HDFS 210 FINAL PRACTICE EXAM.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026-2027. GRADED A
--- research is designed to discover causal relationships between various
factors.
a. correlational
b. hypothetical
c. experimental
d. scientific - Ansexperimental
"Kangaroo care" is a term that applies to the practice of holding preterm
infants skin-to-skin against their parents chests.
a. true
b. false - Anstrue
According to Piaget, infants in the sensorimotor stage of development learn
to master---, the realization that people and objects exist even when they
cannot be seen.
tertiary circular reactions
simple reflexes
object permanence
accommodation - Ansobject permanence
s 1
,According to psychologist John Holland's research, the greater the
correspondence between career choices and ---, the happier people will be
in their choices
a. family/marriage responsibilities
b. family history and birth order
c. physical attributes and genetic predisposition
d. personality traits - Anspersonality traits
According to researchers Arnold Lazarus and Susan Folkman, an indiv's
assessment of whether one's coping abilities and resources are adequate
to overcome the harm, threat, or challenge posed by the potential stressor
is called the
a. psychological review
b. primary appraisal
c. secondary appraisal
d. psychological challenge - Anssecondary appraisal
According to the American College of Sports Medicine and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, people need to exercise vigorously for at
least 30 min per day, with no break, 5 days a week to get the max benefits
of exercise.
a. true
b. false - Ansfalse
According to Vygotsky, if one child receives assistance, he or she may
improve substantially more than another child who does not receive help.
The assistance or structuring provided by others is termed
s 2
, a. schema
b. scaffolding
c. scripting
d. mentoring - Anszone of proximal development
According to your textbook, what disease has seen a significant increase in
prevalence in children over the last several decades?
a. leukemia
b. asthma
c. bronchitis
d. allergies - Ansasthma
Any differences in future development of monozygotic twins can be
attributed only to _________ factors.
a. genetic
b. chromosome
c. environmental
d. DNA - Ansenvironmental
Approximately what fraction of older adults satisfies the Rowe and Kahn
criteria for successful aging?
a. less than 20%
b. 30-40%
c. half
d. more than half - Ansless than 20%
s 3
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026-2027. GRADED A
--- research is designed to discover causal relationships between various
factors.
a. correlational
b. hypothetical
c. experimental
d. scientific - Ansexperimental
"Kangaroo care" is a term that applies to the practice of holding preterm
infants skin-to-skin against their parents chests.
a. true
b. false - Anstrue
According to Piaget, infants in the sensorimotor stage of development learn
to master---, the realization that people and objects exist even when they
cannot be seen.
tertiary circular reactions
simple reflexes
object permanence
accommodation - Ansobject permanence
s 1
,According to psychologist John Holland's research, the greater the
correspondence between career choices and ---, the happier people will be
in their choices
a. family/marriage responsibilities
b. family history and birth order
c. physical attributes and genetic predisposition
d. personality traits - Anspersonality traits
According to researchers Arnold Lazarus and Susan Folkman, an indiv's
assessment of whether one's coping abilities and resources are adequate
to overcome the harm, threat, or challenge posed by the potential stressor
is called the
a. psychological review
b. primary appraisal
c. secondary appraisal
d. psychological challenge - Anssecondary appraisal
According to the American College of Sports Medicine and the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, people need to exercise vigorously for at
least 30 min per day, with no break, 5 days a week to get the max benefits
of exercise.
a. true
b. false - Ansfalse
According to Vygotsky, if one child receives assistance, he or she may
improve substantially more than another child who does not receive help.
The assistance or structuring provided by others is termed
s 2
, a. schema
b. scaffolding
c. scripting
d. mentoring - Anszone of proximal development
According to your textbook, what disease has seen a significant increase in
prevalence in children over the last several decades?
a. leukemia
b. asthma
c. bronchitis
d. allergies - Ansasthma
Any differences in future development of monozygotic twins can be
attributed only to _________ factors.
a. genetic
b. chromosome
c. environmental
d. DNA - Ansenvironmental
Approximately what fraction of older adults satisfies the Rowe and Kahn
criteria for successful aging?
a. less than 20%
b. 30-40%
c. half
d. more than half - Ansless than 20%
s 3
