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1. Thelbranchloflpsychologylthatlsystematicallylfocuseslonlthelphysical,lcognitive,landlsoci
allchangeslthatloccurlthroughoutlthelhumanllife-spanlcyclelislcalled
A) sociallpsychology.
B) personalitylpsychology.
C) developmentallpsychology.
D) biologicallpsychology.
Ans: C


2. ProfessorlConradlislalresearchlspecialistlinlthelstudyloflidentitylformationlduringladol
escence.lItlislmostllikelylthatlthelprofessorlislalpsychologist.
A) developmental
B) biological
C) psychodynamic
D) clinical
Ans: A


3. Rosslbelieveslthatlpersonalityldevelopmentlislalmatterloflsuddenlqualitativelchangeslatlvario
uslturninglpointslinlthellifelspan.lHislviewpointlislmostldirectlylrelevantltolthelissuelof
A) stabilitylandlchange.
B) naturelandlnurture.
C) stimulationlandlhabituation.
D) continuitylandlstages.
Ans: D


4. Researcherslwholemphasizellearninglandlexperienceltendltolviewldevelopmentlas
A) alcontinuouslprocess,lwhilelthoselwholemphasizelmaturationloftenlviewlde
velopmentlaslalsequenceloflstages.
B) alsequenceloflstages,lwhilelthoselwholemphasizelmaturationloftenlviewlde
velopmentlaslalcontinuouslprocess.
C) alcognitivelprocess,lwhilelthoselwholemphasizelmaturationloftenlviewlde
velopmentlaslalsociallprocess.
D) alsociallprocess,lwhilelthoselwholemphasizelmaturationloftenlviewldevelopmentlaslalc
ognitivelprocess.
Ans: A



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5.Alstageltheorylofldevelopmentlwasladvancedlby
A) Kohlberg.
B) Erikson.
C) Piaget.
D) alllofltheselpsychologists.
Ans: D


6. Stageltheorieslofladultldevelopmentlarelmostllikelyltolbelcriticizedlforlexaggeratinglthe
A) importanceloflsociallinfluence.
B) predictabilitylofldevelopment.
C) importanceloflepigeneticleffects.
D) interactionloflnaturelandlnurture.
Ans: B


7. Oneloflthelthreelmajorlissueslinldevelopmentallpsychologylinvolveslalfocuslon
A) stimulationlandlhabituation.
B) conceptionlandlprenatalldevelopment.
C) embryoniclandlfetalldevelopment.
D) stabilitylandlchange.
Ans: D


8. Exceptionallyltimidlandlcautiouslinfantsltendltolbecomelshylandlunassertivelado
lescents.lThislbestlillustrateslthellong-termlstabilitylof
A) temperament.
B) individualism.
C) teratogens.
D) habituation.
Ans: A


9. Onelresearchlteamlobservedlthatlout-of-controll3-year-
oldslwerelthelmostllikelyltolbecomelout-of-
controlladultlgamblers.lThislfindinglislmostlcentralltolthelissuelof
A) stabilitylandlchange.
B) habituationlandlattention.
C) continuitylandlstages.
D) naturelandlnurture.
Ans: A


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10. Aslboyslwithlexplosiveltemperslgrowlolder,ltheylarelespeciallyllikelyltolhaveldifficultylmai
ntaininglgoodljobslandlhappylmarriages.lThislfactlislmostlrelevantltolthelissuelof
A) naturelandlnurture.
B) cognitivelorlsocialldevelopment.
C) stabilitylandlchange.
D) continuitylorlstages.
Ans: C


11. Humanlpersonalitylshowslthelgreatestlstabilitylduring
A) preschoollyears.
B) latelchildhood.
C) teenagelyears.
D) adulthood.
Ans: D


12. Spermlcellslrelease
A) placentas
B) teratogens
C) enzymes
D) zygotes
Ans: C


thatleatlawaylalmaturelegglcell'slprotectivelcoating.
13. Boyslfirstlbeginlproducinglspermlduring
A) embryonicldevelopment.
B) fetalldevelopment.
C) thelfirstlyearlafterlbirth.
D) puberty.
Ans: D


14. Matureleggslfirstlbeginltolbelreleasedlfromlthelovariesloflhumanlfemaleslalshortltimelafterl
thelonsetlof
A) conception.
B) habituation.
C) puberty.
D) fetalldevelopment.



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