CLEP Human Growth and Development COMPLETE SET EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS | VERIFIED

CLEP Human Growth and Development COMPLETE SET EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS | VERIFIED The first negative emotion clearly exhibited during infancy is A. fear B. Shame C. Guilt D. Distress E. Jealousy - ANSWER D. Distress According to behavioral psychologists, which of the following treatment is most likely to extinguish disruptive behavior in preschool children? A. Threatening to isolate them immediately after such behavior B. Ignoring them so that they do not receive the reinforcement they are seeking C. Punishing them immediately so they understand what they did wrong D. Discouraging them but not punishing them E. Reasoning with them and explaining that their behavior is wrong - ANSWER B. Ignoring them so that they do not receive the reinforcement they are seeking In which of the following stages of development do tissues develop into the endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm germ layers? A. Germinal B. Embryonic C. Fetal D. Perinatal E. Neonatal - ANSWER B. Embryonic A defining characteristic of children with autism spectrum disorder is A. Obsessive attachment to their mothers B. Lack of motor coordination C. Unresponsiveness to others D. Hyperactivity E. Physical abnormality - ANSWER C. Unresponsiveness to others Anxiety over performance can positively motivate school achievement and children as long as the degree of anxiety is A. Very high B. High C. Moderate D. Low E. Very low - ANSWER C. Moderate According to Jean Piaget, cognitive development begins with which of the following? A. Preoperations B. Concrete operations C. Intuitive thought D. Sensorimotor activities E. Formal operations - ANSWER D. Sensorimotor activities Social class differences in vocabulary development results from social class differences in the amount of A. Maternal anxiety B. Verbal stimulation C. Paternal illness D. Sibling rivalry E. Marital discord - ANSWER B. Verbal stimulation Studies in which the same people are tested at different ages are called A. Longitudinal B. Cross sectional C. Normative D. Naturalistic E. Experimental - ANSWER A. Longitudinal Which of the following is most central to the concept of sensitive period? A. Growth spurt must occur at specific ages B. Children who do not develop at the same time is their peers experience distress C. A given function emerges automatically during a particular time regardless of learning experiences D. Particular experiences are especially influential at a certain time in development E. Children go through and negative stage as part of their cognitive development - ANSWER D. Particular experiences are especially influential at a certain time in development Jimmy saw his favorite candy for sale in the store. He had no money, so he plan to steal it. However, he changed his mind and decided not to do it, because stealing is wrong. According to Sigmund Freud's theory, which part of Jimmy's personality prevented him from stealing? A. Id B. Ego C. Superego D. Anima E. Collective unconscious - ANSWER C. Superego If reinforcement is to be most effective in the learning of a new behavior, the reinforcement should be A. Provided as sparingly as possible B. Administered on an intermittent schedule C. Used primarily with high achievers D. Delayed until the end of the learning period E. Provided soon after the desired behavior occurs - ANSWER E. Provided soon after the desired behavior occurs And Harry Harlow's experiments, infant monkeys raised with only wire cloth mothers were LEAST fearful in strange situations in the presence of A. The "mother" who had provided food B. The "mother" who had provided contact comfort C. The "mother" who had provided primary drive reduction D. Other young monkeys E. Their biological mothers - ANSWER B. The "mother" who had provided contact comfort A sudden, loud noise made in the vicinity of a newborn infant is likely to elicit which of the following reflexes? A. Babinski B. Moro C. Rooting D. Palmar grasp E. Stepping - ANSWER B. Moro On which of the following types of problems should a four-year-old child and a seven-year-old child perform most similarly? A. Conservation of number B. Classification C. Transformation D. Object permanence E. Superordinate concepts - ANSWER D. Object permanence Red-green colorblindness is best described as A. A sex linked recessive trait B. A sex linked dominant trait C. An autosomal recessive trait D. And autosomal dominant trait E. A trait resulting from chromosomal breakage - ANSWER A. A sex linked recessive trait