D E V E L O P M E N TA L P S YC H O L O G Y
P S YC 1 4 0
PSYC 140
MODULE 4 EXAM
A comprehensive Module 4 lockdown examination study guide
aligned with the PSYC 140 developmental psychology
curriculum: 75 verified questions across five domains -
physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development in
middle childhood, and physical, cognitive, and social-
emotional development in adolescence - each with the correct
answer marked and a rationale addressing theorist attribution,
stage identification, age expectations, and developmental
appropriateness.
NO. OF QUESTIONS: 75
SECTIONS 1-5 (Q1-Q75) · ANSWERS AND RATIONALES INCLUDED ·
2026/2027 UPDATED
MIDDLE C H ILDH OOD AND ADOLESC ENC E · 2026/ 2027
EDITION
,PSYC 140 Module 4 Lockdown Exam 75 Questions
PSYC 140 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 140 Module 4 Lockdown Exam
Questions and Answers - 2026/2027 Update - 100% Correct
PSYC 140 Developmental Psychology - Module 4 Scope: Middle Childhood and Adolescence - Verified Question
Bank with Rationales
Total Questions 75 (Sections 1 through 5, Questions 1 through 75, sequential)
Physical Development in Middle Childhood - Cognitive Development in Middle
Childhood - Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood - Physical and
Section Coverage
Cognitive Development in Adolescence - Social and Emotional Development in
Adolescence
35% Recall (theorists, stages, milestones) - 45% Application (scenario-based
Cognitive Level Mix
developmental analysis) - 20% Analysis (research interpretation and critical thinking)
70% scenario-based developmental application, 30% direct recall of theorists, stages, and
Question Style
terminology
'Which stage of development is described in this scenario?' applications - Piaget
conservation, classification, seriation, and reversibility tasks - Erikson industry vs.
inferiority and identity vs. role confusion scenarios - Marcia identity status identification
- Adolescent egocentrism (imaginary audience vs. personal fable) - Kohlberg stage
Special Items
identification and Gilligan's ethic of care - Commonly confused pairs addressed in
rationales (Concrete vs. Formal Operational, Industry vs. Inferiority, Identity vs. Role
Confusion, Imaginary Audience vs. Personal Fable) - 2026/2027 research and course
alignment
Integrated: correct option marked [CORRECT] with a verified rationale addressing
Answer Key theorist attribution, stage identification, age expectations, and developmental
appropriateness; every distractor reflects a documented developmental misconception
Table of Contents
Section 1: Physical Development in Middle Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Section 2: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 3: Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 4: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 5: Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Questions and Answers - 2026/2027 Update - 100% Correct - Verified Rationales Included 1
, PSYC 140 Module 4 Lockdown Exam 75 Questions
Section 1: Physical Development in Middle Childhood
Questions 1-14 - Growth, Motor Skills, Brain Development, and Health
Q1: According to the typical growth pattern of children in middle childhood, approximately how much
height and weight does the average child gain per year between ages 6 and 11?
A. About 2 to 3 inches and 5 to 7 pounds per year [CORRECT]
B. About 1 inch and 2 pounds per year
C. About 5 to 6 inches and 12 to 15 pounds per year
D. About 8 to 10 inches and 20 to 25 pounds per year
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Growth in middle childhood is famously slow and steady: roughly 2 to 3 inches and 5 to 7 pounds
annually, so the average 11-year-old is only about 14 inches taller than at age 6. The larger annual gains described
in the higher-magnitude distractors resemble the adolescent growth spurt, while the smallest option underestimates
even slow school-age growth. Recognizing this steady baseline is essential because a sudden deviation from the
child's growth curve, rather than the rate itself, is what typically triggers evaluation.
Q2: The parents of an 8-year-old tell the school nurse they are worried because their daughter suddenly looks
'all legs and elbows' compared with last year, although her weight and head size seem stable. Which
explanation best reflects normal developmental patterns in middle childhood?
A. Head growth accelerates again during middle childhood, producing a top-heavy appearance
B. Growth in middle childhood is uniform across all body parts, so the change must be abnormal
C. The legs grow fastest during middle childhood, making children appear lankier and
longer-legged [CORRECT]
D. The trunk alone lengthens during middle childhood while limbs stop growing until puberty
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: During middle childhood the largest growth increments occur in the legs, which changes body
proportions and produces the lankier, longer-legged look the parents describe. Head growth is nearly complete
after infancy and slows dramatically, so the first distractor reverses the actual pattern, and uniform growth is
characteristic of no developmental period. This shift in proportions is a normal, expected finding and reassurance
with routine growth-curve monitoring is the appropriate response.
Q3: A public health instructor points out that children in industrialized nations today are taller and heavier,
and mature earlier, than children of the same age did a century ago. What is the correct term for this
generational change in physical development?
A. Cohort fixation
B. Developmental gradient
C. Secular trend [CORRECT]
D. Epigenetic reversal
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A secular trend is a generation-to-generation change in physical development, most commonly
expressed as greater height and weight and an earlier age of sexual maturation, driven largely by improved
nutrition, sanitation, and health care. The other choices are not established terms for this population-level
phenomenon. Knowing the term matters because secular trends complicate direct comparisons of growth norms
Questions and Answers - 2026/2027 Update - 100% Correct - Verified Rationales Included 2
P S YC 1 4 0
PSYC 140
MODULE 4 EXAM
A comprehensive Module 4 lockdown examination study guide
aligned with the PSYC 140 developmental psychology
curriculum: 75 verified questions across five domains -
physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development in
middle childhood, and physical, cognitive, and social-
emotional development in adolescence - each with the correct
answer marked and a rationale addressing theorist attribution,
stage identification, age expectations, and developmental
appropriateness.
