TEST BANK FOR PSYCHOLOGY 13TH EDITION DAVID
G. MYERS NATHAN C. DEWALL
1. The cbranch cof cpsychology cthat csystematically cfocuses con cthe cphysical,
ccognitive, cand csocial cchanges cthat coccur cthroughout cthe chuman clife-span ccycle
cis ccalled
A) social cpsychology.
B) personality cpsychology.
C) developmental cpsychology.
D) biological cpsychology.
Ans: C
2. Professor cConrad cis ca cresearch cspecialist cin cthe cstudy cof cidentity cformation
cduring cadolescence. cIt cis cmost clikely cthat cthe cprofessor cis ca
psychologist.
A) developmental
B) biological
C) psychodynamic
D) clinical
Ans: A
3. Ross cbelieves cthat cpersonality cdevelopment cis ca cmatter cof csudden cqualitative
cchanges cat cvarious cturning cpoints cin cthe clife cspan. cHis cviewpoint cis cmost cdirectly
crelevant cto cthe cissue cof
A) stability cand cchange.
B) nature cand cnurture.
C) stimulation cand chabituation.
D) continuity cand cstages.
Ans: D
4. Researchers cwho cemphasize clearning cand cexperience ctend cto cview cdevelopment cas
A) a ccontinuous cprocess, cwhile cthose cwho cemphasize cmaturation coften
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, cview cdevelopment cas ca csequence cof cstages.
B) a csequence cof cstages, cwhile cthose cwho cemphasize cmaturation coften
cview cdevelopment cas ca ccontinuous cprocess.
C) a ccognitive cprocess, cwhile cthose cwho cemphasize cmaturation coften
cview cdevelopment cas ca csocial cprocess.
D) a csocial cprocess, cwhile cthose cwho cemphasize cmaturation coften cview
cdevelopment cas ca ccognitive cprocess.
Ans: A
5. A cstage ctheory cof cdevelopment cwas cadvanced cby
A) Kohlberg.
B) Erikson.
C) Piaget.
D) all cof cthese cpsychologists.
Ans: D
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,TEST cBANK cFOR cPSYCHOLOGY c13TH cEDITION cDAVID
G. cMYERS cNATHAN cC. cDEWALL
6. Stage ctheories cof cadult cdevelopment care cmost clikely cto cbe ccriticized cfor cexaggerating
cthe
A) importance cof csocial cinfluence.
B) predictability cof cdevelopment.
C) importance cof cepigenetic ceffects.
D) interaction cof cnature cand cnurture.
Ans: B
7. One cof cthe cthree cmajor cissues cin cdevelopmental cpsychology cinvolves ca cfocus con
A) stimulation cand chabituation.
B) conception cand cprenatal cdevelopment.
C) embryonic cand cfetal cdevelopment.
D) stability cand cchange.
Ans: D
8. Exceptionally ctimid cand ccautious cinfants ctend cto cbecome cshy cand cunassertive
cadolescents. cThis cbest cillustrates cthe clong-term cstability cof
A) temperament.
B) individualism.
C) teratogens.
D) habituation.
Ans: A
9. One cresearch cteam cobserved cthat cout-of-control c3-year-olds cwere cthe cmost
clikely cto cbecome cout-of-control cadult cgamblers. cThis cfinding cis cmost ccentral
cto cthe cissue cof
A) stability cand cchange.
B) habituation cand cattention.
C) continuity cand cstages.
D) nature cand cnurture.
Ans: A
10. As cboys cwith cexplosive ctempers cgrow colder, cthey care cespecially clikely cto chave
cdifficulty cmaintaining cgood cjobs cand chappy cmarriages. cThis cfact cis cmost crelevant
cto cthe cissue cof
A) nature cand cnurture.
B) cognitive cor csocial cdevelopment.
C) stability cand cchange.
D) continuity cor cstages.
