What aspect of development did Jean Piaget's theory focus on? a. Social. b. Moral. c. Cognitive. d. Physical. e. Ego.

What is the correct term for a period of time when certain events must take place in order to facilitate proper development? a. Conservation stage. b. Preoperational stage. c. Attachment period. d. Critical period.. e. Assimilation step.

Which of the following would be considered an example of Erickson's concept of integrity? a. A 25-year-old meets and marries the love of his life. b. A 35-year-old earns a lot of money though she doesn't particularly enjoy her job. c. An 85-year-old looks back at a life well-lived and feels satisfied. d. A 40-year-old takes pride in her work and how she is raising her children. e. A 20-year-old decides to become a physician.

Olivia and Jackson plan to get married next year. This significant life event will allow them to achieve Erikson's stage of a. competence. b. generativity. c. intimacy. d. identity. e. integrity.

Which of these is an example of a longitudinal study? a. The depth perception of infants is measured once a month for 6 months in a row, starting at six months. b. In the same month, researchers compare the reaction time of 20 sixth graders and 20 first graders. c. The memory of one group of 50-year-old adults is measured and then 20 years later compared to a different group of 70-year-olds.

Which of these is an example of a cross-sectional study? a. The depth perception of infants is measured once a month for six months in a row, starting at age 6 months. b. Researches compare the reaction time of 20 sixth grades. c. The memory of the group of 50-year-olds is measured and compared to a different group of 70-years-olds. d. A psychologist develops a case study of a woman who is 102 by interviewing her twice a week for 12 weeks. e. Researchers compare curiosity ratings of a group of toddlers with that same group's SAT scores 15 year later.

A child who is genetically female a. has received an X chromosome from her mother and a Y chromosome from her father. b. has received a Y chromosome only from her mother. c.. has received a Y chromosome from her mother and an X chromosome from her father. d. has received two X chromosomes from he r mother and none from her father. e. has received an X chromosome from her father and her mother.

By providing increasingly difficult words for his second grader to spell, Logan is making use of a. scaffolding g. b. assimilation. c accommodation. d. imprinting. e. maturation.

Explain evidence that suggests a genetic influence on sexual orientation from each of the following types of studies: • Family studies • Twins studies • Animal studies

Describe two ways in which cognitive ability declines during adulthood. Name one factor that can slow the decline.

Which of the following has been shown to be an effective intervention to reduce teen pregnancies? a. Abstinence only sex education in schools. b. Participation in service learning programs. c. Increasing guilt related to sexual activity. d. Taking a pledge to remain abstinent. e. Increased exposure to sexual content in the media.

Studies indicating that self-esteem ratings fall during the early to mid-teen years find that a. self-image rebounds in the late teens and twenties. b. self-image does not rebound until age 30. c. self-image rebounds in males by age 20 but not until age 30 for females. d. males have higher rates of depression as teens. e. females continue to have low self-image scores until age 40.

Which of the following is true of menopause? a. Both men and women experience menopause around the age of 50. b. Men experience menopause around 50 years of age, but women experience menopause around 65 years of age. c. Women experience menopause around 50 years of age, but men experience menopause around years of age. d. Women experience menopause around the age of 50, but men don't experience menopause. e. Men experience menopause around the age of 65, but women don't experience menopause.

If you showed a 2- year-old a model of her bedroom where you'd hidden a toy behind the bed, she would a. understand that the model represented her room, but not be able to find the toy in her own room b. exhibit schematic thinking and be able to explain the study back to you. c. be unable to find the toy in her room due to a lack of symbolic thinking. d. understand that the model represented her room, and be able to find the toy in her own room. e. misunderstand the instructions due to her lack of theory of mind.