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| Research has found that resilience in children is related to? |
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A. Good intellectual functioning
B. Having a Close Relationship with a caring parents
C. Having bonds to caring adults outside the family |
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| Which of the following is an example of a biological process in development |
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| Interactions with other people are part of which process of development? |
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| Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between biological, cognitive and socioemotional development? |
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| The three are intricately intertwined during the life span |
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| The prenatal period extends from |
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| Which of the following examples best reflects the role of cognitive processes in development |
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C. the development of the brain
D. memorizing a poem |
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| The developmental period characterized by extreme dependence on adults is the |
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| The search for independence and identity are most important during |
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| Dr. Perry believes that most development is the result of natural maturation and is not affected much by the environment. Dr. Perry would be considered a proponent of |
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| The continuity discontinuity controversy involves a debate about whether development is |
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| gradual or comes in distinct stages |
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| if you wish to study a large number of people, you should NOT use |
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| The ________ is a disk shaped group of tissues that is part of the connection between the mother and the embryo |
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| in an experiment, the _______ variable is manipulated; the _______ variable is measured |
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| The goals of _____________ is to describe the strength of the relationship between two or more variable |
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| when an egg becomes fertilized it is called |
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| Any agent that can potentially cause a birth defect is a |
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| Which of the following is NOT an infant reflex? |
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| One of the main purposes of the Apgar Scale is to |
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| quickly identify high risk infants who may need resuscitation |
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| Linda wanted to elicit the rooting reflex in her newborn, Paula. To do this she |
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| Jean Piaget's theory grew our out of meticulous observation of children |
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| The development of object permanence is important because it means that infants are able to |
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| maintain an image of an object in their minds |
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| An individual's behavioral style and characteristic way of responding is his or his |
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| According to Erik Erikson,the first year of life is characterized by the stage of |
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| in developmental psychology, ATTACHMENT refers to the |
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| close emotional bond between two people |
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| The Strange Situation test is an observational measure of |
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| Securely attached babies have caregivers who tend to be |
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| consistently available and sensitive to the child's signals |
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| Operations allow the child to |
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| do mentally what they used to be able to do only physically |
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| The concept of ________is best defined as the ability to do well on cognitive tasks, to solve problems, and to learn from experience |
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| In general, conservation involves understanding that altering an object's or substances's appearance |
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| does not change its basic properties |
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| James Marcia defines COMMITMENT as a time when adolescents |
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| personally invest in identity |
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| According to Piaget, EGOCENTRISM refers to |
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| the difficulty in perceiving things from another person's point of view |
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| Parents using the _______ parenting style give strict rules to their children with little discussion of the rules |
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| An example of organic retardation is |
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| Authoritative parents are likely to have children who |
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| are socially competent and self reliant |
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| stenberg's triarchic theory states that intelligence comes in three forms |
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| Practical,Creative, and Analytical |
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| Erikson's theory is based on the assumption that |
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| each person faces a set of predictable life changing challenges at various stages of life |
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| Leptin and cholecystokinin (CCK) are similar in that they are both related to |
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| a major problem with self-report assessments |
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| Which of the following statements about projective measures is accurate |
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| they have low validity and they are not very popular in clinical settings |
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| Fat is stored in __________cells |
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| Which of the following is most closely related to blood sugar control |
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| Research on delayed gratification indicates that the best way to resist temptation is to |
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| focus on other activities rather that the forbidden activity |
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| Which of the following systems is responsible for calming the body |
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| Cannon-Bard theory suggests that in terms of emotional and physiological reactions |
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| emotion and physiology occur simultaneously |
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| While sex typically refers to differences in the biology of males and females, gender typically refers to differences attributed to |
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| Follow up research from the John/Joan story suggested that ______ most strongly affects one's gender identity |
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| According to evolutionary psychology which of the following females would Victor be most likely to choose |
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| Rena who is very attractive |
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| The research data on gender differences in general intellectual ability suggests that |
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| there are no systemic differences between males and females |
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| one criticism of those who adhere to the humanistic perspective is that they |
