PSYC 140 DEVELOPMENTAL LIFESPAN
PSYCHOLOGY MODULE 1 EXAM 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ What is the term for parents who provide lax and inconsistent
feedback and require little of their children? Answer: Permissive
◉ Erikson Answer: Who was the psychoanalyst who suggested that
during the preschool years, children face conflict relating to
initiative?
◉ self control and promoting brain development Answer: Play may
assist the brain Increasing what?
◉ Two boys, ages 3 and 4, are playing with cars, and both boys want
the bigger red car. As one boy reaches for the red car, the other
strikes him, knocking it out of his hand and taking the red car for
himself. This is an example of Answer: Instrumental Agression
◉ African American Girl and a Caucasian American Girl Answer: On
the preschool playground, which of the following couples is most
likely to be playing together before the others?
,◉ What is the term for abuse that occurs when parents or other
caregivers harm children's behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or
physical functioning? Answer: Psychological Maltreatment
◉ Robbie is a 4-year-old boy in the U.S. who is encouraged to stand
out from the rest and make his needs known. Sean is a 4-year-old
boy in Japan who is encouraged to blend in and refrain from making
himself distinct. Robbie is growing up with a(n) _________, and Sean is
growing up with _______. Answer: Individualistic orientation; a
collectivistic orientation
◉ Approximately how many children are killed by their parents or
caretakers every day? Answer: 5
◉ What percentage of preteens suffers with depression Answer: 5%
◉ Metalinguistic Awareness Answer: Middle-school-age children
utilize _____________ when information is fuzzy or incomplete, such as
asking for clarifications of information.
◉ Multicultural education Answer: What is the term for a form of
education in which the goal is to help minority students develop
competence in the culture of the majority group while maintaining
positive group identities that build on their original cultures?
,◉ in an automobile accident Answer: Children ages 5-9 are most
likely to be killed
◉ Boys and girls should engage in sports and games in mixed-
gender groups until puberty. Answer: The American Academy of
Pediatrics suggests that boys and girls should engage in sports and
games, and
◉ Cultural Bias in testing and poverty Answer: Recent findings show
that nationally in the U.S., twice as many African American students
as Caucasian American students are classified as mildly mentally
retarded, which is a difference that experts attribute to
◉ Some research indicates that ADD/ADHD is related to a delay in
Neural Development Answer: Frank was tested by the school
psychologist and diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADD/ADHD). The test results have been explained to his
parents. His parents are curious as to brain involvement and
ADD/ADHD. The school psychologist informs them that.
◉ Stage 2- second and third grades Answer: At which stage does a
child learn to read aloud with fluency? What grade(s) is the child
likely to be attending?
, ◉ partial sightedness Answer: If a person has the inability to see
even at 20 feet what a typical person can see at 70 feet (20/70) after
correction (corrective lenses, etc.), this is known as
◉ 1-2% Answer: Auditory impairment, which is a special need that
involves the loss of hearing or some aspect of hearing, affects ________
percent of the school-age population? 1-2%
◉ 12: 3 or 4 years Answer: In boys, the penis and scrotum begin to
grow at an accelerated rate around age ____, and reach adult size in
◉ Personal fable Answer: Egocentrism leads to a distortion in
thinking: the notion that one's experiences are unique. This may
lead the adolescent to develop a
◉ Formal operational thought disorder Answer: Which of the
following is NOT a term that relates to an adolescent's belief that his
or her own behavior is unique and a primary focus of others'
attentions and concerns?
◉ adolescent ego centrism Answer: When an adolescent's newly
sophisticated metacognitive capability enables him/her to construct
elaborate scenarios about others' thoughts, this is known as
PSYCHOLOGY MODULE 1 EXAM 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ What is the term for parents who provide lax and inconsistent
feedback and require little of their children? Answer: Permissive
◉ Erikson Answer: Who was the psychoanalyst who suggested that
during the preschool years, children face conflict relating to
initiative?
◉ self control and promoting brain development Answer: Play may
assist the brain Increasing what?
◉ Two boys, ages 3 and 4, are playing with cars, and both boys want
the bigger red car. As one boy reaches for the red car, the other
strikes him, knocking it out of his hand and taking the red car for
himself. This is an example of Answer: Instrumental Agression
◉ African American Girl and a Caucasian American Girl Answer: On
the preschool playground, which of the following couples is most
likely to be playing together before the others?
,◉ What is the term for abuse that occurs when parents or other
caregivers harm children's behavioral, cognitive, emotional, or
physical functioning? Answer: Psychological Maltreatment
◉ Robbie is a 4-year-old boy in the U.S. who is encouraged to stand
out from the rest and make his needs known. Sean is a 4-year-old
boy in Japan who is encouraged to blend in and refrain from making
himself distinct. Robbie is growing up with a(n) _________, and Sean is
growing up with _______. Answer: Individualistic orientation; a
collectivistic orientation
◉ Approximately how many children are killed by their parents or
caretakers every day? Answer: 5
◉ What percentage of preteens suffers with depression Answer: 5%
◉ Metalinguistic Awareness Answer: Middle-school-age children
utilize _____________ when information is fuzzy or incomplete, such as
asking for clarifications of information.
◉ Multicultural education Answer: What is the term for a form of
education in which the goal is to help minority students develop
competence in the culture of the majority group while maintaining
positive group identities that build on their original cultures?
,◉ in an automobile accident Answer: Children ages 5-9 are most
likely to be killed
◉ Boys and girls should engage in sports and games in mixed-
gender groups until puberty. Answer: The American Academy of
Pediatrics suggests that boys and girls should engage in sports and
games, and
◉ Cultural Bias in testing and poverty Answer: Recent findings show
that nationally in the U.S., twice as many African American students
as Caucasian American students are classified as mildly mentally
retarded, which is a difference that experts attribute to
◉ Some research indicates that ADD/ADHD is related to a delay in
Neural Development Answer: Frank was tested by the school
psychologist and diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity
Disorder (ADD/ADHD). The test results have been explained to his
parents. His parents are curious as to brain involvement and
ADD/ADHD. The school psychologist informs them that.
◉ Stage 2- second and third grades Answer: At which stage does a
child learn to read aloud with fluency? What grade(s) is the child
likely to be attending?
, ◉ partial sightedness Answer: If a person has the inability to see
even at 20 feet what a typical person can see at 70 feet (20/70) after
correction (corrective lenses, etc.), this is known as
◉ 1-2% Answer: Auditory impairment, which is a special need that
involves the loss of hearing or some aspect of hearing, affects ________
percent of the school-age population? 1-2%
◉ 12: 3 or 4 years Answer: In boys, the penis and scrotum begin to
grow at an accelerated rate around age ____, and reach adult size in
◉ Personal fable Answer: Egocentrism leads to a distortion in
thinking: the notion that one's experiences are unique. This may
lead the adolescent to develop a
◉ Formal operational thought disorder Answer: Which of the
following is NOT a term that relates to an adolescent's belief that his
or her own behavior is unique and a primary focus of others'
attentions and concerns?
◉ adolescent ego centrism Answer: When an adolescent's newly
sophisticated metacognitive capability enables him/her to construct
elaborate scenarios about others' thoughts, this is known as
