NCE & CPCE Multiple Choice Chapters 3, 6, 7, & 8
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Aging is
a. biological
b. social
c. psychological
d. all - all
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about biological aging?
a. it depends on metabolic changes
b. it refers to people's perceptions of how old or young they feel
c. it involves anabolism
d. it involves catabolism - refers to people's perceptions of how old or young they feel
Catabolism refers to
a. the body's decline to death from its peak
b. the body's development from birth to its peak
c. the metabolic changes that occur in the elderly
d. none - body's decline to death from its peak
Intelligence is accounted for mostly by a person's
a. environment
b. genetics
c. genetics and environment in equal parts
,d. educational level - genetics
Epigenetic theorists emphasize the importance of
a. nature
b. nurture
c. nature and nurture
d. none - nature and nurture
The brain usually reaches its adult weight by the time a person is
a. 12
b. 16
c. 44
d. 64 - 16
The most primitive part of the brain is the
a. hindbrain
b. midbrain
c. forebrain
d. cerebral cortex - hindbrain
The ______ is responsible for regulating arousal and attention
a. medulla oblongata
b. cerebellum
c. reticular activating system
d. hypothalamus - reticular activating system
,Sicle cell anemia is
a. X-linked disease
b. sex chromosomal disorder
c. autosomal disorder
d. none - autosomal disorder
Males born with an extra X chromosome have
a. Turner syndrome
b. Tay-Sachs disease
c. phenylketonuria
d. Klinefelter's syndrome - Klinefelter's syndrome
In Ivan Pavlov's famous experiments with dogs, the conditioned stimulus was
a. salivation
b. meat powder
c. bell, buzzer, tone
d. none - bell
In classical conditioning, when people present a conditioned stimulus at the same time as the
unconditioned stimulus, they are using
a. backward conditioning
b. simultaneous conditioning
c. retroactive conditioning
d. delayed conditioning - simultaneous
___ is the most successful form of conditioning.
, a. backward
b. simultaneous
c. retroactive
d. delayed - delayed
John B Watson is most well-known for his experiments involving
a. rat
b. dog
c. duck
d. cats - rat
____ is best known for th theory of operant conditioning
a. Ivan Pavlov
b. B.F. Skinner
c. John B Watson
d. Albert Bandura - BF Skinner
According to Piaget, when people use their existing cognitive framework to understand new info,
they are involved in the process of adaptation known as
a. assimilation
b. accommodation
c. symbolic representation
d. all - assimilation
Children learn object permanence in the ___ stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development
a. sensorimotor
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Aging is
a. biological
b. social
c. psychological
d. all - all
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about biological aging?
a. it depends on metabolic changes
b. it refers to people's perceptions of how old or young they feel
c. it involves anabolism
d. it involves catabolism - refers to people's perceptions of how old or young they feel
Catabolism refers to
a. the body's decline to death from its peak
b. the body's development from birth to its peak
c. the metabolic changes that occur in the elderly
d. none - body's decline to death from its peak
Intelligence is accounted for mostly by a person's
a. environment
b. genetics
c. genetics and environment in equal parts
,d. educational level - genetics
Epigenetic theorists emphasize the importance of
a. nature
b. nurture
c. nature and nurture
d. none - nature and nurture
The brain usually reaches its adult weight by the time a person is
a. 12
b. 16
c. 44
d. 64 - 16
The most primitive part of the brain is the
a. hindbrain
b. midbrain
c. forebrain
d. cerebral cortex - hindbrain
The ______ is responsible for regulating arousal and attention
a. medulla oblongata
b. cerebellum
c. reticular activating system
d. hypothalamus - reticular activating system
,Sicle cell anemia is
a. X-linked disease
b. sex chromosomal disorder
c. autosomal disorder
d. none - autosomal disorder
Males born with an extra X chromosome have
a. Turner syndrome
b. Tay-Sachs disease
c. phenylketonuria
d. Klinefelter's syndrome - Klinefelter's syndrome
In Ivan Pavlov's famous experiments with dogs, the conditioned stimulus was
a. salivation
b. meat powder
c. bell, buzzer, tone
d. none - bell
In classical conditioning, when people present a conditioned stimulus at the same time as the
unconditioned stimulus, they are using
a. backward conditioning
b. simultaneous conditioning
c. retroactive conditioning
d. delayed conditioning - simultaneous
___ is the most successful form of conditioning.
, a. backward
b. simultaneous
c. retroactive
d. delayed - delayed
John B Watson is most well-known for his experiments involving
a. rat
b. dog
c. duck
d. cats - rat
____ is best known for th theory of operant conditioning
a. Ivan Pavlov
b. B.F. Skinner
c. John B Watson
d. Albert Bandura - BF Skinner
According to Piaget, when people use their existing cognitive framework to understand new info,
they are involved in the process of adaptation known as
a. assimilation
b. accommodation
c. symbolic representation
d. all - assimilation
Children learn object permanence in the ___ stage of Piaget's theory of cognitive development
a. sensorimotor
