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1.According to the cephalocaudal growth pattern, which of the
following is/are likely to show fast growth first?
1. legs
2. hands
3. stomach
4. D. head
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the life span.
Topic: Patterns of Growth
2.According to the proximodistal growth pattern, which of the
following are likely to show growth earlier?
1. feet
and hands
2. fingers
3. toes
4. D. legs
and arms
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Topic: Patterns of Growth
3.Which of the following indicates that growth progresses from
the top of the body to the bottom?
1. lateralization
2. B. cephalocaudal
3. sarcopenia
4. proximodistal
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Topic: Patterns of Growth
4.In prenatal development, the head and its features grow in
size and differentiation before the neck, shoulders, trunk, and limbs. What is
this pattern of development called?
1. lateralization
2. B. cephalocaudal
3. sarcopenia
4. proximodistal
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Topic: Infancy
Topic: Patterns of Growth
5.Which growth pattern indicates that growth progresses from the
center of the body toward the extremities?
1. sarcopenia
2. lateralization
3. C. proximodistal
4. cephalocaudal
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Topic: Patterns of Growth
6.Baby Kassie can slap the tray of the highchair but cannot yet
pick up small pieces of cereal with her fingers. This is an example of
1. A. the
proximodistal pattern in physical growth.
2. a
congenital birth defect.
3. a
neurological disorder.
4. the
cephalocaudal pattern in physical growth.
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Learning Objective: Discuss major changes in the body through
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Topic: Infancy
Topic: Patterns of Growth
7.Sammi was born three days ago and has lost 3 percent of her
body weight. Should her parents be concerned?
1. Maybe.
Sammi’s parents should begin supplementing breastfeeding with baby formula and
weigh her twice a day to ensure no more weight is lost.
2. B. Babies
normally lose between 5 and 7 percent of their body weight within the first few
days after birth.
3. No.
Babies normally lose between 9 and 12 percent of their body weight within the
first few days after birth.
4. Yes.
Sammi’s parents should consult her pediatrician immediately.
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Topic: Infancy
Topic: Weight
8.Average North American babies double their birth weight by
what age?
1. 1
month
2. B. 4
months
3. 8
months
4. 10
months
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Topic: Weight
9.Marcia’s baby boy weighed 8 pounds at birth. If he grows at an
average rate for an American baby, what should he weigh by 4 months of age?
1. 10
pounds
2. 12
pounds
3. C. 16
pounds
4. 24
pounds
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Topic: Infancy
Topic: Weight
10.During the second year of life, a child’s growth rate
1. A. slows
considerably.
2. remains
the same as the growth rate in the first year of life.
3. accelerates
considerably.
4. accelerates
for physical characteristics and slows for mental processes.
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Topic: Infancy
Topic: Weight
11.Beginning in early childhood, girls have more __________
tissue than boys, and boys have more __________ tissue than girls.
1. muscle;
fatty
2. brain;
organ
3. C. fatty;
muscle
4. organ;
brain
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Topic: Early Childhood
Topic: Weight
12.During the early childhood years, girls are generally
__________ than boys.
1. much
larger
2. slightly
larger
3. C. slightly
smaller
4. much
smaller
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Topic: Weight
13.Leon is unusually short compared with his peers. It could be
because
1. of congenital
or prenatal problems.
2. he
suffers from a certain growth hormone deficiency.
3. his
mother smoked while pregnant.
4. D. All
answer choices are correct.
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Topic: Early Childhood
Topic: Height
14.Physical growth in middle and late childhood occurs
1. at
approximately the same rate as in adolescence.
2. more
slowly than in early childhood and more quickly than in adolescence.
3. C. in
a slow, consistent manner.
4. in
three rapid spurts.
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Topic: Height
Topic: Middle and Late Childhood
15.Which of the following changes are most pronounced in middle
and late childhood?
1. A. changes
in proportions
2. changes
in height
3. changes
in weight
4. changes
in brain size
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Topic: Height
Topic: Middle and Late Childhood
16.The brain-neuroendocrine process that stimulates the rapid
physical changes of early adolescence is known as
1. spermarche.
2. gonadarche.
3. menarche.
