BPH FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2025 GRADED A+
a - Answers A 9-year-old boy will likely call on a friend to ________, while a 16-year-old teen will call on
a friend to ________.
a.play a game of kickball; discuss a breakup
b.share a dark secret; talk about his parents
c.just hang out in the park; go on a joyride
d.talk about girls; just spend time together
4-5 years - Answers Frequency of aggression normally rises from infancy to a peak around what ages
True - Answers most children and adolescents who engage in antisocial behavior do not grow up to be
antisocial adults T/F
less - Answers research on antisocial behavior shows that aggressive youth tend to show _____ empathy
Induction - Answers explaining to a child why the behavior is wrong and should be changed by
emphasizing how it affects other people
power assertion - Answers Using power to threaten, chastise, administer spankings, take away
privileges, and so on-in other words, using punishment.
love withdrawl - Answers withholding attention, affection, or approval after a child misbehaves- creates
anxiety by threatening a loss of reinforcement from parents
power assertion - Answers what form of discipline
-Taking away a child's television privileges
love withdrawl - Answers what form of discipline
-Taking away parental love from a child
love withdrawl - Answers what form of discipline
-Telling a child that you hate him
Induction - Answers what form of discipline
-Telling a child that a child who gets hit feels bad
mutual - Answers When a child reaches age 3, their attachment with parents starts to become more
________.
a.mutual
,b.strained
c.physical
d.avoidant
dementia - Answers a progressive loss of neural functioning
B - Answers According to the diathesis-stress model, who would be the most likely to show the most
extreme levels of a psychological disorder?
a.Lorena, who is highly resilient and in a very low-stress environment
b.Farzad, who is highly vulnerable and in an extremely stressful environment
c.Gretchen, who is highly vulnerable and in a very low-stress environment
d.Bert, who is highly resilient and in an extremely stressful environment
survival - Answers According to Bowlby, the underlying drive for infants and parents to form
attachments is ________.
a.affection
b.survival
c.security
d.contact
C - Answers In a study using the false belief task with four-year-olds of average intelligence, four-year-
olds with Down syndrome, and slightly older children with autism, Baron-Cohen found that
a.both the average intelligence children and the children with Down syndrome passed the task.
b.all three groups of children passed the task.
c.only the average intelligence children passed the task.
d.both the average intelligence children and the children with autism passed the task.
authoritative - Answers parenting style characterized by emotional warmth, high standards for behavior,
explanation and consistent enforcement of rules, and inclusion of children in decision making
authoritarian - Answers style of parenting in which parent is rigid and overly strict, showing little warmth
to the child
permissive parenting - Answers A parenting style characterized by the placement of few limits on the
child's behavior.
,neglectful - Answers a parenting style characterized by a lack of parental involvement in the child's life
authoritative - Answers Which parenting style is most likely to promote psychological autonomy in
adolescents?
Reconstituted family - Answers In the classic 1970s TV sitcom "The Brady Bunch," Mike had three sons
and remarried Carol, who had three daughters. What is the formal developmental term for the main
characters of this show?
a.kinkeeper family
b.transactional family
c.reconstituted family
d.spillover family
mirror neurons - Answers activated when a child sees someone doing an action they have previously
performed .
a - Answers Mahmoud is a highly-paid executive of a major technology firm. How is Mahmoud's position
most likely to impact how he raises his son Ahmad?
a.He will emphasize the importance of obedience to authority.
b.He will attempt to foster initiative and creativity skills.
c.He will become significantly more authoritarian.
d.He will downplay the importance of education.
moral reasoning - Answers Kohlberg's model of moral development has been characterized as placing
too great an emphasis on
C - Answers How do newborns demonstrate a sense of empathy?
a.They look at objects that their parents are looking at
.b.They become distressed when other infants cry.
c.They pass the false belief task.
d.They prefer to be held by other children versus an adult.
true - Answers stressed cudstodial mothers often become impatient and insensitive to their need T/F
B - Answers Which statement about the impact of divorce on child development is true?
, a. Children who display negative behaviors as the result of the divorce tend to exhibit such behaviors
only in the home and show few negative effects in the school setting.
b.Adolescents whose parents divorce are less likely to perceive relationships with their noncustodial
fathers as close and caring
c.In response to divorce, most custodial mothers become more sensitive and responsive to their
children's needs.
d.Adults from divorced families are less likely than those from intact families to divorce.
a - Answers Evolutionary theorists have argued that it is in our genetic self-interest to be altruistic
because
a.helping our kin may allow our genes to be passed along.
b.the more we help, the better spouse we will attain.
c.chromosome 13 has been found to have a specific "helping gene."
d.it perfectly matches the premise of survival of the fittest.
d - Answers Which theoretical perspective tends to focus the most attention on the development of
moral reasoning?
a.Psychoanalytic
b.Classical conditioning
c.Social learning
d.Cognitive developmental
C - Answers Adolescents who have secure attachments with their parents have
a.lower levels of compassion.
b.lower levels of social competence.
c.higher levels of self-esteem.
d.higher levels of stranger anxiety
B - Answers Which behavior best illustrates social pretend play?
