is playing with a truck. Her brother Michael, 4, is playing with dolls.
In general, society and parents would be:
A. More concerned with Susan’s choice of toy.
B. Equally concerned with both children’s choices.
C. more concerned with Michael’s choice of toy.
D. Equally unconcerned with both children’s choices.
Correct answer: C
Quiz 1
The difference between developmental psychology and
other areas of psychology is the following:
Correct!
developmental psychology studies patterns of change and
stability rather than just a static phenomenon
developmental psychology studies only questions related to
changes across ages
developmental psychology is mainly concerned with describing
stages of human development rather than explaining individual
changes.
, developmentalists usually study young children while other
psychologists study adults.
Question 2
.5 pts
The difference between a continuous and a discontinuous
view of development is the following:
Correct Answer
the former views development as an increase in size while the
latter treats it as a change in quality.
You Answered
the former views development as a change in quality, while the
latter sees it as a change in quantity.
the former views development as an abrupt change while the
latter treats as a change in form.
the former views development as a life-span while the latter
approach covers childhood and adolescence only.
, Question 3
0..5 pts
Lifespan developmentalists typically look at which of the
following areas?
a particular family
Correct!
a particular age range
a particular town/city
a particular country
Question 4
0..5 pts
A professor studies individual changes in personality over
time. The research method that he uses is most likely
cross-sectional.
Correct!
longitudinal.