4. D.
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Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Puberty
17.During early adolescence, girls are generally __________ than
boys.
1. A. heavier
2. shorter
3. smarter
4. stronger
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Topic: Puberty
18.Girls’ first menstruation is called
1. estradiol.
2. B.
3. puberty.
4. monarchy.
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Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Puberty
19.Which of the following statements about growth spurts during
puberty is true?
1. A. They
occur approximately two years earlier for girls than for boys.
2. They
occur approximately two years earlier for boys than for girls.
3. Girls
have a greater average height increase during peak puberty than do boys.
4. They
occur at approximately the same time for boys and girls.
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Topic: Puberty
20.Menarche occurs during what part of puberty?
1. just
before puberty
2. early
stage of puberty
3. middle
of puberty
4. D. rather
late during puberty
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Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Puberty
21.Which part of the body controls growth and regulates other
glands?
1. hypothalamus
2. thyroid
gland
3. C. pituitary
gland
4. gonad
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Topic: Hormonal Changes
22.Which part of the body is involved with eating and sexual
behavior?
1. pituitary
gland
2. thyroid
gland
3. adrenal
gland
4. D. hypothalamus
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Topic: Hormonal Changes
23.The class of hormones that stimulate the testes and the
ovaries is known as
1. estradiols.
2. androgens.
3. cortisols.
4. D.
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24.The chemical substances secreted by the endocrine glands that
are carried by the bloodstream are known as
1. A.
2. neurotransmitters.
3. gonads.
4. gonadotropins.
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25.__________ is a hormone associated in boys with the
development of genitals, increases in height, and change of voice.
1. A. Testosterone
2. Estradiol
3. Estrogen
4. Cortisol
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Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Hormonal Changes
26.__________ is a hormone associated in girls with breast,
uterine, and skeletal development.
1. Androgen
2. Cortisol
3. Testosterone
4. D. Estradiol
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Topic: Hormonal Changes
27.Thirteen-year-old Melissa’s blood tests indicate testosterone
levels twice as high as last year and estradiol levels eight times higher than
last year. Melissa is most likely experiencing
1. A. normal
changes as a result of having entered puberty.
2. difficulties
due to significant imbalances in hormonal levels.
3. abnormal
development due to the presence of male hormones in the body.
4. abnormal
development due to the excessive increase of female hormones.
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Learning Objective: Discuss major changes in the body through
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Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Hormonal Changes
28.Which of the following factors affects puberty’s timing and
makeup?
1. nutrition
2. health
3. eating
patterns and stress
4. D. All
answer choices are correct.
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Learning Objective: Discuss major changes in the body through
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Topic: Timing and Variations in Puberty
29.Which of the following is true regarding puberty for girls
and boys?
1. The
peak rate of pubertal change occurs at the age of 12 for both boys and girls.
2. In
the United States, children mature up to two years later than children in
European countries.
3. C. Both
male and female adolescents are preoccupied with their bodies.
4. Testosterone
is present in boys only, and estradiol is present in girls only.
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Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Body Image
30.Samantha lives in the United States and was 14½ years old
when she experienced menarche. Samantha is
1. A. within
the normal age range for menarche.
2. slightly
younger than average for menarche in Europe.
3. entering
puberty outside of the lower end of the normal range.
4. entering
puberty outside of the upper end of the normal range.
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Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Timing and Variations in Puberty
31.The age at which puberty arrives dropped quickly throughout
the twentieth century. What is the likely cause for this change?
1. greenhouse
effects on climate
2. radiation
from electric appliances
3. less
manual labor required of adolescents
4. D. improved
health and nutrition
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Topic: Timing and Variations in Puberty
32.Joe is a late-maturing boy. Considering only this factor, how
will his self-identity in his thirties likely compare to the self-identity of
his early-maturing peers (based on longitudinal research into the effects of
early and late puberty)?
1. more
negative
2. B. more
positive
3. about
the same
4. There
has not been any research in this area.
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Topic: Early and Late Maturation
33.James is going through puberty quite early. Research
indicates that James is likely to
1. be
rejected by his peers.
2. be
highly successful in his later career.
3. C. have
a more positive self-image than his late-maturing peers during his freshman
year of high school.
