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DEP 2004 MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||JUST
OUT!!!
Which of the following is a physical development that typically
takes place in the emerging and young adulthood period of
human development? - ANSWER-improvement in physical
condition followed by a slight decline.
Identify a true statement about human development. -
ANSWER-Physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development are
interrelated.
In the context of the psychoanalytic perspective on human
development, identify a true statement about Sigmund Freud. -
ANSWER-He proposed that humans were born with a series of
innate, biologically based drives such as hunger, sex, and
aggression.
Chloe, a psychology researcher, plans to conduct an experiment
to find out the effect of alcohol consumption on speech. She
wants to rigorously control the events that may occur so that
the cause and effect are clear. Which of the following types of
experiments is best suited for this purpose? - ANSWER-a
laboratory experiment
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Stella, a researcher, conducts a study to determine the
relationship between the use of vitamin C tablets and
aggressive behavior. She chooses 200 participants for the study
and plans to give real vitamin C tablets to 100 participants and
give inert placebos to others. She uses the double-blind
procedure to conduct the research. Which of the following is
true about this study? - ANSWER-Neither Stella nor the
participants know who is given real drugs and who is given inert
placebos.
A natural experiment is a correlational study because -
ANSWER-controlled manipulation of variables and random
assignment to treatment groups are not possible.
The fact the amniotic fluid contains substances that cross the
placenta from the mother's bloodstream means that -
ANSWER-a fetus can develop a sense of taste after the 12th
week of gestation.
Ariel and Daniel are 2-year-old twins. They look alike as they
have identical genetic codes. In future, which of the following is
likely to be true of them? - ANSWER-As they grow older, they
will look less similar and act more different.
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Which of the following is a function of the temporal lobe in
human brain? - ANSWER-interpretation of sounds
Which of the following statements is true of the swimming
reflex in babies? - ANSWER-It typically appears at 1 month of
age.
Which of the following statements is true of brain development
in infancy and childhood? - ANSWER-The corpus callosum
grows dramatically during childhood, reaching adult size by age
10.
The number of neurons increases rapidly between the 25th
week of gestation and the first few months after birth. Which of
the following changes immediately follows this development? -
ANSWER-The neurons migrate to various parts of the brain.
Simone delivers a baby boy in a hospital and comes back home
after two days. After reaching home, she shows her newborn
pictures of his grandparents from the family album. She also
shows him pictures of different toys that she received as gifts
during the baby shower. He looks at the pictures of his
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grandparents a little longer than the pictures of gifts. This
scenario best illustrates - ANSWER-visual preference.
In the context of the substages of Piaget's sensorimotor stage
of cognitive development, identify a true statement about the
second substage. - ANSWER-Infants begin to coordinate
sensory information.
Laura, a 24-month-old, is extremely fond of a strawberry-
shaped box gifted to her by her grandfather. One day, Laura's
brother mischievously hides the box. Unable to see the box,
Laura searches for it and finds it hidden under her bed. This
scenario best illustrates ________. - ANSWER-object
permanence
In the context of the sensorimotor stage in the Piagetian
approach to cognitive development, which of the following
statements is true about the sixth substage? - ANSWER-It is a
transition to the preoperational stage of early childhood.
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the
appearance of emotions? - ANSWER-Self-evaluative emotions
depend on self-awareness and knowledge of socially accepted
standards of behavior.
DEP 2004 MIDTERM EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||JUST
OUT!!!
Which of the following is a physical development that typically
takes place in the emerging and young adulthood period of
human development? - ANSWER-improvement in physical
condition followed by a slight decline.
Identify a true statement about human development. -
ANSWER-Physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development are
interrelated.
In the context of the psychoanalytic perspective on human
development, identify a true statement about Sigmund Freud. -
ANSWER-He proposed that humans were born with a series of
innate, biologically based drives such as hunger, sex, and
aggression.
Chloe, a psychology researcher, plans to conduct an experiment
to find out the effect of alcohol consumption on speech. She
wants to rigorously control the events that may occur so that
the cause and effect are clear. Which of the following types of
experiments is best suited for this purpose? - ANSWER-a
laboratory experiment
,2|Page
Stella, a researcher, conducts a study to determine the
relationship between the use of vitamin C tablets and
aggressive behavior. She chooses 200 participants for the study
and plans to give real vitamin C tablets to 100 participants and
give inert placebos to others. She uses the double-blind
procedure to conduct the research. Which of the following is
true about this study? - ANSWER-Neither Stella nor the
participants know who is given real drugs and who is given inert
placebos.
A natural experiment is a correlational study because -
ANSWER-controlled manipulation of variables and random
assignment to treatment groups are not possible.
The fact the amniotic fluid contains substances that cross the
placenta from the mother's bloodstream means that -
ANSWER-a fetus can develop a sense of taste after the 12th
week of gestation.
Ariel and Daniel are 2-year-old twins. They look alike as they
have identical genetic codes. In future, which of the following is
likely to be true of them? - ANSWER-As they grow older, they
will look less similar and act more different.
,3|Page
Which of the following is a function of the temporal lobe in
human brain? - ANSWER-interpretation of sounds
Which of the following statements is true of the swimming
reflex in babies? - ANSWER-It typically appears at 1 month of
age.
Which of the following statements is true of brain development
in infancy and childhood? - ANSWER-The corpus callosum
grows dramatically during childhood, reaching adult size by age
10.
The number of neurons increases rapidly between the 25th
week of gestation and the first few months after birth. Which of
the following changes immediately follows this development? -
ANSWER-The neurons migrate to various parts of the brain.
Simone delivers a baby boy in a hospital and comes back home
after two days. After reaching home, she shows her newborn
pictures of his grandparents from the family album. She also
shows him pictures of different toys that she received as gifts
during the baby shower. He looks at the pictures of his
, 4|Page
grandparents a little longer than the pictures of gifts. This
scenario best illustrates - ANSWER-visual preference.
In the context of the substages of Piaget's sensorimotor stage
of cognitive development, identify a true statement about the
second substage. - ANSWER-Infants begin to coordinate
sensory information.
Laura, a 24-month-old, is extremely fond of a strawberry-
shaped box gifted to her by her grandfather. One day, Laura's
brother mischievously hides the box. Unable to see the box,
Laura searches for it and finds it hidden under her bed. This
scenario best illustrates ________. - ANSWER-object
permanence
In the context of the sensorimotor stage in the Piagetian
approach to cognitive development, which of the following
statements is true about the sixth substage? - ANSWER-It is a
transition to the preoperational stage of early childhood.
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the
appearance of emotions? - ANSWER-Self-evaluative emotions
depend on self-awareness and knowledge of socially accepted
standards of behavior.
