PSYC 140 DEVELOPMENTAL LIFESPAN
PSYCHOLOGY MODULE 1 EXAM 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ A student reads a flyer on the campus bulletin board that says a
researcher is searching for students to volunteer for a long-term
study. Participation includes completing testing that measures traits
such as temperament, attitudes, and adaptability, as well as being
available for follow-up for the next 10 years. The researcher who is
developing this study is most likely interested in ___________
development. Answer: Personality development
◉ Which age range is considered a social construction and does not
have a clear-cut boundary? Answer: Middle adulthood ends with
retirement
◉ To gain a clearer understanding, developmentalists must consider
all of the following broad cultural factors except Answer: how
subcultures are exactly like cultures in their views and attitudes
◉ A group of people who are born around the same time in the same
place is called a(n) Answer: cohart
,◉ Alice's symptoms of menopause include hot flashes and cessation
of her monthly menstrual cycle. Alice's doctor tells her she is
experiencing a(n) Answer: Age-graded influence
◉ In ___________, development is ________, with achievements at one
level building on those of previous levels. Answer: Continuous
change; gradual
◉ If a child develops into a person who integrates into society and
maintains a good awareness of safety, Freud may say that person has
a well-developed Answer: Ego
◉ Kimberly is a young woman who has a fear of relationships with
others. She can be said to have had a negative outcome in Erikson's
________ stage of psychosocial development. Answer: Intimacy vs
Isolation
◉ Piaget' s two basic principles of growth in children's
understanding of the world are Answer: assimilation and
accomodation
◉ When does the greatest increase in height and weight occur?
Answer: During the first year of life
,◉ A baby grasps for his/her rattle at 3 months of age but cannot
quite get hold of it. However, by 11 months the baby is holding and
moving the rattle with total control. This is an example of.. Answer:
principle of hierarchical integration
◉ _________ receive messages from other cells, and at their opposite
end there is a long extension called a(n) ________ which carries the
messages. Answer: Dendrites; Axons
◉ Waking, eating, sleeping, and elimination are important parts of a
baby's Answer: Rhythms
◉ What is the term for the period of sleep that is found in older
children and adults and is associated with dreaming? Answer:
(REM) Rapid Eye Movement
◉ What is the term for the reflex that disappears around 8-12
months, and occurs when an infant fans out its toes in response to a
stroke on the outside of its foot? Answer: Babinski
◉ Mary is preparing to breast feed her infant daughter, and, in doing
so, the baby's cheek brushes across her mother's blouse. The baby
immediately turns its head toward Mary's chest in preparation for
feeding. This is called the _______ reflex. Answer: Rooting
, ◉ Thomas is 6 months of age. It is likely that he is able to Answer: Sit
without support
◉ Due to malnutrition, a child's stomach, limbs, and face may swell
with water so that the child actually appears chubby, but in fact the
child is suffering from Answer: Kwashiorkor
◉ Maria and Thomas are preparing for the birth of their baby, and
are trying to decide whether or not to breastfeed their new baby.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for them to decide on
breastfeeding? Answer: Breast milk is cheaper than store bought
formula
◉ Piaget argued that infants acquire knowledge through Answer:
acting upon objects
◉ Piaget's theory of development assumed that all children pass
through a series of ____ universal stages in a fixed order from birth to
adolescence. These are ______. Answer: 4; Sensorimotor,
preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational.
◉ Four-year-old Alex and his mother visited the zoo. While they
were there, Alex's mother took him to see the squirrel exhibit. Alex
saw many different types of squirrels, but when he saw a flying
squirrel glide from one branch to the next he pointed and said, "A
PSYCHOLOGY MODULE 1 EXAM 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ A student reads a flyer on the campus bulletin board that says a
researcher is searching for students to volunteer for a long-term
study. Participation includes completing testing that measures traits
such as temperament, attitudes, and adaptability, as well as being
available for follow-up for the next 10 years. The researcher who is
developing this study is most likely interested in ___________
development. Answer: Personality development
◉ Which age range is considered a social construction and does not
have a clear-cut boundary? Answer: Middle adulthood ends with
retirement
◉ To gain a clearer understanding, developmentalists must consider
all of the following broad cultural factors except Answer: how
subcultures are exactly like cultures in their views and attitudes
◉ A group of people who are born around the same time in the same
place is called a(n) Answer: cohart
,◉ Alice's symptoms of menopause include hot flashes and cessation
of her monthly menstrual cycle. Alice's doctor tells her she is
experiencing a(n) Answer: Age-graded influence
◉ In ___________, development is ________, with achievements at one
level building on those of previous levels. Answer: Continuous
change; gradual
◉ If a child develops into a person who integrates into society and
maintains a good awareness of safety, Freud may say that person has
a well-developed Answer: Ego
◉ Kimberly is a young woman who has a fear of relationships with
others. She can be said to have had a negative outcome in Erikson's
________ stage of psychosocial development. Answer: Intimacy vs
Isolation
◉ Piaget' s two basic principles of growth in children's
understanding of the world are Answer: assimilation and
accomodation
◉ When does the greatest increase in height and weight occur?
Answer: During the first year of life
,◉ A baby grasps for his/her rattle at 3 months of age but cannot
quite get hold of it. However, by 11 months the baby is holding and
moving the rattle with total control. This is an example of.. Answer:
principle of hierarchical integration
◉ _________ receive messages from other cells, and at their opposite
end there is a long extension called a(n) ________ which carries the
messages. Answer: Dendrites; Axons
◉ Waking, eating, sleeping, and elimination are important parts of a
baby's Answer: Rhythms
◉ What is the term for the period of sleep that is found in older
children and adults and is associated with dreaming? Answer:
(REM) Rapid Eye Movement
◉ What is the term for the reflex that disappears around 8-12
months, and occurs when an infant fans out its toes in response to a
stroke on the outside of its foot? Answer: Babinski
◉ Mary is preparing to breast feed her infant daughter, and, in doing
so, the baby's cheek brushes across her mother's blouse. The baby
immediately turns its head toward Mary's chest in preparation for
feeding. This is called the _______ reflex. Answer: Rooting
, ◉ Thomas is 6 months of age. It is likely that he is able to Answer: Sit
without support
◉ Due to malnutrition, a child's stomach, limbs, and face may swell
with water so that the child actually appears chubby, but in fact the
child is suffering from Answer: Kwashiorkor
◉ Maria and Thomas are preparing for the birth of their baby, and
are trying to decide whether or not to breastfeed their new baby.
Which of the following is NOT a reason for them to decide on
breastfeeding? Answer: Breast milk is cheaper than store bought
formula
◉ Piaget argued that infants acquire knowledge through Answer:
acting upon objects
◉ Piaget's theory of development assumed that all children pass
through a series of ____ universal stages in a fixed order from birth to
adolescence. These are ______. Answer: 4; Sensorimotor,
preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational.
◉ Four-year-old Alex and his mother visited the zoo. While they
were there, Alex's mother took him to see the squirrel exhibit. Alex
saw many different types of squirrels, but when he saw a flying
squirrel glide from one branch to the next he pointed and said, "A