4. have
a more negative self-image than his late-maturing peers during his freshman
year of high school.
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Topic: Early and Late Maturation
34.Andrea is an early-maturing adolescent. Compared to her
late-maturing peers, she is more likely to
1. have
a positive high school experience.
2. struggle
to find friends.
3. physically
or verbally abuse others.
4. D. be
depressed.
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Topic: Early and Late Maturation
35.Thirteen-year-old Jodi smokes and has a 16-year-old
boyfriend. Of the following, which is likely to have influenced Jodi’s
behavior?
1. lack
of social skills
2. B. early
maturation
3. defective
gonads
4. late
maturation
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Topic: Early and Late Maturation
36.Early maturation in girls is linked to which of the
following?
1. reckless
driving
2. low
academic achievement
3. overdependence
on parents
4. D. problem
behaviors such as smoking, drinking, and having an eating disorder
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Topic: Early and Late Maturation
37.Janice is 75. If within the average range of height loss compared
to her 25-year-old self, she may lose as much as
1. one-quarter
of an inch.
2. one-half
of an inch.
3. an
inch.
4. D. two
inches.
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Learning Objective: Discuss major changes in the body through
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Topic: Middle Adulthood
Topic: Physical Appearance
38.Body fat accounts for __________ percent of body weight in
adolescence and __________ percent or more in middle adulthood.
1. 5; 15
2. B. 10;
20
3. 15;
25
4. 20;
25
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Topic: Middle Adulthood
Topic: Physical Appearance
39.Bill is just beginning to sense that he has less strength,
especially in his back and legs. That he is experiencing age-related loss of
lean muscle mass and strength tells us he is most likely in his
1. twenties.
2. thirties.
3. forties.
4. D.
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Topic: Middle Adulthood
Topic: Strength, Joints, and Bones
40.Age-related loss of muscle mass and strength is called
1. monarchy.
2. B.
3. gonadotropins.
4. climacteric.
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Topic: Strength, Joints, and Bones
41.By what age does maximum bone density occur?
1. early
twenties
2. mid-twenties
3. early
thirties
4. D. mid-
to late-thirties
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Topic: Strength, Joints, and Bones
42.Mac is 63 years old. Which of the following statements is
true?
1. A. Mac’s
blood cholesterol is increasing and deposits are accumulating on artery walls.
2. Proteins
in Mac’s lung tissue are becoming more elastic.
3. Mac’s
artery walls are thinning.
4. Mac’s
blood pressure will remain about the same as it was in his forties.
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Topic: Cardiovascular System
Topic: Middle Adulthood
43.At 45 years old, Susan is having difficulty trying to
conceive a child. This is referred to by the term
1. gonadotropins.
2. menopause.
3. menarche.
4. D.
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Topic: Middle Adulthood
Topic: Sexuality
44.Just as __________ has been coming earlier, __________ has
been coming later.
1. menopause;
menarche
2. menarche;
puberty
3. puberty;
menarche
4. D. puberty;
menopause
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Topic: Sexuality
45.At 51, Beverly is experiencing nausea, fatigue, and rapid
heartbeat. A blood test reveals very low levels of estrogen. Beverly is most
likely experiencing symptoms of
1. A.
2. menarche.
3. climacteric.
4. puberty.
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Topic: Middle Adulthood
Topic: Sexuality
46.What explanation best accounts for why those older than 60
lose weight?
1. They
eat smaller meals.
2. Their
metabolism speeds up.
3. They
exercise more regularly.
4. D. They
experience muscle loss.
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Learning Objective: Discuss major changes in the body through
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Topic: Late Adulthood
Topic: Physical Appearance
47.Hypertension and stroke are signs of which of the following
in older adults?
1. A. changes
in the circulatory system
2. changes
in the digestive system
3. changes
in the neural system
4. changes
in the musculoskeletal system
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Topic: Circulatory System
Topic: Late Adulthood
48.Which structure is responsible for about 80 percent of the
brain’s volume and is critical to perception, thinking, and language?
1. hippocampus
2. left
hemisphere
3. forebrain
4. D. cerebral
cortex
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Topic: Brain Structure and Function
49.Which brain lobe is responsible for voluntary movement,
thinking, personality, and intentionality or purpose?
