2. Which of the following does not describe stagnation in stage 7?
Correct : D. people who are afraid of death
3. Piaget's developmental sequences follow in which order?
Correct : D. sensory-motor, pre-operational, concrete operational, formal operational
4. An example of Schaie's legacy-leaving stage includes a man who is 83 years of age and is telling stories to his great-grandchildren about their family's history.
The stage before the legacy-leaving stage is one in which people are trying to conserve their energy. This stage is known as:
Correct : B. reintegrative stage
5. According to the text, regardless of activity level, muscular strength begins to
decline somewhat by about age:
Correct : B. 30
6. Which of the following is NOT considered a "marker event" for adulthood?
Correct : C. turning 21
7. At what time of life does Erikson stage Industry vs. Inferiority occur?
Correct : D. school age
8. Which of these are associated with insecurely attached infants in later
life?
Correct : D. all of the above
9. If a young adult sees stealing as wrong because of the harm it brings to
someone, which of Kolbergs’ stages are they displaying?
Correct : C. legalistic orientation
10. Which of these is a misconception about heredity?
Correct : D. all of the above
11. Bob hasn’t missed a day of work since he started his job three years ago. Every morning he comes in with a smile on his face that remains
there until he leaves. He works for a charity and it gives him great satisfaction to know that he’s helping others. He loves his job. Bob is most likely
Correct : D. work enthusiast
12. A relationship based on a previous friendship that developed into
lovers is characteristic of what love style?
Correct : B. storge
13. A mother and her infant son are being tested by Aisworth’s Strange Situation procedure. After the mother has left and comes back onto the
room the child acts like he is mad at the mother. This child is said to be?
Correct : D. avoidant
14. Some people crave high levels of arousal through high levels of
stimulation. They are said to be
Correct : A. sensation seekers
15. Which of the following is a way to measure activity level in an infant?
Correct : B. how much they sleep
16. Which style of love matches this statement "I try to keep my lover a
little uncertain about my commitment to him/her"?
Correct : B. ludus
17. What aspect(s) of personality are believed to have evolved in humans?
Correct : D. all of the above
18. The research strategy for assessing personality stability that studies
two or more groups assumed to be at different stages of development is
Correct : B. cross-sectional
19. Which of the following is NOT one of the Erikson’s stages of
psychosocial development?
Correct : D. life vs. death
20. Generativity is best described as
Correct : D. both a and b
21. Middle Adulthood / Middle Age - which extends from approximately _ to _
years
Correct : B. 40-60
22. The major problems in vocational adjustment as selection of a vocation is in _
stage of development
Correct : A. early adulthood
23. Most common & most serious vocational hazards of early adulthood are -----
Correct : A. job dissatisfaction & unemployment.
24. Which biological theory of aging emphasizes harmful genetic mutations as a
causal factor?
Correct : C. cross-linkage theory
25. By age 70, few people experience stage ____ deep sleep at all.
Correct : C. 4
26. Severe bone depletion is referred to as
Correct : A. osteoporosis.
27. In the United States, women usually experience menopause around age
Correct : C. 50
28. .A common problem in older men is _____, better known as impotence.
Correct : D. erectile dysfunction
29. ____ is chest pain that may precede a heart attack
Correct : A. angina
30. ________ is a serious condition that can lead to blindness.
Correct : C. glaucoma
31. Which of the following is an environmental theory of aging?
Correct : A. somatic mutation theory
32. The measure of the number of years that a person can expect to live without a
disability is called
Correct : D. active life expectancy.
33. A condition known as _____ occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough
blood to meet the needs of the body.
Correct : B. congestive heart failure
34. Gender is:
Correct : B. a multi-dimensional construct
35. Which of Erikson's Psychosocial Stages characterizes adolescence?
Correct : C. identity vs identity diffusion
36. The basic understanding of desires, beliefs, perceptions and emotions
is referred to as the Theory of:
Correct : B. mind
37. Which of the following is NOT one of Kohlberg’s stages of moral
reasoning?
Correct : B. unconventional
38. Which of the following comparisons between Piaget and Kohlberg’s
theories of moral judgement is TRUE:
Correct : A. both agreed that to young children, right and wrong is determined by obedience to rules and authority figures
39. At what age do children begin to differentiate between others’
emotional distress and their own?
Correct : B. 6-14 months
40. Which of the following approaches do many current theorists of motor
development take?
Correct : D. dynamic systems approach
41. Which of the following statements would talk about the seed and the soil
analogy in talking about the nature of human development?
Correct : C. nature-nurture controversy.
42. Emotional intelligence involves …
Correct : D. all of the above
43. Dechen has an investigative and a curious mindset. She likes evaluating and
contrasting the different things she has learnt in the class. This is indicative of her …
Correct : A. creative intelligence.
44. Subash is a highly athletic boy and can play games that involve bodily movement very well. However, he faces so much of difficulty in drawing and
writing that he takes a long time even to write one alphabet clearly. This is indicative of his…
Correct : A. good fine motor skills.
45. What is Erikson most famous for?
Correct : B. identity crisis
46. The psychosocial task during one’s high school years is to achieve a sense
of?
Correct : D. identity
47. Each stage in Erikson’s model of psychosocial development can be
characterized by:
Correct : C. a different psychological crisis
48. People who achieve a sense of integrity…
Correct : A. consolidate a sense of self
49. If someone has suffered a head injury and has trouble speaking in a meaningful way, and babbles in a senseless manner, it is likely that there was a
damage to the
Correct : A. broca’s area
50. Being able to play guitar well is an example of possessing good
Correct : A. fine motor skills
51. It is important that social workers
Correct : B. understand biological, psychological and social dimensions of development
52. According to Piaget, children can reason about hypothetical entities in the
________ stage.
Correct : C. formal operational
53. The traditional approach to development emphasizes:
Correct : D. extensive change from birth to adolescence, little or no change in adulthood, then decline in late old age.
