TEST BANK FOR EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY 13TH EDITION DAVID G MYERS NATHAN C. DEWALL/ACTUAL UPDATED VERSION (SOLVED)

TEST BANK FOR EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY 13TH EDITION DAVID G MYERS NATHAN
C. DEWALL/ACTUAL UPDATED VERSION (SOLVED)

,TEST BANK FOR EXPLORING PSYCHOLOGY 13TH EDITION DAVID G MYERS NATHAN
C. DEWALL/ACTUAL UPDATED VERSION (SOLVED)

1. The branch of psychology that systematically focuses on the physical, cognitive, and social
changes that occur throughout the human life-span cycle is called______________
a) social psychology.
b) personality psychology.
c) developmental psychology.
d) biological psychology.
Ans: C

1. Professor Conrad is a research specialist in the study of identity formation during
adolescence. It is most likely that the professor is a psychologist.____________
a) developmental
b) biological
c) psychodynamic
d) clinical
Ans: A

2. Ross believes that personality development is a matter of sudden qualitative changes at
various turning points in the life span. His viewpoint is most directly relevant to the issue
of_____________
a) stability and change.
b) nature and nurture.
c) stimulation and habituation.
d) continuity and stages.
Ans:D

3. Researchers who emphasize learning and experience tend to view development
as____________
a) a continuous process, while those who emphasize maturation often view
development as a sequence of stages.
b) a sequence of stages, while those who emphasize maturation often view
development as a continuous process.
c) a cognitive process, while those who emphasize maturation often view
development as a social process.
d) a social process, while those who emphasize maturation often view development as a
cognitive process.
Ans:A


4. A stage theory of development was advanced by_____________
a) Kohlberg.
b) Erikson.

,c) Piaget.
d) all of these psychologists.
Ans:D

5. Stage theories of adult development are most likely to be criticized for exaggerating
the__________
a) importance of social influence.
b) predictability of development.
c) importance of epigenetic effects.
d) interaction of nature and nurture.
Ans: B

6. One of the three major issues in developmental psychology involves a focus
on____________
a) stimulation and habituation.
b) conception and prenatal development.
c) embryonic and fetal development.
d) stability and change.
Ans:D

7. Exceptionally timid and cautious infants tend to become shy and unassertive
adolescents. This best illustrates the long-term stability of_____________
a) temperament.
b) individualism.
c) teratogens.
d) habituation.
Ans: A

8. One research team observed that out-of-control 3-year-olds were the most likely to
become out-of-control adult gamblers. This finding is most central to the issue
of______________
a) stability and change.
b) habituation and attention.
c) continuity and stages.
d) nature and nurture.
Ans: A

9. As boys with explosive tempers grow older, they are especially likely to have difficulty
maintaining good jobs and happy marriages. This fact is most relevant to the issue
of____________
a) nature and nurture.
b) cognitive or social development.
c) stability and change.
d) continuity or stages.

, Ans: C


10. Human personality shows the greatest stability during_________________-
a) preschool years.
b) late childhood.
c) teenage years.
d) adulthood.
Ans: D

11. Sperm cells release___________that eat away a mature egg cells protective coating.
a) placentas
b) teratogens
c) enzymes
d) zygotes

12. Boys first begin producing sperm during__________________
a) embryonic development.
b) fetal development.
c) the first year after birth.
d) puberty.
Ans: D

13. Mature eggs first begin to be released from the ovaries of human females a short time
after the onset of____________
a) conception.
b) habituation.
c) puberty.
d) fetal development.
Ans: C


14. A fertilized egg is called a(n)________________
a) embryo.
b) zygote.
c) teratogen.
d) fetus.