1. temporal
2. parietal
3. occipital
4. D. frontal
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 98
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Brain Structure and Function
50.Which brain lobe is responsible for vision?
1. parietal
2. temporal
3. C. occipital
4. frontal
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 98
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Brain Structure and Function
51.Which brain lobe is responsible for hearing, language
processing, and memory?
1. parietal
2. B. temporal
3. occipital
4. frontal
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 99
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Brain Structure and Function
52.Which brain lobe is responsible for registering spatial
location, attention, and motor control?
1. A. parietal
2. frontal
3. temporal
4. occipital
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 99
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Brain Structure and Function
53.The hippocampus lies deeper in the brain, beneath the cortex,
and plays an important role in which of the following?
1. critical
and creative thinking
2. fine
motor skills
3. attention
and impulse control
4. D. memory
and emotion
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 99
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Brain Structure and Function
54.What is the layer of fat cells that helps electrical impulses
travel faster along the axon of a neuron?
1. dendrite
2. B. myelin
sheath
3. synapse
4. cerebral
cortex
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 99
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Neurons
55.Which of the following is a core component of the
neuroconstructivist view of brain development?
1. A. The
brain is context dependent.
2. Experience
has little impact on gene expression in brain development.
3. Environmental
processes influence brain development far more than biological processes.
4. The
brain has limited plasticity.
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overarching themes in psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 98
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Brain Development
56.Communication in the synapses occurs through the release of
chemical substances known as
1. neurons.
2. axons.
3. dendrites.
4. D.
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overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 99
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Neurons
57.Specialization of functions in one hemisphere of the cerebral
cortex is called
1. plasticity.
2. neuroconstructivism.
3. myelination.
4. D.
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overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 99
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Neurons
58.Which of the following functions occur(s) primarily in the
left hemisphere of the brain?
1. A. speech
and grammar
2. performing
music
3. humor
and the use of metaphors
4. reading
and complex thinking
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 99
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Neurons
59.Which of the following functions occur(s) primarily in the
right hemisphere of the brain?
1. speech
and grammar
2. reading
and complex thinking
3. performing
music
4. D. humor
and the use of metaphors
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 99
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Neurons
60.Which of the following statements about brain lateralization
is NOT true?
1. Complex
functions like performing music involve both hemispheres.
2. B. People
who are logical thinkers are left-brained, and creative thinkers are
right-brained.
3. The
right and left hemispheres of the brain handle different types of information.
4. Complex
thinking requires communication between both hemispheres.
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 99
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Neurons
61.Research shows that living in a deprived environment
1. promotes
greater brain development.
2. does
not significantly affect brain development.
3. C. depresses
brain activity.
4. results
in defective brain development that is not reversible regardless of future
experiences in better conditions.
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and
overarching themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 102
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Early Experience and the Brain
62.Anya is growing up in an orphanage and receives very little
emotional, mental, or physical stimulation and nurturing. Anya’s brain
development will likely be
1. greater
than that of her biological parents.
2. B. depressed
compared to peers raised in enriched environments.
3. greater
than peers raised in enriched environments.
4. the
same as peers raised in enriched environments.
APA Outcome: 1.1: Describe key concepts, principles, and overarching
themes in psychology
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 102
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Early Childhood
Topic: Early Experience and the Brain
63.Michael Rehbein had the left hemisphere of his brain removed
in order to stop seizures. After much therapy, the right side of his brain
began to reorganize and take over left hemisphere functions. This example
supports neuroscientists’ belief that what “wires” the brain is
1. A. repeated
experience.
2. lateralization.
3. not
affected by seizures.
4. housed
in the right hemisphere.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 103
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Early Experience and the Brain
64.A newborn’s brain is __________ percent of its adult weight
and grows to __________ percent of its adult weight by 2 years of age.
1. 10;
20
2. 15;
25
3. 25;
50
4. D. 25;
75
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 101
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Brain Development
Topic: Infancy
65.What is meant by the “blooming and pruning” analogy of brain
development?
