BAPSY Developmental Psychology Across Lifespan 5

Question 1

Diana Baumrind identified which parenting style as most associated with positive child outcomes such as self-reliance and academic success?

Accepted Answer

Authoritative

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Authoritarian

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Permissive

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Uninvolved

Question 2

Which statement best describes the concept of 'plasticity' in lifespan developmental psychology?

Accepted Answer

Development can be modified by experiences, though within biologically set limits

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Development follows a fixed genetic blueprint unaffected by experience

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Cognitive decline is inevitable and irreversible after age 65

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Only early childhood experiences shape the trajectory of development

Question 3

The 'empty nest syndrome' refers to which life transition?

Accepted Answer

Parental distress (especially in mothers) when the last child leaves home

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The emotional impact of retirement in late adulthood

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The grief experienced after a spouse's death

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Adolescents' sense of loneliness upon starting college

Question 4

Piaget's concept of 'egocentrism' in preoperational children means they:

Accepted Answer

Cannot take another person's perspective or understand that others see differently

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Are selfish and unwilling to share with peers

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Focus exclusively on their own physical needs

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Overestimate their cognitive abilities

Question 5

Kübler-Ross's stage model of grief includes which five stages?

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Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance

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Shock, anger, sadness, withdrawal, acceptance

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Confusion, guilt, anger, sadness, resolution

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Numbness, yearning, disorganization, reorganization, acceptance

Question 6

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of 'emerging adulthood' as described by Jeffrey Arnett?

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A 22-year-old changing majors and exploring career paths before committing

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A 14-year-old exploring different friend groups in high school

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A 35-year-old switching careers after divorce

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A 65-year-old adjusting to retirement

Question 7

In the context of aging, 'terminal decline' refers to:

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A sharp acceleration of cognitive decline in the years immediately preceding death

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A gradual, steady decline in cognitive function beginning in one's 50s

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The total cessation of cognitive functioning at the moment of death

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Age-related hearing and vision loss that begins in late adulthood