CP Note – There are three pages in the Final.
Multiple Choices Questions
Page 1:
Pools 1-25: 3:1; 4 points each.
Page 2:
Pools 26-50: 3:1; 4 points each.
Essay Questions
Page 3:
Pools 51-54; 3:1; 25 points each
There are 54 questions in the final for a total of 300 points.
****************CP NOTE: Formatted Questions Begin*****************
1. (TCO 1) Which of the following is the best example of an off-time event that could have negative effects
upon an individual's development?
@ Chapter 1, page 8
a. The deaths of elderly parents
b. Being divorced at the age of 25
*c. The death of one's spouse at the age of 30
d. Experiencing a life-threatening illness at the age of 60
2. (TCO 1) Adults in London, England, who were teenagers living there during the bombings of World
War II all report that their lives were changed by those events. This exemplifies which of the following?
@ Chapter 1, page 8
a. Normative age-graded changes
b. Normative critical periods
*c. Normative history-graded changes
d. Non-normative life events
3. (TCO 1) Which of the following is a finding of Glen Elder, et al., on individuals who grew up during the
Great Depression?
@ Chapter 1, page 9
a. The cohort born in 1920 suffered more than the cohort born in 1928.
b. Teenaged girls were more likely than teenaged boys to be forced into the workplace prematurely because
of economic hardship.
*c. Teenagers whose families experienced severe economic difficulty assumed adult responsibility
prematurely.
d. The adolescents who were forced prematurely into the workforce were better adjusted as adults.
4. (TCO 1) The Maple Leaf Elementary School counselor, social worker, and the parents of 8-year-old
Jimmy Jackson are working as a cooperative team to determine why Jimmy exhibits a pattern of highly
aggressive behavior toward his peers and teachers. Jimmy's behavior has been extensively observed, he has
been subjected to a battery of psychological tests, and his parents have been interviewed. This in-depth
examination of Jimmy Jackson is an example of
@ Chapter 1, page 12
a. an ethnograph.
b. naturalistic observation.
,c. a correlational study.
*d. a case study.
5. (TCO 1) Of the following, which is the best example of naturalistic observation?
@ Chapter 1, page 11
a. The school psychologist has administered aptitude tests to the sophomore class of Martin Luther King,
Jr. High School.
b. A researcher interested in the effects of caffeine upon learning provides high-caffeine drinks to an
experimental group who are being taught a complicated game and provides caffeine-free drinks to a control
group who are being taught the same game.
c. A serial killer is subjected to a battery of psychological exams and intensive interviews in an effort to
determine the factors that influenced his developmental pathway to homicidal behavior.
*d. Researchers interested in children's gender-related interactions videotape children while they are
playing during recess and while they are engaged in cooperative learning assignments in their classrooms.
6. (TCO 1) Researchers have found that children born to mothers who smoke during and after pregnancy
are more likely to develop respiratory illness. This is an example of which of the following?
@ Chapter 1, page 13
a. A negative correlation
b. An experimental finding
c. A strong correlation
*d. A positive correlation
7. (TCO 1) An experiment is designed to study the effects of long lectures on the sleeping behavior of
college students. In such a study, the dependent variable is
@ Chapter 1, page 14
*a. sleeping behavior of college students.
b. long lectures.
c. the length of time a lecture runs.
d. college students.
8. (TCO 1) You are a taking part in a survey that asks about your attitudes toward physical punishment of
children. Even though you believe that spanking is sometimes necessary, you answer that you are opposed
to any sort of physical punishment. Which of the following terms best describes why you answered the way
that you did?
@ Chapter 1, page 13
*a. Social desirability
b. Experimenter bias
c. Randomness
d. Sample representation
9. (TCO 1) Researchers designed an experiment to study the effects of a professor's sense of humor on
enrollment numbers. What is the independent variable in this study?
@ Chapter 1, page 14
a. The college professor
*b. The college professor's sense of humor
c. Students considering attending college
d. The number of students who enroll
, 10. (TCO 1) Jada saw some money on the kitchen table. She really wanted to take it but her conscience
kept her from it. Which part of Jada's personality is telling her that it would be socially unacceptable to take
the money?