1. Early
brain function is not specialized by location (blooming). Lateralization
(pruning) occurs around 2 years of age.
2. Areas
of the brain mature gradually and uniformly during the first half of life
(blooming) and decline in the same manner during the second half of life
(pruning).
3. Myelination
produces the brain’s bumpy surface (blooming). Brain activity and learning
smoothes this surface (pruning).
4. D. The
brain produces many more dendrite and synapse connections than it uses
(blooming). Unused connections disappear or are replaced (pruning).
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 101
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Brain Development
66.Cognitive control involves all of the following EXCEPT
1. controlling
attention.
2. reducing
interfering thoughts.
3. inhibiting
motor actions.
4. D. improved
vocabulary.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 104
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Brain Development
67.Brain pathways and circuitry in the __________ continue to
increase in middle and late childhood.
1. hypothalamus
2. parietal
lobe
3. C. prefrontal
cortex
4. hippocampus
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 104
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Brain Development
Topic: Childhood
68.Adolescents often experience heightened emotions and
increased risk-taking behavior. This may be due to delayed development (compared
to the limbic system) in which area of the brain?
1. right
hemisphere
2. B. prefrontal
cortex
3. temporal
lobe
4. left
hemisphere
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 105
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Brain Development
69.Which structure of the limbic system is especially involved
in emotion and would likely be a major source of surging emotions in a
16-year-old?
1. A. the
amygdala
2. GABA
3. the
frontal lobes
4. the
hypothalamus
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 104-105
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Brain Development
70.Seventeen-year-old Jake tends to take risks while driving and
is quick-tempered. This lack of self-control and reasoning may be due to the
relatively slow development of the
1. A. prefrontal
cortex.
2. corpus
callosum.
3. amygdala.
4. limbic
system.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s content
domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 104-105
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Brain Development
71.The corpus callosum, which connects the brain’s left and
right hemispheres, thickens in adolescence, and this improves adolescents’
ability to
1. A. process
information.
2. experience
empathy.
3. control
aggressive behavior.
4. have
better self-control.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 104
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the life
span.
Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Brain Development
72.The prefrontal cortex, which is the highest level of the
frontal lobes, is involved in reasoning, decision making, and self-control. It
finishes most of its development during
1. early
childhood.
2. late
adolescence.
3. C. emerging
adulthood.
4. older
adulthood.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 104
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood
Topic: Brain Development
73.The amygdala, a structure particularly involved with emotion,
matures much earlier than the prefrontal cortex. This may account for which of
the following?
1. adolescents’
sharper self-regulatory skills
2. adolescents’
increased information processing speed
3. early
onset of puberty
4. D. adolescents’
risky, impulsive behavior
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Understand
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 104-105
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Brain Development
74.Which neurotransmitter has been associated with increased
reward-seeking and risk-taking in adolescence?
1. acetylcholine
2. estradiol
3. testosterone
4. D. dopamine
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 105
Learning Objective: Discuss major changes in the body through
the life span.
Topic: Adolescence
Topic: Brain Development
75.What happens to the brain’s weight and volume as it ages?
1. volume
increases, weight decreases
2. weight
increases, volume decreases
3. C. weight
and volume decrease
4. weight
and volume increase
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Remember
Difficulty Level: Basic
Gradable: automatic
Page: 106
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Adulthood and Aging
Topic: Slowing Brain
76.Ora’s blood test shows a major reduction in acetylcholine.
The effect of this may be responsible for
1. symptoms
of Parkinson disease.
2. increased
impulsivity.
3. C. symptoms
of Alzheimer disease.
4. the
slowing of motor reflexes.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 106-107
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Slowing Brain
77.Leonard’s blood test shows a major reduction in dopamine. The
effect of this may be responsible for
1. A. symptoms
of Parkinson disease.
2. increased
impulsivity.
3. decreased
visual acuity.
4. symptoms
of Alzheimer disease.
APA Outcome: 1.2: Develop a working knowledge of psychology’s
content domains
APA Outcome: 1.3: Describe applications of psychology
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s Taxonomy: Apply
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Gradable: automatic
Page: 107
Learning Objective: Describe how the brain changes through the
life span.
Topic: Slowing Brain
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