DEP 2004 MIDTERM EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Piaget's term for the process of taking information and incorporating it into existing ways of
thinking is - ✔✔ Assimilitation
Although parts of his theory have been heavily criticized, Freud's contribution to the field of
human growth included all of the following EXCEPT
- the importance of unconscious thoughts, feelings, and motivations.
- the role of childhood experiences. (NOT)
- the ambivalence of emotional responses.
- the importance of developing formal operational thought. - ✔✔ MAYBE
the importance of developing formal operational thought.
Which American psychologist developed the bioecological perspective, which involves five
interlocking contextual systems ranging from the most intimate to the most distant? - ✔✔ Urie
Bronfenbrenner
A hereditary characteristic that is carried by an individual but is NOT expressed in that
individual's phenotype is - ✔✔ Recessive
According to the text, approximately how many extra calories should a woman consume each
day during pregnancy? - ✔✔ 300-500
A woman's "fertile window" is typically between the __________ of the menstrual cycle. - ✔✔
6th and 21st days
,Some religious groups have taught children consistent traditions for weddings and funerals.
Teaching these ways to the next generation is an example of - ✔✔ Culture
Marcus has stopped being so demanding and waits his turn when playing with his friends. He
also appears to be more interested in others instead of himself. He is probably in what
developmental period? - ✔✔ Early childhood
Marcus is 14 months old and having great difficulty when left with the babysitter. His separation
anxiety is an example of interaction between which two types of development? - ✔✔ Cognitive
and social
Which of the following is true about physical development? - ✔✔ It interacts with cognitive,
personality, and social development at all ages.
The inborn traits or characteristics we inherit from biological parents are our - ✔✔ Heredity
Which topic would NOT have been addressed by the original developmental researchers? - ✔✔
Menopause
Developmental researchers refer to typical events that happen at an atypical time, or atypical
events that happen at a typical time, as __________ events. - ✔✔ Nonnormative
Which scientific goal is reflected by stating that most children take their first steps at about a
year? - ✔✔ Describe
Which scientific goal is reflected by suggesting that high school students who score a 1000 or
more on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (S.A.T.) will be successful in college? - ✔✔ Predict
According to your text, the human genome, which contains the complete sequence of genes in
the human body, is analogous to - ✔✔ a library
, Marlin has been asked to go on a blind date with his friend Roger's sister. If Marlin wants to
know facts like hair color, body type, etc., Roger will need to describe his sister's - ✔✔
Phenotype
It appears that stress during pregnancy can
- reduce the mother's immune system.
- trigger infections that can cause premature labor.
- come from either positive or negative events.
- All these are correct regarding stress. - ✔✔ NOT reduce the mother's immune system.
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MAYBE All these are correct regarding stress.
The partial expression of a recessive gene in a heterozygous pair is called
- Dominant inheritance
- recessive inheritance
- incomplete dominance
- partial dominance - ✔✔ NOT recessive inheritance
CORRECT ANSWERS
Piaget's term for the process of taking information and incorporating it into existing ways of
thinking is - ✔✔ Assimilitation
Although parts of his theory have been heavily criticized, Freud's contribution to the field of
human growth included all of the following EXCEPT
- the importance of unconscious thoughts, feelings, and motivations.
- the role of childhood experiences. (NOT)
- the ambivalence of emotional responses.
- the importance of developing formal operational thought. - ✔✔ MAYBE
the importance of developing formal operational thought.
Which American psychologist developed the bioecological perspective, which involves five
interlocking contextual systems ranging from the most intimate to the most distant? - ✔✔ Urie
Bronfenbrenner
A hereditary characteristic that is carried by an individual but is NOT expressed in that
individual's phenotype is - ✔✔ Recessive
According to the text, approximately how many extra calories should a woman consume each
day during pregnancy? - ✔✔ 300-500
A woman's "fertile window" is typically between the __________ of the menstrual cycle. - ✔✔
6th and 21st days
,Some religious groups have taught children consistent traditions for weddings and funerals.
Teaching these ways to the next generation is an example of - ✔✔ Culture
Marcus has stopped being so demanding and waits his turn when playing with his friends. He
also appears to be more interested in others instead of himself. He is probably in what
developmental period? - ✔✔ Early childhood
Marcus is 14 months old and having great difficulty when left with the babysitter. His separation
anxiety is an example of interaction between which two types of development? - ✔✔ Cognitive
and social
Which of the following is true about physical development? - ✔✔ It interacts with cognitive,
personality, and social development at all ages.
The inborn traits or characteristics we inherit from biological parents are our - ✔✔ Heredity
Which topic would NOT have been addressed by the original developmental researchers? - ✔✔
Menopause
Developmental researchers refer to typical events that happen at an atypical time, or atypical
events that happen at a typical time, as __________ events. - ✔✔ Nonnormative
Which scientific goal is reflected by stating that most children take their first steps at about a
year? - ✔✔ Describe
Which scientific goal is reflected by suggesting that high school students who score a 1000 or
more on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (S.A.T.) will be successful in college? - ✔✔ Predict
According to your text, the human genome, which contains the complete sequence of genes in
the human body, is analogous to - ✔✔ a library
, Marlin has been asked to go on a blind date with his friend Roger's sister. If Marlin wants to
know facts like hair color, body type, etc., Roger will need to describe his sister's - ✔✔
Phenotype
It appears that stress during pregnancy can
- reduce the mother's immune system.
- trigger infections that can cause premature labor.
- come from either positive or negative events.
- All these are correct regarding stress. - ✔✔ NOT reduce the mother's immune system.
-------------------------------------
MAYBE All these are correct regarding stress.
The partial expression of a recessive gene in a heterozygous pair is called
- Dominant inheritance
- recessive inheritance
- incomplete dominance
- partial dominance - ✔✔ NOT recessive inheritance
