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PSYC 290N Week 8 Final Exam (TCO 1) Which of the following is the best example of an off-time event that could have negative effects upon an individual's development? The deaths of elderly pare nts Being divorced at the age of 25 The death of one's spouse at the age of 30 Experiencing a life-threat...

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PSYC 290N Week 8 Final Exam
Question # 1
Points
(TCO 1) Which of the following is the best example of an off-time event that could have negative
effects upon an individual's development?


The deaths of elderly parents

Being divorced at the age of 25

The death of one's spouse at the age of 30

Experiencing a life-threatening illness at the age of 60
Chapter 1, page 8

Question # 2
Points
(TCO 1) The Maple Leaf Elementary School counselor, social worker, and the parents of 8-year-
old Jimmy Jackson are working as a cooperative team to determine why Jimmy exhibits a pattern
of highly aggressive behavior toward his peers and teachers. Jimmy's behavior has been
extensively observed, he has been subjected to a battery of psychological tests, and his parents
have been interviewed. This in-depth examination of Jimmy Jackson is an example of

an ethnograph.

naturalistic observation.

a correlational study.

a case study.
Chapter 1, page 12

Question # 3
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(TCO 1) An experiment is designed to study the effects of long lectures on the sleeping behavior
of college students. In such a study, the dependent variable is

sleeping behavior of college students.

long lectures.


the length of time a lecture runs.


college students.
Chapter 1, page 14

,Question # 4
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(TCO 1) Which of the following is the most correct statement regarding repressed memories?

Most adults who were abused as children have no recollection of the abuse.

The best way to get at repressed memories is for the therapist to suggest that such memories
exist.

It is highly unlikely that false memories will be retrieved because of the inaccuracy of human
memory.

The perpetrators of abuse are more likely to forget the incidents than are the victims.
Chapter 2, page 25

Question # 5
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(TCO 2) Which factor is generally considered to be an essential aspect of an infant's first
psychosocial task?

Learning to control bodily sensations or developing shame if unsuccessful

Becoming aware of pleasurable genital sensations and sharing these sensations with others

Becoming purposeful, goal oriented, and assertive, which leads to conflicts with parents

Being treated lovingly and predictably by caregivers and learning to trust
Chapter 2, page 26

Question # 6
Points
(TCO 2) If you are teaching a child to produce a reflexive response following a nonreflexive
stimulus, which method of learning are you employing?


Observational learning

Classical conditioning

Response-reward learning

Operant conditioning
Chapter 2, page 29

Question # 7

, Points
(TCO 2) Which of the following is the best example of extinction?

You change to a different slot machine because the one that you've been playing doesn't pay very
often.

You stop buying lottery tickets until the jackpot is greater than $10 million.

You stop buying lottery tickets after spending several hundred dollars and never winning.


You purchase mega bucks tickets instead of regular lottery tickets because the odds of winning
are greater.
Chapter 2, page 31

Question # 8
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(TCO 2) Which of these best illustrates the principles of social-cognitive theory?

Shelby misses her curfew by 1 hour and is grounded by her parents for 1 week, yet she continues
to miss curfew.

When Marla responds angrily to a request from her daughter Bess, Bess' sister Treva, who
observed this response, decides she will wait a day or two before asking for a new stereo.

Shea seeks advice from a chat forum on the Internet about her recurring headaches.

As a result of the role conflict between her parental responsibilities and her need for personal
development, Irina decides to drop out of college for a semester.
Chapter 2, page 32

Question # 9
Points
(TCO 2) Which of the following statements is true regarding prenatal sex differentiation?

Sex differentiation begins at around 4–8 weeks of gestation.

If androgens are present, female genitalia develop regardless of the chromosomal makeup of the
fetus.

In the absence of the SRX gene, an XY fetus will develop female genitalia.

The absence of a Y chromosome will ensure the development of male genitalia.
Chapter 3, page 50

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