STRAIGHTERLINE PSY 120 LIFE-SPAN DEVELOPMENT GRADED EXAM 2 - APRIL 2022

Page path • PSY120 • Topic 4: Early Childhood Started on Saturday, April 9, 2022, 6:41 PM State Finished Completed on Saturday, April 9, 2022, 7:06 PM Time taken 24 mins 42 secs Grade 110.00 out of 125.00 (88%) Question 1 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text When a mother plays peek-a-boo with her baby, she moves from covering the baby and saying "peek-a-boo" to covering her own eyes and saying it. This illustr ates Select one: a. sociability. b. scaffolding. c. emotionality. d. disorganized attachment. Feedback When a mother plays peek-a-boo with her baby... APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Understand Difficulty Level: Medium Learning Objective: Explain how social contexts influence early development. Page: 187 Topic: Reciprocal Socialization Question 2 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Amber, a 4-month-old baby, knows that the form of a dinner plate remains the same whether it is flat on the table or standing in the dish drainer. In the context of perceptual constancy, Amber has most likely developed Select one: a. shape retention. b. depth constancy. c. shape constancy. d. color constancy. Feedback Amber, a 4-month-old baby, knows that... APA LO: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology Bloom's: Apply Difficulty Level: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the course of sensory and perceptual development in infancy. Page: 130 Topic: Perceptual Constancy Question 3 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Eight-month-old Andrew suffered brain damage at birth. His identical twin, Alex, had no brain damage. Research on habituation will likely predict that Select one: a. Alex will not habituate as well as Andrew. b. both twins will habituate at about the same level. c. Andrew will not habituate as well as Alex. d. Alex will not exhibit any sort of habituation. Feedback Eight-month-old Andrew suffered brain damage... APA LO: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology Bloom's: Analyze Difficulty Level: Hard Learning Objective: Describe how infants learn, rem ember, and conceptualize. Page: 150 Topic: Habituation and Dishabituation Question 4 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Attention in the first year of life is dominated by a(n) _____ process, which involves directing attention to potentially important locations in the environment, t hat is, "where," and recognizing objects and their features, that is, "what." Select one: a. orienting/tracking b. sustained/focused attention c. habituation/dishabituation d. orienting/investigative Feedback Attention in the first year of life is dominated... APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Remember Difficulty Level: Easy Learning Objective: Describe infant assessment measures. Learning Objective: Summarize the ways that young children learn and remember. Page: 147 Topic: Attention Question 5 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text In the context of grasping, which of the following statements is true of infants? Select one: a. At different stages of development, infants use different per¬ceptual systems to coordinate grasping. b. Newborn infants rely greatly on vision to deter¬mine how they will grasp an object. c. Experience plays a minor role in reaching and grasping in infants. d. Infants grasp small objects with all of the fingers of one hand or both hands. Feedback In the context of grasping, which of the following... APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Understand Difficulty Level: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize motor development in infancy. Page: 124 Topic: Fine Motor Skills Question 6 Complete 0.00 points out of 5.00 Remove flag Question text Which of the following substages of sensorimotor development is characterized by coordination of sensation and action through reflexive behaviors? Select one: a. conditioned reflexes b. first habits and primary circular reactions c. simple reflexes d. coordination of secondary circular reactions Feedback Which of the following substages of sensorim... APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Remember Difficulty Level: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize Piaget's sensorimotor stage. Page: 142 Topic: Sensorimotor Stage Question 7 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following technologies, a measure of the brain's electrical activity, have researchers been able to use successfully to learn about the brain's development in infancy? Select one: a. positron-emission tomography (PET) scans b. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) c. brain electron sampling (BES) d. electroencephalogram (EEG) Feedback Which of the following technologies, a measu... APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Remember Difficulty Level: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize physical development in infancy. Page: 107 Topic: Brain Development Question 8 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which concept helps the infant understand that other people have intentions? Select one: a. habituation b. joint attention c. the core knowledge approach d. the A-not-B error Feedback Which concept helps the infant understand... APA LO: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Bloom's: Remember Difficulty Level: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize attachment in young children. Page: 179 Topic: Intention and Goal-Directed