Name: __________________________ Date: _____________


1.
During Piaget's fourth stage of cognitive development, adolescents first become capable of _____.
A.
egocentrism
B.
dealing effectively with transformations
C.
using language and other symbols
D.
hypothetical thinking


2.
Piaget used the term egocentrism to describe the fact that _____.
A.
all children are naturally selfish during the first few years of life
B.
children view the world from one perspective (their own)
C.
the child's limited logic impedes his or her understanding of the need to share
D.
children are unable to conserve.


3.
The clearest and most dramatic physical sign of puberty in boys and girls is the _____.
A.
menarche
B.
spermarche
C.
growth spurt
D.
none of the above


4.
Developmental psychologists are NOT interested in _____.
A.
fetal well-being
B.
age-related differences
C.
age-related similarities
D.
life after death


5.
At birth, an infant cannot _____.
A.
see as well as an adult
B.
recognize the taste or odor of its own mother's milk
C.
feel pain
D.
turn its head without help


6.
Menarche is the _____.
A.
adolescent growth spurt
B.
end of a woman's reproductive capacity
C.
end of a man's reproductive capacity
D.
onset of the menstrual cycle


7.
The physical and psychological changes associated with middle age in men are called the _____.
A.
testosterone crisis
B.
reproductive decline
C.
male climacteric
D.
male refractory period


8.
Pregnant women should avoid all drugs because they are potential _____.
A.
carcinogens
B.
DNA disrupters
C.
chromosomogens
D.
teratogens


9.
According to Baumrind, what are the three major parenting styles?
A.
permissive, authoritative, authoritarian
B.
securely attached, avoidant, and anxious/ambivalent
C.
sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational
D.
none of the above


10.
The period of life when an individual first becomes capable of reproduction is known as _____.
A.
the growth spurt
B.
middle age
C.
puberty
D.
the latency period


Answer Key

1. D
2. B
3. C
4. D
5. A
6. D
7. C
8. D
9. A
10. C