CLEP Human Growth and Development Examination Guide QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS Developmental Psychology

CLEP Human Growth and Development Examination Guide QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES GRADED A+ GUARANTEED PASS Developmental Psychology (Broward College) LAUREN JAMES 1 CLEP HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT EXAMINATION GUIDE Human Growth and Development EXAM GUIDE LAUREN JAMES 2 CLEP HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT EXAMINATION GUIDE t LAUREN JAMES 3 Introduction VII. Examination Guide Sample Test Questions The following sample questions appear on an actual CLEP examination. They are intended to give potential test-takers an indication of the format and difficulty level of the examination and to provide content for practice and review. Knowing the correct answers to all of the sample questions is not a guarantee of satisfactory performance on the exam. Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case. 1. The first negative emotion clearly exhibited during infancy is (A) fear (B) shame (C) guilt (D) distress (E) jealousy 2. According to behavioral psychologists, which of the following treatments is most likely to extinguish disruptive behavior in preschool children? 1. In which of the following stages of development do tissues develop into the endoderm, ectoderm, and mesoderm germ layers? (A) Germinal (B) Embryonic (C) Fetal (D) Perinatal (E) Neonatal 2. A defining characteristic of children with autism spectrum disorder is (A) obsessive attachment to their mothers (B) lack of motor coordination (C) unresponsiveness to others (D) hyperactivity (E) physical abnormality 3. Anxiety over performance can positively motivate school achievement in children as long as the degree of anxiety is (A) Threatening to isolate them immediately after such behavior (B) Ignoring them so that they do not receive the reinforcement they are seeking (C) Punishing them immediately so they understand what they did wrong (D) Discouraging them but not punishing them (E) Reasoning with them and explaining that their behavior is wrong (A) very high (B) high (C) moderate (D) low (E) very low 4. According to Jean Piaget, cognitive development begins with which of the following? (A) Preoperations (B) Concrete operations (C) Intuitive thought (D) Sensorimotor activities (E) Formal operations