NO. OF QUESTIONS: 75
SECTIONS 1-5 (Q1-Q75) · ANSWERS AND RATIONALES INCLUDED ·
2026/2027 UPDATED
MIDDLE C H ILDH OOD AND ADOLESC ENC E · 2026/ 2027
EDITION
,PSYC 140 Module 4 Lockdown Exam 75 Questions
PSYC 140 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
PSYC 140 Module 4 Lockdown Exam
Questions and Answers - 2026/2027 Update - 100% Correct
PSYC 140 Developmental Psychology - Module 4 Scope: Middle Childhood and Adolescence - Verified Question
Bank with Rationales
Total Questions 75 (Sections 1 through 5, Questions 1 through 75, sequential)
Physical Development in Middle Childhood - Cognitive Development in Middle
Childhood - Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood - Physical and
Section Coverage
Cognitive Development in Adolescence - Social and Emotional Development in
Adolescence
35% Recall (theorists, stages, milestones) - 45% Application (scenario-based
Cognitive Level Mix
developmental analysis) - 20% Analysis (research interpretation and critical thinking)
70% scenario-based developmental application, 30% direct recall of theorists, stages, and
Question Style
terminology
'Which stage of development is described in this scenario?' applications - Piaget
conservation, classification, seriation, and reversibility tasks - Erikson industry vs.
inferiority and identity vs. role confusion scenarios - Marcia identity status identification
- Adolescent egocentrism (imaginary audience vs. personal fable) - Kohlberg stage
Special Items
identification and Gilligan's ethic of care - Commonly confused pairs addressed in
rationales (Concrete vs. Formal Operational, Industry vs. Inferiority, Identity vs. Role
Confusion, Imaginary Audience vs. Personal Fable) - 2026/2027 research and course
alignment
Integrated: correct option marked [CORRECT] with a verified rationale addressing
Answer Key theorist attribution, stage identification, age expectations, and developmental
appropriateness; every distractor reflects a documented developmental misconception
Table of Contents
Section 1: Physical Development in Middle Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Section 2: Cognitive Development in Middle Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Section 3: Social and Emotional Development in Middle Childhood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Section 4: Physical and Cognitive Development in Adolescence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Section 5: Social and Emotional Development in Adolescence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Questions and Answers - 2026/2027 Update - 100% Correct - Verified Rationales Included 1
, PSYC 140 Module 4 Lockdown Exam 75 Questions
Section 1: Physical Development in Middle Childhood
Questions 1-14 - Growth, Motor Skills, Brain Development, and Health
Q1: According to the typical growth pattern of children in middle childhood, approximately how much
height and weight does the average child gain per year between ages 6 and 11?
A. About 2 to 3 inches and 5 to 7 pounds per year [CORRECT]
B. About 1 inch and 2 pounds per year
C. About 5 to 6 inches and 12 to 15 pounds per year
D. About 8 to 10 inches and 20 to 25 pounds per year
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Growth in middle childhood is famously slow and steady: roughly 2 to 3 inches and 5 to 7 pounds
annually, so the average 11-year-old is only about 14 inches taller than at age 6. The larger annual gains described
in the higher-magnitude distractors resemble the adolescent growth spurt, while the smallest option underestimates
even slow school-age growth. Recognizing this steady baseline is essential because a sudden deviation from the
child's growth curve, rather than the rate itself, is what typically triggers evaluation.
Q2: The parents of an 8-year-old tell the school nurse they are worried because their daughter suddenly looks
'all legs and elbows' compared with last year, although her weight and head size seem stable. Which
explanation best reflects normal developmental patterns in middle childhood?
A. Head growth accelerates again during middle childhood, producing a top-heavy appearance
B. Growth in middle childhood is uniform across all body parts, so the change must be abnormal
C. The legs grow fastest during middle childhood, making children appear lankier and
longer-legged [CORRECT]
D. The trunk alone lengthens during middle childhood while limbs stop growing until puberty
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: During middle childhood the largest growth increments occur in the legs, which changes body
proportions and produces the lankier, longer-legged look the parents describe. Head growth is nearly complete
after infancy and slows dramatically, so the first distractor reverses the actual pattern, and uniform growth is
characteristic of no developmental period. This shift in proportions is a normal, expected finding and reassurance
with routine growth-curve monitoring is the appropriate response.
Q3: A public health instructor points out that children in industrialized nations today are taller and heavier,
and mature earlier, than children of the same age did a century ago. What is the correct term for this
generational change in physical development?
A. Cohort fixation
B. Developmental gradient
C. Secular trend [CORRECT]
D. Epigenetic reversal
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A secular trend is a generation-to-generation change in physical development, most commonly
expressed as greater height and weight and an earlier age of sexual maturation, driven largely by improved
nutrition, sanitation, and health care. The other choices are not established terms for this population-level
phenomenon. Knowing the term matters because secular trends complicate direct comparisons of growth norms
Questions and Answers - 2026/2027 Update - 100% Correct - Verified Rationales Included 2