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| which is not one of the big five factors of personality discussed in your text? |
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| According to the five factor model of personality, a person who is anxious and insecure is high on |
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| the study of the whole person |
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| what aspect of type A behavior is most strongly related to heart disease? |
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| It appears that many attractive people possess a number of positive characteristics. this is possibly due to |
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| the self fulfilling prophecy |
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| Study by Rosenthal and Jacobson found that children late bloomers |
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| Tommy just hit the game winning homerun for his team. he would attribute his success to |
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| Sheila is late for class. She is LEAST likely to attribute her tardiness to |
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| her lack of organizational skills |
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| Eric is normally very calm. he yells. you might attribute his yelling to _____ causes |
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| samantha studied all night and feeling very confident, power went out exam rescheduled |
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| controllable/uncontrollable |
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| Kaylee sees a guy run a red light and mentally calls him a jerk |
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| fundamental attribution error |
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| You see a student stumble and drop her books in the hall |
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| joey says something bad and no one says anything |
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| Lucy has a very high opinion of herself. it is likely that she possesses |
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| when you do poorly on a test, you remind yourself of all the distractions you had at school you are displaying |
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| Sally is very intelligent and has a great personality howeever she sees herself as unattractive and as a result she is often depressed. sally engages in |
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| Cognitive dissonance theory states that individuals |
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| try to make attitudes conform to behavior |
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| hugh bough a new calculator |
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| cognitive dissonance reduction |
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| According to the self perception theory, if you are not sure how you feel about something, what should you do? |
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| ________ helps individuals to resist persuasion |
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| if you were to donate on of your kidneys to whoever might need it, you would e demonstrating an __________ view of human nature |
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| _________ is an important element of altruism |
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| which of the following is an accurate description of egoism |
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| Both A and C are accurate |
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| the bystander effect occurs because |
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| if someone is very aggressive, their ________ levels may be low |
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| Research findings indicate that frustration |
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| can lead to aggression or passivity |
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| Several members of the women's softball team have developed bulimia. this may be the result of |
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| Norman triplett accurately predicted that bicycle racing times would be fasted when individuals raced in groups. this effect is currently explained by the modern construction of |
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| Dr. Mcall found poor quality projects when students worked in groups |
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| the term "risky shift" is used to describe the tendency to |
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| endorse riskier decisions when it it a group rather that a personal decision |
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| Which of the following theories explains why we like to think of our group as the in group |
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| while participating in a research study on racism Kareem had to complete the IAT. what was he asked to do? |
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| associate a black or white person with good of bad things |
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| which of the following is NOT a reason why people develop prejudice |
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| the Sherif's Robbers Cave study example of the power of |
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| task oriented cooperation |
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| ___________ explains why people are attracted to others who are similar to them |
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| affectionate love is also called |
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| Which of the following proposes that relationships are likely to continue as long as there are not tempting alternative options |
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| Unwelcome sexual behavior that purposefully creates an intimidating workplace for the victim is referred to as |
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| hostile work environment, sexual harassment |
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| Peter likes his job, looks forward to going to work, now hes a dad and wants to spend time with kid whats his outcome |
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| peter will experience role conflict and may become stressed |
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| according to the lecture notes, sexual harassment is considered to be |
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| a form of gender discrimination |
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| Behavior that is meant to harm the social standing of another person is called |
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| Heterosexual women and gay men both have |
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| symmetry between the brain's two hemispheres |
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| The 2D:4D ratio refers to |
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| A drawback of Kinsey's early research was |
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| the lack of representativeness of the sample |
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| The most significant difference between males and females regarding the sexual response pattern occurs at the ______ phase |
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| Patterns for how people should behave sexually are called |
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| Based on research, the most effective type of sex education is a |
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| _________ focus on the role of the unconscious mind in personality |
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| Kelly used to do whatever she wanted |
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| Darin had an automobile accident in which his brother was killed |
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| Oberon has always been fascinated by fire, became a firefighter |
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| Has been sublimated into a socially desirable behavior |
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| Blake cheated on his girlfriend |
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| What approach to personality assumes that human nature is basically good? |
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