54. The traditional and life-span perspectives are contrasting views of developmental change. According to the life-span perspective, when do
developmental changes occur?
Correct : D. throughout the entire life cycle
55. Allan spends a great deal of time working and trying to establish his career. He
also has been thinking about how his personal relationship is going and considering whether it could be long-term and lead to establishing a family. Allan is MOST LIKELY in:
Correct : B. early adulthood.
56. The period of development during which school readiness skills are
developed and most free time is spent playing with friends is called:
Correct : B. early childhood.
57. Which period of development is characterized by establishing independence,
developing an identity, and thinking more abstractly?
Correct : C. adolescence
58. In one study, the reasoning abilities of older adults were improved through
retraining. This is an example of how development is:
Correct : D. plastic.
59. Differences in families, neighborhoods, cultures, and even time periods affect
development. This statement supports Baltes' assertion that development is:
Correct : A. contextual.
60. In many cultures, people retire from their careers in their fifties or sixties. This
is an example of a:
Correct : A. normative age-graded influence.
61. Like many others her age, Velma does not know how to use a computer, but her six-year-old grandson has no problem navigating the Internet and using a
word processing program. This is an example of a:
Correct : B. normative history-graded influence.
62. When Ben was thirteen when his father was killed in a car accident. This is an
example of a:
Correct : C. nonnormative life event.
63. The onset of puberty is an example of:
Correct : A. normative age-graded influences.
64. The AIDS epidemic in the United States would be an example of a:
Correct : B. normative history-graded influence.
65. The number of years since a person was born is a key element in the
definition of:
Correct : A. chronological age.
66. The expectations society has that a person will act his or her age refers to:
Correct : B. social age.
67. Rozee is 86 years young. She continues to learn phrases in new languages,
she writes poetry, and she enjoys going to museums to see the latest up-andcoming artists. These examples of her adaptive capacities demonstrate:
Correct : C. psychological age.
68. As he was studying life-span development, Tyrell had to learn several
interrelated, coherent sets of ideas that would help him explain and make predictions about development. Tyrell had to learn:
Correct : A. theories.
69. Erik Erikson's theory emphasized:
Correct : B. developmental change throughout the human life span.
70. Most life-span developmentalists recognize that:
Correct : D. extreme positions on these issues are unwise.
71. When choosing a career path, men are more likely to consider ___________,
while women are more likely to take ______________ into account.
Correct : A. economic gains, relationships with people
72. In most countries, elderly women ______ than elderly men.
Correct : D. deal with issues of aging better
73. In Erik Erikson’s developmental stages of life, with which challenge must
older people struggle?
Correct : A. overcoming despair to achieve integrity
74. No social relationship can exist without:
Correct : B. physical awareness of the presence of another
75. What are the parts of social structure?
Correct : B. roles and sub-groups
76. Geronotology is the study of
Correct : C. aged and aging
77. The most pervasive of the social processes are:
Correct : C. competition
78. The exception to the typical application of endogamy is:
Correct : B. kinship
79. A large kinship group whose members inhabit one geographic area and
believe they are descendent from a common area is known as:
Correct : B. tribe
80. Role confusion in modern society is engendered by all but one of the
following:
Correct : C. increase in number of achievable positions
81. In modern society, cultural change is most likely to be the byproduct of:
Correct : B. diffusion
82. Etnocentricism means:
Correct : C. no other society is like your\s and your society or group is superior to others.
83. Age is a:
Correct : B. ordinal variable
84. Which one is a basic institution for socialization of children:
Correct : C. family
85. Which type of family consists of a couple, one or both of whom were previously married, their children, and the children from the previous
marriage of one or both parents?
Correct : C. blended family
86. Ashley and her husband just had their first child. Ashley was married previously, and her two children from that marriage also live with Ashley
and her current husband. Which type of family is this?
Correct : C. blended family
87. Which type of family consists of a married couple and their own or adopted
children living at home?
Correct : B. traditional family
88. Barry and Laurie have been married for almost twenty years, and this is the
first marriage for both of them. They have two children living at home. Which type of family is this?
Correct : B. traditional family
89. Stages of the household life cycle are based on ____.
Correct : D. age of children
90. When a couple has children, expenditures on which of the following does NOT
usually decrease?
Correct : C. health care
91. Which of the following is the primary source of consumer socialization?
Correct : D. family
92. In Sternberg's triarchic theory of intelligence, the experiential subtheory refers
to:
Correct : C. how experience interacts with intelligence in terms of the individual\s internal world, and the external wor
93. According to Sternberg, the ability to analyze and evaluate ideas, solve
problems, and make decisions is best described as:
Correct : B. analytical intelligence.
94. Which theory comprises the Componential subtheory, Contextual subtheory
and Experiential subtheory?
Correct : C. sternberg\s triarchic model
95. According to Sternberg, success is a measure of intelligence that involves an
individual's ability to
Correct : D. effectively balance abilities based upon environmental circumstances
96. Sternberg's theory of successful intelligence goes beyond success in school and determines success in life by using
Correct : A. real-life situations.
97. The general pattern of growth starting from head to foot of the body
Correct : B. Cephalocaudal Law
98. During stage 5, the adolescent will first realize the onset of … ……
Correct : B. role confusions
99. Initiative vs. Guilt takes place during which ages?