ASPPB Developmental Psychology 4

Question 1

Erikson's stage of 'Intimacy vs. Isolation' is associated with which period of life?

Accepted Answer

Early adulthood

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Adolescence

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Middle adulthood

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Late adulthood

Question 2

A child who understands that a taller glass contains the same amount of liquid as a shorter, wider glass is demonstrating:

Accepted Answer

Decentration and conservation

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Egocentrism

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Centration

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Animism

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of a sensitive period in development?

Accepted Answer

Early childhood as the optimal window for first-language acquisition

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The universal ability to learn any skill at any age with enough practice

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Adolescence as the only time personality can be formed

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Adulthood as the peak period for fluid intelligence

Question 4

Research on secular trends in puberty timing indicates that over the past century:

Accepted Answer

Puberty onset has occurred progressively earlier

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The age of menarche has risen significantly

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There has been no change in pubertal timing

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Boys now enter puberty earlier than girls

Question 5

The Strange Situation procedure developed by Mary Ainsworth primarily measures:

Accepted Answer

Quality of infant-caregiver attachment

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Cognitive development in toddlers

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Temperamental reactivity to novelty

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Language acquisition milestones

Question 6

According to Baltes's life-span developmental perspective, which principle states that development at every age involves both gains and losses?

Accepted Answer

Multidirectionality

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Plasticity

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Historical embeddedness

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Contextualism

Question 7

Which cognitive ability tends to peak earliest in adulthood and then gradually decline?

Accepted Answer

Fluid intelligence

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Crystallized intelligence

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Wisdom

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Semantic memory