Psych 2 Exam

Which of the following statements about brain development is true?

• Brain areas linked to thinking, memory, and language develop late in childhood.

• Infant brain size increases slowly during the days immediately following birth.

• Brain architecture is dictated by experiences more than by genes.

• At birth, we have the largest quantity of brain cells we will ever have

Psychologists use the term _____ to describe decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation. This phenomenon is seen in infants when they gain familiarity with repeated exposure to a stimulus: Their interest wanes and they look away sooner.

• stimulus familiarity

• habituation

• disengagement

• dishabituation

Which parenting style is characterized by parents being coercive by imposing rules and expecting obedience?

• Authoritarian

• Authoritative

• Trusting

• Permissive

What did Harry Harlow and Margaret Harlow find when they studied monkeys?

• Attachment derives from an association with the sound of the mother

• attachment derives from an association with the smell of the mother

• attachment derives from bodily contact

• attachment derives from an association with nourishment

Nine weeks after conception, the ____ looks unmistakably human and facial features have formed.

• placenta

• zygote

• fetus

• embryo

Bruce has a dominant gene for brown eyes and a recessive gene for blue eyes. Bruce's eye color would be

• green

• brown

• blue

• hazel

Which of the following is NOT one of the attachment styles described by Mary Ainsworth?

• insecure-agitated

• securely attached

• insecure-avoidant

• insecure-ambivalent

According to Mary Ainsworth, the quality of attachment is revealed by

• how much the child clings to the parent when they are in need of comfort

• the goodness of fit between a baby's temperament and their parent's

• a baby's vocalization toward their parents and their use of social referencing

• how babies act when their mothers leave them alone and then return a short time later

Answer explanation

I'm unsure which answer is actually correct, but it is not about the clinging in need of comfort

Providing affectional needs to infants

• will not "spoil" the child because these needs are as important as physical needs.

• is not important until infants reach self-awareness

• should be done sparingly since parents need to be careful not to "spoil" the infant.

• are not necessary until the child can speak and tell you his or her needs.

Fetal alcohol syndrome is characterized by

• low birth weight, small head, bodily defects

• genetic defects

• an increased risk of developing albinism

• fluid on the brain and a slight paralysis of the muscles of the extremities