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Basic Human Development (Mental and Physical) MCQ

1. The use of medication to treat adhd (and many other disorders) in children _____.

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Correct Answer: Is controversial

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2. Siegler has studied the details of children's cognition in math. he has found that children _____.

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Correct Answer: Gradually acquire math knowledge and strategies

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3. Hans is a 21-year-old american. according to the text, hans is in the developmental stage of _____.

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Correct Answer: Emerging adulthood

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4. Hannah's bmi is in the 79th percentile, which is associated with being _____.

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Correct Answer: Normal weight

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5. William was an early-maturing boy in the 1930s. william would have been predicated to _____.

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Correct Answer: Be a school leader as an adolescent

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6. Studies indicate that sexual orientation is __________.

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Correct Answer: Produced by a combination of genetic, physiological, and environmental factors

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7. Research on younger and older adolescents' analytic thinking indicated that _____.

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Correct Answer: Most adolescents do no think as analytically as their capabilities allow

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8. Friends _____ mental health and _____ physical health.

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Correct Answer: Strengthen; strengthen

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9. Flashing lights on stopped school buses are an example of _____ prevention.

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Correct Answer: Secondary

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10. Fats absorbed from the small intestine are transported to the bloodstream via ________.

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Correct Answer: Lacteals

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11. Fatal disease is _____ worldwide during emerging adulthood.

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Correct Answer: Rare.

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12. Common ways to be generative include caregiving, employment, and _____.

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Correct Answer: Parenthood

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13. Children are considered overweight when they have bmis above the _____ percentile.

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Correct Answer: 85th

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14. As people age, their friendships tend to _____.

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Correct Answer: Improve

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15. Almost all social networking engaged in by adolescents is between adolescents _____.

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Correct Answer: Who are friends

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16. According to noam chomsky, all children have a __________ device that contains a universal grammar.

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Correct Answer: Language acquisition

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17. Unlike jean piaget, lev vygotsky viewed cognitive development as a __________ process.

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Correct Answer: Socially mediated

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18. The ____ growth trend means center-out.

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Correct Answer: Proximodistal

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19. Romantic love emphasizes _____, while affectionate love emphasizes

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Correct Answer: Passion; companionship.

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20. For some married couples, retirement alters the longstanding distribution of __________.

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Correct Answer: Household chores

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21. When the effects of genes add up to make the phenotype, they are called _____ genes.

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Correct Answer: Additive

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22. While literacy and numeracy are valued in every school, curriculum specifics _____.

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Correct Answer: Vary by place and culture

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23. The psychometric approach to studying cognitive development analyzes intelligence using _____.

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Correct Answer: Intelligence tests

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24. Sensory memory improves until about age _____ and then remains adequate until late adulthood.

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Correct Answer: 10

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25. Research indicates that babies are first able to use their sense of taste _____ birth.

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Correct Answer: Before

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26. Research has found that cohabitation prior to marriage _____.

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Correct Answer: Increases the likelihood of divorce

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27. Humans allocate approximately 70% of their annual freshwater use for ________.

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Correct Answer: Agricultural irrigation and providing water for livestock

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28. In 2010, by 40 years of age, _____ percent of individuals had ever been married.

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Correct Answer: 77

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29. In 2010, _____ percent of older adults were cohabiting.

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Correct Answer: 3

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30. In 20092010, _____ percent of u.s. 6- to 11-year-olds were classified as obese.

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Correct Answer: 16.9

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31. Female friendships involve more _____ than male friendships.

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Correct Answer: Self disclosure

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32. The physical or psychological mistreatment or neglect of elderly individuals is called __________.

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Correct Answer: Ageism.

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33. When diet and health are adequate, __________ is largely influenced by heredity.

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Correct Answer: Height

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34. The use of _______ has contributed to a sharp increase in ______.

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Correct Answer: Fetal monitoring; Cesarean deliveries

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35. The peak rate of pubertal change occurs at _____ years for girls and _____ years for boys.

