Developmental Psychology

A. interpretation of new information in terms of existing schemas
B. adjustment of current schemas to make sense of new information
C. awareness that things continue to exist when not perceived
D. decreasing responsiveness to a stimulus to which one is repeatedly exposed

A. have low self-esteem and completely dependent
B. have high self-esteem and are self-reliant
C. are rebellious and have low self-esteem
D. have high self-esteem but are somewhat dependent

A. their cohabitation will not influence the success of their marriage
B. but their marriage will have higher-than-average probability of ending in divorce
C. they have more positive attitudes toward the institution of marriage than the average couple
D. most of their college friends and acquaintances have viewed their cohabitation negatively

A. basic trust
B. egocentrism
C. imprinting
D. inner speech

A. preoperational
B. formal
C. sensorimotor
D. Piaget does not say what stage the example would fit into

A. slightly advanced language skills and an increased rate of aggressiveness
B. no influence on language skills or aggressiveness
C. slightly advanced language skills and a decreased rate of aggressiveness
D. slightly inferior language skills and a decreased rate of aggressiveness

A. formal operations; concrete operations
B. crystallized intelligence; fluid intelligence
C. concrete operations; formal operations
D. fluid intelligence; crystallized intelligence

A. temperament
B. genetic makeup
C. gene type
D. phenotype

A. Piaget may have underestimated the cognitive skills of children in some areas
B. Piaget may have underestimate the influence of cultural factors on cognitive development
C. The theory does not clearly address the issue of individual differences in development
D. Evidence for the theory is based on children’s answer to

A. conventional
B. post-conventional
C. pre-conventional
D. unconventional