• 01

    __________ is the process through which a person shapes his or her behavioral patterns according to the environment in which he or she lives.

  • 02

    The term attachment was developed by psychologist __________.

  • 03

    The appearance of __________, which normally shows up at around 8 months of age, is an indication that a child’s attachment to his or her primary caregiver(s) is getting stronger.

  • 04

    Each morning when 2-year-old Sam comes downstairs with his mother, he insists on cuddling with her and watching his favorite episode of “Blue’s Clues,” a popular children’s cartoon program. Even though his mother is VERY tired of this same television show, she knows that it is important to let Sam experience this. Why?

  • 05

    Which of the following children is most likely to have a temper tantrum when her father leaves the room?

  • 06

    Which of the following statements about the effect of culture on play is the most accurate?

  • 07

    As a result of his observations of children playing in the communities of La Paz and San Andres, both located in Mexico, anthropologist Douglas Fry concluded that aggression was:

  • 08

    The process of practicing self-discipline, a concept labeled by Lev Vygotsky as self-__________, is something that play helps children develop.

  • 09

    Psychologist Carl Jung believed that we do not establish a sense of self until we reach __________.

  • 10

    The battle for independence between adolescents and their parents usually begins in the __________ teens and does not end until __________.

  • 11

    Which of the following countries has the highest rate of teen pregnancy in the Western world?

  • 12

    __________ adulthood is a period during a person’s early 20s in which they still depend on their parents for financial and emotional support.

  • 13

    Which of the following women is likely to report the lowest level of satisfaction in her marriage?

  • 14

    Henry is 96 years old, and he remains very active. He still plays golf, although he only has the energy for 9 holes instead of 18. He goes for walks every day, plays cards with others at the senior center, does his own shopping, and makes sure to get out to a movie at least once every few months. According to the __________ theory of aging, Henry will be happiest as long as he continues doing the things that he enjoys and is physically capable of doing.

  • 15

    In their research into the function of memory in younger, middle aged, and older adults, Cartensen and her colleagues found that older adults:

  • 16

    In order for Kohlberg to come up with his theory of moral development, he presented subjects with a story that had quite a bit of moral ambiguity in it, and then asked them questions that tapped into their methods of reasoning right and wrong. The story that Kohlberg most frequently used was called the “__________ Dilemma.”

  • 17

    By what age does Kohlberg’s theory state that we tend to enter the conventional level of moral reasoning?

  • 18

    When people are given a moral dilemma that presents no clear indication of “right” and “wrong,” leaving them with difficulty in giving a rational explanation for their own moral leanings, this is called moral __________.

  • 19

    In studying moral feelings on youths from low-income high-risk neighborhoods, Psychologist Daniel Hart determined that social factors such as __________ can contribute to moral development.

  • 20

    Young Jamal is asked whether it is right for a police officer to give a speeding ticket to a man who is driving his daughter to the hospital after a serious injury that left her with several broken bones. Which of the following answers would demonstrate the postconventional level of moral reasoning in Jamal?

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