NURS 2001 - Exam 1 with Accurate
Solutions
Most developmental psychologists believe that development is the result of:
a. nature and nurture acting separately.
b. primarily nature.
c. nature and nurture acting together.
d. primarily nurture. - ANS-C - Nature and nurture acting together
The Apgar score is a qualitative summary assigned at one minute and five minutes after
birth to:
a. evaluate the newborn's sensory abilities.
b. evaluate the health of the new mother.
c. help the mother recover from childbirth.
d. describe the health of the newborn immediately after birth. - ANS-D - describe the
health of the newborn immediately after birth.
The foundation of psychoanalytic theory is:
a. observable behaviors.
b. inner drives and motives.
c. a person's ideas and beliefs.
d. observations. - ANS-b. inner drives and motives.
On the 23rd set of chromosomes, females have:
a. two X chromosomes.
b. two Y chromosomes
c. an X and a Y chromosome.
d. just a Y chromosome. - ANS-a. two X chromosomes.
Huan is 20 months old, and his mother is in a hurry. She wants to put his shoes on, but
Huan rejects that by squirming and declaring, "No! Me!" It takes him five minutes, and
his shoes end up on the wrong feet, but he proudly skips out to the car when he's done.
Huan is in Erikson's ______ stage.
a. trust versus mistrust
b. autonomy versus shame and doubt
c. anal stage
, d. oral stage - ANS-b. autonomy versus shame and doubt
The emotions of shame, pride, and embarrassment require that a child first:
a. develop long-term memory skills.
b. develop language to express those emotions.
c. gain an awareness of other people.
d. have experienced punishment. - ANS-c. gain an awareness of other people.
Mary is playing with her infant daughter Rose. Mary responds to Rosalie's facial
expressions by mimicking and exaggerating the same expressions. If Mary's facial
expression were to become still, not showing any emotion. How is Rose likely to
respond?
a. Rose will probably frown, fuss, drool, or look away from her mother.
b. Rose will be glad for the break and will probably fall asleep.
c. Rose will exaggerate her mother's facial expression.
d. Rose will smile and coo even more to try to get her mother to respond. - ANS-a. Rose
will probably frown, fuss, drool, or look away from her mother.
Which psychoanalytic theorist identified stages of development from birth through late
adulthood?
a. Freud
b. Piaget
c. Skinner
d. Erikson - ANS-d. Erikson
The term holophrase is used to denote:
a. a word that is empty of meaning.
b. the infant's use of one word to express a whole thought.
c. the relationship of object permanence to language development.
d. the use of two words to take the place of one. - ANS-b. the infant's use of one word to
express a whole thought.
The function of neurotransmitters is to:
a. bind the neurons of the central nervous system together.
b. form the synapse between neurons.
c. carry information from one neuron to another.
d. assist in the formation of new neurons. - ANS-c. carry information from one neuron to
another.
Which of these is the sequential order of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development?
Solutions
Most developmental psychologists believe that development is the result of:
a. nature and nurture acting separately.
b. primarily nature.
c. nature and nurture acting together.
d. primarily nurture. - ANS-C - Nature and nurture acting together
The Apgar score is a qualitative summary assigned at one minute and five minutes after
birth to:
a. evaluate the newborn's sensory abilities.
b. evaluate the health of the new mother.
c. help the mother recover from childbirth.
d. describe the health of the newborn immediately after birth. - ANS-D - describe the
health of the newborn immediately after birth.
The foundation of psychoanalytic theory is:
a. observable behaviors.
b. inner drives and motives.
c. a person's ideas and beliefs.
d. observations. - ANS-b. inner drives and motives.
On the 23rd set of chromosomes, females have:
a. two X chromosomes.
b. two Y chromosomes
c. an X and a Y chromosome.
d. just a Y chromosome. - ANS-a. two X chromosomes.
Huan is 20 months old, and his mother is in a hurry. She wants to put his shoes on, but
Huan rejects that by squirming and declaring, "No! Me!" It takes him five minutes, and
his shoes end up on the wrong feet, but he proudly skips out to the car when he's done.
Huan is in Erikson's ______ stage.
a. trust versus mistrust
b. autonomy versus shame and doubt
c. anal stage
, d. oral stage - ANS-b. autonomy versus shame and doubt
The emotions of shame, pride, and embarrassment require that a child first:
a. develop long-term memory skills.
b. develop language to express those emotions.
c. gain an awareness of other people.
d. have experienced punishment. - ANS-c. gain an awareness of other people.
Mary is playing with her infant daughter Rose. Mary responds to Rosalie's facial
expressions by mimicking and exaggerating the same expressions. If Mary's facial
expression were to become still, not showing any emotion. How is Rose likely to
respond?
a. Rose will probably frown, fuss, drool, or look away from her mother.
b. Rose will be glad for the break and will probably fall asleep.
c. Rose will exaggerate her mother's facial expression.
d. Rose will smile and coo even more to try to get her mother to respond. - ANS-a. Rose
will probably frown, fuss, drool, or look away from her mother.
Which psychoanalytic theorist identified stages of development from birth through late
adulthood?
a. Freud
b. Piaget
c. Skinner
d. Erikson - ANS-d. Erikson
The term holophrase is used to denote:
a. a word that is empty of meaning.
b. the infant's use of one word to express a whole thought.
c. the relationship of object permanence to language development.
d. the use of two words to take the place of one. - ANS-b. the infant's use of one word to
express a whole thought.
The function of neurotransmitters is to:
a. bind the neurons of the central nervous system together.
b. form the synapse between neurons.
c. carry information from one neuron to another.
d. assist in the formation of new neurons. - ANS-c. carry information from one neuron to
another.
Which of these is the sequential order of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development?
