CLEP Human Growth and Development Practice Exam
Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct
Which of the following cues is most useful to an infant in determining
which elements go together to form a coherent object?
A. Common movement
B. Linear perspective
C. Texture gradient
D. Optical expansion
E. Convergence - ANSWER A. Common movement
Order the types of play below from the least cognitively mature to the most
cognitively mature
I. Cooperative play
II. Pretense/symbolic play
III. constructive play
A. I, II, III
B. II, I, III
C. II, III, I
D. III, I, II
E. III, II, I - ANSWER E. III, II, I
A child explains thunder as "the clouds yelling at each other." This is
an example of A. Conservation
B. Reversibility
C. Animism
D. Egocentrism
E. Logical inference - ANSWER C. Animism
The stage of formal operations is characterized by
A. The application of logical thought to concrete objects and situations
B. Intuitive and animistic thought
C. Abstract thought and hypothetical problem-solving
,D. The development of transductive reasoning
E. The ability to conserve - ANSWER C. Abstract thought and
hypothetical problem-solving
Katie, a preschooler, sees a llama at the zoo for the first time and calls it a
sheep. This is an example of
A. Overextension
B. Chaining
C. Fast mapping
D. Divergent thinking
E. An expressive style - ANSWER A. Overextension
Research a newborn infants' hearing shows that they
A. Cannot distinguish one sound from another
B. Are essentially deaf at birth
C. React most strongly to their mothers voices
D. Enjoy hearing their own voices
E. Here, but do not respond to sounds - ANSWER C. React most strongly
to their mothers voices
A theory of language development that proposes an innate language
acquisition device is classified as which of the following?
A. Nativist
B. Interactionist
C. Empiricist
D. Contextual
E. Functionalist - ANSWER A. Nativist
A child who has an IQ of 55 to 70 and delayed social development is
classified as having a
A. Mild intellectual disability
B. Moderate intellectual disability
C. Severe intellectual disability
D. Profound intellectual disability
E. Learning disability - ANSWER A. Mild intellectual disability
, Which of the following statements about ethnicity and intelligent test
scores is most accurate?
A. No differences in intelligence test scores are observed between
ethnic groups in the United States
B. Accounting for Socioeconomic status (SES) does not reduce the
ethnic differences in intelligence test scores
C. There is greater variation in intelligent test scores with an ethnic
groups then there is between them
D. Differences in intelligence test scores between ethnic groups are
most likely attributable to genetic differences
E. Inducing stereotype threat reduces the ethnic differences in intelligence
test scores - ANSWER C. There is greater variation in intelligent test
scores with an ethnic groups then there is between them
A toddler with a secure attachment to a primary caregiver is most likely to
A. Avoid the caregiver when they are reunited after a brief separation
B. Stay in the caregivers lap rather than explore a new environment
C. Cry when the caregiver leaves the toddler with the babysitter
D. Have a close bond with only one parent her primary care giver
E. Respond equally well to the caregiver into a strange adult - ANSWER
C. Cry when the caregiver leaves the toddler with the babysitter
A boy who believes that he will become a girl if he wears his sisters
clothes is not achieved the concept of
A. adrogyny
B. Gender stability
C. Gender labeling
D. Gender constancy
E. Gender schema - ANSWER D. Gender constancy
The process by which fluid from the uterus is taken early in pregnancy to
determine whether the developing fetus has a genetic anomaly is called
A. Amniocentesis
B. Chorionic villus sampling
C. Positron-emission tomography
D. Insemination
E. Ultrasound - ANSWER A. Amniocentesis
, Although Elizabeth's seven-year-old son wants to stay up past his bedtime
to watch a television special, she insists that he go to bed at the usual time.
She explains that he will be too tired to do well in school if he does not get
his rest, and she promises to record the show for him. Diana Baumrind's
classification for Elizabeth's parenting style is which of the following?
A. Secure
B. Uninvolved
C. Authoritarian
D. Authoritative
E. Permissive - ANSWER D. Authoritative
Which of the following statements about attachment is most accurate?
A. Childcare is unlikely to impact attachment as long as it is not of poor
quality
B. Fraternal twins are more similar in attachment than identical twins
C. Only a minority of children are securely attached
D. Infants with an initial disorganized attachment style typically become
securely attached later in life
E. Infants with an easy temperament are less likely to be securely attached
than those with a difficult temperament - ANSWER A. Childcare is
unlikely to impact attachment as long as it is not of poor quality
The three behavioral styles identified by Alexander Thomas and Stella
chess in their early research on infant temperament are
A. Sanguine, melancholic, choleric
B. Easy, difficult, slow to warm up
C. Secure, avoidant, ambivalent
D. Emotional, sociable, inhibited
E. Introverted, extroverted, agreeable - ANSWER B. Easy, difficult, slow
to warm up
Time out is a disciplinary technique that is based on the principles of
A. Operant conditioning
B. Classical conditioning
C. Observational learning
D. Information processing
Questions And Answers Verified 100% Correct
Which of the following cues is most useful to an infant in determining
which elements go together to form a coherent object?