Behavior Question 9 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following is the best description of scaffolding? Select one: a. Parents time interactions in such a way that the infant experiences turn taking with the parents. b. The caregiver and the infant focus on the same object or event. c. Mothers and their infants interact in a dance-like pattern of closely coordinated actions. d. The child is presented with a series of introductions, separations, and reunions with the caregiver. Feedback Which of the following is the best description... APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Understand Difficulty Level: Medium Learning Objective: Explain how social contexts influence early development. Page: 187 Topic: Reciprocal Socialization Question 10 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The social role theory suggests that Select one: a. social hierarchy and division of labor are important causes of gender differences in power, assertiveness, and nurturing. b. the mother role and the father role are social constructions that have emerged from our evolutionary past. c. social roles are chosen, not determined. d. nature is the primary determinant of differences between the social labels that we call "gender." Feedback The social role theory suggests that APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Understand Difficulty L evel: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize gender development in early childhood. Page: 240 Topic: Gender Development Question 11 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The zone of proximal development (ZPD) is Vygotsky's term for Select one: a. a young adult's cognitive development achieved through interaction with children. b. the variety of work that a child can do with ease at a particular stage of cognitive development. c. how a child's environment and his or her genetically programmed learning ability interact during a critical period. d. the range of tasks that are too difficult for a child to master alone but can be learned with guidance and assistance from adults or more-skilled children. Feedback The zone of proximal development (ZPD)... APA LO: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Bloom's: Remember Difficulty Level: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major theories of cognitive development in early childhood. Page: 210 Topic: Zone of Pr oximal Development Question 12 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text One day when baby Mark was crawling around, he fell down the stairs. After the doctor examined him, Mark's parents learned that he had damaged the parietal lobe of the brain. Mark's parents were told to expect that he would have difficulty with Select one: a. registering spatial locations. b. processing auditory information. c. vision. d. initiating movement. Feedback One day when baby Mark was crawling around... APA LO: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology Bloom's: Apply Difficulty Level: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the structures and functions of the brain. Learning Objective: Summarize physical development in infancy. Page: 108 Topic: Brain Development Question 13 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Researchers have found that infant fear is linked to _____ at 6 to 7 years of age. Select one: a. high effortful control b. empathy c. high aggression d. self-confidence Feedback Researchers have found that infant... APA LO: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Bloom's: Remember Difficulty Level: Easy Page: 171 Topic: Emotional Expression Question 14 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Baby Elise has developed a sucking scheme. She knows that to get food, she must suck on her mother's breast. Now, her mother has begun to introduce solid foods with a spoon. Elise immediately sucks on the spoon. This is an example of Select one: a. accommodation. b. assimilation. c. amalgamation. d. application. Feedback Baby Elise has developed a sucking scheme... APA LO: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology Bloom's: Apply Difficulty Level: Hard Learning Objective: Explain the cognitive processes young children use to construct their world, per Piaget. Page: 141 Topic: Assimilation and Accom modation Topic: Piaget's Cognitive Development Theory Question 15 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following is a characteristic of reciprocal socialization? Select one: a. It is bidirectional. b. It is asynchronous. c. It is nontransactional. d. It is harmful to infants. Feedback Which of the following is a characteristic o... APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Understand Diff iculty Level: Medium Learning Objective: Explain how social contexts influence early development. Page: 187 Topic: Reciprocal Socialization Question 16 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Research with the memory-span task suggests that Select one: a. short-term memory increases during early childhood. b. long-term memory reaches maturation by early childhood. c. memory span depends on one's ethnic origin. d. heredity is one of the major factors affecting memory. Feedback Research with the memory-span task suggests ... APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Remember Difficulty Level: Easy Learning Objective: Describe the major theories of cognitive development in early childhood. Page: 215 Topic: Memory Question 17 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text In which parenting style do