LIFE SPAN FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
Which of the following is a true statement about the stability of infant attachments? -
Answer-Changes in family stressors that lead to changes in caregiving quality can lead
to shifts in attachment quality.
The quality of a children's attachments has been found to affect - Answer-how children
respond to new social situations.
The term ____________ refers to the description of a person's attributes, whereas the
term
____________ refers to how a person feels about those attributes. - Answer-self-
concept / self-esteem
Parents who give reasons for the rules they set in ways that their children can
understand are using what disciplinary method? - Answer-Induction
Some research shows that cultural values and goals shape the kinds of discipline that
parents use with their children. One example is that Puerto Rican mothers wanted their
children to recognize their obligations and connectedness to others; their goals for their
children were more ____________ than the goals of European American mothers. -
Answer-sociocentric
Becoming aware of the "Me" self, the self that recognizes one's gender and age, occurs
roughly around what age? - Answer-Around 3 years
Memory is to some degree reconstructed. This accounts for the phenomenon of -
Answer-false memories
Selman describes stages in the development of both perspective taking skill and of
friendship. Suppose that David understands that his friend Mike has a different
perspective from his own, but David cannot yet judge how his own behavior is likely to
be viewed by his friend. Which of Selman's stages is David most likely to be in? -
Answer-Stage one differentiated/subjective
Friendship, according to Selman, requires balancing - Answer-intimacy and autonomy
Metacognition is reflected in - Answer-questions such as "How well am I thinking?"
, Which of the following statements is true with respect to moral development? - Answer-
Many adults reach the point where they reason about moral issues using universal
ethical standards.
Tiffany is 3 years old. She knows that she is a girl, and she expects to be a girl
tomorrow, but she does not understand that her gender is permanent. She believes that
cutting her hair short could change her gender. Tiffany has ___________ but not
____________. - Answer-gender stability, but not gender constancy
When elementary school children are free to choose whomever they wish to play with,
the most consistent finding is that they will choose - Answer-To play with same sex
playmates
By middle childhood, boys' choices of companions tend to be based on shared
interests, whereas girls' choices of companions tend to be based more on - Answer-
personality
Pubertal processes begin when certain changes occur in the endocrine system. Which
of the following explains the beginning of this process? - Answer-The pituitary begins to
stimulate other glands to release hormones into the bloodstream.
Studies show that formal operational thinking is - Answer-is more common among older
adolescents and adults, particularly in
domains where they have experience in thinking about abstract concepts
Most theories of racial, ethnic or sexual identity include which of the following ideas? -
Answer-Realizing the significance of race, ethnicity or sexual orientation plays a critical
role
Beth comes from a working class family. Since her father is disabled and unemployed,
Beth needed to take a full-time job right after high school to help her mother provide for
two younger children. Fortunately, she got a job as a receptionist in her uncle's real
estate business. The secretarial skills she learned in high school help pay the family's
bills. According to Marcia's categories of identity status, which placement would you
assign to Beth with regard to her vocational identity? - Answer-Foreclosed
The unique state of instability and anxiety in adolescence, brought on by body changes,
emerging sexual needs, hormonal shifts, cognitive changes, and changing maturity
demands, is referred to as - Answer-frameworklessness.
Which of the following parenting styles is most closely associated with positive
outcomes in development and school achievement for adolescents? - Answer-
Authoritative
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
Which of the following is a true statement about the stability of infant attachments? -
Answer-Changes in family stressors that lead to changes in caregiving quality can lead
to shifts in attachment quality.
The quality of a children's attachments has been found to affect - Answer-how children
respond to new social situations.
The term ____________ refers to the description of a person's attributes, whereas the
term
____________ refers to how a person feels about those attributes. - Answer-self-
concept / self-esteem
Parents who give reasons for the rules they set in ways that their children can
understand are using what disciplinary method? - Answer-Induction
Some research shows that cultural values and goals shape the kinds of discipline that
parents use with their children. One example is that Puerto Rican mothers wanted their
children to recognize their obligations and connectedness to others; their goals for their
children were more ____________ than the goals of European American mothers. -
Answer-sociocentric
Becoming aware of the "Me" self, the self that recognizes one's gender and age, occurs
roughly around what age? - Answer-Around 3 years
Memory is to some degree reconstructed. This accounts for the phenomenon of -
Answer-false memories
Selman describes stages in the development of both perspective taking skill and of
friendship. Suppose that David understands that his friend Mike has a different
perspective from his own, but David cannot yet judge how his own behavior is likely to
be viewed by his friend. Which of Selman's stages is David most likely to be in? -
Answer-Stage one differentiated/subjective
Friendship, according to Selman, requires balancing - Answer-intimacy and autonomy
Metacognition is reflected in - Answer-questions such as "How well am I thinking?"
, Which of the following statements is true with respect to moral development? - Answer-
Many adults reach the point where they reason about moral issues using universal
ethical standards.
Tiffany is 3 years old. She knows that she is a girl, and she expects to be a girl
tomorrow, but she does not understand that her gender is permanent. She believes that
cutting her hair short could change her gender. Tiffany has ___________ but not
____________. - Answer-gender stability, but not gender constancy
When elementary school children are free to choose whomever they wish to play with,
the most consistent finding is that they will choose - Answer-To play with same sex
playmates
By middle childhood, boys' choices of companions tend to be based on shared
interests, whereas girls' choices of companions tend to be based more on - Answer-
personality
Pubertal processes begin when certain changes occur in the endocrine system. Which
of the following explains the beginning of this process? - Answer-The pituitary begins to
stimulate other glands to release hormones into the bloodstream.
Studies show that formal operational thinking is - Answer-is more common among older
adolescents and adults, particularly in
domains where they have experience in thinking about abstract concepts
Most theories of racial, ethnic or sexual identity include which of the following ideas? -
Answer-Realizing the significance of race, ethnicity or sexual orientation plays a critical
role
Beth comes from a working class family. Since her father is disabled and unemployed,
Beth needed to take a full-time job right after high school to help her mother provide for
two younger children. Fortunately, she got a job as a receptionist in her uncle's real
estate business. The secretarial skills she learned in high school help pay the family's
bills. According to Marcia's categories of identity status, which placement would you
assign to Beth with regard to her vocational identity? - Answer-Foreclosed
The unique state of instability and anxiety in adolescence, brought on by body changes,
emerging sexual needs, hormonal shifts, cognitive changes, and changing maturity
demands, is referred to as - Answer-frameworklessness.
Which of the following parenting styles is most closely associated with positive
outcomes in development and school achievement for adolescents? - Answer-
Authoritative