@ Chapter 2, page 24
*a. Superego
b. Ego
c. Unconscious
d. Id
11. (TCO 1) According to Freud's model of personality, which of the following best demonstrates the
functioning of the id?
@ Chapter 2, page 24
a. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
b. Restraining your desire to have a hot fudge sundae
*c. Stealing a CD because you really want it
d. Planning to seduce a sexual partner
12. (TCO 1) Which of the following is the most correct statement regarding repressed memories?
@ Chapter 2, page 25
a. Most adults who were abused as children have no recollection of the abuse.
b. The best way to get at repressed memories is for the therapist to suggest that such memories exist.
c. It is highly unlikely that false memories will be retrieved because of the inaccuracy of human memory.
*d. The perpetrators of abuse are more likely to forget the incidents than are the victims.
13. (TCO 2) Elsa was frequently neglected as a child. As an infant, she would be left in wet diapers, and
she was not fed on a regular schedule. Which of the following crises was not properly resolved?
@ Chapter 2, page 26
a. Industry versus inferiority
b. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
*c. Trust versus mistrust
d. Initiative versus guilt
14. (TCO 2) Which factor is generally considered to be an essential aspect of an infant's first psychosocial
task?
@ Chapter 2, page 26
a. Learning to control bodily sensations or developing shame if unsuccessful
b. Becoming aware of pleasurable genital sensations and sharing these sensations with others
c. Becoming purposeful, goal oriented, and assertive, which leads to conflicts with parents
*d. Being treated lovingly and predictably by caregivers and learning to trust
15. (TCO 2) Carolyn is thinking of her children and what they are to become. She wants to see her
children succeed and raise healthy families of their own. Carolyn spends more and more time thinking
about how best to help her children be good people who contribute to society. Which of Erikson's stages
would Carolyn most likely be experiencing?
@ Chapter 2, page 27
a. Identity versus role confusion
b. Integrity versus despair
c. Intimacy versus isolation
*d. Generativity versus stagnation
Multiple Choices Questions
Page 1:
Pools 1-25: 3:1; 4 points each.
Page 2:
Pools 26-50: 3:1; 4 points each.
Essay Questions
Page 3:
Pools 51-54; 3:1; 25 points each
There are 54 questions in the final for a total of 300 points.
****************CP NOTE: Formatted Questions Begin*****************
1. (TCO 1) Which of the following is the best example of an off-time event that could have negative effects
upon an individual's development?
@ Chapter 1, page 8
a. The deaths of elderly parents
b. Being divorced at the age of 25
*c. The death of one's spouse at the age of 30
d. Experiencing a life-threatening illness at the age of 60
2. (TCO 1) Adults in London, England, who were teenagers living there during the bombings of World
War II all report that their lives were changed by those events. This exemplifies which of the following?
@ Chapter 1, page 8
a. Normative age-graded changes
b. Normative critical periods
*c. Normative history-graded changes
d. Non-normative life events
3. (TCO 1) Which of the following is a finding of Glen Elder, et al., on individuals who grew up during the
Great Depression?
@ Chapter 1, page 9
a. The cohort born in 1920 suffered more than the cohort born in 1928.
b. Teenaged girls were more likely than teenaged boys to be forced into the workplace prematurely because
of economic hardship.
*c. Teenagers whose families experienced severe economic difficulty assumed adult responsibility
prematurely.
d. The adolescents who were forced prematurely into the workforce were better adjusted as adults.
4. (TCO 1) The Maple Leaf Elementary School counselor, social worker, and the parents of 8-year-old
Jimmy Jackson are working as a cooperative team to determine why Jimmy exhibits a pattern of highly
aggressive behavior toward his peers and teachers. Jimmy's behavior has been extensively observed, he has
been subjected to a battery of psychological tests, and his parents have been interviewed. This in-depth
examination of Jimmy Jackson is an example of
@ Chapter 1, page 12
a. an ethnograph.
b. naturalistic observation.
,c. a correlational study.
*d. a case study.