a.using a pail to represent a hat
b.acting out a tea party with dolls
a - Answers A 9-year-old boy will likely call on a friend to ________, while a 16-year-old teen will call on
a friend to ________.
a.play a game of kickball; discuss a breakup
b.share a dark secret; talk about his parents
c.just hang out in the park; go on a joyride
d.talk about girls; just spend time together
4-5 years - Answers Frequency of aggression normally rises from infancy to a peak around what ages
True - Answers most children and adolescents who engage in antisocial behavior do not grow up to be
antisocial adults T/F
less - Answers research on antisocial behavior shows that aggressive youth tend to show _____ empathy
Induction - Answers explaining to a child why the behavior is wrong and should be changed by
emphasizing how it affects other people
power assertion - Answers Using power to threaten, chastise, administer spankings, take away
privileges, and so on-in other words, using punishment.
love withdrawl - Answers withholding attention, affection, or approval after a child misbehaves- creates
anxiety by threatening a loss of reinforcement from parents
power assertion - Answers what form of discipline
-Taking away a child's television privileges
love withdrawl - Answers what form of discipline
-Taking away parental love from a child
love withdrawl - Answers what form of discipline
-Telling a child that you hate him
Induction - Answers what form of discipline
-Telling a child that a child who gets hit feels bad
mutual - Answers When a child reaches age 3, their attachment with parents starts to become more
________.
a.mutual
,b.strained
c.physical
d.avoidant
dementia - Answers a progressive loss of neural functioning
B - Answers According to the diathesis-stress model, who would be the most likely to show the most
extreme levels of a psychological disorder?
a.Lorena, who is highly resilient and in a very low-stress environment
b.Farzad, who is highly vulnerable and in an extremely stressful environment
c.Gretchen, who is highly vulnerable and in a very low-stress environment
d.Bert, who is highly resilient and in an extremely stressful environment
survival - Answers According to Bowlby, the underlying drive for infants and parents to form
attachments is ________.
a.affection
b.survival
c.security
d.contact
C - Answers In a study using the false belief task with four-year-olds of average intelligence, four-year-
olds with Down syndrome, and slightly older children with autism, Baron-Cohen found that
a.both the average intelligence children and the children with Down syndrome passed the task.
b.all three groups of children passed the task.
c.only the average intelligence children passed the task.
d.both the average intelligence children and the children with autism passed the task.
authoritative - Answers parenting style characterized by emotional warmth, high standards for behavior,
explanation and consistent enforcement of rules, and inclusion of children in decision making
authoritarian - Answers style of parenting in which parent is rigid and overly strict, showing little warmth
to the child
permissive parenting - Answers A parenting style characterized by the placement of few limits on the
child's behavior.
,neglectful - Answers a parenting style characterized by a lack of parental involvement in the child's life
authoritative - Answers Which parenting style is most likely to promote psychological autonomy in
adolescents?
Reconstituted family - Answers In the classic 1970s TV sitcom "The Brady Bunch," Mike had three sons
and remarried Carol, who had three daughters. What is the formal developmental term for the main
characters of this show?
a.kinkeeper family
b.transactional family
c.reconstituted family
d.spillover family
mirror neurons - Answers activated when a child sees someone doing an action they have previously
performed .
a - Answers Mahmoud is a highly-paid executive of a major technology firm. How is Mahmoud's position
most likely to impact how he raises his son Ahmad?
a.He will emphasize the importance of obedience to authority.
b.He will attempt to foster initiative and creativity skills.
c.He will become significantly more authoritarian.
d.He will downplay the importance of education.
moral reasoning - Answers Kohlberg's model of moral development has been characterized as placing
too great an emphasis on
C - Answers How do newborns demonstrate a sense of empathy?
a.They look at objects that their parents are looking at
.b.They become distressed when other infants cry.
c.They pass the false belief task.
d.They prefer to be held by other children versus an adult.
true - Answers stressed cudstodial mothers often become impatient and insensitive to their need T/F
B - Answers Which statement about the impact of divorce on child development is true?
, a. Children who display negative behaviors as the result of the divorce tend to exhibit such behaviors
only in the home and show few negative effects in the school setting.
b.Adolescents whose parents divorce are less likely to perceive relationships with their noncustodial
fathers as close and caring
c.In response to divorce, most custodial mothers become more sensitive and responsive to their
children's needs.
d.Adults from divorced families are less likely than those from intact families to divorce.
a - Answers Evolutionary theorists have argued that it is in our genetic self-interest to be altruistic
because
a.helping our kin may allow our genes to be passed along.
b.the more we help, the better spouse we will attain.
c.chromosome 13 has been found to have a specific "helping gene."
d.it perfectly matches the premise of survival of the fittest.
d - Answers Which theoretical perspective tends to focus the most attention on the development of
moral reasoning?
a.Psychoanalytic
b.Classical conditioning
c.Social learning
d.Cognitive developmental
C - Answers Adolescents who have secure attachments with their parents have
a.lower levels of compassion.
b.lower levels of social competence.
c.higher levels of self-esteem.
d.higher levels of stranger anxiety
B - Answers Which behavior best illustrates social pretend play?
a.using a pail to represent a hat
b.acting out a tea party with dolls