A. Common movement
B. Linear perspective
C. Texture gradient
D. Optical expansion
E. Convergence - ANSWER A. Common movement
Order the types of play below from the least cognitively mature to the most
cognitively mature
I. Cooperative play
II. Pretense/symbolic play
III. constructive play
A. I, II, III
B. II, I, III
C. II, III, I
D. III, I, II
E. III, II, I - ANSWER E. III, II, I
A child explains thunder as "the clouds yelling at each other." This is
an example of A. Conservation
B. Reversibility
C. Animism
D. Egocentrism
E. Logical inference - ANSWER C. Animism
The stage of formal operations is characterized by
A. The application of logical thought to concrete objects and situations
B. Intuitive and animistic thought
C. Abstract thought and hypothetical problem-solving
,D. The development of transductive reasoning
E. The ability to conserve - ANSWER C. Abstract thought and
hypothetical problem-solving
Katie, a preschooler, sees a llama at the zoo for the first time and calls it a
sheep. This is an example of
A. Overextension
B. Chaining
C. Fast mapping
D. Divergent thinking
E. An expressive style - ANSWER A. Overextension
Research a newborn infants' hearing shows that they
A. Cannot distinguish one sound from another
B. Are essentially deaf at birth
C. React most strongly to their mothers voices
D. Enjoy hearing their own voices
E. Here, but do not respond to sounds - ANSWER C. React most strongly
to their mothers voices
A theory of language development that proposes an innate language
acquisition device is classified as which of the following?
A. Nativist
B. Interactionist
C. Empiricist
D. Contextual
E. Functionalist - ANSWER A. Nativist
A child who has an IQ of 55 to 70 and delayed social development is
classified as having a
A. Mild intellectual disability
B. Moderate intellectual disability
C. Severe intellectual disability
D. Profound intellectual disability
E. Learning disability - ANSWER A. Mild intellectual disability
, Which of the following statements about ethnicity and intelligent test
scores is most accurate?
A. No differences in intelligence test scores are observed between
ethnic groups in the United States
B. Accounting for Socioeconomic status (SES) does not reduce the
ethnic differences in intelligence test scores
C. There is greater variation in intelligent test scores with an ethnic
groups then there is between them
D. Differences in intelligence test scores between ethnic groups are
most likely attributable to genetic differences
E. Inducing stereotype threat reduces the ethnic differences in intelligence
test scores - ANSWER C. There is greater variation in intelligent test
scores with an ethnic groups then there is between them
A toddler with a secure attachment to a primary caregiver is most likely to
A. Avoid the caregiver when they are reunited after a brief separation
B. Stay in the caregivers lap rather than explore a new environment
C. Cry when the caregiver leaves the toddler with the babysitter
D. Have a close bond with only one parent her primary care giver
E. Respond equally well to the caregiver into a strange adult - ANSWER
C. Cry when the caregiver leaves the toddler with the babysitter
A boy who believes that he will become a girl if he wears his sisters
clothes is not achieved the concept of
A. adrogyny
B. Gender stability
C. Gender labeling
D. Gender constancy
E. Gender schema - ANSWER D. Gender constancy
The process by which fluid from the uterus is taken early in pregnancy to
determine whether the developing fetus has a genetic anomaly is called
A. Amniocentesis
B. Chorionic villus sampling
C. Positron-emission tomography
D. Insemination
E. Ultrasound - ANSWER A. Amniocentesis
, Although Elizabeth's seven-year-old son wants to stay up past his bedtime
to watch a television special, she insists that he go to bed at the usual time.
She explains that he will be too tired to do well in school if he does not get
his rest, and she promises to record the show for him. Diana Baumrind's
classification for Elizabeth's parenting style is which of the following?
A. Secure
B. Uninvolved
C. Authoritarian
D. Authoritative
E. Permissive - ANSWER D. Authoritative
Which of the following statements about attachment is most accurate?
A. Childcare is unlikely to impact attachment as long as it is not of poor
quality
B. Fraternal twins are more similar in attachment than identical twins
C. Only a minority of children are securely attached
D. Infants with an initial disorganized attachment style typically become
securely attached later in life
E. Infants with an easy temperament are less likely to be securely attached
than those with a difficult temperament - ANSWER A. Childcare is
unlikely to impact attachment as long as it is not of poor quality
The three behavioral styles identified by Alexander Thomas and Stella
chess in their early research on infant temperament are
A. Sanguine, melancholic, choleric
B. Easy, difficult, slow to warm up
C. Secure, avoidant, ambivalent
D. Emotional, sociable, inhibited
E. Introverted, extroverted, agreeable - ANSWER B. Easy, difficult, slow
to warm up
Time out is a disciplinary technique that is based on the principles of
A. Operant conditioning
B. Classical conditioning
C. Observational learning
D. Information processing