parents show pleasure and support in response to children's constructive behavior? Select one: a. authoritarian parenting b. authoritative parenting c. indulgent parenting d. neglectful parenting Feedback In which parenting style do parents show... APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Remember Difficulty Level: Easy Learning Objective: Explain how parenting practices influence development. Page: 243 Topic: Baumrind's Parenting Styles Topic: Parent ing Question 18 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Eleven-month-old Jenny looks at her toy golf club, grasps it tightly, and visually inspects it. She then uses the toy golf club to bring another toy within reach. In the context of Piaget's theory of infant development, Jenny is in the _____ substage of the sensorimotor stage. Select one: a. simple reflexes b. secondary circular reactions c. coordination of secondary circular reactions d. first habits and primary circular reactions Feedback Eleven-month-old Jenny looks at her... APA LO: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology Bloom's: Apply Difficulty Level: Hard Learning Objective: Summarize Piaget's sensorimotor stage. Page: 143 Topic: Sensorimotor Stage Question 19 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text According to Baumrind, a parent who is uninvolved in a child's life, showing neither responsiveness nor control, is displaying a(n) _____ parenting style. Select one: a. authoritarian b. authoritative c. indulgent d. neglectful Feedback According to Baumrind, a parent who is uninv... APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Understand Difficulty Level: Medium Learning Objective: Explain how parenting practices influence development. Page: 243 Topic: Baumrind's Parenting Styles Topic: Parenting Question 20 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Two current controversies in early childhood education involve Select one: a. the curriculum and universal preschool education in the United States. b. the quality of inner-city schools and free education to all. c. the use of corporal punishment in schools and the use of uniforms. d. Christian holidays for all and boarding schools. Feedback Two current controversies in early childhood... APA LO: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching themes in psychology Bloom's: Remember Difficulty Level: Easy Learning Objective: Evaluate different approaches to early childhood education. Page: 226 Topic: Curriculum Question 21 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Four-year-old Michelle talks to herself frequently. She do es this especially when she is trying to solve a difficult problem. Lev Vygotsky would say that Michelle is Select one: a. engaging in egocentric and immature thinking. b. likely to be socially competent. c. functioning at the upper limit of her zone of proximal development (ZPD). d. engaging in scaffolding. Feedback Four-year-old Michelle talks to herself... APA LO: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology Bloom's: Apply Difficulty Level: Hard Learning Objective: Describe the major theories of cognitive development in early childhood. Page: 210 Topic: Language Question 22 Complete 0.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text The overwhelming majority of children from gay or lesbian families Select one: a. are also homosexual. b. have a heterosexual orientation. c. are likely to be bisexual. d. grow up confused about their sexual orientation. Feedback The overwhelming majority of children from g... APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Remember Difficulty Level: Easy Learning Objective: Explain how parenting practices influence development. Page: 253 Topic: Gay and Lesbian Parents Question 23 Complete 0.00 points out of 5.00 Remove flag Question text Which of the following hormones is an estrogen? Select one: a. testosterone b. androstenedione c. insulin d. estradiol Feedback Which of the following hormones is an estrog... APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Remember Difficulty Level: Easy Learning Objective: Summarize gend er development in early childhood. Page: 239 Topic: Biological Influences Topic: Gender Development Question 24 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Leah, a 6-year-old girl, is a fussy eater. She avoids eating dark green vegetables and meat. She only prefers junk food. She feels weak, becomes tired easily, and show s signs of chronic fatigue. It can be said that Leah is showing symptoms of Select one: a. lactose intolerance. b. binge eating disorder c. iron deficiency anemia d. alopecia areata. Feedback Leah, a 6-year-old girl, is a fussy eater APA LO: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology Bloom's: Apply Difficulty Level: Hard Learning Objective: Summarize physical changes in early childhood. Page: 204 Topic: Malnutrition Question 25 Complete 5.00 points out of 5.00 Flag question Question text Which of the following statements is true about perception in infants? Select one: a. Infants are not able to perceive the localization of a sound. b. Newborns cannot hear soft sounds quite as well as adults can. c. Infants are very sensitive to the pitch of a sound. d. Infants are not able to perceive pain. Feedback Which of the following statements is true... APA LO: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology's content domains Bloom's: Understand Difficulty Level: Medium Learning Objective: Summarize the course of sensory and perceptual development in infancy. Page: 131 Topic: Hearing