Based on Harlow's research with monkeys, identify which of the following would prove to be most effective in comforting a frightened infant or child?
A: Offering the child something good to eat
B: Leaving the child alone
C: Touching or holding the child
D
C: Touching or holding the child
Preschoolers can hold only two or three chunks of information in short-term memory, 5-year-olds can hold four, and 7-year-olds can hold _____.
A: five
B: seven
C: ten
D: eight
A: Five
Jack registered as a conscientious objector during the Vietnam War. He believes that it is wrong to take human life. He is willing to serve time in jail, rather than take part in an armed conflict. Jack's reasons for not going to war
reflect the _____ sta
B: Postconventional
Which of the following describes a risk associated with cross-sectional research on IQ?
A: In a cross-sectional study, the participants may move or die before the study has been completed.
B: In a cross-sectional study, the researchers incur significant e
D: In a cross-sectional study that compares IQ scores, the difference in IQ scores of 25-year-olds and 45-year-olds is due to differences in educational attainment.
The primary criticism of Kohlberg's theory of moral development is:
A: that it pertains to moral behavior rather than moral judgments.
B: its potential lack of generality across cultures.
C: it defines moral behavior largely in terms of concrete principle
B: its potential lack of generality across cultures.
Approximately _____ of American children are likely to experience the breakup of their parents' marriage.
A: one-half
B: one-third
C: one-quarter
D: two-fifths
D: two-fifths
From the late teens into the mid-20s, individuals are in a transitional phase that developmental psychologists call _____ adulthood.
A: developing
B: emerging
C: beginning
D: launching
B: emerging
Joan's mom and dad believe that parents know best. They expect Joan to obey all parental rules without uttering a word, and they are quick to impose stern punishments if she does not comply. In Baumrind's terms, Joan's parents are:
A: authoritarian.
B: pe
A: authoritarian.
Girls typically experience the adolescent growth spurt _____ than do boys.
A: 2 years later
B: 6 months later
C: 6 months earlier
D: 2 years earlier
D: 2 years earlier
Mrs. Weston asks Colin if he wants his sandwich in one piece, or cut into two pieces. Colin tells her to keep it in one piece because he isn't hungry enough to eat two pieces. In the context of Piaget's theory, Colin's answer suggests that he does not:
A:
C: understand the concept of conservation.
Which of the following sequences accurately reflects the order of Piaget's stages of cognitive development, from birth through adolescence?
A: Preoperational, concrete operational, preoperational, and formal operational
B: Sensorimotor, preoperational, co
B: Sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational
Which age range below is incorrectly labeled with its Piagetian stage?
A: 7-12 years; concrete operational stage
B: 12 years-adulthood; postoperational stage
C: 2-7 years; preoperational stage
D: 0-2 years; sensorimotor stage
B: 12 years-adulthood; postoperational stage
Which of the following chromosomal combination is present in a typical male child?
A: YY
B: XX
C: XY
D: XXY
C: XY
Twelve-year-old Nathaniel was facing trouble solving the word problems in his math homework. However, when his dad helped him by reading the problems aloud and emphasizing the important information, Nathaniel could solve all the problems correctly. Which
D: Vygotsky's concept of the zone of proximal development
Some Western legal systems denote either 7 or 8 as the age at which a child attains reason. Is such a designation defensible from a Piagetian standpoint?
A: No. Children can reason much earlier than this, during the preoperational period.
B: Yes. Children
C: Yes. Children do acquire some basic reasoning skills during the concrete operational period.