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FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT PSYCH
2314 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
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-Guarantee passing score -173 Questions and Answers -format set of multiple-choice -Expert-Verified Explanation Question 1: Cathy and Miguel have been dating for six months. Which of the following is likely to be LEAST important in their relationship, considering that both are in early adulthood?
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loyalty
Question 2: __ has been the most consistent predictor of a secure attachment.
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Parental sensitivity Question 3: Each year, hundreds of babies in the United States show symptoms such as brain swelling and hemorrhaging, which experts refer to as
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shaken baby syndrome.Question 4: Alex is 8 years old and in the third grade; his main focus is success in school, as he is gradually exposed to more and more information about the world at large. The developmental period Alex is currently in is
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middle childhood.
Question 5: Sometimes euthanasia is called
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"mercy killing."
Question 6: ___ reflects an individual's personal investment in identity.
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Commitment
Question 7: The most common infant sleep-related problem reported by parents is
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nighttime waking.Question 8: Frank, aged 67, recites a poem that he learned in grade school, much to the amazement of his grandchildren. This is an example of Frank's _____ memory.
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semantic Question 9: Sullivan argued that the need for _____ intensifies during early adolescence, motivating teenagers to seek out close friends.
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intimacy Question 10: Makiko feels ashamed when her friend who has come over for a play date teases her about wearing nighttime diapers. This is an example of _____ emotions.
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other-conscious Question 11: A child is presented with two identical balls of clay. The experimenter rolls one ball into a long, thin shape; the other remains in its original ball form. The child is then asked if there is more clay in the ball or in the long, thin piece of clay. If t
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concrete operational stage
Question 12: What is a way of preventing osteoporosis in middle-aged women?
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avoiding smoking Question 13: T/F: Children who leave infancy with a sense of trust can still have their sense of mistrust activated at a later stage, perhaps if their parents get divorced.
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T
Question 14: Psychoanalytic theories are criticized for
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creating an image of people that is too negative.Question 15: In a recent study of adults 50 years of age and older, which of the following was found to be associated with increased depressive symptoms and decreased quality of life?
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a past-year decline in sexual desire or frequency of sexual activities Question 16: According to Erik Erikson's developmental stages, which of the following is the resolution an individual is most likely to experience if he or she is in the last stage of human development?
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wisdom Question 17: Kyle just celebrated his fortieth birthday. According to Levinson, Kyle has
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reached a stable point in his career.Question 18: Similar to the epigenetic view, the _____ view emphasizes the importance of interactions between experience and gene expression in the brain's development.
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neuroconstructivist
Question 19: T/F: A "good death" involves appropriate medical care
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T Question 20: Whenever baby Beth hears a loud noise, she responds with the _____ reflex, where she arches her back, throws back her head, flings out her arms and legs, and then rapidly closes her arms and legs.
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Moro
Question 21: Research conducted by Ruth Chao suggests that
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the high control of Asian parents is best conceptualized as "training" and is distinct from the domineering control characteristic of an authoritarian style of parenting.Question 22: According to Harry Stack Sullivan, if adolescents fail to develop close friendships, they
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experience loneliness and a reduced sense of self-worth.Question 23: Nurturing is a key aspect of _____, which emphasizes the education of the whole child and concern for his or her physical, cognitive, and socioemotional development.
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the child-centered kindergarten Question 24: According to Sigmund Freud, which of the following statements is true?
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People's basic personality is shaped during the first five years of their life.Question 25: T/F: The nature of parents' work has more influence on children's development than whether a parent works outside the home.
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T