Ans: C
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, TEST cBANK cFOR cPSYCHOLOGY c13TH cEDITION cDAVID
G. cMYERS cNATHAN cC. cDEWALL
11. Human cpersonality cshows cthe cgreatest cstability cduring
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G. MYERS NATHAN C. DEWALL
1. The cbranch cof cpsychology cthat csystematically cfocuses con cthe cphysical,
ccognitive, cand csocial cchanges cthat coccur cthroughout cthe chuman clife-span ccycle
cis ccalled
A) social cpsychology.
B) personality cpsychology.
C) developmental cpsychology.
D) biological cpsychology.
Ans: C
2. Professor cConrad cis ca cresearch cspecialist cin cthe cstudy cof cidentity cformation
cduring cadolescence. cIt cis cmost clikely cthat cthe cprofessor cis ca
psychologist.
A) developmental
B) biological
C) psychodynamic
D) clinical
Ans: A
3. Ross cbelieves cthat cpersonality cdevelopment cis ca cmatter cof csudden cqualitative
cchanges cat cvarious cturning cpoints cin cthe clife cspan. cHis cviewpoint cis cmost cdirectly
crelevant cto cthe cissue cof
A) stability cand cchange.
B) nature cand cnurture.
C) stimulation cand chabituation.
D) continuity cand cstages.
Ans: D
4. Researchers cwho cemphasize clearning cand cexperience ctend cto cview cdevelopment cas
A) a ccontinuous cprocess, cwhile cthose cwho cemphasize cmaturation coften
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, cview cdevelopment cas ca csequence cof cstages.
B) a csequence cof cstages, cwhile cthose cwho cemphasize cmaturation coften
cview cdevelopment cas ca ccontinuous cprocess.
C) a ccognitive cprocess, cwhile cthose cwho cemphasize cmaturation coften
cview cdevelopment cas ca csocial cprocess.
D) a csocial cprocess, cwhile cthose cwho cemphasize cmaturation coften cview
cdevelopment cas ca ccognitive cprocess.
Ans: A
5. A cstage ctheory cof cdevelopment cwas cadvanced cby
A) Kohlberg.
B) Erikson.
C) Piaget.
D) all cof cthese cpsychologists.
Ans: D
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,TEST cBANK cFOR cPSYCHOLOGY c13TH cEDITION cDAVID
G. cMYERS cNATHAN cC. cDEWALL
6. Stage ctheories cof cadult cdevelopment care cmost clikely cto cbe ccriticized cfor cexaggerating
cthe
A) importance cof csocial cinfluence.
B) predictability cof cdevelopment.
C) importance cof cepigenetic ceffects.
D) interaction cof cnature cand cnurture.
Ans: B
7. One cof cthe cthree cmajor cissues cin cdevelopmental cpsychology cinvolves ca cfocus con
A) stimulation cand chabituation.
B) conception cand cprenatal cdevelopment.
C) embryonic cand cfetal cdevelopment.
D) stability cand cchange.
Ans: D
8. Exceptionally ctimid cand ccautious cinfants ctend cto cbecome cshy cand cunassertive
cadolescents. cThis cbest cillustrates cthe clong-term cstability cof
A) temperament.
B) individualism.
C) teratogens.
D) habituation.
Ans: A
9. One cresearch cteam cobserved cthat cout-of-control c3-year-olds cwere cthe cmost
clikely cto cbecome cout-of-control cadult cgamblers. cThis cfinding cis cmost ccentral
cto cthe cissue cof
A) stability cand cchange.
B) habituation cand cattention.
C) continuity cand cstages.
D) nature cand cnurture.
Ans: A
10. As cboys cwith cexplosive ctempers cgrow colder, cthey care cespecially clikely cto chave
cdifficulty cmaintaining cgood cjobs cand chappy cmarriages. cThis cfact cis cmost crelevant
cto cthe cissue cof
A) nature cand cnurture.
B) cognitive cor csocial cdevelopment.
C) stability cand cchange.
D) continuity cor cstages.
Ans: C
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, TEST cBANK cFOR cPSYCHOLOGY c13TH cEDITION cDAVID
G. cMYERS cNATHAN cC. cDEWALL
11. Human cpersonality cshows cthe cgreatest cstability cduring
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