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Correct Answer: 11½ years; 13½.

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36. The idea that intelligence can be directly increased by effort is referred to as _____ theory.

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Correct Answer: Incremental

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37. The _____ portions of the brain often die sooner than the _____ portions.

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Correct Answer: Higher; lower

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38. Slightly less than _____ percent of american girls develop anorexia nervosa.

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Correct Answer: 1

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39. Richard believes he is gay. this orientation is part of richard's _____ identity.

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Correct Answer: Relationship

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40. Girls usually develop emotional regulation _____ boys.

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Correct Answer: Earlier than

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41. Freud emphasized the importance of _____ in determining behavior.

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Correct Answer: Unconscious motivation

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42. For erikson, delinquency is an attempt to establish _____, even if it is a negative one.

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Correct Answer: Identity

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43. Following fertilization, a one-celled ________ multiplies and forms a ____________.

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Correct Answer: Zygote; blastocyst

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44. Compared to older adults, adults in their 20s and 30s have __________________.

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Correct Answer: More oxygen capacity

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45. By 24 months, most children are about ____ percent of their adult height.

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Correct Answer: 30

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46. Bulimia nervosa is clinically present in _____ percent of young women in the united states.

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Correct Answer: 1 to 3

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47. Boys' brains are about _____ percent larger than the brains of girls.

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Correct Answer: 40

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48. Between early and later childhood, schemes tend to have more ____ properties.

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Correct Answer: Abstract

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49. Before differentiation begins, the first cells of the zygote are called _____ cells.

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Correct Answer: Stem

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50. Around the age of ____, children begin to get reinforced about gender from their peers.

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Correct Answer: Three years

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51. Anorexia nervosa is about _____ likely to occur in females than males.

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Correct Answer: 10 times more

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52. An adolescent who thinks about the injustice of a situation is in piaget's _____ period.

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Correct Answer: Formal operational

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53. Among college-educated young adults, kohlberg's stage _____ reasoning is the typical response.

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Correct Answer: 4

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54. Adult learners list __________ as the most common reason for not completing their degrees.

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Correct Answer: Role overload

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55. Adolescent _____ is the heightened self-consciousness of adolescents.

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Correct Answer: Egocentrism

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56. According to vygotsky, ____ speech is another term for thought.

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Correct Answer: ​inner

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57. According to sternberg, ____ ability is most heavily focused on problem analysis.

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Correct Answer: Analytical

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58. A frown is a _____ manifestation of an emotion.

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Correct Answer: Behavioral

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59. A formula-fed baby is more likely to _____ than a breast-fed baby.

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Correct Answer: Have more allergies

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60. "jocks" who are good at sports or "druggies" who take drugs are examples of _____.

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Correct Answer: Crowds

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61. To act on emotions or emotional intelligence, people must make ______ judgments.

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Correct Answer: Value

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62. The sensory capabilities of young infants are measured using the _____ paradigm.

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Correct Answer: Preferential-looking.

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63. Locations near the equator _____

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Correct Answer: Experience little change in weather throughout the year

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64. Of all the behavioral states, newborns spend the most time each day in the ____ state.

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Correct Answer: Waking activity

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65. According to robert sternberg, empty love develops when only __________ is present.

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Correct Answer: Decision/commitment

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66. Some form of domestic violence occurs in _____% of all marriages in the u.s.

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Correct Answer: 25

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67. Object permanence is not just a test of knowledge of the properties of objects, but also of ____.

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Correct Answer: Short-term

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68. A ____ is best described as any unlearned response triggered by a specific form of stimulation.

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Correct Answer: Reflex

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69. After accepting the certainty of death, a period of _____ or preparatory grief may appear.

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Correct Answer: Depression

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70. All of the following are environmental factors that affect human development except __________.

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Correct Answer: Chromosomes

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71. In early childhood, __________ aggression __________.

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Correct Answer: Verbal; physical.

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72. The __________ reflex protects an infant from strong stimulation.

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Correct Answer: Eye-blink

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