Psych 1100 CSCC Exam 2 Questions With Correct
Answers
______ |refers |to |the |pattern |of |continuity |and |change |in |human |capabilities |that |occurs |
throughout |the |course |of |life. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Development
Which |of |the |following |is |the |best |example |of |"nature" |in |the |context |of |the |influence |of |
nature |versus |nurture? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Biological |Inheritance
In |developmental |psychology, |the |term |_______ |refers |to |an |individual's |environmental |and |
social |experiences. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-nurture
What |do |psychologists |mean |when |they |talk |about |resilience? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |
person's |ability |to |adapt |to |challenges |or |recover |from |difficulty
Newborns |reflexively |suck |everything |that |touches |their |lips. |Their |experience |in |sucking |
various |objects |allows |them |to |_____ |those |objects |into |schemas |of |taste, |texture, |shape, |and
|so |on. |After |several |months |of |experience, |they |_____ |the |sucking |schema |by |being |more |
selective |with |it. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-assimilate, |accomodate
Development |refers |to |the |pattern |of |continuity |and |change |in |human |capabilities |that |occurs
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-throughout |life
Which |of |the |following |are |examples |of |"nature" |influences? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Eye |
color
Family |history |of |hair |loss
, Which |of |the |following |are |examples |of |"nurture" |influences? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-peer |
pressure
nutrition |in |early |childhood
Each |of |Piaget's |cognitive |development |stages |involves |a |way |of |making |sense |of |the |world |
that |is |_____ |the |way |before |it. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-qualitatively |different |from
A |person's |ability |to |adapt |to |or |recover |from |difficult |circumstances |is |known |as |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-resilience
According |to |Piaget, |the |infant |in |the |sensorimotor |stage |constructs |an |understanding |of |the |
world |by |coordinating |_____ |experiences |with |_____ |actions. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
sensory; |physical
___________ |occurs |when |an |individual |fits |new |information |into |existing |schemas, |whereas |
________ |happens |when |an |individual |changes |their |schemas |in |response |to |new |information.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Assimilation, |accommodation
Elliott |is |a |2-year-old |toddler. |According |to |Piaget's |theory |of |cognitive |development, |this |
means |that |Elliott |is |in |the |preoperational |stage. |Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |this |stage? |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Children |in |this |stage |make |judgments |based |on |gut |feelings |rather |
than |logic.
At |this |stage, |children |have |difficulty |understanding |the |concept |of |reversible |operations.
Which |of |the |following |is |typical |of |the |concrete |operational |stage, |according |to |Piaget? |
(Select |all |that |apply.) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Abstract |thinking |is |not |yet |developed.
It |involves |logical |reasoning.
According |to |Piaget, |during |what |period |is |the |formal |operational |stage |predominant? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-11 |years |through |adulthood
Answers
______ |refers |to |the |pattern |of |continuity |and |change |in |human |capabilities |that |occurs |
throughout |the |course |of |life. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Development
Which |of |the |following |is |the |best |example |of |"nature" |in |the |context |of |the |influence |of |
nature |versus |nurture? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Biological |Inheritance
In |developmental |psychology, |the |term |_______ |refers |to |an |individual's |environmental |and |
social |experiences. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-nurture
What |do |psychologists |mean |when |they |talk |about |resilience? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-a |
person's |ability |to |adapt |to |challenges |or |recover |from |difficulty
Newborns |reflexively |suck |everything |that |touches |their |lips. |Their |experience |in |sucking |
various |objects |allows |them |to |_____ |those |objects |into |schemas |of |taste, |texture, |shape, |and
|so |on. |After |several |months |of |experience, |they |_____ |the |sucking |schema |by |being |more |
selective |with |it. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-assimilate, |accomodate
Development |refers |to |the |pattern |of |continuity |and |change |in |human |capabilities |that |occurs
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-throughout |life
Which |of |the |following |are |examples |of |"nature" |influences? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Eye |
color
Family |history |of |hair |loss
, Which |of |the |following |are |examples |of |"nurture" |influences? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-peer |
pressure
nutrition |in |early |childhood
Each |of |Piaget's |cognitive |development |stages |involves |a |way |of |making |sense |of |the |world |
that |is |_____ |the |way |before |it. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-qualitatively |different |from
A |person's |ability |to |adapt |to |or |recover |from |difficult |circumstances |is |known |as |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-resilience
According |to |Piaget, |the |infant |in |the |sensorimotor |stage |constructs |an |understanding |of |the |
world |by |coordinating |_____ |experiences |with |_____ |actions. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
sensory; |physical
___________ |occurs |when |an |individual |fits |new |information |into |existing |schemas, |whereas |
________ |happens |when |an |individual |changes |their |schemas |in |response |to |new |information.
|- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Assimilation, |accommodation
Elliott |is |a |2-year-old |toddler. |According |to |Piaget's |theory |of |cognitive |development, |this |
means |that |Elliott |is |in |the |preoperational |stage. |Which |of |the |following |is |true |of |this |stage? |-
|CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Children |in |this |stage |make |judgments |based |on |gut |feelings |rather |
than |logic.
At |this |stage, |children |have |difficulty |understanding |the |concept |of |reversible |operations.
Which |of |the |following |is |typical |of |the |concrete |operational |stage, |according |to |Piaget? |
(Select |all |that |apply.) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Abstract |thinking |is |not |yet |developed.
It |involves |logical |reasoning.
According |to |Piaget, |during |what |period |is |the |formal |operational |stage |predominant? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-11 |years |through |adulthood