5. (TCO 1) Of the following, which is the best example of naturalistic observation?
@ Chapter 1, page 11
a. The school psychologist has administered aptitude tests to the sophomore class of Martin Luther King,
Jr. High School.
b. A researcher interested in the effects of caffeine upon learning provides high-caffeine drinks to an
experimental group who are being taught a complicated game and provides caffeine-free drinks to a control
group who are being taught the same game.
c. A serial killer is subjected to a battery of psychological exams and intensive interviews in an effort to
determine the factors that influenced his developmental pathway to homicidal behavior.
*d. Researchers interested in children's gender-related interactions videotape children while they are
playing during recess and while they are engaged in cooperative learning assignments in their classrooms.
6. (TCO 1) Researchers have found that children born to mothers who smoke during and after pregnancy
are more likely to develop respiratory illness. This is an example of which of the following?
@ Chapter 1, page 13
a. A negative correlation
b. An experimental finding
c. A strong correlation
*d. A positive correlation
7. (TCO 1) An experiment is designed to study the effects of long lectures on the sleeping behavior of
college students. In such a study, the dependent variable is
@ Chapter 1, page 14
*a. sleeping behavior of college students.
b. long lectures.
c. the length of time a lecture runs.
d. college students.
8. (TCO 1) You are a taking part in a survey that asks about your attitudes toward physical punishment of
children. Even though you believe that spanking is sometimes necessary, you answer that you are opposed
to any sort of physical punishment. Which of the following terms best describes why you answered the way
that you did?
@ Chapter 1, page 13
*a. Social desirability
b. Experimenter bias
c. Randomness
d. Sample representation
9. (TCO 1) Researchers designed an experiment to study the effects of a professor's sense of humor on
enrollment numbers. What is the independent variable in this study?
@ Chapter 1, page 14
a. The college professor
*b. The college professor's sense of humor
c. Students considering attending college
d. The number of students who enroll
, 10. (TCO 1) Jada saw some money on the kitchen table. She really wanted to take it but her conscience
kept her from it. Which part of Jada's personality is telling her that it would be socially unacceptable to take
the money?
@ Chapter 2, page 24
*a. Superego
b. Ego
c. Unconscious
d. Id
11. (TCO 1) According to Freud's model of personality, which of the following best demonstrates the
functioning of the id?
@ Chapter 2, page 24
a. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you"
b. Restraining your desire to have a hot fudge sundae
*c. Stealing a CD because you really want it
d. Planning to seduce a sexual partner
12. (TCO 1) Which of the following is the most correct statement regarding repressed memories?
@ Chapter 2, page 25
a. Most adults who were abused as children have no recollection of the abuse.
b. The best way to get at repressed memories is for the therapist to suggest that such memories exist.
c. It is highly unlikely that false memories will be retrieved because of the inaccuracy of human memory.
*d. The perpetrators of abuse are more likely to forget the incidents than are the victims.
13. (TCO 2) Elsa was frequently neglected as a child. As an infant, she would be left in wet diapers, and
she was not fed on a regular schedule. Which of the following crises was not properly resolved?
@ Chapter 2, page 26
a. Industry versus inferiority
b. Autonomy versus shame and doubt
*c. Trust versus mistrust
d. Initiative versus guilt
14. (TCO 2) Which factor is generally considered to be an essential aspect of an infant's first psychosocial
task?
@ Chapter 2, page 26
a. Learning to control bodily sensations or developing shame if unsuccessful
b. Becoming aware of pleasurable genital sensations and sharing these sensations with others
c. Becoming purposeful, goal oriented, and assertive, which leads to conflicts with parents
*d. Being treated lovingly and predictably by caregivers and learning to trust
15. (TCO 2) Carolyn is thinking of her children and what they are to become. She wants to see her
children succeed and raise healthy families of their own. Carolyn spends more and more time thinking
about how best to help her children be good people who contribute to society. Which of Erikson's stages
would Carolyn most likely be experiencing?
@ Chapter 2, page 27
a. Identity versus role confusion
b. Integrity versus despair
c. Intimacy versus isolation
*d. Generativity versus stagnation
