Dev. Psych Unit 2 Review (Quizzes)

Susan is speaking slowly to her infant and is making exaggerated changes in pitch and volume. Susan is using ______ speech

Which is the BEST example of overregularization?

When Sally, a 15 month-old, sees an orange for the first time, she picks it up, says "ball", and throws it. According to Jean Piaget, Sally is using ____ because she is incorporating new info from her environment into an already existing scheme

John believes that the name "dog" refers only to his family's dog and to no other dogs. This error is an example of aln)...

June is an infant, and is making elongated single vowel sounds, like "ahhhhhh" and "oooooh". What Type of verbalization is she making?

In what way are newborns more linguistically sophisticated than the average adult?

According to the information processing approach, mental _____ Refers to mental and neural structures that are built into the brain While mental ___ refers to mental processes that are used to perform particular tasks

Forrest is 3 years old, and likes to put puzzles together period as he works on a puzzle, he can be heard, saying things like, "This one fits here," and "No, that doesn't fit!" Boris's verbalizations are an example of ______ speech.

7 year old Jack likes to play a game on the computer that is similar to scrabble where he has to make words form a list of letter tiles. When the list of letters is too difficult for him, he asks his parents for help. The difference between lists of letters that Jack can do by himself and the list with which he needs help typifies what Vygotsky called the ____

Josephina is eighteen months old, and is playing with her brother. She looks at him holding a soccer ball, and says "up ball" as she holds out her hands. Josephina's attempt to communicate using just a few essential words would be described as ____ speech.

Mark is trying to get his grandson to learn the word "peach". He looks at a peach on a tree, makes sure that his grandson is also looking at the peach, and then says "peach." Mark is using _____ to teach his son the word "peach."

"Mommy, can you help me get dressed?" Blake asked his mother, his mother replied. "You can put on your pants and shirt by yourself But I will help you with your socks and shoes." Based on Vygotsky's Theory, Blake's mother was using ______ when she only gave Blake help on skills that he hadn't quite mastered yet.

According to Piaget, the concept of _____ suggests that children in the preoperational stage believe that other people see the world exactly the same as they do. That is they believe everyone sees the world from the same perspective.

Aaron is struggling with pronouncing his "Rs", which is particularly problematic given his first name. When he tries to say "Aaron", It ends up sounding like "AaWon". Aaron's problem is the mispronunciation of a(n)...

John is worried that his daughter may have a learning disability. His daughter must need all EXCEPT which of the following criteria?

A group of older boys and girls and/or adolescents who share similar attitudes and values are called by a label such as "jocks" or "band geeks" is called a crowd.

Pedro's parents are warm and caring. They also give Pedro control over some decisions, but not all of them. Most likely Pedro's parents are using a _____ parenting style.

Pete's parents do not display warmth for him nor provide any control of his actions. They do not spend much time with him, and they do not give him much opportunity for any emotional bonding with them. According to Baumrind, Pete is receiving _____ parenting.

A concrete operational thinker (EG. A 9 year old) and a formal operational thinker (EG. A 15 year old), are given the following logical statements and ask what will happen based on the statements. 1. If your friend drops a 10 pound brick on your hand it will tickle 2. Your friends drop a brick on your hand. What reaction would you expect from each of them?

The parenting style a child receives is influenced by....

"Nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah" Drake says to his younger brother Rex. "I am now in Piaget's formal operational stage of thinking so I can now think _____ and you can't". As silly as this conversation is if Drake is 13 and Rex is 9, what would the correct answer be?

Dreah has good social skills, does well in school, and is liked by almost all of her classmates. In terms of pure acceptance, Dreah would most likely be classified as.

When Hailey's mom pours her milk from a tall glass into a shorter, but wider glass, Hailey realizes that she still has the same amount of milk. According to Piaget, Hailey is capable of.

Jackie tells her friend Clara that Carrie is a doofus and if Clara plays with Carrie, she won't be Clara's friend anymore. According to your textbook, Jackie is using ______ to control Clara.

Significant impairment of cognitive skills that, along with difficulties in adapting to one's environment, define _____ provided that these issues first occur prior to 18 years of age.

Jake uses a problem solving strategy that is very fast and requires little effort, but that does not guarantee he will come up with a successful solution to the problem. Jake is using a(n)...

Research examining differences in moral reasoning between males and females has shown that...

Katie is just starting puberty and her body is changing in many ways. ________ is an example of a change in a secondary sexual characteristic?

Mason, a boy, is just starting puberty, and his body is changing in many ways. ______ is an example of a change in a primary sexual characteristic.

Adolescents use their reasoning skills _______. Sometimes they dismiss findings that threaten their beliefs and admit findings that are compatible with their beliefs.

In Les Miserables by Victor Hugo, Valjean steals a loaf of bread to feed his starving niece. How would a person in the instrumental orientation of Kohlberg stages describe Valjean's theft?

Some experts have criticized Kohlberg's theory because it emphasizes ________ which reflects traditional American culture and Judeo-Christian values

Kerry is given a moral dilemma in the tradition of the dilemma's Lawrence Kohlberg's used in his research. When asked what she would do, she answers, "I wouldn't do anything that would get me into trouble!" This answer reflects moral reasoning at the _____ substance of development.

At about age_____, most boys reach _______, which is the first spontaneous ejaculation of fluid that contains sperm.

Processing speed improve significantly from childhood to adolescence. Which of the following physical factors, helps explain some of this change?

Although some researchers have questioned Kohlberg's theory, one aspect of the theory that research has supported is that.

Constance is writing a paper that discusses the way morality develops over the lifespan. If Constance were to use the views of Carol Gilligan in her paper, she might focus on the ethic of....

When they experience a negative life event, some teenagers become depressed and some do not. Which of the following teenagers is LEAST likely to become depressed when she experiences a negative life event?

Tara comes home from the 10th grade dance in tears, runs up to her bedroom, and slams the door. When her mother knocks and asks her what is wrong, Tara says "He broke up with me at the dance! I don't want to talk about it. You wouldn't understand how I feel right now!" Tara's belief that her experience is unique and that her mother has never experienced a similar break up demonstrates...

Many people believe that a person who is serious about committing suicide will not talk about it before attempting to kill themselves. Based on the information presented in your textbook, Which of the following is true regarding this issue?

Gloria is a 15 year old high school freshman who tends to be very high-strung and tense. When her parents are gone, she will sometimes sneak a beer from the refrigerator or sit in the basement and drink a shot of liquor from their wet bar. She tells herself that the alcohol helps her to relax. According to your textbook, an effective way to help Gloria reduce her drinking would be to...

When parents use an authoritarian parenting style, adolescents are more likely to be in the identity ______ status because they are _____.

_____ is associated with irritability, a pervarsive feeling of sadness, poor sleep, low self-esteem, and difficulty concentrating.

Life-course persistent antisocial acts are defined as those that emerge....

Which of the following increases the likelihood a teenager will engage in risk-taking?

Jake looks in the mirror one morning to find that he has developed an enormous pimple right in the middle of his forehead. During the entire school day, thinks that everyone is staring at the pimple, when in reality, most of his peers haven't even noticed. Jake's belief that he is the focus of other's attention demonstrates....

Saul has reached identity achievement. This means that for the rest of his life, Saul will be sure of his identity and won't ever question it.

In about _____ percent of families, the relationship between an adolescent and his or her parents is marked by serious conflict and behavioral problems. These issues often predate adolescence and, as children, there may have been problematic relationships with peers.

In which situation is Keisha most likely to engage in risky driving behavior (EG speeding through a stoplight that is just turning red.)